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Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its initial run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller.
The ninth season of Australian Idol premiered on 29 January 2024. [1] It is the show's second season to air on Seven Network , after the network bought the rights to the series from Network 10 . The grand final was won by Dylan Wright who released his winner's single, "Paper Heart", on 25th March 2024.
A judge could put a singer through to the Top 12 by awarding a "touchdown", with each judge allowed to award one "touchdown" across the three rounds. The other singers that progressed to the Top 12 were announced by the judges at the end of each round. Singer received a "Touchdown" and advanced to the Top 12 Singer did not make the Top 12
Prior to Australian Idol, she had many years singing experience with rock bands throughout South Australia, before auditioning in 2004. Dubbed "The Rock Chick" by judge Ian "Dicko" Dickson, she covered a selection of harder edged rock songs throughout the series, at odds with most other contestants who chose to cover pop songs.
Batshon performing Michael Jackson's Earth Song for Australian Idol Season 7. Sabrina Batshon (born 26 October 1984) is an Australian-born singer, songwriter and actor from Rhodes, Sydney. She began singing and dancing at the age of two at the Johnny Young Talent School. She had roles on Australian television including Water Rats, G.P. and Home ...
"Australian Idol" has found its cutest superstar! The contestant had red hair, little blue glasses, wore a black "Australian Idol" T-shirt and ... is the son of Meghan Trainor, one of the show's ...
In 2003, Dickson took up his best-known role—as the "nasty" judge on Australian Idol in the first and second seasons—alongside fellow judges Marcia Hines and Mark Holden. The first series premiered on 27 July 2003 on Network Ten. Viewers initially disliked him for his insensitive, cold attitude (including controversial comments on a female ...
Auditioning for Australian Idol in the Gold Coast, she performed Disco Inferno by The Trammps which blew the judges away with her soulful, R&B voice. In the semi-finals, she performed Aretha Franklin's Chain of Fools and the judges said it was the best performance of that night and she was the first contestant from her group voted through to ...