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The season provided an Idol franchise first when the final six contestants played their own instruments during a group performance of the Gordon Lightfoot classic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy". Kalan Porter of Medicine Hat , Alberta won the series, and Theresa Sokyrka of Saskatoon , Saskatchewan was the runner-up.
Two winners of the series were also able to win for another regional title: Kurt Nilsen of Norway also won World Idol in 2003, and Hady Mirza of Singapore also won Asian Idol in 2007. In addition, Jason Hartman and Sasha-Lee Davids of South Africa were the only two finalists to be declared as co-winners of the format.
Based on the American version of the show, American Idol, it is part of the Idol series. Canadian Idol was the most-watched Canadian English-language television series of 2008. [3] The show began with a tour across Canada, in which singers audition in front of four judges: Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, Zack Werner, and Farley Flex. [2]
Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979) is a Canadian singer and realtor best known as the winner of the first season of Canadian Idol. In 2003, he released his debut solo album Home which was certified Platinum in Canada. [1] In 2006, Malcolm formed a new alternative rock band, Low Level Flight.
The Idol winner has also traveled across the world doing missionary work, going to places like Thailand, Mozambique and South Africa. Season 9 (2010): Lee DeWyze
Lukas Rossi – singer-songwriter, winner of Rockstar: Supernova; Adolphe-Basile Routhier – lyricist of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada" Ariane Roy – pop singer-songwriter; Jonathan Roy – pop singer-songwriter; Spookey Ruben – singer-songwriter
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Season 3: Diana Degarmo. Like DeGarmo's website bio reads, she has "conquered it all and then some." After Idol, the singer and actress released two albums and two EPs, including her 2019 release ...