Canadian Idol season 3

Canadian Idol
Season 3
Hosted byBen Mulroney
JudgesFarley Flex
Jake Gold
Sass Jordan
Zack Werner
WinnerMelissa O'Neil
Runner-upRex Goudie
Release
Original networkCTV
Original releaseMay 30 (2005-05-30) –
September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14)
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Melissa O'Neil won the title of the first female Canadian Idol and the youngest Idol in Canada in 2005, beating runner-up Rex Goudie.

Semi-finals

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Semifinal Group 1 (14 June 2005)

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Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Matt Humphreys "Chariot" (Gavin DeGraw) Eliminated
2 Jenn Beaupré "Cheek to Cheek" (Frank Sinatra) Eliminated
3 Melody Bonicel "All in Love Is Fair" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated
4 Daryl Brunt "When You Believe" (Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston) Advanced
5 Dianelys Hernandez "Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell) Eliminated
6 Stephane Aubin "Georgia on My Mind" (Ray Charles) Eliminated
7 Ashley Leitão "Colors of the Wind" (Vanessa Williams) Advanced
8 Cher Maendel "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) Eliminated
Notes
  • Daryl Brunt and Ashley Leitão advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
  • Dianelys Hernandez and Stephane Aubin returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Semifinal Group 2 (21 June 2005)

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Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Dave Moffatt "Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated
2 Alinka Chambers "Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles) Eliminated
3 David Mongar "Only the Good Die Young" (Billy Joel) Eliminated
4 Casey LeBlanc "Bring It On Home to Me" (Sam Cooke) Advanced
5 Josh Palmer "Love Having You Around" (Stevie Wonder) Eliminated
6 Julie Tellier "Dirty Man" (Joss Stone) Eliminated
7 Vince Benenati "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong) Eliminated
8 Emily Vinette "Don't Cry Out Loud" (Melissa Manchester) Advanced
Notes
  • Casey LeBlanc and Emily Vinette advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
  • Josh Palmer and Vince Benenati returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Semifinal Group 3 (28 June 2005)

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Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Barbra Preisman "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" (Billie Holiday) Eliminated
2 Giselle Correia "Brass in Pocket" (Pretenders) Eliminated
3 Diego Alvarez "One More Try" (George Michael) Eliminated
4 Devika Mathur "Hero" (Mariah Carey) Eliminated
5 Rex Goudie "After the Rain" (Blue Rodeo) Advanced
6 Michelle Madeira "One Moment in Time" (Whitney Houston) Eliminated
7 Barrett Peitsch "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) Eliminated
8 Amber Fleury "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt) Advanced
Notes
  • Amber Fleury and Rex Goudie advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
  • Devika Mathur and Barrett Peitsch returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Semifinal Group 4 (5 July 2005)

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Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Genevieve Nadeau "Some Kind of Wonderful" (Soul Brothers Six) Eliminated
2 Luke O'Reilly "Bless the Broken Road" (Rascal Flatts) Eliminated
3 Keely Hutton "Don't Cry Out Loud" (Melissa Manchester) Eliminated
4 Aaron Walpole "Try" (Blue Rodeo) Eliminated
5 Danian Vickers "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) Eliminated
6 Suzi Rawn "Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Advanced
7 Matt Kennedy "I'll Be" (Edwin McCain) Eliminated
8 Melissa O'Neil "Concrete Angel" (Martina McBride) Advanced
Notes
  • Melissa O'Neil and Suzi Rawn advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
  • Luke O'Reilly and Aaron Walpole returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Wildcard (12 July 2005)

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Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Stephane Aubin "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) Eliminated
2 Barrett Peitsch "At This Moment" (Billy Vera) Eliminated
3 Devika Mathur "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) Eliminated
4 Vince Benenati "I Could Not Ask for More" (Edwin McCain) Eliminated
5 Aaron Walpole "Drift Away" (Dobie Gray) Advanced
6 Dianelys Hernandez "Unchain My Heart" (Joe Cocker) Eliminated
7 Luke O'Reilly "Amazed" (Lonestar) Eliminated
8 Josh Palmer "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (Elvin Bishop) Advanced
Notes
  • Aaron Walpole and Josh Palmer received the most votes, and completed the top 10.

Finals

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Top 10 (19 July 2005)

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Theme: Canadian Hits

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Aaron Walpole "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) Safe
2 Emily Vinette "Crying" (Roy Orbison) Eliminated
3 Daryl Brunt "With These Eyes" (Roch Voisine) Bottom two
4 Suzi Rawn "Everytime I See Your Picture" (Luba) Safe
5 Melissa O'Neil "Believe in You" (Amanda Marshall) Bottom three
6 Ashley Leitão "Let It Rain" (Amanda Marshall) Safe
7 Rex Goudie "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf) Safe
8 Amber Fleury "Possession" (Sarah McLachlan) Safe
9 Josh Palmer "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen) Safe
10 Casey LeBlanc "From This Moment On" (Shania Twain) Safe

Top 9 (26 July 2005)

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Theme: Stevie Wonder

Order Artist Song Result
1 Casey LeBlanc "Heaven Help Us All" Safe
2 Josh Palmer "That Girl" Bottom three
3 Amber Fleury "Lately" Safe
4 Daryl Brunt "Superstition" Safe
5 Ashley Leitão "Sir Duke" Eliminated
6 Rex Goudie "Pastime Paradise" Safe
7 Melissa O'Neil "Living for the City" Bottom two
8 Aaron Walpole "You Haven't Done Nothin'" Safe
9 Suzi Rawn "Higher Ground" Safe

Top 8 (2 August 2005)

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Theme: The 80s

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Amber Fleury "Just Like Jesse James" (Cher) Eliminated
2 Rex Goudie "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) Safe
3 Casey LeBlanc "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) Safe
4 Daryl Brunt "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell) Safe
5 Suzi Rawn "Heartbreaker" (Pat Benatar) Bottom two
6 Aaron Walpole "Working for the Weekend" (Loverboy) Safe
7 Josh Palmer "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins) Bottom three
8 Melissa O'Neil "Holding Out for a Hero" (Bonnie Tyler) Safe

Top 7 (9 August 2005)

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Theme: Standards

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Suzi Rawn "Minnie the Moocher" (Cab Calloway) Safe
2 Aaron Walpole "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" (Dean Martin) Bottom two
3 Melissa O'Neil "It's De-Lovely" (Ella Fitzgerald) Safe
4 Josh Palmer "When I Fall in Love" (Nat King Cole) Safe
5 Rex Goudie "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) Safe
6 Casey LeBlanc "I Could Write a Book" (Dinah Washington) Bottom three
7 Daryl Brunt "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong) Eliminated

Top 6 (16 August 2005)

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Theme: Classic Rock

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Melissa O'Neil "Alone" (Heart) Safe
2 Rex Goudie "Turn the Page" (Bob Seger) Bottom three
3 Casey LeBlanc "I'll Stand by You" (The Pretenders) Safe
4 Aaron Walpole "Hot Blooded" (Foreigner) Safe
5 Suzi Rawn "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin) Bottom two
6 Josh Palmer "Layla" (Derek and the Dominos) Eliminated

Top 5 (23 August 2005)

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Theme: Burton Cummings & The Guess Who

Order Artist Song (original artists) Result
1 Rex Goudie "No Sugar Tonight" (The Guess Who) Safe
2 Casey LeBlanc "Timeless Love" (Burton Cummings) Eliminated
3 Suzi Rawn "American Woman" (The Guess Who) Bottom two
4 Melissa O'Neil "My Own Way to Rock" (Burton Cummings) Safe
5 Aaron Walpole "These Eyes" (The Guess Who) Safe

Top 4 (30 August 2005)

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Theme: Elvis Presley

Order Artist First song Second song Result
1 Aaron Walpole "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" "Love Me Tender" Safe
2 Suzi Rawn "Heartbreak Hotel" "Can't Help Falling in Love" Eliminated
3 Melissa O'Neil "A Little Less Conversation" "You'll Never Walk Alone" Safe
4 Rex Goudie "Blue Suede Shoes" "If I Can Dream" Safe

Top 3 (6 September 2005)

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Theme: Barenaked Ladies

Order Artist First song Second song Result
1 Rex Goudie "Brian Wilson" "Call and Answer" Safe
2 Aaron Walpole "Break Your Heart" "Enid" Eliminated
3 Melissa O'Neil "The Old Apartment" "When I Fall" Safe

Top 2 (13 September 2005)

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Order Artist First song Second song Third song Result
1 Melissa O'Neil "Angel of the Morning" "A Broken Wing" "Alive" Winner
2 Rex Goudie "Alive" "Bulletproof" "Superman (It's Not Easy)" Runner-up

Elimination Chart

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Week: Top 10 Top 9 Top 8 Top 7 Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3 Top 2
Place Contestant Result
1 Melissa O'Neil Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Won
2 Rex Goudie Bottom 3 Elim
3 Aaron Walpole Bottom 2 Elim
4 Suzi Rawn Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim
5 Casey LeBlanc Bottom 3 Elim
6 Josh Palmer Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Elim
7 Daryl Brunt Bottom 2 Elim
8 Amber Fleury Elim
9 Ashley Leitao Elim
10 Emily Vinette Elim

Reception

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The season's three-night premiere received 2.3 million, 2.1 million, and 1.8 million viewers, up roughly 25% from season two.[1] The finale drew 2.7 million viewers.[2]

Releases

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Since the Third Season of Canadian Idol, Melissa O'Neil, Rex Goudie, Aaron Walpole and Suzi Rawn have released solo albums.[citation needed]

Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao and Amber Fleury formed a trio called Braided and released their debut album Casey, Ashley, & Amber in 2006. They are the second music group to come from an Idol show worldwide.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Bracken, Laura (20 June 2005). "Third Idol stars off singing". Playback. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ Strauss, Marise (2 October 2006). "Idol numbers highest ever in Quebec". Playback. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2024.