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Logie Award winning Australian version of the hit British TV show Pop Idol. It is very similar in format to the American adaptation, American Idol. It is a talent contest to find a pop performer and is hosted by Andrew G and James Mathison aired on Network Ten and broadcast on the Austereo Radio Network. The first season started on July 27, 2003, and finished on November 19.
The first season was won by Guy Sebastian ahead of Shannon Noll while the 2004 season saw Casey Donovan win ahead of Anthony Callea. The 2005 season was won by Kate DeAraugo ahead of Emily Williams. The 2006 season ended on Sunday, November 26 and was won by Damien Leith ahead of Jessica Mauboy. Season 5 premiered on August 5, 2007 and it is currently airing. About the showThe panel of judges for the Australian show are Mark Holden, a former pop star and now music producer. Marcia Hines, a soul singer, and Kyle Sandilands, a radio personality and the new and improved Ian 'Dicko' Dickinson. Ian "Dicko" Dickson, a marketing manager of BMG Australia, who left after the second season for the competing Seven Network. On November 30, 2006, it was announced that Ian Dickson is returning to the show from the fifth season onwards as a permanent fourth judge of the competition. This will be similar to the original UK Pop Idol which had a four judge panel.[1]This show is a competition which gives people the chance to win a million dollar recording contract with Sony BMG. The show was formerly filmed at the Global Television Studios in Sydney. But as of Season 5 the show will move to the much larger FOX studios. AuditionsAuditions are held in major cities around Australia to find each season's contestants. As of 2007 the audition locations are; Adelaide, Albury/Wodonga, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Bunbury, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Darwin, Dubbo, Hobart, Kalgoorlie, Launceston, Melbourne, Mildura, Newcastle, Perth, Rockhampton, Sydney, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.[2]During auditions contestants perform a song of their choice before all four judges who then respond with either criticism or praise followed by a yes or no vote as to whether the contestant has been accepted. Contestants will only be accepted if at least three of the judges voted yes. Top 100Usually 100 people make it to Sydney to compete in the Top 100. The first task in the Top 100 is the 'chorus line' where they bring 10 people in at a time (chosen randomly) and one by one they will sing a short piece from a song of their choice. After all 10 have performed the judges choose which contestants are eliminated. After this part of the competition it usually leaves 60 remaining contestants. The next part of the Top 100 contestants are randomly put into groups of four and the group chooses a song from a short list of pop songs and they are given all night to rehearse so they are able to perform it next morning. These group performances are generally terrible but there are a few good performances. This usually leaves around 40 or 50 contestants and the next day one by one contestants perform an a capella of a song of their choice in front of the judges and all the remaining contestants. That night contestants are informed one by one whether they make it to the semi final round, the Top 24.Semi-finalsThe semifinal format has varied season to season, however as of 2006 takes the form of splitting contestants into groups from which both the audience choose a select amount to keep. A number of wildcard entrants from the eliminated competitors is then chosen by the audience and judges and reinstated into the competition, to make a total of 12 competitors. Performances generally last around two minutes and are followed by comments from each of the four judgesFinalsAs the number of performers reaches 12 the contestants are given the task of choosing a song, in accordance with a weekly theme, to perform live on national television. Viewers then telephone (or SMS) their vote(s) in relation to who they want to stay another week.On elimination shows the people with the three lowest amounts of votes are taken into the 'bottom three', before being read first who is safe for another week and finally who has been eliminated. Weekly themes on Australian Idol have been: 1970s, No.1s, Australian Made, 1980s, R&B, Soul, Big Band, 1960s, Pop, Disco, Beatles Hits, Elvis Hits, Motown, Supergroups, Acoustic, Rock and ARIA Hall of Fame. Grand FinaleThe winner is announced during a spectacular Grand Finale at the Sydney Opera House. Featuring fireworks, an outdoor concert with many Idol stars such as Anthony Callea, Shannon Noll, Guy Sebastian, Damien Leith and the Young Divas and highlights of the series. It is the highest rating episode of the season.CriticismLack of ongoing Recording Industry supportAustralian Idol and its performers are often criticized by the Australian media and entertainers [3]. The winners and runners-up from the show generally fail to maintain popularity past the airing of their respective series of the show. Critics have also lamented the associated record companies claiming high record sales but instead measured the number of copies shipped to music stores hoping they would sell, only to find most of them would by returned to the company.[4] However, runner-up Shannon Noll has maintained his popularity and defied critics that all Idol contestants were soon going to disappear.[5]Alleged vote-stacking by special interest groupsIn October 2007 criticism was leveled at the fairness of the program's telephone voting system, where 50% of the remaining contestants were noted to be members of the Assemblies of God Christian denomination [6], [7], and raising concerns of vote-stacking by the church congregation.Contestants' commercial performanceIn total, Australian Idol contestants have sold approximately a million albums in Australia since November 2003. As of May 2006, Australian Idol contestants have enjoyed over forty top 40 hits in Australia since November 2003. Anthony Callea's debut single The Prayer holds the record for the highest and fastest selling single by an Australian artist in charting history. Shannon Noll's single "Learn to Fly" debuted at #1 a few sales points ahead of "Angel Eyes" by Paulini Curuenavuli on the Australian singles charts of 12 July, 2004. Paulini's single jumped up to #1 the following week. Paulini's and Guy Sebastian's singles and albums, as well as one of Ricki Lee's singles, have also featured prominently in the Urban Music charts. However Paulini has not been nearly as successful with her more recent solo material. Other notable additions include the "Young Divas" — a compilation of four female artists from three different seasons (including Season 3 winner, Kate DeAraugo), who have enjoyed similar success. Series four winner, Damien Leith, has also experienced success with his top selling album, "The Winner's Journey " which has gone four times platinum and his second album, "Where We Land" which has recently debuted at #1. References1. ^ "Sydney Morning Herald", Sydney Morning Herald, November 30, 2006 2. ^ "Audition Locations", Australian Idol official site, 2007 3. ^ Bernard Zuel. Will Idol winners ever get any respect?. Retrieved on 2007-09-06. 4. ^ c.f. Zuel 5. ^ Sams, Christine. Noll finds fans in pond where big fish swim. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on September 22, 2007. 6. ^ Jane Nethercote. Australian Idol: Where are the singing Buddhists?. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. 7. ^ Garth Montgomery. Idol fans angry at vote bloc. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. See alsoExternal links
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