The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner. On July 15, 2003, CTV and INSINC announced that broadband video of the program would be available over the Internet.
Auditions Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. John's in the spring.
Finals Finalists Finalist Age * From Status Richie Wilcox 23 HalifaxEliminated 1st in Week 1 Candida Clauseri 20 TorontoEliminated 2nd in Week 1 Karen Lee Batten 23 AbbotsfordEliminated 3rd in Week 1 Mikey Bustos 22 TorontoEliminated 4th in Week 2 Tyler Hamilton 26 EdmontonEliminated 5th in Week 2 Toya Alexis 22 AjaxEliminated 6th in Week 3 Jenny Gear 21 CarbonearEliminated 7th in Week 4 Audrey de Montigny 17 Sainte-JulienneEliminated 8th in Week 5 Billy Klippert 24 CalgaryEliminated 9th in Week 6 Gary Beals 20 DartmouthRunner-up Ryan Malcolm 24 Kingston Winner * as of the start of the season
Live show details Heat 1 (7 July 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Quisha Wint"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated2Danny Balkwill"All in Love is Fair" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated3Kelly-Ann Evans"Georgia On My Mind" (Ray Charles)Eliminated4Miranda Walsh"Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Lauryn Hill)Eliminated5Billy Klippert"Superstar" (The Carpenters)Advanced6Jessica David"Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne)Eliminated7Mikey Bustos"Sometimes When We Touch" (Dan Hill)Advanced8Tara Martel"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)Eliminated9Andrew Leader"Lately" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated10Candida Clauseri"I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston)Advanced Notes Candida Clauseri, Mikey Bustos and Billy Klippert advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated. Andrew Leader returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round. Heat 2 (14 July 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Phil de Torres"My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated2Faith McMillan"There You'll Be" (Faith Hill)Eliminated3Jermain Maxwell"Always and Forever" (Heatwave)Eliminated4Joni Rodney"You've Changed" (Billie Holiday)Eliminated5Marc Devigne"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Eliminated6Nicole Sinclair"Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion)Eliminated7Richie Wilcox"Your Smiling Face" (James Taylor)Advanced8Jenny Gear"Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen)Advanced9Tyler Hamilton"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)Advanced10Bebe Booth"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding)Eliminated Notes Tyler Hamilton, Jenny Gear and Richie Wilcox advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated. Marc Devigne returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (21 July 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Tyler Done"Three Times a Lady" (Commodores)Eliminated2Yvette Miller"The Prayer" (Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli)Eliminated3Sherry St. Germain"Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin)Eliminated4Justin Ament"Amazed" (Lonestar)Eliminated5Toya Alexis"I Believe in You and Me" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated6Audrey de Montigny"Reflection" (Christina Aguilera)Advanced7Gary Beals"At This Moment" (Billy Vera)Advanced8Sharon Van den Enden"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)Eliminated9Ryan Malcolm"One" (U2)Eliminated10Karen Lee Batten"Come Away with Me" (Norah Jones)Advanced Notes Audrey de Montigny, Gary Beals and Karen Lee Batten advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated. Tyler Done, Toya Alexis, Sharon van den Enden and Ryan Malcolm returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round. Wildcard round (28 July 2003) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Toya Alexis"Try It On My Own" (Whitney Houston)Advanced2Ryan Malcolm"Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel)Advanced3Tyler Done"Isn't She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated4Kevin Murdock"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)Eliminated5Andrew Leader"Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul)Eliminated6Marc Devigne"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Eliminated7Sharon van den Enden"A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated Notes Toya Alexis and Ryan Malcolm received the most votes, and completed the top 11. Live Show 1 (4 August 2003) Theme: Canadian Hits OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Billy Klippert"If You Could Read My Mind" (Gordon Lightfoot)Safe2Toya Alexis"If You Asked Me To" (Celine Dion)Bottom four3Richie Wilcox"Bulletproof" (Blue Rodeo)Eliminated4Karen Lee Batten"Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles)Eliminated5Gary Beals"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan)Safe6Candida Clauseri"The Power of Love" (Celine Dion)Eliminated7Ryan Malcolm"Try" (Blue Rodeo)Safe8Jenny Gear"Possession" (Sarah McLachlan)Safe9Mikey Bustos"Straight from the Heart" (Bryan Adams)Safe10Audrey de Montigny"Angel" (Sarah McLachlan)Safe11Tyler Hamilton"After the Rain" (Blue Rodeo)Safe Live Show 2 (11 August 2003) Theme: Motown OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Mikey Bustos"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye)Eliminated2Jenny Gear"Sir Duke" (Stevie Wonder)Safe3Ryan Malcolm"For Once in My Life" (Stevie Wonder)Safe4Audrey de Montigny"Mercy Mercy Me" (Marvin Gaye)Safe5Tyler Hamilton"My Girl" (The Temptations)Eliminated6Toya Alexis"If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder)Safe7Billy Klippert"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder)Bottom three8Gary Beals"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder)Safe Live Show 3 (18 August 2003) Theme: Summertime Hits OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jenny Gear"Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell)Safe2Gary Beals"Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers)Bottom three3Audrey de Montigny"Dreamlover" (Mariah Carey)Bottom two4Billy Klippert"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)Safe5Toya Alexis"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated6Ryan Malcolm"Drift Away" (Dobie Gray)Safe
Live Show 4 (25 August 2003) Theme: Elton John OrderArtistSongResult1Audrey de Montigny"The One"Safe2Ryan Malcolm"Believe"Bottom two3Jenny Gear"Rocket Man"Eliminated4Gary Beals"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"Safe5Billy Klippert"Levon"Safe
Live Show 5 (1 September 2003) Theme: Love Songs OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)OrderSecond songResult1Billy Klippert"Hooked on a Feeling" (B. J. Thomas)6"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Safe2Audrey de Montigny"Turn Me On" (Norah Jones)5"The Greatest Love of All" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated3Gary Beals"Let's Stay Together" (Al Green)8"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)Bottom two4Ryan Malcolm"Crazy" (Willie Nelson)7"Hooked on a Feeling" (B. J. Thomas)Safe
Live Show 6: Semi-final (8 September 2003) Theme: Judge's/Competitor's Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Ryan Malcolm"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (The Hollies)"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" (Billy Joel)Safe2Gary Beals"Wildflower" (Skylark)"Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder)Safe3Billy Klippert"Everytime You Go Away" (Paul Young)"Plush" (Stone Temple Pilots)Eliminated
Live final (15 September 2003) OrderArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResult1Ryan Malcolm"Something More""Down on the Corner""Stand by Me"Winner2Gary Beals"To Love Somebody""Something More""A Whole New World"Runner-up
Elimination chart Week:Top 11Top 8Top 6Top 5Top 4Top 3Top 2PlaceContestantResult1Ryan Malcolm Bottom 2Winner2Gary Beals Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Runner-up3Billy Klippert Bottom 3Elim4Audrey de Montigny Bottom 2Elim5Jenny GearElim6Toya Alexis Bottom 4Elim7Mikey BustosElim8Tyler Hamilton9Karen Lee BattenElim10Candida Clauseri11Richie Wilcox
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See also
List of songs performed on Canadian Idol