The second season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 1, 2004, and became the most watched show in Canada, drawing in over 3 million viewers each week.
Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, and St. John's. The season provided an Idol first when the final six contestants played their own instruments during a group performance of the Gordon Lightfoot classic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy". This was the first time that contestants on any Idol series had performed with instruments;CTV – Official site of Canadian Idol
Kalan Porter of Medicine Hat, Alberta won the series, and Theresa Sokyrka of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the runner-up. In November 2004, merely two months after the competition, Porter released his debut album entitled 219 Days – the number days spanning from his first audition to the release of his CD. Other season two finalists who released albums include Sokyrka, Jacob Hoggard (with his band Hedley), Jason Greeley, Shane Wiebe, and Joshua Seller.
Semifinals
Semifinal Group 1 (16 June 2004) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Anabelle Lumayag"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan)Eliminated2Kyla Sandulak"God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday)Eliminated3Joshua Seller"Somewhere Out There" (James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt)Advanced4Jessica Mitchell"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated5Raj Ramawad"Overjoyed" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated6Annie Lefebvre"The Impossible Dream" (Richard Kiley)Eliminated7Andrae Ennis"Here and Now" (Luther Vandross)Eliminated8Brandy Callahan"The Greatest Love of All" (George Benson)Advanced Notes Joshua Seller and Brandy Callahan advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Kyla Sandulak and Raj Ramawad returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Semifinal Group 2 (23 June 2004) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Anna Cyzon"Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield)Eliminated2Mohanza Kelly"A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke)Eliminated3Liz Titan"I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated4Mark Levesque"At This Moment" (Billy Vera)Eliminated5Kaleb Simmonds"Water Runs Dry" (Boyz II Men)Advanced6Filomena Pasqua"Respect" (Otis Redding)Eliminated7Elena Juatco"Midnight Train to Georgia" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)Eliminated8Kalan Porter"Lady" (Kenny Rogers)Advanced Notes Kalan Porter and Kaleb Simmonds advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Liz Titan and Elena Juatco returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Semifinal Group 3 (30 June 2004) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Constant Bernard"Me and Mrs. Jones" (Billy Paul)Eliminated2Jerrica Santos"Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand)Eliminated3Andrew Broderick"Knocks Me Off My Feet" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated4Valerie Jalbert"Open Arms" (Journey)Eliminated5Bernard Quilala"Angel" (Jon Secada)Eliminated6Diane Archer"Nobody Does It Better" (Carly Simon)Eliminated7Jacob Hoggard"Only the Good Die Young" (Billy Joel)Advanced8Theresa Sokyrka"Summertime" (Abbie Mitchell)Advanced Notes Theresa Sokyrka and Jacob Hoggard advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Andrew Broderick and Bernard Quilala returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Semifinal Group 4 (7 July 2004) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Brock Groombridge"Beauty and the Beast" (Peabo Bryson & Céline Dion)Eliminated2Danielle Falco"Think Twice" (Celine Dion)Eliminated3Jason Greeley"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)Eliminated4Manoah Hartmann"My Immortal" (Evanescence)Advanced5Shane Wiebe"Forever Young" (Bob Dylan)Advanced6Rebecca Abbott"Moondance" (Van Morrison)Eliminated7Jermaine Richards"Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross)Eliminated8Ted Senecal"Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael)Eliminated Notes Shane Wiebe and Manoah Hartman advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Jason Greeley and Ted Senecal returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard (14 July 2004) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Bernard Quilala"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Gladys Knight & the Pips)Eliminated2Liz Titan"Try It on My Own" (Whitney Houston)Eliminated3Raj Ramawad"Lately" (Stevie Wonder)Eliminated4Kyla Sandulak"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)Eliminated5Ted Senecal"Joy to the World" (Three Dog Night)Eliminated6Elena Juatco"What I Did for Love" (Priscilla Lopez)Advanced7Jason Greeley"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (Elton John)Advanced8Andrew Broderick"Imagine" (John Lennon)Eliminated Notes Jason Greeley and Elena Juatco received the most votes, and completed the top 10.
Finals
Top 10 (21 July 2004) Theme: Canadian Hits OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Joshua Seller"Try" (Blue Rodeo)Bottom three2Brandy Callahan"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Deborah Cox)Eliminated3Shane Wiebe"My Song" (Glass Tiger)Safe4Manoah Hartmann"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Bottom two5Jason Greeley"Cuts Like a Knife" (Bryan Adams)Safe6Kalan Porter"Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf)Safe7Theresa Sokyrka"Good Mother" (Jann Arden)Safe8Kaleb Simmonds"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Safe9Elena Juatco"Mary Jane" (Alanis Morissette)Safe10Jacob Hoggard"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (Paul Anka)Safe
Top 9 (28 July 2004) Theme: British Invasion OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jacob Hoggard"Space Oddity" (David Bowie)Safe2Theresa Sokyrka"There's a Kind of Hush" (Popularized by Herman's Hermits)Safe3Jason Greeley"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (Elton John)Safe4Kaleb Simmonds"Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton)Bottom three5Elena Juatco"The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Popularized by Cat Stevens)Safe6Joshua Seller"Where the Streets Have No Name" (U2)Safe7Manoah Hartmann"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics)Eliminated8Kalan Porter"The House of the Rising Sun" (The Animals)Safe9Shane Wiebe"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (Elton John)Bottom two
Top 8 (4 August 2004) Theme: Rock & Roll OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jason Greeley"Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)Safe2Shane Wiebe"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (The Darkness)Bottom two3Joshua Seller"Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls)Eliminated4Theresa Sokyrka"Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin)Safe5Kalan Porter"Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)Safe6Jacob Hoggard"Everything" (Lifehouse)Safe7Elena Juatco"I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Etta James)Bottom three8Kaleb Simmonds"Hound Dog" (Big Mama Thornton)Safe
Top 7 (11 August 2004) Theme: Lionel Richie OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Kalan Porter"Still"Safe2Theresa Sokyrka"Hello"Safe3Shane Wiebe"Angel"Bottom three4Kaleb Simmonds"Truly"Eliminated5Jacob Hoggard"Brick House"Safe6Elena Juatco"Fancy Dancer"Bottom two7Jason Greeley"Easy"Safe
Top 6 (18 August 2004) Theme: Gordon Lightfoot OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Elena Juatco"Early Morning Rain"Eliminated2Jason Greeley"Rainy Day People"Safe3Jacob Hoggard"Sundown"Bottom two4Shane Wiebe"The Way I Feel"Bottom three5Theresa Sokyrka"Song for a Winter's Night"Safe6Kalan Porter"If You Could Read My Mind"Safe
Top 5 (25 August 2004) Theme: Summertime Hits OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Shane Wiebe"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli)Eliminated2Kalan Porter"Long Train Runnin'" (The Doobie Brothers)Safe3Jason Greeley"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (Robert Palmer)Bottom two4Jacob Hoggard"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Safe5Theresa Sokyrka"Cruisin'" (Smokey Robinson)Safe
Top 4 (1 September 2004) Theme: Standards OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Theresa Sokyrka"It's Only a Paper Moon" (Claire Carleton)"Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Ernie Birchill)Bottom two2Kalan Porter"Moon River" (Audrey Hepburn)"The Way You Look Tonight" (Fred Astaire)Safe3Jason Greeley"I Won't Dance" (Fred Astaire)"It Had to Be You" (Popularized by Harry Connick Jr.)Eliminated4Jacob Hoggard"Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole)"Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole)Safe
Top 3 (8 September 2004) Theme: Judge's Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Jacob Hoggard"If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes)"I Want You to Want Me" (Cheap Trick)Eliminated2Theresa Sokyrka"What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Jackie DeShannon)"Ready for Love" (India Arie)Safe3Kalan Porter"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2)"Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole)Safe
Top 2 (15 September 2004) OrderArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResult1Theresa Sokyrka"Awake in a Dream""Come Away with Me""Cruisin'"Runner-up2Kalan Porter"I Can Only Imagine""Born to Be Wild""Awake in a Dream"Winner
Finale result show (September 16, 2004)PerformerSongArtistTop 10Jailhouse Rock I Only Want to Be with You Tempted Under Pressure Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves Johnny B. GoodeElvis Presley Dusty Springfield Squeeze Queen & David Bowie Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin Chuck BerryRyan MalcolmFallin'Ryan MalcolmTop 10You're Still the One Carefree Highway I'm Like a Bird Bulletproof Sundown The WeightShania Twain Gordon Lightfoot Nelly Furtado Blue Rodeo Gordon Lightfoot The BandTop 10Share the LandThe Guess WhoKalan PorterNature BoyNat King ColeTheresa SokyrkaGood MotherJann ArdenTop 2True ColorsCyndi LauperKalan PorterAwake in a DreamKalan Porter
Elimination Chart Week:Top 10Top 9Top 8Top 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Top 3Top 2Place Contestant Result1Kalan PorterWINNER2Theresa Sokyrka Bottom 2 3Jacob Hoggard Bottom 2Elim4Jason Greeley Bottom 2Elim5Shane Wiebe Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Bottom 3 Bottom 3Elim6Elena Juatco Bottom 3 Bottom 2Elim7Kaleb Simmonds Bottom 3Elim8Joshua Seller Bottom 3Elim9Manoah Hartmann Bottom 2Elim10Brandy CallahanElim
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