Ídolos Brazil 4 (also known as Ídolos 2009) was the fourth season of Brazilian reality interactive talent show Ídolos (second aired on Record), which premiered August 18, 2009 with the season finale airing on December 16, 2009.
Rodrigo Faro returned as a host from last year and the judging panel again consists of Luiz Calainho, Paula Lima and Marco Camargo.
Saulo Roston won the competition with Diego Moraes as the first runner-up and Hellen Lyu finishing third.
Early process
Regional auditions Auditions were held in the following cities:
During this stage guest judges filled in a special fourth judging seat.
Episode Air Date Audition City Audition Date Audition Venue Guest Fourth Judge Aug 18, 2009FortalezaMay 14, 2009Paulo Sarasate GymnasiumNo Guest Judge Aug 19, 2009 Aug 25, 2009 São Paulo May 21, 2009 Anhembi Sambadrome Aug 26, 2009CuritibaApril 25, 2009Barigui Park Sep 01, 2009 Set 02, 2009 Belo Horizonte May 3, 2009 Chevrolet Hall Set 02, 2009Rio de Janeiro May 28, 2009Fort Copacabana Fernanda Abreu Set 08, 2009 May 29, 2009 Jon Secada Set 09, 2009 May 30, 2009 Windsor Atlantica Hotel No Guest Judge
Theater Round
Chorus Line The first day of Theater Week featured the eighty-six contestants from the auditions round. Divided into groups, the contestants go up on stage and individually sing a song a capella. Sixty-seven advanced.
Groups The sixty-seven remaining contestants were divided in groups of four or three. They had to pick a song and sing accompanied by a soundtrack. Forty-eight advanced.
Solos The forty-eight remaining contestants had to choose a music and singing accompanied by a band and can also play an instrument. The contestants were divided into three rooms: square, circle and triangle. The twelve contestants on the square room were eliminated, while the twelve contestants on the circle room advanced to the semifinals.
Final Cut The twenty-four remaining contestants who were in the triangle room knew that had not been defined a unanimous verdict for them. In the end, the judges take the contestants in pairs and tell them if they made the final twenty-four.
Semi-finals The twenty-four semifinalists were split by gender into two groups. Each contestant would then sing in their respective group's night. The top six contestants from each group made it to the finals. The guys performed on September 29, 2009 and the girls on October 7, 2009, with results show on the following night.
Finals
Finalists Contestant Age Hometown Audition Location Voted Off Saulo Roston 20 Presidente Epitácio São Paulo Winner Diego Moraes 23 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste São Paulo Dec 16, 2009 Hellen Lyu 18 Teodoro Sampaio Curitiba Dec 09, 2009 Priscila Borges 26 São Vicente São Paulo Dec 02, 2009 Dani Morais 25 Pedra Azul Belo Horizonte Nov 25, 2009 Marcos Paulo 19 Manaus São Paulo Nov 18, 2009 Marcos Duarte 25 Santa Quitéria Fortaleza Nov 12, 2009 Júlio César 21 São Paulo São Paulo Nov 04, 2009 Taíssa de Araújo 24 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Nov 04, 2009 Thaís Bonizzi 20 Barueri São Paulo Oct 28, 2009 Raquel Soares 23 Itaguaí Rio de Janeiro Oct 21, 2009 Evandro Elias 25 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Oct 14, 2009
Elimination chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female MaleTop 24Top 12Winner SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminatedWithdrew
Stage:Semi-FinalsFinalsTop 24Top 12Top 11Top 10Top 9Top 7Top 6Top 5Top 4Top 3Top 2Week: 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/12 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 Place ContestantResult1Saulo RostonTop 12N/A Safe Safe SafeBottom 3 Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeWinner2 Diego MoraesTop 12N/A Safe Safe Safe SafeBottom 3 Safe SafeBottom 2 SafeRunner-up3 Hellen LyuN/ATop 12 Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeBottom 3Bottom 3Elim4 Priscila BorgesN/ATop 12 Safe Safe Safe SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Bottom 2Elim5 Dani MoraisN/ATop 12 Safe SafeBottom 3 SafeBottom 3Bottom 3Elim6 Marcos PauloTop 12N/A SafeBottom 3 SafeBottom 4 SafeElim7 Marcos DuarteTop 12N/A Safe Safe Safe SafeWD8–9 Júlio CésarTop 12N/A SafeBottom 2Bottom 3Elim Taíssa de AraújoN/ATop 12 Safe Safe Safe10 Thaís BonizziN/ATop 12Bottom 2 SafeElim11 Raquel SoaresN/ATop 12Bottom 3Elim12 Evandro EliasTop 12N/AElimSemi-Final 2 Aline MoreiraN/AElim Bárbara AmorimN/A Mayara MagalhãesN/A Melina MarçalN/A Natália RodriguesN/A Suzi di PaulaN/ASemi-Final 1 Cosme MottaElim Jésus Henrique Juceir Júnio Leonardo Baptista Maycon Balbino Phelipe Carvalho
Results Night Performances Week Performer(s) Title Performance Type Top 10 Diogo Nogueira "Tô Fazendo a Minha" live performance Top 7 Paulo Ricardo "Olhar 43" live performance Top 6 Wando "Moça" live performance Top 5 Fresno "Tô Fazendo a Minha" live performance Top 3 Billy Paul "Your Song" live performanceTop 2Finale Maria Rita "Homem Falou" live performance Davi Metal & Andreas Kisser "Meu Ursinho" live performance Maria Rita "A Festa" live performance Alexandre Pires "Sá Marina" live performance Alexandre Pires "Cigano" live performance
References
External links Ídolos Brazil website