Australian Idol (Season 10)Finalists Marshall Hamburger Winner Iliysh Retallick Runner-up Gisella Colletti 7 April William Le Brun 31 March Jaymon Bob 31 March Jake Whittaker 31 March Emma Jones 24 March John Van Beek 24 March Bony Onynango 18 March Hannah Waddell 18 March Aaliyah Duchesne 11 March Mzuki 11 March
The tenth season of Australian Idol premiered on 2 February 2025. This is the third season airing on Seven Network, after they bought the rights to the series from Network 10. The grand final was won by Marshall Hamburger on 7th April 2025.
Production
In June 2024, it was officially revealed that the show had been renewed by Seven Network for a tenth season, set to premiere in 2025. It was revealed that Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie would both return as hosts, and Kyle Sandilands, Marcia Hines and Amy Shark would all be returning as judges. Seven later confirmed the 2025 cast at their upfronts on 13 November 2024. Ricki-Lee, Phil Burton and Kate Ceberano filled in for Sandilands on occasions when he was unwell due to recently being diagnosed with a brain aneurism.
Auditions
Auditions were held in various cities around Australia. In a few cases, a single judge visited a remote location to audition contestants by themselves. Like last season, contestants were not guaranteed a "golden ticket" if they got two or three "yes" votes from the judges. Instead, they were sent to a holding area until the end of the day, when the judges would further narrow down the contestants they saw, potentially have some contestants sing again, and decide who made the Top 30.
Auditions 1 (2 February)
+ Singers that received a golden ticket Singer AgeHometown Song Iliysh Retallick 17 Culcairn, New South Wales "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette Emma Jones 23 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory "To Love Somebody" by Bee Gees John Van Beek 18 Perth, Western Australia "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith William Le Brun 20 Melbourne, Victoria "Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé/ "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd Geistare Bubenaite 23 Para Hills West, South Australia "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
Auditions 2 (3 February)
+ Singers that received a golden ticket Singer AgeHometown Song Marshall Hamburger 19 Doonan, Queensland "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police Izellah Connelly 18 Southport, Queensland "Jealous" by Labrinth Jaymon Bob 22 Rockhampton, Queensland "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks Majeda Beatty 26 Castle Hill, New South Wales "Juice" by Lizzo
Auditions 3 (4 February)
+ Singers that received a golden ticket Singer AgeHometown Song Aaliyah Duchesne 27 Prospect, New South Wales "Angel of Mine" by Monica Jake Whittaker 29 Stockleigh, Queensland "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen Clint Posselt 29 Mareeba, Queensland "Black and Gold" by Sam Sparro Dinley Jones 26 Sydney, New South Wales "Classic" by MKTO
Auditions 4 (9 February)
+ Singers that received a golden ticket Singer AgeHometown Song Keely Ellen 17 Bundaberg, Queensland "Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson Kiedis Solberg 16 Busselton, Western Australia "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon Shiloh Kayondo 20 Annerley, Queensland "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth ft Emeli Sandé Gisella Colletti 17 Perth, Western Australia "I Am Changing" by Jennifer Holliday Paxton Smith 20 Brisbane, Queensland "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner
Auditions 5 (10 February)
+ Singers that received a golden ticket Singer AgeHometown Song Jinja Blue 21 Buddina, Queensland "Call Me" by Blondie Mzuki 28 Melbourne, Victoria "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott Jaylena Heuskes 24 Adelaide, South Australia "Senorita" by Justin Timberlake Henry West 23 Byron Bay, New South Wales "Adore" by Amy Shark
Auditions 6 (11 February)
+ Singers that received a golden ticket Singer AgeHometown Song Abbie Ferris 25 Mallala, South Australia "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain Chris Ah Gee 31 Buddina, Queensland "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal Jazz Ella 27 Buddina, Queensland "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry Griffin Morris 24 Hawthorne, Queensland "Blame It On Me" by George Ezra
Auditions 7 (16 February)
+ Singers that received a golden ticket Singer AgeHometown Song Hannah Waddell 25 Doubleview, Western Australia "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Jackson 5 Hazel Symonds 16 Mildura, Victoria "The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry Liam Barton 25 Kingaroy, Queensland "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi Noah Lagesse 28 Spearwood, Western Australia "Dumb Things" by Paul Kelly Bony Onynango* 25 Brisbane, Queensland "Girls" by The Kid Laroi
Bony Onynango originally did not receive a golden ticket, but judge Kyle Sandilands invited him to attend Top 30 week making a Top 31.
Top 31
Top 31 Part 1 (17 February)
Singer was Eliminated Singer got put On Notice Round 1 – Chorus Line Group Song Singer Result Group 1 "Youngblood" Iliysh Retallick Advanced Chris Ah Gee Advanced Dinley Jones Advanced Liam Barton Eliminated William Le Brun Advanced Group 2 "True Colors" Marshall Hamburger Advanced Kiedis Solberg On Notice Jaymon Bob Advanced Henry West Advanced Emma Jones Advanced Group 3 "God Is a Woman" Jazz Ella Advanced Jinja Blue On Notice Aaliyah Duchesne Advanced Mzuki Advanced Clint Posselt Advanced Bony Onynango Advanced Group 4 "Don't Start Now" Paxton Smith Advanced Jaylena Heuskes Advanced Geistare Bubenaite Advanced Hannah Waddell Advanced Majeda Beatty On Notice Group 5 "Dancing on My Own" Shiloh Kayondo EliminatedIzellah Connelly Advanced John Van Beek Advanced Hazel Symonds Advanced Gisella Colletti Advanced Group 6 "Go Your Own Way" Jake Whittaker Advanced Keely Ellen Advanced Noah Lagesse Advanced Abbie Ferris Advanced Griffin Morris Eliminated
Top 31 Part 2 (18 February) Singers was Eliminated Singers got put On Notice Round 2 – Group Challenge Group Song Singer Result Group 1 "Born This Way" Marshall Hamburger Advanced Iliysh Retallick Advanced Izellah Connelly Advanced Group 2 "Dilemma" Geistare Bubenaite Eliminated Mzuki Advanced Jaylena Heuskes Advanced Group 3 "You're Still the One" Emma Jones Advanced Jaymon Bob Advanced Jake Whittaker Advanced Group 4 "I Want It That Way" Aaliyah Duchesne Advanced Clint Posselt Advanced Dinley Jones On Notice Abbie Ferris On Notice Group 5 "Firework" Kiedis Solberg On Notice Gisella Colletti Advanced Hazel Symonds Advanced Group 6 "Bad Habits" William Le Brun On Notice Jazz Ella EliminatedBony Onynango Advanced Group 7 "Someone You Loved" Majeda Beatty On Notice Henry West Eliminated Chris Ah Gee On Notice Group 8 "What a Man" Keely Ellen Advanced Paxton Smith Advanced Noah Lagesse Advanced Group 9 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" John Van Beek On Notice Jinja Blue On Notice Hannah Waddell Advanced
Ricki-Lee guest judged this round filling in for Kyle, who was unavailable for health reasons
Top 31 Part 3 (23 & 24 February) Singers was Eliminated Singers got put On Notice 25 contestants reached this round. Each contestant sang a song solo in front of a live audience. The judges then decided who would progress to the final 21. Singer Order Song Result Marshall Hamburger 1 "Hip to Be Square" Advanced Aaliyah Duchesne 2 "Call Out My Name" Advanced Hannah Waddell 3 "Lady Marmalade" Advanced Jake Whittaker 4 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" On Notice Bony Onynango 5 "What Do You Mean?" Advanced Noah Lagesse 6 "Fortunate Son" Eliminated Mzuki 7 "Drop It Like It's Hot" Advanced Chris Ah Gee 8 "Cake by the Ocean" Advanced Emma Jones 9 "Lose Control" Advanced Jaymon Bob 10 "Eternal Flame" Advanced Abbie Ferris 11 "Austin" EliminatedMajeda Beatty 12 "Price Tag" On Notice Gisella Colletti 13 "Without You" Advanced William Le Brun 14 "Levitating" Advanced Hazel Symonds 15 "Wrecking Ball" Advanced Iliysh Retallick 16 "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" On Notice Dinley Jones 17 "Treasure" Advanced Keely Ellen 18 "Songbird" Advanced Izellah Connelly 19 "Issues" Advanced Paxton Smith 20 "Bring Me to Life" Eliminated Jinja Blue 21 "Ocean Eyes" Advanced Jaylena Heuskes 22 "Vogue" Advanced Kiedis Solberg 23 "This Town" Eliminated Clint Posselt 24 "Where Is the Love?" On Notice John Van Beek 25 "Bleeding Love" Advanced
Top 21
Over three nights, seven contestants will perform in front of a live audience, by the end of each round four singers will make it through to the top 12. The judges will also each be given one ‘FastPass’ which, whilst not exactly a Touchdown, works like a Golden Buzzer, automatically sending someone into the Top 12.
Singer received a "FastPass" and advanced to the Top 12 Singer did not make the Top 12
Top 21 Part 1 (2 March) + Singers Top 21 result Singer Order Song Result Marshall Hamburger 1 "Bennie and the Jets" Advanced Aaliyah Duchesne 2 "All My Life" Advanced Jaymon Bob 3 "Two Strong Hearts" Advanced Jake Whittaker 4 "Run to Paradise" Advanced ("FastPass" given by Kyle) Jaylena Heuskes 5 "Espresso" Eliminated Hazel Symonds 6 "Chandelier" Eliminated Clint Posselt 7 "Lovin on Me" Eliminated
Top 21 Part 2 (3 March) + Singers Top 21 result Singer Order Song Result Iilysh Retallick 1 "Just a Girl" Advanced Emma Jones 2 "I'll Stand By You" Advanced Bony Onynango 3 "Closer" Advanced John Van Beek 4 "Impossible" Advanced ("FastPass" given by Amy) Dinley Jones 5 "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" Eliminated Izellah Connelly 6 "Dusk Till Dawn" Eliminated Majeda Beatty 7 "Super Bass" Eliminated
Top 21 Part 3 (4 March) + Singers Top 21 result Singer Order Song Result Hannah Waddell 1 "UFO" Advanced Gisella Colletti 2 "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" Advanced William Le Brun 3 "Something Just Like This" Advanced ("FastPass" given by Marcia) Keely Ellen 4 "The First Cut Is The Deepest" Eliminated Mzuki 5 "U Can't Touch This" Advanced Chris Ah Gee 6 "Like It Like That" Eliminated Jinja Blue 7 "Breathless" Eliminated
Top 12 Finalists
Marshall Hamburger
Marshall Hamburger, is from Doonan, Queensland. He became the tenth winner of Australian Idol on 7 April 2025.
Audition: "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" (The Police) Top 31 Part 1: "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper) Top 31 Part 2: "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) Top 31 Part 3: "Hip To Be Square" (Huey Lewis and The News) Top 21: "Bennie and the Jets" (Elton John) Top 12: "The Heat is On" (Glenn Frey) ~ Judges’ Choice Top 10: "As the Days Go By" (Daryl Braithwaite) Top 8: "Beautiful Things" (Benson Boone) Top 6: "Higher Love" (Steve Winwood) Top 6: Head-to-head: "King of Wishful Thinking" (Go West) Grand Finale – Top 3: "Playing to Win" (Little River Band) Grand Finale – Top 3: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (Leo Sayer) Grand Finale – Top 3: "Shake a Tail Feather" (Five Du-Tones) Grand Finale – Top 2: "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" (The Police) – Winner
Iilysh Retallick
Iilysh Retallick, is from Culcairn, New South Wales. She finished as the runner-up on 7 April 2025.
Audition: "You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette) Top 31 Part 1: "Youngblood" (5 Seconds of Summer) Top 31 Part 2: "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) Top 31 Part 3: "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" (Jet) Top 21: "Just A Girl" (No Doubt) Top 12: "Edge of Seventeen" (Stevie Nicks) ~ Judges’ Choice Top 10: "Sweet but Psycho" (Ava Max) Top 8: "bad guy" (Billie Eilish) Top 6: "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) Top 6: Head-to-head: "Mr. Brightside" (The Killers) Grand Finale – Top 3: "Boys in Town" (Divinyls) Grand Finale – Top 3: "Joker & the Thief" (Wolfmother) Grand Finale – Top 3: "Good 4 U" (Olivia Rodrigo) Grand Finale – Top 2: "You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette) – Runner-up
Gisella Colletti Gisella Colletti, born on 2 April 2008 (age 18)https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1393081861827480 is from Perth, Western Australia. She reached the Grand Finale on 7 April 2025, but was eliminated prior to the final round of performances.
Audition: "I Am Changing" (Jennifer Holliday) Top 31 Part 1: "Dancing on My Own" (Robyn) Top 31 Part 2: "Firework" (Katy Perry) Top 31 Part 3: "Without You" (Badfinger) Top 21: "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Brannigan)