List of Canadian Idol finalists


Canadian Idol was a Canadian interactive reality game show series. The series premiered their first season in 2003 on CTV and was on air for six seasons. Based on the American version of the show, American Idol, it is part of the Idol series. Canadian Idol was the most-watched Canadian English-language television series of 2008. The show began with a tour across Canada, in which singers audition in front of four judges: Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, Zack Werner, and Farley Flex. The show was cancelled due to the slowing economy.
The show's age requirements allowed people to enter only if they were between 16 and 28 years of age. During every season, the final round of competition featured ten singers, except for season one when it had eleven finalists. 61 contestants have reached the finals of their respective Canadian Idol season. Out of the contestants listed, 26 of them were under the age of 20, including three winners and four runners-up. Seventeen finalists came from the province of Ontario, while British Columbia and Alberta each had nine. Alberta had the most Canadian Idol winners with three—Kalan Porter, Melissa O'Neil, and Theo Tams; Newfoundland and Labrador had the most runners-up with two—Rex Goudie and Craig Sharpe. Prince Edward Island was the only province to never have had a finalist. There has never been a Canadian Idol finalist from a Canadian territory. Toronto, Ontario was the hometown for the most Canadian Idol finalists with five, followed by Abbotsford, British Columbia with four. Rob James, Dwight d'Eon, and Drew Wright were 28 at the time their season's final round began, making them the oldest finalists to have performed; Emily Vinette, Daryl Brunt, Craig Sharpe, and Martha Joy were 16 at the time their season's final round began, making them the youngest finalists to have been in the finals.

Contestants

NameAgeHometownSeasonFinishedReference
23Halifax, Nova Scotia1
20Toronto, Ontario1
23Abbotsford, British Columbia1
22Toronto, Ontario1
26Edmonton, Alberta1
22Ajax, Ontario1
21Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador1
17Sainte-Julienne, Quebec1
24Calgary, Alberta1
20Dartmouth, Nova Scotia1
24Kingston, Ontario1
24Halifax, Nova Scotia2
25Regina, Saskatchewan2
23Brigden, Ontario2
21Dartmouth, Nova Scotia2
19Vancouver, British Columbia2
21Abbotsford, British Columbia2
27Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador2
20Abbotsford, British Columbia2
23Saskatoon, Saskatchewan2
18Medicine Hat, Alberta2
16Ottawa, Ontario3
17Burnaby, British Columbia3
26Calgary, Alberta3
16Sudbury, Ontario3
22Saskatoon, Saskatchewan3
17Nackawic, New Brunswick3
23Kamloops, British Columbia3
26St. Thomas, Ontario3
19Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador3
17Calgary, Alberta3
26Goderich, Ontario4
25Gibsons, British Columbia4
17Quispamsis, New Brunswick4
28Winnipeg, Manitoba4
23Emeryville, Ontario4
17Orléans, Ontario4
18Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia4
20Rockglen, Saskatchewan4
16Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador4
19Gatineau, Quebec4
18Woodbridge, Ontario5
24Dorval, Quebec5
16Toronto, Ontario5
23Abbotsford, British Columbia5
23Hare Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador5
18Regina, Saskatchewan5
28West Pubnico, Nova Scotia5
22Mission, British Columbia5
17Drumheller, Alberta5
25Hamilton, Ontario5
26Hamilton, Ontario6
17Otterburn Park, Quebec6
25Toronto, Ontario6
20Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador6
19Seven Persons, Alberta6
18Toronto, Ontario6
23Lloydminster, Alberta6
28Collingwood, Ontario6
22Port Hood, Nova Scotia6
22Lethbridge, Alberta6