Canadian Idol
Overview
Canadian Idol was a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons. Elena Juatco assumed the role for season four, Dave Kerr had the role in season five and Jully Black in season six. The show began with a cross-Canada tour in which singers audition in front of four judges: Jake Gold of Toronto, Sass Jordan of Montreal, Quebec, Zack Werner of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Farley Flex of Ajax, Ontario. Eventually the performers were narrowed down to 10 finalists, with each competitor performing live. Viewers had two hours following the broadcast of the show to phone in their votes for their favourite competitor. On the following night's episode, the competitor with the fewest votes was sent home. After the final two perform, viewers had more than two hours to vote. The next day, the competitor with the most votes was declared the winner. The show was taped at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.
Crew
Seasons
6x32 - Grande Finale
In the performance episode, the Top 2 contestants performed 3 songs. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. Performances in this 2 hour special will include: The Top 10; This year's winner; Last year's winner; and more. Performances announced August 22, 2008: John Legend, Hedley, reigning Idol champ Brian Melo and Jully Black. Headliner will be Mariah Carey!
