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Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its US offshoot American Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Canada. It is hosted by Ben Mulroney. In the show, people first audition but eventually the performers are narrowed down to 10 finalists (11 in season 1 due to a near-tie), with each contestant performing live. There are four judges ( Jake Gold , Sass Jordan, Zack Werner, Farley Flex ) who provide critiques of each competitor's performance. Viewers have several hours following the broadcast of the show to phone in their votes for their favourite contestant. On the following night's episode (live again), the contestant with the fewest votes is sent home. 1 Season oneIn the first season, which debuted in July 2003, Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, OntarioKingston, Ontario with a population of approximately 127,436 people, is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin. Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the m won, with Gary Beals of Dartmouth, Nova ScotiaDartmouth is the smaller cross-harbour twin city to Nova Scotia's capital of Halifax, now joined through municipal amalgamation into the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Residents of Dartmouth are reffered to as Dartmouthians, and resist being referre coming in second. 2 Season twoThe second season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 1June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. Events 193 Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace. 1485 Matthias of Hungary took Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frede, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, and became the most watched show in Canada, drawing in over 3 million viewers each week. Kalan PorterKalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a singer from Medicine Hat, Alberta, who was the second winner of the reality television series Canadian Idol''. Beating out 8,977 other contestants, Porter was crowned "Idol" on September 16, 2004 in front of a li of Medicine Hat, AlbertaMedicine Hat is a city of about 50,000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada on the Trans-Canada Highway Number 1 and on the South Saskatchewan River. Nearby towns considered part of the Medicine Hat area include Dunmo won the series, and Theresa SokyrkaTheresa Sokyrka was born on April 1, 1981 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She was a contestant on the second season of Canadian Idol where she was runner-up to Kalan Porter. Theresa is considered sweet and charming. Theresa studies music at Red Deer College i of Saskatoon, SaskatchewanSaskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon is the largest city in the province. Residents of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians''. Known as the "City of Bridges" for its seven river crossings, th was the runner-up.Read more » |
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