# 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

| Name | Age | Hometown | Season | Finished |
| Richie Wilcox | 23 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 1 | 11th |
| Candida Clauseri | 20 | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 10th |
| Karen-Lee Batten | 23 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | 1 | 9th |
| Mikey Bustos | 22 | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 8th |
| Tyler Hamilton | 26 | Edmonton, Alberta | 1 | 7th |
| Toya Lesmond | 22 | Ajax, Ontario | 1 | 6th |
| Jenny Gear | 21 | Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 5th |
| Audrey De Montigny | 17 | Sainte-Julienne, Quebec | 1 | 4th |
| Billy Klippert | 24 | Calgary, Alberta | 1 | 3rd |
| Gary Beals | 20 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | 1 | Runner-up |
| Ryan Malcolm | 24 | Kingston, Ontario | 1 | Winner |
| Brandy Callahan | 24 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 2 | 10th |
| Manoah Hartmann | 25 | Regina, Saskatchewan | 2 | 9th |
| Joshua Seller | 23 | Brigden, Ontario | 2 | 8th |
| Kaleb Simmonds | 21 | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | 2 | 7th |
| Elena Juatco | 19 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2 | 6th |
| Shane Wiebe | 21 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | 2 | 5th |
| Jason Greeley | 27 | Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 4th |
| Jacob Hoggard | 20 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | 2 | 3rd |
| Theresa Sokyrka | 23 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 2 | Runner-up |
| Kalan Porter | 18 | Medicine Hat, Alberta | 2 | Winner |
| Emily Vinette | 16 | Ottawa, Ontario | 3 | 10th |
| Ashley Leitao | 17 | Burnaby, British Columbia | 3 | 9th |
| Amber Fleury | 26 | Calgary, Alberta | 3 | 8th |
| Daryl Brunt | 16 | Sudbury, Ontario | 3 | 7th |
| Josh Palmer | 22 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 3 | 6th |
| Casey LeBlanc | 17 | Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick | 3 | 5th |
| Suzi Rawn | 23 | Kamloops, British Columbia | 3 | 4th |
| Aaron Walpole | 26 | St. Thomas, Ontario | 3 | 3rd |
| Rex Goudie | 19 | Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 | Runner-up |
| Melissa O'Neil | 17 | Calgary, Alberta | 3 | Winner |
| Kati Durst | 26 | Goderich, Ontario | 4 | 10th |
| Sarah Loverock | 25 | Gibsons, British Columbia | 4 | 9th |
| Brandon Jones | 17 | Quispamsis, New Brunswick | 4 | 8th |
| Rob James | 28 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 4 | 7th |
| Ashley Coulter | 23 | Emeryville, Ontario | 4 | 6th |
| Steffi DiDomenicantonio | 17 | Orléans, Ontario | 4 | 5th |
| Chad Doucette | 18 | Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia | 4 | 4th |
| Tyler Lewis | 20 | Rockglen, Saskatchewan | 4 | 3rd |
| Craig Sharpe | 16 | Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador | 4 | Runner-up |
| Eva Avila | 19 | Gatineau, Quebec | 4 | Winner |
| Mila Miller | 18 | Woodbridge, Ontario | 5 | 10th |
| Khalila Glanville | 24 | Dorval, Quebec | 5 | 9th |
| Martha Joy | 16 | Toronto, Ontario | 5 | 8th |
| Greg Neufeld | 23 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | 5 | 7th |
| Tara Oram | 23 | Hare Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | 6th |
| Matt Rapley | 18 | Regina, Saskatchewan | 5 | 5th |
| Dwight d'Eon | 28 | West Pubnico, Nova Scotia | 5 | 4th |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | 22 | Mission, British Columbia | 5 | 3rd |
| Jaydee Bixby | 17 | Drumheller, Alberta | 5 | Runner-up |
| Brian Melo | 25 | Hamilton, Ontario | 5 | Winner |
| Adam Castelli | 26 | Hamilton, Ontario | 6 | 10th |
| Katherine St-Laurent | 17 | Otterburn Park, Quebec | 6 | 9th |
| Sebastian Pigott | 25 | Toronto, Ontario | 6 | 8th |
| Mark Day | 20 | Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | 7th |
| Amberly Thiessen | 19 | Seven Persons, Alberta | 6 | 6th |
| Mookie Morris | 18 | Toronto, Ontario | 6 | 5th |
| Earl Stevenson | 23 | Lloydminster, Alberta | 6 | 4th |
| Drew Wright | 28 | Collingwood, Ontario | 6 | 3rd |
| Mitch MacDonald | 22 | Port Hood, Nova Scotia | 6 | Runner-up |
| Theo Tams | 22 | Lethbridge, Alberta | 6 | Winner |