Complex sentence: After the group's success faded and their album deal expired, James auditioned for "Canadian Idol" in 2006 and made it into in the show's Top 10, becoming the first-ever finalist from the province of Manitoba.
Split into simpler sentences: After the group's success faded and their album deal expired, James auditioned for "Canadian Idol" in 2006. James was ranked among the show's Top 10, becoming the first-ever finalist from the province of Manitoba.