YAYY! I love Idol.. probably because I'm a singer myself. :] Can't wait XD

Gutted that Mark's left =/ No more touchdowns, 'twas exciting when he gave out Touchdowns! =/.

Wahooo more Kyle though

No more touchdowns Just thought of that..

Is James still hosting? Or has he left too?

^ James is still on and i think Andrew G's departure is roumers..


i knoww!
'd touchdowns!!
now big ticko from D!cko can have more light,

as if andrew would leave. its his career highlight! he will never get a bigger job

interesting rumours btw

i know.. but i think James is the better of the 2

with his big possum eyes

I can get some Idol info for you

^ plz do

Andrew G annoys the crap out of me, but he can be funny.

LMFAO oh gosh, i don't know whether to be excited or to be affraid!!!

bump

more talent!!!!

I love Idol, can't wait to uncover some more talent this year Plus you didn't mention about the format changing to the same as the American Format:

Final 24 Revealed
Final 24 Perform; 2 Guys 2 Girls Eliminated
Final 20 Perform; 2 Guys 2 Girls Eliminated
Final 16 Perform; 2 Guys 2 Girls Eliminated
Final 12 Revealed

Dunno if that makes sense to anybody lol, it's the way American Idol does their Semi-Final rounds, and now we are doing the same.

makes perfect sense
that should be good!

I know that Delta didn't start on idol but i wonder if she'll make an appearance to give some advice to the new idol contestants.

Ooh yey!! i was hoping that Aus Idol would do that this year!! Thanks =)

I can't wait until Big Brother finishes so that idol can start!!!

From tvtonight.com.au and Australia.to:

Telstra has chosen not to renew its sponsorship of Australian Idol this year, following a 19 percent slump in viewing numbers last season.
Procter & Gamble, which makes products including Head and Shoulders, Duracell, Braun, Pantene, Oral-B, and Pringles and Maybelline (Idol's makeup product), has also discontinued its involvement.
But Ten sales officer Vance Rothringer yesterday announced Sony Ericsson as a new 'top tier' sponsor.
McDonalds, Mazda and Cadbury Schweppes have all renewed their sponsorship.

This means Ten must find another telco for the voting lines. Given Hutchison Telecom's 3 is already involved in Big Brother, it's likely Ten will turn to Optus (which sponsored So You Think You Can Dance Australia) again.

I luv Idol!

OPTUS

^^^^^^ My step nan have Optus n while my dad have Foxtel Digital.

lulz, i liked Natalie last year.

I wonder what she's done lately....

Me 2

Natalie has spent a couple of months in Malta. She is now in Melbourne recording songs for her first major album. (Speaking of Natalie, I have been absent from her forum for two months)

In melb first audition is at Moonee pond, second round is at the melb exhibition centre where they get to be on tv and see the 3 judges and it go on for 3 days. Pretty funny seeing ppl standing around singing/practicing and you so can tell who made and who dont when they come out of the lift

i cant wait to hear her orginal stuff.. shes soo talanted!

bumpies

Yeah i've been absent too! =/ i just can't seem to get into the forum, some of the people are just, yuck.


Me neither!! The original stuff i've already heard from her, are amazing!

Natalie has updated her news page- she's been in LA writing more songs!

Apparently a lady I go to tafe with daughter got in this.

Apparently a suburban paper in Werribee in Melbourne's western suburbs has broken the embargo and revealed who is in the top 100. It's a female.

I so can't wait till Big Brother finishes so idol can start. I havn't watched it at all this year- so how many people went in and how many are still in and when is it over?

Idol 08 is gonaa be sweet

Carl Riseley will perform on Big Brother Friday Night Live next week (July 4).
Herald Sun also says today that Jessica Mauboy will perform in this year's Indonesian Idol (she is half-Indonesian).

thanks

OK, I've found the article from the State Library's newspaper section on Saturday. It's from suburban paper Star (Werribee, Point Cook edition) on May 20, 2008. I think the paper took the risk knowing there was an embargo on revealing names until the semi-finalists are revealed, and there is a possibility that the person identified could be disqualified, but here it is.

Brooke Addamo breaks into Idol 100
by Karen Poh

WERRIBEE songbird Brooke Addamo is in the running to be the next Australian Idol.
The 17-year-old made it through three rounds of auditions to enter the Australian Idol Top 100 list. Despite her nerves, Ms Addamo's rendition of the Julie London hit Cry Me A River and Coldplay's The Scientist earned praise from Kyle Sandilands, Ian D!ckson and Marcia Hines at her latest round of auditions last Wednesday.
"I was nervous, but I was also excited to sing. Before going in I just kept on doing my warm-ups, warming up my voice, drinking water," Ms Addamo said.
"I didn't expect it, but I got three yesses from the judges."
The Galvin Park Secondary College student will head to Sydney to compete (at the Top 100 auditions) at the end of next month.
"I'm really excited to go to Sydney. I got a package in the mail from them with my tickets and everything," she gushed. With all the buzz, "it's going to he hard to concentrate (on school)", Ms Addamo admits.
But the 2007 Teen Idol winner is shy about her prospects of making it to the Idol finals. "You never know with things like that. I could go to Sydney for just one day," she said. "I'm just going to go in there, practise, practise, practise, and just try my best and do everything to the best of my family," she said.
Readers can listen to Ms Addamo singing on www.myspace.com/brookeaddamo

Here is my mock schedule for Australian Idol 2008. I schedule the Grand Final on the second last Sunday in November (start of final week of TV ratings) and work backwards.

July 27/28: Audition highlights part 1 and 2
August 3/4: Audition highlights part 3 and 4
August 10/11: Top 100 (24 semi-finalists revealed on August 11)
August 17/18 to August 31/September 1: Semi-finals (the timing suggests a mid-week semi is possible)
The semi-final format will be:
Semi-final 1: Final 24 Perform; 2 Guys 2 Girls Eliminated
Semi-final 2: Final 20 Perform; 2 Guys 2 Girls Eliminated
Semi-final 3: Final 16 Perform; 2 Guys 2 Girls Eliminated
September 7/8: Final 12 performance and verdict
September 14/15: Final 11 performance and verdict
September 21/22: Final 10 performance and verdict (AFL Brownlow Medal Count on September 22)
September 28/29: Final 9 performance and verdict
October 5/6: Final 8 performance and verdict
October 12/13: Final 7 performance and verdict
October 19/20: Final 6 performance and verdict
October 26/27: Final 5 performance and verdict
November 2/3: Final 4 performance and verdict
November 9/10: Preliminary Final (Final 3 performance and verdict)
Sunday, November 16: Final 2 performance
Sunday, November 23: Grand Final from Sydney Opera House

i think your right.. and that Brooke girl is really good!

I may be right but the problem is the semis will clash with the Beijing Olympics on Channel Seven! If Ten wants to keep the semis away from the Olympics it could air the best performances of Idol from the past 5 years on Sunday nights (August 10, 17 and 24), and start the semis on August 25. If the latter option is taken, there could be performances on Monday (August 25), Wednesday (August 27) and Sunday (August 31), with the 12 finalists revealed on Monday September 1 as before.

bump

The final 9 performance on September 28 may be shown live in Perth to allow Ten to telecast the Formula One Grand Prix direct from Singapore, the first F1 race to be held at night.

I wonder how many former idols will make a appearance this year?

I hope they let Matt perform on one of the Monday's shows this year.

i hope Nat is on

I wonder when Natalie's single and album will be out?