the last 2 were AMAZING!
and zomg LONDON

i bet that chinese dude wins

There was a guy or girl...if it was a guy I was thinking AGH TRAVIS IS BACK!!!! RUNS!!!!!!

THE LAST GUY WAS AMAZING
I LOVE HIM
NW FAVOURITE

he was...him and the girl with red hair are my faves so far but y'know...you never know...my god they're going LONDON
plus all the other towns...

i love how marcia is bitchy this year shes off the fence bigtime and tells it like it is!!!

Prepare to lose your bet!

I liked Brooke and the last guy. Marty Summo or something like that. I didn't catch it! I could be completely wrong with his name!


I loved that red haired chick too!


She got told to amp up the - factor.

i loved how marcia sent that chick on her way
xx

Last night's Idol did very well, averaging nearly 1.4 million viewers in five major cities and peaking at 1.8 million. It beat 60 Minutes and finishing second behind the Olympics coverage.
I notice this pic from Delta Related, taken by innocently_mistaken at last Thursday’s Parramatta instore:

http://forums.deltagoodrem.com/index.php?s...t&p=6209147

5 out of 6 Australians watch Idol every year? That's a bit exaggerated.

OK so it's not the full list of 34 successful Melbourne auditionees but it's the 13 that had their full auditions shown last night so if anyone wants names here they are (and they are shown in order of when they were shown last night)

- James Sidebottom, 24, VIC
- Chris Fatouros, 25, VIC
- Sarah Carnegie, 27, VIC
- Tatum Jackson, 21, VIC
- Casey Freeman, 23, VIC
- Rebecca Simani, 18, VIC
- Brooke Addamo, 17, VIC
- Amanda Grafinakis, 24, VIC
- Lindsay West, 30, VIC
- Steven Jaz, 27, VIC
- Nicole Banks, 18, VIC
- Thanh Bui, 25, VIC
- Mark Spano, 26, VIC

And I thought I'd give my opinions on them too so here's what I thought:

James was good but he has image problems so he might not make it to Top 24.
Chris was only average so I don't think he'll go much further.
Sarah is pretty talented so a possible Final 24 spot could go to her.
Tatum was one that I really liked but her soft voice can only do so much you know.
Casey will definitley make the Final 24 as she is very different and unique.
Rebecca is another one that I think will go Top 24 'cause she has a great voice and a good pop look.
Brooke is an obvious contender and I wouldn't be surprised if she goes all the way.
Amanda will probably make the Final 24 but I don't think she's got the goods to stick around after that.
Lindsay has been here before and he sucked then so I can't see him getting any better.
Steven was a bit creepy for my likings but I think he could do well but he has no personality.
Nicole is way too broadway/musical and it's hard to beat it out of them so she'll struggle.
Thahn will obviously make the Final 24 and yeah he'll do well this year.
Mark was probably my favourite male from last night and I reckon he'll do well.

My Early Favourites from Melborne: Rebecca, Mark, Tatum, Casey and Brooke.
.

I think it's like 5 out of 6 Australians have once watched Idol.

I reallyyyyyy liked Brooke

my mum was talking to Bobby Flynn at the airport yesterday. He has really funny hair

Lastnight was awesome! i'm loving ricki lee on Aus Idol!

The following people were mentioned in yesterday's Herald Sun but not shown on Idol last night:
Gareth Jacobs, 25, VIC
Turanga Merito, 23, VIC
Sophie Paterson, 23, who left hometown Maryknoll, in Gippsland, for England, will be seen in the London auditions highlights on Wednesday.

OMG

how funny was the andrew guy who sang brian mcfaddens-like only a woman can



he had the worse voice

yeah his pronounciation was WAY to perfect and it curled and sounded TERRIBLE that scotish woman was AMAZING with what a feeling.
and how funny was the wrestle between that dude and kyle? ahahahaha
xx

i missed most of tonight

I was checking the audition details posted at tvaus.com.au and found that Perth auditions were actually held BEFORE Melbourne. Perth auditions were held on May 4 at Ascot Racecourse, before the second round was held at Royal Perth Yacht Club as shown tonight. This was followed by auditions at Melbourne Park (May 9-11) before second round took place at the MCG during the week.

i know

that fight was the funniest thing ever!!

and kyles bodyguard

I figured they'd do that to make the entertaining parts go first up or something. To try and get people interested.

I doubt London was in the middle of the auditions too. Unless I am mistaken.

is Brisbane tonite?

Oh golly. Poor Delta. I hope she wasn't watching when that guy sang Brian's song. ... :|

YAY

idols back on tonite
and this time its brissies turn to shine

GO CHRISLYN!

This is somewhat related to Idol: Reuters reports that Kara DioGuardi, who co-wrote several songs on MI and IE albums, will join American Idol next year as the fourth judge. It follows the exit of producer Nigel Lithgoe, best known as an on air judge on So You Think You Can Dance US.
(Source: tvtonight.com.au)

^ interesting

I want Mark to win.
He's -ing hot.


IMO

i loved tom williams from tonight
brilliant voice!!

and go CHRISLYN from brissie, she ROCKED

tonight was good.. they got some good talent in London

Broadcast times for week 2 of Australian Idol 2008 (all times are local):

Top 100 auditions (theatre round): Sunday, August 31
Channel Ten, Southern Cross Ten, WIN Ten South Australia, TDT Tasmania, Darwin Digital Television: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
WIN TV Western Australia: 10.30pm - 12.30am

Semi Final 1: Monday, September 1
Channel Ten, Southern Cross Ten, WIN Ten South Australia, TDT Tasmania, Darwin Digital Television: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
WIN TV Western Australia: 11.30pm - 12.30am

Semi Final 1 verdict and Semi Final 2: Tuesday, September 2
Channel Ten, Southern Cross Ten, WIN Ten South Australia, TDT Tasmania, Darwin Digital Television: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
WIN TV Western Australia: 10.30pm - 11.30pm

Semi Final 2 verdict and Semi Final 3: Wednesday, September 3
Channel Ten, Southern Cross Ten, WIN Ten South Australia, TDT Tasmania, Darwin Digital Television: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
WIN TV Western Australia: 10.45pm - 11.45pm

Semi Final 3 verdict and Semi Final 4: Thursday, September 4
Channel Ten, Southern Cross Ten, WIN Ten South Australia, TDT Tasmania, Darwin Digital Television: 7.30pm - 8.30pm
WIN TV Western Australia: 11.15pm - 12.15am

Source: Yahoo7 TV Guide

thanks heaps johnson

thanks Johnson

My early favourites are Brooke Addamo, Mark Spano and Sophie Paterson (from London auditions).

Sophie Paterson's the only one this year who's really interested me, she's a star

so far i really like tom williams from adielade and chrislyn from brissie

I know! his voice was so bad!!!! All i could was i wonder what Brian and Delta would say?!

I think his guitar-playing was worse than his voice.

i reallyyyy like tom williams.. next matt corby? and i think his name was teal? from brisbane? the one with 6 brothersss.

Sophie Patterson was great!

I just saw part 1 of Sydney auditions. It was a mixed bag. A girl called Anna really butchered Innocent Eyes Then there is a guy who wore mankini a la Borat to the auditions!

hahahaha ^ that was funnyyyy

I'm surprised that only 10 got through on the first day. I wish Kyle was there for some of those auditions .. especially when that girl sang IE.

BIG Brother babe Vesna Tofevska has lashed out at the producers of Australian Idol, claiming the show has wrecked her boyfriend's singing career.
The ex-housemate feels she was duped into undermining her beau Sebastian Pluchinotta, who goes by Sebastian L'Roy, in Sunday night's audition episode.
"We've been made a mockery of," Tofevska said. "He sang another song before they called me in, but they only aired the silly song we sang together. This could affect his career."
A Ten spokeswoman was apologetic yesterday, saying: "Ten has a long association with Vesna and we have the utmost respect for her."

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5006002,00.html

Vesna just wants fame. Shut her up already.

^ i love Vesna, but i agree with u, she needs to step back a bit!

i havnt been able to watch
But i watched the first night.. haha BrIAN

BUT I like the cute teenage guy from the add
lol

Vesna, Haha!

The first musical theme for the Final 12 sing-off in Australian Idol will be Idol's Idol. According to Channel Ten's press release, the contestants will choose a song by their favourite musical performer, Australian or international.

^^ o really...that will be pretty good to see what everyones into

i didnt really like that Madam girl who got in tonight ... she was the final one through

Madam is from New Zealand like Ricki-Lee. Will Madam be as successful as the latter though?

Now the auditions are over, here again is the breakdown of top 100, and the semi-finals format, posted on page 9 of this thread.

This year's Top 40 contestants in Australian Idol are in for a new challenge. In previous years the final 40 have had to sing before the judges, who whittle them down again. Now the group have to sing before a live audience in a packed theatre.
24 of them will then make it through to the semi finals which will be stripped by TEN across the week of September 1-4 at 7:30pm, live from FOX Studios.
Six contestants (mixed groups of males and females) perform for the viewers' vote. The following night the verdict is announced, with the male and female with the highest votes making it through to the Top 12.
According to TEN's press info, this year's Australian Idol TOP 100 is actually 106 including London expats. However a quick calculation of the state by state finalists only adds up to 98.
The show launches on Sunday August 24 with an audition week immediately thereafter and a week of semi finals the following week.

Top 100 breakdown
NSW: 20 finalists (8 females and 12 males)
QLD: 17 finalists (11 females and 6 males)
SA: 6 finalists (2 females and 4 males)
TAS: 2 finalists (1 male and 1 female)
VIC: 36 finalists (19 females and 17 males)
WA: 17 finalists (10 females and 7 males)

Revised schedule for the second half of Australian Idol 2008:

September 14/15: Final 12 performance and verdict (Theme: Idol's Idol, or Top 12 finalists' favourite singers)
September 21/22: Final 11 performance and verdict (AFL Brownlow Medal Count on September 22)
September 28/29: Final 10 performance and verdict
October 5/6: Final 9 performance and verdict
October 12/13: Final 8 performance and verdict
October 19/20: Final 7 performance and verdict (ARIA Awards on October 19)
October 26/27: Final 6 performance and verdict
November 2/3: Final 5 performance and verdict
November 9/10: Final 4 performance and verdict
November 16/17: Final 3 performance and verdict
Sunday, November 23: Grand Final from Sydney Opera House

She reminds me of Emily Williams. I hate it how we have had an Emily for the past few years.

We had Emily Williams. Then Lavigna. Now this chick. It just bugs me. I hate them! Sure they can sing, but it's nothing we haven't heard before. To me they sound like crap when they get to the live performances. Just shouting in tune basically. It's annoying!