It should have the same number of seasons as American Idol.

Only problem is that American Idol has a much larger talent pool and is still consistently one of if not the most popular show each year on US TV - Aus Idol has dipped in ratings since Season 2 with a sudden resurgence this year, but still nowhere near to it's peak in Seasons 1 and 2.

im still on an idol strike

^um, why?

Cuz she don't wanna watch it....

^ coz Brooke got kicked off.. im over it now

woop ti doo


lol

the reason why is because
it is stupid idol voting's fault that she got voted off and idol wont do anything about it
same thing happened to tom and tom's fans are complaining too but idol wont do anything about it

thats cos idol is gay..

i mean its good.... but im just so sick of it.

Im sick of people winning .. and then what?

thats why someone good should win!!
the wrong person always wins!

i think it's sometimes good that the wrong person wins .. i don't always want my favourite to win because i don't want them to be moulded into the wrong type of artist - that's just my opinion.

yeh andrew............. it annoys me deeply.

I just look at Idol as entertainment and whoever goes goes... as long as they get exposure they can have a career if they work hard enough at it.

anyone like chrislyn? I LUVV HER <3

You hardly hear anything from most of the people who have won idol =/ or came runner up.. =/ I mean you hear the odd thing from them every now and again..but yeah =/ you kind of forget who they are by the time they do release something.

Chrislyn is great =)

My thoughts exactly. Idol is entertainment and fun.

As for the above 2 posts. I watch Idol from day one to end. Thats it, its just a TV Show. I don't follow what happens after it finishes.

Same here....and i don't have favourites after all when I have a favourite they get voted off (ie- Rikkie-Lee)

ATTENTION ALL METRO FANS WHO ARE GOING TO THE IDOL INSTORE TO SEE METRO STATION!!!!!

Metro will not be there, they were only in Aus for 7 day, and have concerts in America starting back up again today!!!!

There is an idol instore?
I'm slow

Lisa Mitchell, who competed in Australian Idol 2006, got a mention in The Guardian newspaper of London.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/0...d.lisa.mitchell

yeah Zoe, but its in Melbourne...lol

i cant believe madam left
she was great!
appart from that i think the public have so far got it right!

wes....he was shocking
brooke...bout time
tom.....he was to young, and had pitch problems
madam.....shouldnt have left! she had a great voice

sophie should be the next to leave.....i just dont like her at all
then luke, maybe??

chrislyn should definatly win!

she is AWERSOME

well thats my opinion anyway

Jonny left . not Wes!

I want Wes too win, and if not Wes than Chrislyn!!!


Mark Spanno is singing - on fire!!!
YAYYYA, I LOV E THAT SONG

chrislyn is singing don't speak by no doubt

here's the full list of song choices.

Mark - Kings of Leon - - on Fire
Thanh - Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day
Sophie - Silverchair - Anna's song
Wes - U2 - Desire
Roshani - Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Chrislyn - No Doubt - Don't Speak
Teale - Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Luke - Are you going to go my Way - Lenny Kravitz

Roshani will be interesting!

Interesting song choices there. Technically, are S-x on Fire and Don't Speak "rock songs"?

i won tickets to this monday eviction show


will be good
i hope Luke/Shophie goes!

not sophie


In my opinion I think Brooke was the only one the public has gotton wrong.

I do think Sophie will go soon. I think she'll make a great artist one day. So here's hoping she gets a deal!

BIG grrr to Brooke leaving she was gorgeous!

Of course they are, especially s-x on fire!
Should be an interesting night, looking forward to Roshani's performance.

I wouldn't count Don't Speak as a rock song.

Cool Have fun

i saw tommy williams at glenelg today with his mum

^^ aww cool!

They're better off without an idol contract.

Brooke has a couple gigs coming up and is going to be putting some songs up on her myspace soon, so she's doing well. And Tom's doing well, too




That's too bad Cuz there have been some really talented people on the show, and Idol is good for them to get exposure. The show itself isn't that good, though.

can't wait for tonight's show! especially mark's performance

Two new articles on Idol finalists from 2006 from today’s Sun-Herald (Jessica Mauboy) and Sunday Telegraph (Lisa Mitchell).

Jess Mauboy’s brand new job
by Christine Sams

JESSICA MAUBOY has scored a career-making role as a lead actor in the new Australian feature film Bran Nue Dae. She will star alongside Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush and indigenous actors, including TV star Ernie Dingo, in the film.
A source close to Mauboy has confirmed she will be playing the key role of Rosie in the film. “It is a tremendous break in terms of Jess’s career. It is 100% confirmed,” she said. “Filming begins in Broome in late November, early December.”
Mauboy, who was the runner-up on Australian Idol in 2006, has undergone intensive acting training in Sydney under the guidance of renowned actor Deborah Mailman and producer Robyn Kersh-w, who was behind Looking for Alibrandi.
The film version of Bran Nue Dae will be based on the critically-acclaimed play by Jimmy Chi, with director Rachel Perkins at the helm.
Mauboy, who grew up in Darwin, will spend at least a month in Broome during filming.
The singer is not only relishing the chance to star in a major film, she is also experiencing a resurgence of interest in her music career. Although Mauboy has found some success performing with the all-female band Young Divas, she is expected to break out as a solo artist in her own right this year.
Her first single, Running Back, has been released digitally by SonyBMG, but will be released in stores on Saturday.
Mauboy is expected to release at least one more single, to show off some depth to her new songs, before the record company unveils her full-length debut early next year.
Mauboy has co-written neally all the tracks for the album.

Quiet achiever Lisa Mitchell is busy making her mark
by Jonathon Moran

SOFTLY SPOKEN teenager Lisa Mitchell is an impressive quiet achiever. The former Australian Idol contestant – who made it to sixth place on the reality singing show two season ago – has been busily honing her skills overseas as a singer/songwriter.
The 18-year-old has recorded two EPs and has just spent several months working in London on her debut album, Paint It Gold.
After Idol, Mitchell signed with independent label Scorpio Music and the album is being distributed through Warner.
“I have just been ticking along at my own pace, making songs about stuff that I feel is relevant,” Mitchell says. “It’s all progressing at a nice rate though. I am comfortable but it is still very exciting and pushes me a lot.”
Mitchell has teamed up with acclaimed British singer Ant Whiting, who has worked on albums for the likes of Arctic Monkeys and M.I.A. She has also written songs with ARIA award winners Ben Lee, Clare Bowditch and Kevin “Bob Evans” Mitchell, as well as the acclaimed British musician Ed Harcourt.
Living in the attic of a share house in London’s Queens Park, Mitchell had no choice but to grow up quickly. The experience, which she says was often lonely, helped with writing the album and made her stronger as a performer.
“I felt independent before I left but I feel it even more so now just from being in a massive city overseas,” she explained. “It has been really tough as well, which has been good.
“If you are having a s*** day in London and you don’t really know that many people, you have a really s*** day.
“London is just really quite unwelcoming.”

Lisa Mitchell plays The Basement in Sydney on October 16. Her album Paint It Gold is released on November 8.

In a wide ranging interview with the Sunday Herald Sun, Mark Holden explains (among other things) why he left Australian Idol and why he sold “touchdown” for charity.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...97-2902,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...95-2902,00.html

so what they singing

Fragile posted this on the previous page.

Mark - Kings of Leon - S-x on Fire
Thanh - Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day
Sophie - Silverchair - Anna's song
Wes - U2 - Desire
Roshani - Foo Fighters - The Pretender
Chrislyn - No Doubt - Don't Speak
Teale - Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Luke - Lenny Kravitz - Are You Going to Go My Way

Well I've been listening to Lisa Mitchell since she left idol, probably the best idol ever!


Also, Chrislyn deserves to leave based solely on the performance! She yelled the whole song and omg, if she isn't in the bottom three tomorrow, then its rigged!

I went out to dinner tonight so I missed most of tonight's show. I went home just in time to see Mark's performance. His favourite band is INXS and his dream came true when he met Tim and Kirk from the band. Tim and Kirk look so old that they have moustache! Mark sang S-x on Fire pretty well.
I have to see other performances in the morning before making judgments, I will vote for Sophie and Mark for sure.

Mark, Luke, Wes and Roshani were really good tonight.

Thanh ruined Shadow of the Day

Sophie and Chrislyn and Teale = Boring.

aww no was Chrislyn bad?

disappointing song choice, she picked a poppy (compared to the rest at least 0 but even on its own) song. she needs to step it up. coz 2 weeks in a row bottom 3 i rekon