List of Australian Idol semi finalists
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This is a list of the semi finalists who competed on the popular reality television series Australian Idol since the show's debut in July 2003.
The list of the semi finalists are:
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[edit] Season 1
[edit] Group 1 (August 10 2003)
- Chelsea J Gibson - "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera
- Daniel Wakefield - "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Eli Diache - "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan
- Lorena Alegria - "To Zion" by Lauryn Hill
- Natalie Ferguson - "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield
- Peter Ryan - "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx
- Shannon Thompson - "Lately" by Stevie Wonder
- Veronica Stewart - "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner
[edit] Group 2 (August 17 2003)
- Axle Whitehead - "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder
- Cosima De Vito - "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
- Hailey Cramer - "Run To You" by Whitney Houston
- Kelly Cavuoto - "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence
- Marc Stockley - "Let It Be" by The Beatles
- Matthew Chadwick - "Truly" by Stevie Wonder
- Rebecca Tapia - "Shadowland" from The Lion King
- Sidney Maynard - "Ribbon in the Sky" by Stevie Wonder
[edit] Group 3 (August 24 2003)
- Anthony Sumbati - "The More I See You" by Nat King Cole
- Guy Sebastian - "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
- Jennifer Pearl - "The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews
- Martine Robert - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack
- Rebekah LaVauney - "Ex-Factor" by Lauryn Hill
- Ryan Sheppard - "Swear It Again" by Westlife
- Shannon Noll - "Better Man" by Robbie Williams
- Yolande Jackson - "Winter" by Tori Amos
[edit] Group 4 (August 31 2003)
- Brandon Burns - "Better Man" by Robbie Williams
- Brielle Davis - "Even God Must Get the Blues" by Jo Dee Messina
- Cle Wootton - "Come to Me" by Diesel
- Costa Zacharia - "Whenever You Call" by Mariah Carey
- Lauren Buckley - "Imagine" by John Lennon
- Levi Kereama - "Nice and Slow" by Usher
- Mary Lane - "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
- Michelle Cashman - "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
[edit] Group 5 (September 7 2003)
- Alex Longstaff - "Even When I'm Sleeping" by Leonardo's Bride
- Anton Aktila - "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men
- Ben Manusama - "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Chicago
- Courtney Act - "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore
- Marcus Jones - "Burn for You" by John Farnham
- Paulini Curuenavuli - "Somewhere" by Barbra Streisand
- Rob Mills - "Angels" by Robbie Williams
- Stu Campbell - "Guilty" by Bonnie Raitt
[edit] Wildcards (September 14 2003)
- Axle Whitehead - "Yesterday" by The Beatles
- Cosima De Vito - "Predictable" by Delta Goodrem
- Courtney Act - "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
- Eli Diache - "Permission to Shine" by Bachelor Girl
- Levi Kereama - "Maria Maria" by Santana, Wyclef Jean and The Product G&B
- Liban Aden - "Where I Wanna Be" by Donell Jones
- Rebecca Tapia - "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
- Rebekah LaVauney - "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston
- Stu Campbell - "Whisper Your Name" by Harry Connick, Jr.
- Yolande Jackson - "Stuck" by Stacie Orrico
[edit] Season 2
[edit] Group 1 (August 8 2004)
- Anthony Callea - "Angels" by Robbie Williams
- Ben Eaton - "Freedom" by WHAM!
- Chanel Cole - "Glory Box" by Portishead
- Courtney Murphy - "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5
- Emily George - "Ain't No Sunshine" by Percy Sledge
- Hayley Jensen - "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan
- Laurence Sorbello - "Amazed" by Lonestar
- Meri Bosenavulagi - "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler
- Ngaiire Joseph - "No More Drama" by Mary J. Blige
- Prinnie Stevens - "(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin
[edit] Group 2 (August 15 2004)
- Adrian Hood - "Burn" by Usher
- Amali Ward - "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Joss Stone
- Angeline Narayan - "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin
- Barry Southgate - "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
- Chloe Skipp - "Turn Me On" by Norah Jones
- Daniel Belle - "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams
- Gabriel Cabrera - "Careless Whisper" by WHAM!
- Liza Schulberg - "You Put a Move on Me" by Tamia
- Tara Del Borello - "My Immortal" by Evanescence
- Yasmine Abeydeera - "Free" by Ultra Naté
[edit] Group 3 (August 22 2004)
- Billie McCarthy - "Stormy Weather" by Billie Holiday
- Carlos Velasquez - "Yesterday" by Boyz II Men
- Casey Donovan - "Here's Where I Stand" by Tiffany Taylor
- Christie Green - "Anytime You Need a Friend" by Mariah Carey
- Daniel O'Connor - "Amazing" by Josh Kelley
- Emelia Rusciano - "Good Luck" by Basement Jaxx and Lisa Kekaula
- Garth Ploog - "Something Beautiful" by Robbie Williams
- Marty Worrall - "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" by Train
- Nicole Wheatley - "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
- Ricki-Lee Coulter - "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White
[edit] Wildcards (August 29 2004)
- Adrian Hood - "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson
- Anthony Callea - "The Reason" by Hoobastank
- Carlos Velasquez - "Señorita" by Justin Timberlake
- Emelia Rusciano - "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys
- Emily George - "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack
- Garth Ploog - "Harder to Breathe" by Maroon 5
- Marty Worrall - "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane
- Ngaiire Joseph - "Don't Let It End" by John Farnham
- Liza Schulberg - "Do I Do" by Stevie Wonder
- Tara Del Borello - "I Turn to You" by Christina Aguilera
[edit] Season 3
[edit] Group 1 (August 14 2005)
- Anne Robertson - "Home" by Diana Ross
- Chloe Zuel - "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson
- Chris Lüder - "Beautiful Soul" by Jesse McCartney
- Dan Spillane - "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw
- Irene Bosmans - "Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria Estefan
- Jade-Lori Crompton - "1 Thing" by Amerie
- Josh Williams - "All My Life" by K-Ci and JoJo
- Lindsay West - "Time after Time" by Cyndi Lauper
- Seth Haapu - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" by Stevie Wonder
- Tarni Stephens - "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses
[edit] Group 2 (August 21 2005)
- Ben Worthington - "Tell Her about It" by Billy Joel
- Catherine Vasilakis - "Feeling Alright" by Joe Cocker
- David Mardini - "A Song for Mama" by Boyz II Men
- Kate DeAraugo - "For Once in My Life" by The Beatles
- Laura Gissara - "Don't Let Go (Love)" by En Vogue
- Michael Williamson - "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5
- Milly Edwards - "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" by Etta James
- Rocky Loprevite - "Incomplete" by Backstreet Boys
- Roxane LeBrasse - "(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin
- Victoria McGee - "My Immortal" by Evanescence
[edit] Group 3 (August 28 2005)
- Dan England - "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding
- Emily Williams - "Make It Happen" by Mariah Carey
- James Kannis - "Change the World" by Eric Clapton & Babyface
- Jeremy Bourke - "If You Could Only See" by Tonic
- Joe Sait - "Always" by Bon Jovi
- Lauren Street - The Best" by Tina Turner
- Leah Rushforth - "Low" by Kelly Clarkson
- Lee Harding - "The Anthem" by Good Charlotte
- Nat Matiuk - "Light My Fire" by The Doors
- Natalie Zahra - "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
[edit] Wildcards (September 4 2005)
- Chloe Zuel - "Come on over Baby (All I Want Is You)" by Christina Aguilera
- Daniel Spillane - "Gimme Some Lovin'" by The Spencer Davis Group
- Emily Williams - "To Zion" by Lauryn Hill
- Irene Bosmans - "The Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston
- James Kannis - "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray
- Josh Williams - "Lonely No More" by Rob Thomas
- Lauren Street - "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Ella Fitzgerald
- Lindsay West - "Bed of Roses" by Bon Jovi
- Michael Williamson - "Ready for Love" by India.Arie
- Roxane LeBrasse - "All by Myself" by Celine Dion
[edit] Season 4
[edit] Group 1 (August 27 2006)
- Brendon Boney - "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder
- Dean Geyer - "If You Could Only See" by Tonic
- Damien Leith - "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker
- Chris Murphy - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen
- Paul Vercoe - "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse
- Nathaniel Willemse - "Vertigo" by U2
[edit] Group 2 (August 28 2006)
- Atlanta Coogan - "My Immortal" by Evanescence
- Reigan Derry - "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)" by Sandi Thom
- Klancie Keough - "Not Ready to Make Nice" by Dixie Chicks
- Jessica Mauboy - "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston
- Lyndelle Palmer-Clarke - "Would I Lie to You?" by Eurythmics
- Amanda Streete- "Trouble" by P!nk
[edit] Group 3 (August 29 2006)
- Bobby Flynn - "Under the Milky Way" by The Church
- Joseph Gatehau - "Let Me Love You" by Mario
- Chris Graffiti - "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw
- Ricky Muscat - "So Sick" by Ne-Yo
- Guy "Mutto" Mutton - "Meant to Live" by Switchfoot
- James Steele - "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
[edit] Group 4 (August 30 2006)
- Lydia Denker - "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston
- Jessica Griffin - "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera
- Raechel Lee - "Dumb Things" by Paul Kelly
- Lisa Mitchell - "Diamonds on the Inside" by Ben Harper
- Rebecca Pearce - "Show Me Heaven" by Maria McKee
- Lavina Williams - "(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin
[edit] Wildcards (September 3 2006)
- Brendon Boney - "Lonely No More" by Rob Thomas and "This Love" by Maroon 5
- Chris Graffiti - "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder
- Klancie Keough - "Redneck Woman" by Gretchen Wilson
- Chris Murphy - "Holy Grail" by Hunters & Collectors
- Ricky Muscat - "Caught Up" by Usher
- Guy "Mutto" Mutton - "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" by Eskimo Joe
- Amanda Streete - "On My Mind" by Powderfinger
- Nathaniel Willemse - "My Girl" by The Four Tops
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
| Australian Idol |
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| Hosts and Judges |
| Andrew G | James Mathison Mark Holden | Marcia Hines | Ian "Dicko" Dickson | Kyle Sandilands |
| Winners |
| Guy Sebastian | Casey Donovan | Kate DeAraugo | Damien Leith |
| Runners-Up |
| Shannon Noll | Anthony Callea | Emily Williams | Jessica Mauboy |
| Seasons |
| Idol 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Other |
| List of semi finalists | Young Divas | Australian Made: The Hits | List of commercial releases |
