#Goodspeed opera house auditions 2016 series
#Goodspeed opera house auditions 2016 tv

Guy Sebastian was the winner of the first series of Australian Idol. 'Heading In The Right Direction' ( Renee Geyer) ' I Wanna Dance With Somebody' ( Whitney Houston)

' That's the Way Love Goes' ( Janet Jackson) ' You Don't Treat Me No Good' ( Sonia Dada) ' (Everything I Do) I Do It for You' ( Bryan Adams) ' Killing Me Softly with His Song' ( The Fugees) ' Lady Marmalade' ( Pink, Christina Aguilera, Mýa & Lil' Kim) ' Don't Leave Me This Way' ( Thelma Houston) ' Help Is on Its Way' ( Little River Band) Rebecca Tapia – ' Let's Get Loud' ( Jennifer Lopez)Īdvancing to the Top 12: Rebekah LaVauney, Levi Kereama and Cosima De Vito Weekly Song Themes Date.Levi Kereama – ' Maria Maria' ( Santana).Cosima De Vito – ' Predictable' ( Delta Goodrem).Axle Whitehead – ' Yesterday' ( The Beatles).Courtney Act – ' You Shook Me All Night Long' ( AC/DC).Rebekah LaVauney – ' Exhale (Shoop Shoop)' ( Whitney Houston).Liban Aden – ' Where I Wanna Be' ( Donell Jones).Yolande Jackson – ' Stuck' ( Stacie Orrico).Stu Campbell – 'Whisper Your Name' ( Harry Connick, Jr.).Eli Diache – ' Permission to Shine' ( Bachelor Girl).Instead of having one contestant chosen by the judges and the other chosen by Australia, three contestants were chosen, two by Australia and one by the judges. In the wildcard show, a contestant named Daniel Wakefield was originally meant to be in the top 12, but due to his contract, he wasn't able to be in the top 12. He later performed in the Grand Final as one of the performances outside the Sydney Opera House. In the third semi final, just before the live verdict, one of the contestants, Anthony Sumbati, was disqualified for taking part in a radio interview without the consent of the producers. Other Idol contestants from Season 1 to release music were Rebekah LaVauney, Peter Ryan and Courtney Act. After Idol, it was these five, the Final 5, who were the most successful out of the Top 12. He beat Shannon Noll who finished in 2nd place, Cosima De Vito who came in 3rd place, Paulini Curuenavuli who came in 4th place & Rob Mills who finished in 5th place. The controversial winner of the competition was Guy Sebastian. The Grand Final at the Sydney Opera House attracted more than 3 million viewers.

#Goodspeed opera house auditions 2016 tv

Towards the end of its run, Australian Idol became the most popular TV show in the country with more ratings than major events such as the AFL Grand Final. The audition process went through several major cities in Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin. When the show aired for the first time in August 2003 it was very successful, attracting a diverse ranges of viewers, from people wanting the crazy auditions to people who wanted to hear great voices. When Network Ten paid $15 million for the first season of Australian Idol they anticipated it to be a critical and financial success, like it had been in other countries such as the UK and the USA.