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Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:41:09 PST en-us http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004674.shtml Canadian Idol -- Tams’ single, “Sing,” now playing on radio across the country and available for purchase on iTunes -- -- Canadian Idol Top 3 Tour with Theo Tams, Mitch MacDonald and Drew Wright kicks off Nov. 9 -- Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:17:31 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004674.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004673.shtml Canadian Idol - Top 3 Canadian Idol finalists Mitch McDonald, Theo Tams and Drew Wright will be joined by other Top 10 finalists in select cities across Canada in 26-date national concert tour - Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:48:31 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004673.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004665.shtml Canadian Idol The star-studded, live two-hour Canadian Idol finale stage is set. The final performance episode has aired, the votes have been cast, and either Theo Tams or Mitch MacDonald will assume the title of Canadian Idol. For every competitor, Canadian Idol opens doors to a career in doing what they love – working as a musician. Over the past six seasons, Canadian Idol has not only changed the lives of hundreds of singers across the country, but the Canadian music industry as well Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:16:44 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004665.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004643.shtml Canadian Idol -- It’s East vs. West as Mitch and Theo battle for Canadian Idol title -- -- Mariah Carey, John Legend, Hedley, Brian Melo and Jully Black to perform as Top 10 reunite in Season Finale, Wednesday, Sept. 10 – -- Grammy winner John Legend and JUNO nominees Hedley mentor Top 2 in final performance episode, Monday, Sept. 8 -- Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:31:04 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004643.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004625.shtml Canadian Idol With only two weeks to go before Canada crowns its next Canadian Idol, host Ben Mulroney revealed live on CTV tonight this season’s Top 3. The very popular Earl Stevenson, 23, a swamper for a backhoe operator from Lloydminster, AB, was eliminated after he received the fewest of nearly four million votes cast following his performance last night of the Anne Murray cover of “Killing Me Softly” and his personal pick, “The Joker” by The Steve Miller Band. Remaining in the competition are three men representing Western, Central and Atlantic Canada. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:03:25 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004625.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004604.shtml Canadian Idol CTV announced today that Mariah Carey will headline the star-studded, two-hour Canadian Idol season finale, airing live on Wednesday, September, 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV. The most successful female artist of all time will perform on the results episode, after the Canadian Idol Top 2 compete for the nation one last time in the final performance show airing Monday, September 8 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:10:17 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004604.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004599.shtml Canadian Idol Next week, the Final Four will be mentored by legendary songstress Anne Murray, who performs in Tuesday’s results episode. It was also announced tonight that American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will perform in next Tuesday’s show as well. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:27:17 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004599.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004563.shtml Canadian Idol Next week, the all-male Fab Five will perform music from the songbook of the greatest group of all time, The Beatles, as selected by Canadian Idol’s four-member judging panel, Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner. Due to a scheduling change, legendary songstress Anne Murray will now mentor and perform on Canadian Idol during Top 4 Week, August 25 and 26. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:20:18 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004563.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004551.shtml Canadian Idol Following the nationwide vote on Monday night, host Ben Mulroney announced live on CTV tonight that Mark Day from Portugal Cove-St. Philips, NL was the latest competitor to be eliminated from Canadian Idol. The 20-year-old Student and Respite Care Worker was eliminated after landing in the bottom three for a second consecutive week tonight. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:43:36 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004551.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004550.shtml Canadian Idol BIG shocker tonight! Theo Tams, most peoples' choice for the next Canadian Idol was in the bottom three! No one must EVER assume their favourite idol is safe. It only takes one week of that kind of thinking and your favourite is gone! Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:48:09 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004550.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004535.shtml Canadian Idol Toronto’s Sebastian Pigott is the latest competitor to be eliminated from Canadian Idol, it was revealed live on CTV tonight. The 25-year-old singer, actor and writer goes home after landing in the Bottom Three for the third week in a row. Seven singers remain to perform in next week’s “U.K. Hits” episode, featuring previously confirmed guest star Tom Jones. The superstar will mentor the Top 7 for the Performance Episode airing Monday, August 4 at 9 p.m. ET and then perform live on the Canadian Idol stage the following night, Tuesday, August 5 at 8 p.m. ET (visit idol.ctv.ca to Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:39:08 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004535.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004532.shtml Canadian Idol She has sold more than 50 million albums and is one of Canada’s most enduring national treasures – and she’s coming to Canadian Idol. CTV announced tonight that multiple Grammy and JUNO Award winning singer Anne Murray will become the latest powerhouse mentor to share her considerable expertise and work with the Canadian Idol finalists as they perform selections from her legendary songbook on Monday, August 18 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV. Murray will then perform on the Canadian Idol results episode on Tuesday, August 19 at 8 p.m. ET when the remaining Top 4 are revealed (visit idol.CTV.ca Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:13:12 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004532.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004530.shtml Canadian Idol I'm really happy to see the Torontonians finally stepping up to the plate and voting for one of their own. Going to Canadian Idol is like going to a "Mookie" party! Mookie really deserves to go far in this competition. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:12:10 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004530.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004510.shtml Canadian Idol As Canada said goodbye to the latest competitor to be eliminated, Quebec’s Katherine St- Laurent, Canadian Idol host Ben Mulroney revealed the first group of music stars who will be appearing and performing on the series throughout the rest of the season. The remaining Top 8 finalists will work with some of the world’s most accomplished artists, including Canadian icon Bryan Adams, rockers Simple Plan, the legendary Tom Jones and – in next week’s “Unplugged” episode - former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Additional guest stars will be announced as the season progresses. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:44:08 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004510.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004493.shtml Canadian Idol Ten Media Idol finalists – but only one winner. Some kept to the original track, while others changed things up with a remix, but each Media Idol finalist did it for charity. In the end, Ann MacGregor of Pictou County, Nova Scotia’s CKEC 94.1 East Coast FM captured the highest number of votes for her enthusiastic performance of “The Twinkle Remix: Part II,” her own creative rendition of the classic “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:01:27 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004493.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004486.shtml Canadian Idol Nine remain in the race for the Canadian Idol title as Hamilton’s Adam Castelli was revealed tonight as receiving the fewest number of votes this week. The Top 9 finalists now begin preparing for the next round of the competition when they pay homage to some of their favourite departed musicians during Rock and Roll Heaven week on Monday, July 21 at the new time of 9 p.m. ET on CTV (go to idol.CTV.ca to confirm local listings). Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:55:55 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004486.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004453.shtml Canadian Idol And then there were 10. Following performance episodes on Monday and Tuesday, the most uneven gender split of Canadian Idol Top 10 finalists yet was revealed tonight during the last semi-final results show of the season on CTV. Unfortunately, for the Canadian Idol Top 10 to be selected, six semi-finalists reached the end of their Idol journey: Marie-Pierre Bellerose, 25, Quebec City, QC; Katelyn Dawn, 19, Winnipeg, MB; Martin Kerr, 25, Edmonton, AB; Omar Lunan, 29, Scarborough, ON; Gary Morissette, 21, Fruitvale, BC and Oliver Pigott, 27, Toronto, ON all received the fewest votes and were eliminated from the competition. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:00:51 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004453.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004458.shtml Canadian Idol Eight down, six to go as viewers whittle the Top 24 to the elite group of Top 10 finalists. Four more competitors were eliminated from Canadian Idol last night, leaving 16 to carry on and compete next week. The following competitors have received the fewest votes following performances on Monday and Tuesday and will not be moving forward in the competition: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:35:38 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004458.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004457.shtml Canadian Idol The season’s first four competitors have been eliminated from Canadian Idol, leaving 20 to compete next week for a coveted spot in the Canadian Idol Top 10. The following competitors have received the fewest votes following performances on Monday and Tuesday and will not be moving forward in the competition: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:34:03 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004457.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004456.shtml Canadian Idol As the first group of 12 Canadian Idol semi-finalists prepares to perform live tonight, CTV announced today yet another fresh departure for the series. Following tonight’s performances and the performances from the second group of 12 on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on CTV, viewers will cast their votes to determine which of the Top 24 will move forward in the competition. Now, Canadian Idol presents a special new treat for viewers during the first results show of the season on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:30 pm ET (go to idol.CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Instead of the traditional Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:31:37 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004456.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004455.shtml Canadian Idol The Canadian Idol judges have done their part, now it’s Canada’s turn. CTV announced today details on how viewers can vote for their favourite Canadian Idol performers. As previously announced, this is the most important stage of the competition, as viewers not paying attention over the next few weeks of mixed group performances will not have a say on who will represent the country in the Canadian Idol Top 10. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:26:30 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004455.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004454.shtml Canadian Idol The talent was too good and the stakes too high. On tonight’s Canadian Idol broadcast on CTV, it was revealed that the standard group of 22 semifinalists would expand to 24 this season to accommodate the wealth of talent seen by the judges during this week’s Top 200 episodes. The names of the Top 24 revealed on tonight’s broadcast also indicated another change: the Top 24 semifinals and Top 10 finals will no longer be split along gender lines. Fifteen men and nine women begin competing for Canada’s votes with the first live Top 24 performance episode next Monday, June Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:04:15 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004454.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004406.shtml Canadian Idol Please check out the new photos of the gold ticket winners on our Canadian Idol Blog. So far, we have Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton.... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:40:01 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004406.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004258.shtml Canadian Idol The day after Canadian Idol’s 2008 cross-country audition tour wrapped up in Toronto, CTV announced that the search for Canada’s next Idol is heading into cyberspace, allowing singers in any part of the country with access to a computer to audition for this year’s competition. It’s only the second time in the history of the Idol franchise that competitors have had the opportunity to audition online, marking yet another North American first for Canadian Idol. By extending the breadth of the national search, producers are now offering every eligible Canadian the opportunity for exposure and a chance to start a Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:15:38 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004258.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004237.shtml Canadian Idol Hot on the heels of her win and stellar closing number at The 2008 JUNO Awards, CTV announced today that critically acclaimed recording artist Jully Black has joined the cast of Canadian Idol. Black will serve as mentor, confidant, critic, coach and voice of the people to competitors. At the same time, she will pull back the curtain and take Canadian Idol viewers behind the scenes on Canada’s most-watched summer series. Black joins host Ben Mulroney and judges Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner on the six-person cast. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:45:23 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004237.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004200.shtml Canadian Idol The Canadian Idol audition tour rolls into Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square for its biggest and final city on Saturday, April 12. CTV announced today that 2007 Canadian Idol winner Brian Melo will return to the site of where his Idol odyssey began exactly one year ago and join international recording artist Natasha Bedingfield in a free concert for Idol hopefuls to kick off the weekend of auditions Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:27:40 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004200.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004129.shtml Canadian Idol The Canadian Idol audition tour continues! With the first three audition stops complete and as Winnipeg prepares to receive the show at St. Vital Centre on February 23-24, CTV now announces the final venue details for the cross-the-country tour through mid-April. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:53:30 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004129.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004091.shtml Canadian Idol CTV announced today Tera Lee Flaman from Edmonton’s 96.3 Big Earl has been crowned the first Media Idol regional winner of the season. Lee beat out 10 other hopefuls who auditioned last Friday on the eve of Canadian Idol rolling into the West Edmonton Mall to kick off the national audition tour. More than 60,000 votes were cast at idol.CTV.ca to determine the first Media Idol winner. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:12:31 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004091.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004057.shtml Canadian Idol CTV has announced details of the sixth cross-country audition tour for Canada’s #1 Summer Series, beginning this month, as the 2008 Audition Tour gets set to kick off Saturday, January 26 at the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton. As announced last night on eTalk, the 10-city tour will cross the country, hitting malls in nine more cities through mid-April. In a Canadian Idolfirst, the hometown of reigning Idol Brian Melo – Hamilton, Ontario – has been added as a stop on the 2008 Audition Tour. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:32:28 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004057.shtml http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004049.shtml Canadian Idol CTV announced today that Canada’s favourite summertime obsession and #1 summer series will return for a sixth season in 2008. Canadian Idol is getting ready to hit the road beginning Saturday, January 26, 2008 on the first stop of the series’ sixth cross-country audition tour. The 2008 Canadian Idol Audition Tour will visit 10 cities in seven provinces from coast to coast, including a brand-new city never visited before. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:57:51 PST http://www.thatscountry.com/am2/publish/canidol/004049.shtml