Australian Idol (season 6)
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| Australian Idol 2008 | |
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 Australian Idol logo |
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| Format | Interactive reality game show |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Presented by | James Mathison |
| Judges | Kyle Sandilands Ian Dickson Marcia Hines |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Suzanne Mitchell Greg Beness |
| Location(s) | Fox Studios, Sydney Sydney Opera House (Finale) |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Network Ten |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The sixth season of Australian Idol will premiere in August 2008, on Network Ten and the Today Network.
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[edit] Changes to Format
Kyle Sandilands, Ian Dickson, and Marcia Hines return as judges, however long term judge Mark Holden is leaving to pursue other interests[1]. Andrew G is also departing as a host, with Channel 10 yet to announce the replacement[2]. Ocassional guest actress Meryl Cassie[3], and Disney Channel model Jeremy Shum[4] made a celebrity appearance on the Idol competition.
[edit] Ratings
The future ratings of the Show was initially unclear with the resignation of judge Mark Holden[1], and a similar decrease in ratings to Big Brother Australia.
[edit] Website
The Australian Idol website was launched, allowing user registration in order to enter exclusive competitions, participate in forums, chat live with Idols (from September 11), set reminders, and ticket requests to be in the Idol studio audience (from August 26). The pass is a universal Channel 10 pass which allows access to other content such as Big Brother.
[edit] Broadcast schedule
Beginning early April, Channel 10 advertised the upcoming Australian Idol on FaceBook[5]. A teaser clip of the upcoming season was also occasionally featured on Channel 10.
[edit] Early process
[edit] Regional auditions phase
[edit] Locations
The Auditions were held in the following cities:
- Newcastle, New South Wales: Broadmeadow Racecourse - April 6
- Darwin, Northern Territory: Crowne Plaza - April 13
- Cairns, Northern Territory: Shangri-La Hotel - April 15
- Albury, New South Wales: The Albury Convention Centre - April 20
- Hobart, Tasmania: Hobart Function & Conference Centre - April 23
- Brisbane, Queensland: Suncorp Piazza - April 24 and April 25
- Albany, Western Australia: Albany Town Hall - May 1
- Perth, Western Australia: Ascot Racecourse - May 4
- Melbourne, Victoria: Melbourne Park Function Centre - May 10 and May 11
- Adelaide, South Australia: Adelaide Entertainment Centre - May 18
- Sydney, New South Wales: Australian Technology Park - June 1 and June 2
Auditioning contestants were required to be between the ages 16 and 28 on July 1, 2008 (born between July 2, 1980 and July 2, 1992).
Registrations were also conducted online[6], although not mandatory, allowed users to enter a draw of $2,000.
[edit] Structure of auditions
Auditions for the show were held in the eleven cities shown above. Past process is expected to be followed: long lines, then were herded before two young assistant producers and given roughly 15 seconds to perform one song. At that point the large majority of them were summarily rejected.
Survivors of the first phase were typically seen then by Idol's executive producers, and only if surviving that cut (because they were especially good and fit what Idol was looking for, or especially bad in some novel way) were seen by Sandilands, Hines, and Dickson. The contestants then had one chance to impress the judges by singing a song of their choice a cappella. Then the judges each gave the contestant either a "Yes" or a "No" to continue to the next round. If the contestant received a majority of yeses, the contestant received a "golden ticket" and qualified for the "Top 100". If rejected, the contestant returned home.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Holden leaves Idol. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ Andrew G's Idol honeymoon. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23784800-5012980,00.html
- ^ Greg Beness Tells Disney30 Host: Get Singing Lessons. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Australian Idol | Facebook
- ^ Welcome to Australianidol.com.au! - Australian IDOL
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| Preceded by Season 5 (2007) |
Australian Idol Season 6 (2008) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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