Australian Idol (season 6)
| Broadcast from | 24 August – 23 November 2008 |
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| Judges |
Ian Dickson Marcia Hines Kyle Sandilands |
| Host(s) |
Andrew G James Mathison Ricki-Lee Coulter |
| Broadcaster | Network Ten |
| Finals venue |
Fox Studios, Sydney Sydney Opera House (Grand Final) |
| Wes Carr | |
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| Origin | Adelaide, Australia |
| Song | "You" |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Blue-eyed soul |
| Luke Dickens | |
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Finalists (in alphabetical order and elimination date) |
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| Wes Carr | Winner |
| Luke Dickens | 23 November |
| Mark Spano | 17 November |
| Teale Jakubenko | 10 November |
| Chrislyn Hamilton | 3 November |
| Roshani Priddis | 27 October |
| Sophie Paterson | 20 October |
| Thanh Bui | 13 October |
| Madam Parker | 6 October |
| Tom Williams | 29 September |
| Brooke Addamo | 22 September |
| Jonny Taylor | 15 September |
The sixth season of Australian Idol premiered on Sunday, 24 August 2008, on Network Ten. The season finale aired live on Sunday, 23 November 2008. The winner was Wes Carr with Luke Dickens as runner-up.
Kyle Sandilands, Ian Dickson, and Marcia Hines returned as judges, however long term judge Mark Holden left to pursue other interests.Andrew G was temporarily absent while he prepared for his wedding and Ricki-Lee Coulter is acting as a new back-stage host. The London auditions featured guest judges Tina Arena and Darren Hayes.
Also for the second time on an Idol contest, the format for eliminations in the Top 12 round will be different. In the new result nights, the bottom 3 of the week will be announced first and the voting line will be opened again for viewers to vote for their favourite in the bottom 3. Music Idol, the Bulgarian version of Idol, were the first to use this new format in their second season. New Zealand Idol season 3 used a similar format for the second week of the finals, but dropped it afterwards.
The Auditions were held in the following cities:
^ These auditions were not filmed, with successful contestants going to capital city of the respective state for their second tier audition. Auditioning contestants are required to be between the ages 16 and 30 on 1 July 2008 (born between 2 July 1978 and 2 July 1992).
Registrations were also conducted online, although not mandatory, allowed users to enter a draw of $2,000.
From 1 September to 4 September the Semi-final rounds aired on television, allowing viewers to vote. The Wildcard Performance Show was held on Sunday, 7 September, with results on 8 September.
List of the semi-finalists below.
* Grafanakis later auditioned for the second series of The X Factor (Australia), where she finished in 9th place.
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