Canadian Idol (Season 4)
| Broadcast from | May 29 – September 17, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Farley Flex Jake Gold Sass Jordan Zack Werner |
| Host(s) | Ben Mulroney |
| Broadcaster | CTV |
| Eva Avila | |
| Origin | Hull, Quebec, Canada |
| Song | "Meant to Fly" |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B |
| Craig Sharpe | |
The fourth season of Canadian Idol began in February 2006 ran until September 2006. Zack Werner, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan, and Farley Flex returned to judge, and Ben Mulroney returned to host, with Elena Juatco as the new roving reporter. The season premiered on May 29, five days after the finale of American Idol Season 5. The Canadian Idol title was awarded to competitor Eva Avila on September 17, 2006.
On Saturday, September 16, 2006, a day prior to the public announcement of the Idol results, Sony BMG Music Entertainment began offering Avila's version of the first single, Meant to Fly, for sale on the website [1]. Although the page was subsequently blanked, the artwork for the single could be located within the image files of the webpage.[2] This occurrence led to the creation of many rumours regarding the winner of the competition.
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Auditions were held in eleven cities in the Winter and early Spring of 2006 in the following order:
For the fourth season, the format of the preliminary rounds was changed, based on American Idol's Top 24. The wildcard round was abolished; instead, the Top 22 was divided into a group of 11 men and another group of 11 women. Two competitors were eliminated from each group for three weeks, resulting in a 5 male and 5 female Top 10 for the finals.
The Toronto elimination rounds were aired in a two-hour broadcast on June 20. One original member of the Top 22, Philip King, dropped out for unspecified personal reasons and was replaced by Chris Labelle.
Those who were eliminated before the finals are listed below.
After the Semi-Finals, the final 10 competitors are faced with a new theme challenge every week. Based on public voting, one finalist is eliminated each week. The season finale of Canadian Idol took place on September 17, 2006. It was moved from its usual Tuesday result show to Sunday to help CTV premiere their new fall TV shows like The Amazing Race. Eva Avila from Gatineau, Quebec is 2006 Canadian Idol.
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