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Canadian Idol
Season 3
Hosted by	Ben Mulroney
Judges	Farley Flex Jake Gold Sass Jordan Zack Werner
Winner	Melissa O'Neil
Runner-up	Rex Goudie
Release
Original network	CTV
Original release	May 30 (2005-05-30) – September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14)
Season chronology
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Melissa O'Neil won the title of the first female Canadian Idol and the youngest Idol in Canada in 2005, beating runner-up Rex Goudie.

Semi-finals

Semifinal Group 1 (14 June 2005)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Matt Humphreys	" Chariot" ( Gavin DeGraw)	Eliminated
2	Jenn Beaupré	" Cheek to Cheek" ( Frank Sinatra)	Eliminated
3	Melody Bonicel	"All in Love Is Fair" ( Stevie Wonder)	Eliminated
4	Daryl Brunt	" When You Believe" ( Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston)	Advanced
5	Dianelys Hernandez	" Summertime" ( Abbie Mitchell)	Eliminated
6	Stephane Aubin	" Georgia on My Mind" ( Ray Charles)	Eliminated
7	Ashley Leitão	" Colors of the Wind" ( Vanessa Williams)	Advanced
8	Cher Maendel	" Bohemian Rhapsody" ( Queen)	Eliminated

Notes

• Daryl Brunt and Ashley Leitão advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
• Dianelys Hernandez and Stephane Aubin returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Semifinal Group 2 (21 June 2005)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Dave Moffatt	" Overjoyed" ( Stevie Wonder)	Eliminated
2	Alinka Chambers	" Black Velvet" ( Alannah Myles)	Eliminated
3	David Mongar	" Only the Good Die Young" ( Billy Joel)	Eliminated
4	Casey LeBlanc	" Bring It On Home to Me" ( Sam Cooke)	Advanced
5	Josh Palmer	"Love Having You Around" ( Stevie Wonder)	Eliminated
6	Julie Tellier	"Dirty Man" ( Joss Stone)	Eliminated
7	Vince Benenati	" What a Wonderful World" ( Louis Armstrong)	Eliminated
8	Emily Vinette	" Don't Cry Out Loud" ( Melissa Manchester)	Advanced

Notes

• Casey LeBlanc and Emily Vinette advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
• Josh Palmer and Vince Benenati returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Semifinal Group 3 (28 June 2005)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Barbra Preisman	" I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" ( Billie Holiday)	Eliminated
2	Giselle Correia	" Brass in Pocket" ( The Pretenders)	Eliminated
3	Diego Alvarez	" One More Try" ( George Michael)	Eliminated
4	Devika Mathur	" Hero" ( Mariah Carey)	Eliminated
5	Rex Goudie	"After the Rain" ( Blue Rodeo)	Advanced
6	Michelle Madeira	" One Moment in Time" ( Whitney Houston)	Eliminated
7	Barrett Peitsch	" Walking in Memphis" ( Marc Cohn)	Eliminated
8	Amber Fleury	" I Can't Make You Love Me" ( Bonnie Raitt)	Advanced

Notes

• Amber Fleury and Rex Goudie advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
• Devika Mathur and Barrett Peitsch returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Semifinal Group 4 (5 July 2005)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Genevieve Nadeau	" Some Kind of Wonderful" ( Joss Stone)	Eliminated
2	Luke O'Reilly	" Bless the Broken Road" ( Rascal Flatts)	Eliminated
3	Keely Hutton	" Don't Cry Out Loud" ( Melissa Manchester)	Eliminated
4	Aaron Walpole	" Try" ( Blue Rodeo)	Eliminated
5	Danian Vickers	" Get Here" ( Oleta Adams)	Eliminated
6	Suzi Rawn	" Fortunate Son" ( Creedence Clearwater Revival)	Advanced
7	Matt Kennedy	" I'll Be" ( Edwin McCain)	Eliminated
8	Melissa O'Neil	" Concrete Angel" ( Martina McBride)	Advanced

Notes

• Melissa O'Neil and Suzi Rawn advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
• Luke O'Reilly and Aaron Walpole returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.

Wildcard (12 July 2005)

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Stephane Aubin	" Ain't No Sunshine" ( Bill Withers)	Eliminated
2	Barrett Peitsch	" At This Moment" ( Billy Vera)	Eliminated
3	Devika Mathur	" Un-Break My Heart" ( Toni Braxton)	Eliminated
4	Vince Benenati	" I Could Not Ask for More" ( Edwin McCain)	Eliminated
5	Aaron Walpole	" Drift Away" ( Dobie Gray)	Advanced
6	Dianelys Hernandez	" Unchain My Heart" ( Joe Cocker)	Eliminated
7	Luke O'Reilly	" Amazed" ( Lonestar)	Eliminated
8	Josh Palmer	" Fooled Around and Fell in Love" ( Elvin Bishop)	Advanced

Notes

• Aaron Walpole and Josh Palmer received the most votes, and completed the top 10.

Finals

Top 10 (19 July 2005)

Theme: Canadian Hits

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Aaron Walpole	" You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" ( Bachman-Turner Overdrive)	Safe
2	Emily Vinette	" Crying" ( Roy Orbison)	Eliminated
3	Daryl Brunt	"With These Eyes" ( Roch Voisine)	Bottom two
4	Suzi Rawn	"Everytime I See Your Picture" ( Luba)	Safe
5	Melissa O'Neil	"Believe in You" ( Amanda Marshall)	Bottom three
6	Ashley Leitão	"Let It Rain" (Amanda Marshall)	Safe
7	Rex Goudie	" Born to Be Wild" ( Steppenwolf)	Safe
8	Amber Fleury	" Possession" ( Sarah McLachlan)	Safe
9	Josh Palmer	" Hallelujah" ( Leonard Cohen)	Safe
10	Casey LeBlanc	" From This Moment On" ( Shania Twain)	Safe

Top 9 (26 July 2005)

Theme: Stevie Wonder

Order	Artist	Song	Result
1	Casey LeBlanc	" Heaven Help Us All"	Safe
2	Josh Palmer	" That Girl"	Bottom three
3	Amber Fleury	" Lately"	Safe
4	Daryl Brunt	" Superstition"	Safe
5	Ashley Leitão	" Sir Duke"	Eliminated
6	Rex Goudie	" Pastime Paradise"	Safe
7	Melissa O'Neil	" Living for the City"	Bottom two
8	Aaron Walpole	" You Haven't Done Nothin'"	Safe
9	Suzi Rawn	" Higher Ground"	Safe

Top 8 (2 August 2005)

Theme: The 80s

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Amber Fleury	" Just Like Jesse James" ( Cher)	Eliminated
2	Rex Goudie	" Every Breath You Take" ( The Police)	Safe
3	Casey LeBlanc	" Like a Prayer" ( Madonna)	Safe
4	Daryl Brunt	" Tainted Love" ( Soft Cell)	Safe
5	Suzi Rawn	" Heartbreaker" ( Pat Benatar)	Bottom two
6	Aaron Walpole	" Working for the Weekend" ( Loverboy)	Safe
7	Josh Palmer	" In the Air Tonight" ( Phil Collins)	Bottom three
8	Melissa O'Neil	" Holding Out for a Hero" ( Bonnie Tyler)	Safe

Top 7 (9 August 2005)

Theme: Standards

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Suzi Rawn	" Minnie the Moocher" ( Cab Calloway)	Safe
2	Aaron Walpole	" I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" ( Dean Martin)	Bottom two
3	Melissa O'Neil	" It's De-Lovely" ( Ella Fitzgerald)	Safe
4	Josh Palmer	" When I Fall in Love" ( Nat King Cole)	Safe
5	Rex Goudie	" Feeling Good" ( Nina Simone)	Safe
6	Casey LeBlanc	" I Could Write a Book" ( Dinah Washington)	Bottom three
7	Daryl Brunt	" What a Wonderful World" ( Louis Armstrong)	Eliminated

Top 6 (16 August 2005)

Theme: Classic Rock

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Melissa O'Neil	" Alone" ( Heart)	Safe
2	Rex Goudie	" Turn the Page" ( Bob Seger)	Bottom three
3	Casey LeBlanc	" I'll Stand by You" ( The Pretenders)	Safe
4	Aaron Walpole	" Hot Blooded" ( Foreigner)	Safe
5	Suzi Rawn	" Piece of My Heart" ( Janis Joplin)	Bottom two
6	Josh Palmer	" Layla" ( Derek and the Dominos)	Eliminated

Top 5 (23 August 2005)

Theme: Burton Cummings & The Guess Who

Order	Artist	Song (original artists)	Result
1	Rex Goudie	" No Sugar Tonight" ( The Guess Who)	Safe
2	Casey LeBlanc	"Timeless Love" ( Burton Cummings)	Eliminated
3	Suzi Rawn	" American Woman" (The Guess Who)	Bottom two
4	Melissa O'Neil	"My Own Way to Rock" (Burton Cummings)	Safe
5	Aaron Walpole	" These Eyes" (The Guess Who)	Safe

Top 4 (30 August 2005)

Theme: Elvis Presley

Order	Artist	First song	Second song	Result
1	Aaron Walpole	" (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"	" Love Me Tender"	Safe
2	Suzi Rawn	" Heartbreak Hotel"	" Can't Help Falling in Love"	Eliminated
3	Melissa O'Neil	" A Little Less Conversation"	" You'll Never Walk Alone"	Safe
4	Rex Goudie	" Blue Suede Shoes"	" If I Can Dream"	Safe

Top 3 (6 September 2005)

Theme: The Barenaked Ladies

Order	Artist	First song	Second song	Result
1	Rex Goudie	" Brian Wilson"	" Call and Answer"	Safe
2	Aaron Walpole	"Break Your Heart"	" Enid"	Eliminated
3	Melissa O'Neil	" The Old Apartment"	"When I Fall"	Safe

Top 2 (13 September 2005)

Order	Artist	First song	Second song	Third song	Result
1	Melissa O'Neil	" Angel of the Morning"	" A Broken Wing"	" Alive"	Winner
2	Rex Goudie	" Alive"	"Bulletproof"	" Superman (It's Not Easy)"	Runner-up

Elimination Chart

Week:		Top 10	Top 9	Top 8	Top 7	Top 6	Top 5	Top 4	Top 3	Top 2
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Melissa O'Neil	Bottom 3	Bottom 2							Won
2	Rex Goudie					Bottom 3				Elim
3	Aaron Walpole				Bottom 2				Elim
4	Suzi Rawn			Bottom 2		Bottom 2	Bottom 2	Elim
5	Casey LeBlanc				Bottom 3		Elim
6	Josh Palmer		Bottom 3	Bottom 3		Elim
7	Daryl Brunt	Bottom 2			Elim
8	Amber Fleury			Elim
9	Ashley Leitao		Elim
10	Emily Vinette	Elim

Reception

The season's three-night premiere received 2.3 million, 2.1 million, and 1.8 million viewers, up roughly 25% from season two. ^[1] The finale drew 2.7 million viewers. ^[2]

Releases

Since the Third Season of Canadian Idol, Melissa O'Neil, Rex Goudie, Aaron Walpole and Suzi Rawn have released solo albums.^{[ citation needed]}

Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao and Amber Fleury formed a trio called Braided and released their debut album Casey, Ashley, & Amber in 2006. They are the second music group to come from an Idol show worldwide.^{[ citation needed]}

References