Canadian Idol (season 3)

Melissa O'Neil won the title of the first female Canadian Idol and the youngest Idol ever in Canada in 2005, beating runner-up Rex Goudie.

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 – September 14, 2005
Season chronology

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" (k.d. lang)	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

Releases

Since the Third Season of Canadian Idol, Melissa O'Neil, Rex Goudie, Aaron Walpole and Suzi Rawn have released solo albums. Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao and Amber Fleury formed a trio called "Braided". Braided released their debut album "Casey, Ashley, & Amber" in 2006. They are the second music group to come from an Idol show in the world.