Australian Idol (season 1)

Australian Idol (season 1)
Australian Idol
Season 1
Broadcast from 27 July 2003–19 November 2003
Judges Ian "Dicko" Dickson
Marcia Hines
Mark Holden
Host(s) Andrew G
James Mathison
Broadcaster Network Ten
Finals venue Sydney Opera House
Winner:
Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian performing at a function in 2009.jpg
Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Song "Angels Brought Me Here"
Runner-up
Shannon Noll
Chronology
  2003 ►
Australian Idol (season 1)
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Finalists
(with dates of elimination)
Australia Guy Sebastian Winner
Australia Shannon Noll 19 November
Australia Cosima De Vito 3 November
Australia Paulini Curuenavuli 27 October
Australia Rob Mills 20 October
Australia Levi Kereama 13 October
New Zealand Rebekah LaVauney 6 October
Australia Kelly Cavuoto 6 October
Australia Lauren Buckley 29 September
Australia Cle Wootton 29 September
Australia Peter Ryan 22 September
Australia Matthew Chadwick 22 September

The first season of Australian Idol was produced by Fremantle Media subsidiary Grundy Television in association with UK company 19TV, and was broadcast on Network Ten for 19 weeks in the latter half of 2003. The judges were Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Ian "Dicko" Dickson.

Contents

Overview

When Network Ten paid $15 million for the first season of Australian Idol[citation needed] they anticipated it to be a critical and financial success, like it had been in other countries such as the UK and the USA. When the show aired for the first time in August 2003 it was very successful, attracting a diverse ranges of viewers, from people wanting the crazy auditions to people who wanted to hear great voices[citation needed]. The audition process went through several major cities in Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin. Towards the end of its run, Australian Idol became the most popular TV show in the country with more ratings than major events such as the AFL Grand Final[citation needed]. The Grand Final at the Sydney Opera House attracted more than 3 million viewers[citation needed]. It was listed as the ninth highest rating TV show in Australia in the past century in 2007[by whom?].

The eventual winner of the competition was Guy Sebastian. He beat Shannon Noll who finished in 2nd place, Cosima De Vito who came in 3rd place, Paulini Curuenavuli who came in 4th place & Rob Mills who finished in 5th place. After Idol, it was these five, the Final 5, who were the most successful out of the Top 12.

Other Idol contestants from Season 1 to release music were Levi Kereama (deceased 4 October 2008), Rebekah LaVauney, Peter Ryan and Courtney Act. All of these independent acts achieved very little success at all[citation needed].

In the third semi final, just before the live verdict, one of the contestants, Anthony Sumbati, was disqualified for taking part in a radio interview without the consent of the producers. He later performed in the Grand Final as one of the performances outside the Sydney Opera House.

In the wildcard show, a contestant named Daniel Wakefield was originally meant to be in the top 12, but due to his contract, he wasn't able to be in the top 12. Instead of having one contestant chosen by the judges and the other chosen by Australia, three contestants were chosen, two by Australia and one by the judges.

Semi-Finals

Group 1

Advancing to the Top 12: Daniel Wakefield and Peter Ryan
Wildcard Contenders: Eli Diache

Group 2

Advancing to the Top 12: Matthew Chadwick and Kelly Cavuoto
Wildcard Contenders: Cosima DeVito, Rebecca Tapia and Axle Whitehead

Group 3

Advancing to the Top 12: Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll
Wildcard Contenders: Rebekah LaVauney and Yolande Jackson

Group 4

Advancing to the Top 12: Cle Wootton and Lauren Buckley
Wildcard Contenders: Levi Kereama

Group 5

Advancing to the Top 12: Paulini Curuenavuli and Rob Mills
Wildcard Contenders: Stu Campbell and Courtney Act

Wildcards

Advancing to the Top 12: Rebekah LaVauney, Levi Kereama and Cosima DeVito

Weekly Song Themes

Date Week Theme
22 September Top 12 The '70's
29 September Top 10 Australian #1's
6 October Top 8 Australian Made
13 October Top 6 The '80's
20 October Top 5 RnB-Soul
27 October Top 4 Big Band
3 November Top 3 The '60's

Top 12 – The 70's

Order Contestant Song Result
1
Lauren Buckley
"Moondance" (Van Morrison)
Safe
2
Matthew Chadwick
"If" (Bread)
Eliminated
3
Cosima DeVito
"Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer)
Safe
4
Rebekah LaVauney
"Emotion" (Samantha Sang)
Safe
5
Shannon Noll
"Help Is on Its Way" (Little River Band)
Safe
6
Guy Sebastian
"The Love You Save" (Jackson Five)
Safe
7
Cle Wootton
"Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton)
Safe
8
Peter Ryan
"Your Song" (Elton John)
Eliminated
9
Rob Mills
"All Right Now" (Free)
Safe
10
Levi Kereama
"Superstition" (Stevie Wonder)
Safe
11
Paulini Curuenavuli
"Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston)
Safe
12
Kelly Cavuoto
"Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin)
Bottom 3

Top 10 – Australian #1's

Order Contestant Song Result
1
Lauren Buckley
"Lady Marmalade" (Pink, Christina Aguilera, Mya & Lil Kim)
Eliminated
2
Rebekah LaVauney
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" (The Fugees)
Safe
3
Guy Sebastian
"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)
Safe
4
Rob Mills
"You Don't Treat Me No Good No More" (Sonia Dada)
Safe
5
Paulini Curuenavuli
"Eternal Flame" (The Bangles)
Safe
6
Kelly Cavuoto
"Tomorrow" (Silverchair)
Bottom 3
7
Levi Kereama
"Rock Your Body" (Justin Timberlake)
Safe
8
Cle Wootton
"That's the Way Love Goes" (Janet Jackson)
Eliminated
9
Shannon Noll
"What About Me" (Moving Pictures)
Safe
10
Cosima DeVito
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston)
Safe

Top 8 – Australian Made

Order Contestant Song Result
1
Rebekah LaVauney
"Heading In The Right Direction" (Renee Geyer)
Eliminated
2
Rob Mills
"Take Me Back" (Noiseworks)
Safe
3
Kelly Cavuoto
"Mascara" (Killing Heidi)
Eliminated
4
Shannon Noll
"Already Gone" (Powderfinger)
Safe
5
Cosima DeVito
"When the War Is Over" (Cold Chisel)
Safe
6
Levi Kereama
"To the Moon and Back" (Savage Garden)
Bottom 3
7
Paulini Curuenavuli
"Chains" (Tina Arena)
Safe
8
Guy Sebastian
"You're the Voice" (John Farnham)
Safe

The Top 12 Finalists

Guy Sebastian

Main article: Guy Sebastian

Guy Sebastian was the winner of the first series of Australian Idol.

Sebastian's performances on Australian Idol:

Audition: "Ribbon in the Sky" (Stevie Wonder)
Theatre Week (Round 1): "Back at One" (Brian McKnight)
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland)
Top 40: "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)
Top 12: "The Love You Save" (Jackson Five)
Top 10: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)
Top 8: "You're the Voice" (John Farnham)
Top 6: "When Doves Cry" (Prince)
Up, Close & Personal: "When I Get You Alone" (Robin Thicke)
Top 5: "Hidden Agenda" (Craig David), "Hello" (Lionel Richie)
Top 4: "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields), Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield)
Top 3: "Can't Take My Eyes off You" (Frankie Valli), "Climb Every Mountain" (Julie Andrews, from "The Sound of Music") TOUCHDOWN
Top 2: "I'll Be There" (The Jackson 5), "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé Knowles), "Angels Brought Me Here" (winner's single)

Sebastian's first album debuted at #1, gained accredited 6x platinum and sold over 480,000 copies.[1] He has since released three other top 4 platinum/multi-platinum albums, and nine top 15 singles including four #1's.[2][3]

Shannon Noll

Main article: Shannon Noll

Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975), was runner-up to winner Guy Sebastian.

Audition: "Hold Me in Your Arms" (Southern Sons)
Theatre Week (Round 1): "Hold Me in Your Arms" (Southern Sons)
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Burn for You" (John Farnham)
Top 40: "Better Man" (Robbie Williams)
Top 12: "Help Is on Its Way" (Little River Band)
Top 10: "What About Me" (Moving Pictures)
Top 8: "Already Gone" (Powderfinger)
Top 6: "Livin' on a Prayer" (Bon Jovi) Bottom 3
Up, Close & Personal: "With or Without You" (U2)
Top 5: "Higher and Higher" (Jackie Wilson), "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)
Top 4: "I've Got You Under My Skin", "New York, New York (Frank Sinatra)
Top 3: "One" (Harry Nilsson), "Hey Jude" (The Beatles)
Top 2: "Please Forgive Me" (Bryan Adams), "Working Class Man" (Jimmy Barnes), "Angels Brought Me Here" (winner's single)

Cosima De Vito

Main article: Cosima De Vito

Cosima De Vito (born 1 November 1976), came third in Australian Idol after withdrawing because of a sudden diagnosis of throat nodules.

Audition: "I Surrender" (Celine Dion)
Theatre Week (Round 1):
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Call the Man" (Celine Dion)
Top 40: "My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion)
Wildcard Show: "Predictable" (Delta Goodrem)
Top 12: "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer)
Top 10: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" (Whitney Houston)
Top 8: "When the War Is Over" (Cold Chisel) ~ TOUCHDOWN!
Top 6: "What's Love Got To Do With It" (Tina Turner)
Up, Close & Personal: "Hero" (Mariah Carey)
Top 5: "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly), "Respect" (Aretha Franklin) ~ TOUCHDOWN! Bottom 2
Top 4: "L-O-V-E" (Nat King Cole), "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin)
Top 3: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Dusty Springfield), "River Deep - Mountain High" (Tina Turner) Withdrawn

After recovering Cosima signed with an independent label and became the first independent artist to debut at #1 on the charts. Her debut single was the cover of Cold Chisel's "When the War Is Over". Cosima later released several singles and a gold selling self titled album.

Paulini Curuenavuli

Main article: Paulini Curuenavuli

Paulini Curuenavuli (born 15 October 1982), was eliminated on 27 October 2003, placed fourth.

Audition: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)
Theatre Week (Round 1):
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Go to Hell" (Nina Simone)
Top 40: "Somewhere" (Barbra Streisand)
Top 12: "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston)
Top 10: "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles)
Top 8: "Chains" (Tina Arena)
Top 6: "Freeway of Love" (Aretha Franklin) ~ TOUCHDOWN! Bottom 2
Up, Close & Personal: "Fields of Gold" (Sting)
Top 5: "Un-Break My Heart" (Toni Braxton) & "Survivor" (Destiny's Child)
Top 4: "At Last" (Etta James) & "Almost Like Being in Love" (Natalie Cole) Eliminated

Paulini performed "Freeway of Love", "The Voice Within", "Crazy In Love" and "Chains" during the Australian Idol national tour in 2003.

After the competition Paulini signed with Sony BMG and in June 2004 Paulini released a #1 single known as "Angel Eyes" and a #1 album entitled "One Determined Heart". Paulini has released several other albums and singles that have had moderate success in the charts, especially in the Urban and Dance Charts. In 2006 Paulini joined an all girl pop group called the "Young Divas" with other former Idol contestants which included Kate DeAraugo, Emily Williams, Ricki-Lee Coulter and later Jessica Mauboy. They have achieved huge success with platinum selling singles and a platinum selling album.

Rob Mills

Main article: Rob Mills

Rob Mills aka Millsy (born 21 June 1982), was eliminated on 20 October 2003, placed fifth.

Audition: "Swear It Again" (Westlife)
Theatre Week (Round 1): "Swear It Again" (Westlife)
Theatre Week (Round 3):
Top 40: "Angels" (Robbie Williams)
Top 12: "All Right Now" (Free)
Top 10: "You Don't Treat Me No Good No More" (Sonia Dada)
Top 8: "Take Me Back" (Noiseworks)
Top 6: "If I Could" (1927)
Up, Close and Personal: "When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating)
Top 5: "Too Close" (Next) and "If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time" (R. Kelly) Eliminated

Levi Kereama

Levi Kereama was eliminated on 13 October 2003, placed sixth.

Audition:
Theatre Week (Round 1):
Theatre Week (Round 3):
Top 40: "Nice and Slow" (Usher)
Wildcard Show: "Maria Maria" (Santana)
Top 12: "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder)
Top 10: "Rock Your Body" (Justin Timberlake)
Top 8: "To the Moon and Back" (Savage Garden) Bottom 3
Top 6: "Every Little Step" (Bobby Brown) Eliminated

A record contract followed, and he released the Top 40 singles "In My Room" and "Handcuffs Off" from the album "Destiny". Kereama was also part of the band Lethbridge, later named The Bridge.

On 4 October 2008, Kereama was found dead after falling from a Brisbane hotel building, where he had been staying after attending the Parklife Festival that day. The death is suspected to have been suicide, although some media has reported this may not be the case based on posts on his band's Myspace page and statements made by his family. Police have said the death was "non-suspicious", but declined to comment further.[4][5]

Rebekah LaVauney

Rebekah LaVauney (born 7 October 1977), was eliminated on 6 October 2003, placed seventh.

Audition:
Theatre Week (Round 1): "Joyful, Joyful" (Lauryn Hill)
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Love Takes Time" (Mariah Carey)
Top 40: "Ex-Factor" (Lauryn Hill)
Wildcard Show: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (Whitney Houston)
Top 12: "Emotion" (Samantha Sang)
Top 10: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (The Fugees)
Top 8: "Heading In The Right Direction" (Renee Geyer) Eliminated

She released a single cover of Renée Geyer's "Heading In The Right Direction" (which she had previously performed on the show) which was featured on her only commercial release, an EP titled 'Chapter 1' (2005). The EP also featured a collaboration with Joel Turner and the Modern-Day Poets, "Behind Bars", which was also included on their self-titled album.

Kelly Cavuoto

Kelly Cavuoto (born 3 June 1981), was eliminated on 6 October 2003, placed eighth. Prior to Australian Idol, she had many years singing experience with rock bands throughout South Australia, before auditioning in 2003. Dubbed "The Rock Chick" by judge Ian "Dicko" Dickson, she covered a selection of harder edged rock songs throughout the series, at odds with most other contestants who chose to cover pop songs.

Audition: "Just A Girl" (No Doubt)
Theatre Week (Round 1): "Chase The Dragon" (Machine Gun Fellatio)
Theatre Week (Round 3): "You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette)
Top 40: "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence)
Top 12: "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin) Bottom 3
Top 10: "Tomorrow" (Silverchair) Bottom 3
Top 8: "Mascara" (Killing Heidi) Eliminated

In January 2004, Cavuoto appeared as a co-host for Channel Ten's Video Hits music program.

Lauren Buckley

Lauren Buckley (born 29 March 1986), was eliminated on 29 September 2003, placed ninth. Also memorable was her elimination from the show, in which she broke down and cried while singing her farewell song. She completed the song with the assistance of her fellow Idol contestants.

Audition: "Cry Me A River" (Ella Fitzgerald)
Theatre Week (Round 1):
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Turn Me On" (Norah Jones)
Top 40: "Imagine" (John Lennon)
Top 12: "Moondance" (Van Morrison)
Top 10: "Lady Marmalade" (Pink, Christina Aguilera, Mya & Lil Kim). Originally (Labelle) Eliminated

Lauren Buckley is currently working on recording her debut album with expected release in 2008.

Cle Wootton

Cle Wootton (born Cleonie Morgan-Wootton on 15 November 1981), was eliminated on 29 September 2003, placed tenth. Of Greek and Jamaican descent, she was an early favourite with the judges, however failed to maintain an interest from fans. She has also appeared in the children's drama program Ship to Shore in 1993 playing the character Babe and appeared on the reality television program Popstars in 2002.

Audition: "Pussy Town" (Machine Gun Fellatio)
Theatre Week (Round 1):
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Ain't Nobody Better" (Inner City)
Top 40: "Come to Me" (Diesel)
Top 12: "Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton)
Top 10: "That's the Way Love Goes" (Janet Jackson) Eliminated

In 2004 she appeared in a musical production called "Gabba Gabba Hey" (a rock musical featuring the music of the Ramones.[6] In 2005, she appeared on an episode of the children's television series Streetsmartz.[7]

It was announced on 28 June 2010, that Cle would play the role of DJ Motormouth Maybelle in Melbourne's theatre musical version of Hairspray.[8]

Peter Ryan

Peter Ryan, from New South Wales, was eliminated on 22 September 2003, placed eleventh.

Audition: "Comic Conversation" (John Farnham)
Theatre Week (Round 1):
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Now and Forever" (Richard Marx)
Top 40: "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx)
Top 12: "Your Song" (Elton John) Eliminated

Matthew Chadwick

Matt Chadwick (born 19 July 1983), was eliminated on 22 September 2003, placed twelfth.

Audition: "I Want To Make Magic" (Fame)
Theatre Week (Round 1): "Tiny Dancer" (Elton John)
Theatre Week (Round 3): "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" (Savage Garden)
Top 40: "Truly" (Lionel Richie)
Top 12: "If" (Bread) Eliminated

He is now under the management of Richard Macionis, who also manages 2004 idol cast off Ricki-Lee Coulter and Idol's musical maestro, John Foreman. Matthew is now performing in Queensland's Draculas Cabaret Restaurant along with Macionis. Prior to Australian Idol he had played Fred as part of the Scooby Doo section of Warner Brothers Movie World in his home state, Qld.

Finals elimination chart

Date Bottom Three
22 September
Matthew Chadwick
Peter Ryan
Kelly Cavuoto
29 September
Cle Wootton
Lauren Buckley
Kelly Cavuoto
6 October
Kelly Cavuoto
Rebekah LaVauney
Levi Kereama
13 October
Levi Kereama
Paulini Curuenavuli
Shannon Noll
Bottom Two
20 October
Rob Mills
Cosima DeVito
27 October
Paulini Curuenavuli
Guy Sebastian
3 November
Cosima DeVito
19 November
Shannon Noll
Guy Sebastian

Elimination chart

Legend
Did Not Perform Top 40 Wild Card Top 12
Stage: Semi-Finals WC Finals
Week: 11/8 18/8 25/8 1/9 8/9 15/9 22/9 29/9 6/10 13/10 20/10 27/10 3/11 19/11
Place Contestant Result
1 Guy Sebastian Top 12 Btm 2 Winner
2 Shannon Noll Top 12 Btm 3 Runner-Up
3 Cosima DeVito Elim Top 12 Btm 2 WD
4 Paulini Curuenavuli Top 12 Btm 2 Elim
5 Rob Mills Top 12 Elim
6 Levi Kereama Elim Top 12 Btm 3 Elim
7 Rebekah LaVauney Elim Top 12 Elim
8 Kelly Cavuoto Top 12 Btm 3 Btm 3 Elim
9 Lauren Buckley Top 12 Elim
10 Cle Wootton Top 12 Elim
11 Peter Ryan Top 12 Elim
12 Matthew Chadwick Top 12 Elim
Wild
Card		 Courtney Act Elim Elim
Stu Campbell Elim
Eli Diache Elim
Yolande Jackson Elim
Rebecca Tapia Elim
Axle Whitehead Elim
Semi-
Final
5		 Anton Aktila Elim
Marcus Jones
Alex Longstaff
Ben Manusama
Semi-
Final
4		 Brandon Burns Elim
Michelle Cashman
Brielle Davis
Mary Lane
Costa Zacharia
Semi-
Final
3		 Jennifer Pearl Elim
Martine Robert
Ryan Sheppard
Anthony Sumbati DISQ
Semi-
Final
2		 Hailey Cramer Elim
Marc Stockley
Sidney Maynard
Semi-
Final
1		 Lorena Alegria Elim
Natalie Ferguson
Chelsea Gibson
Veronica Stewart
Shannon Thompson
Daniel Wakefield DISQ

Commercial Releases

Since winning Australian Idol Guy Sebastian has released six top 10 albums which have all reached either platinum or multi platinum accreditation. He has also released ten top 15 singles, seven of which reached the top 10 on the ARIA Charts including five #1's. He has the most #1 singles for an Australian male vocalist in Australian music history, and he is equal third overall with Olivia Newton-John for all Australian acts.[9][10] He has a total of 26 platinum and two gold accreditations, the highest accreditations for any Australian Idol contestant.[3][11] Sebastian's debut album Just As I Am debuted at #1 and reached 6x platinum, eventually selling 480,000 copies.[1][12][13] Just As I Am remains the highest selling album ever released by an Australian Idol contestant.[14] Guy Sebastian's winner's single "Angels Brought Me Here" debuted at #1 and reached 4x platinum.[1][12][15] The song was the highest selling single in Australia in 2003, and won the 2004 Highest Selling Single ARIA Award.[16] In 2010 ARIA announced it was the highest selling song of the previous decade.[14][17]

Sebastian's second and third albums were platinum sellers. Beautiful Life peaked at #2 and sold in excess of 100,000 units,[1] while Closer to the Sun peaked at #4.[18] His fourth album The Memphis Album peaked at #3 and went on to sell 2x platinum.[19] Sebastian's fifth and sixth albums Like It Like That and Twenty Ten both achieved platinum accreditation and produced #1 lead singles.[20][21] "Like it Like That" the triple platinum lead single from his fifth album was the highest selling Australian artist song in 2009.[22][23] "Who's That Girl" the lead single from his sixth album was the second highest selling Australian artist song of 2010 and has since gained 4x platinum accreditation.[24][11] Sebastian has been nominated for 14 ARIA Awards during his career.[25] Six of these nominations, including "Best Male Artist" and "Best Pop Release" were received in 2010. He also received four nominations in 2011 including "Single of the Year", "Best Pop Release" and "Highest Selling Single" for "Who's That Girl".[26] Sebastian also had success outside of Australia with his first single reaching #1 in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia and New Zealand in 2004. His first album reached #3 in New Zealand and #2 in Malaysia.[27][28] "Angels Brought Me Here" gained platinum and Just As I Am double platinum accreditation. In 2010 "Art Of Love", a song featuring Jordin Sparks reached #7 on the New Zealand singles chart, achieving gold accreditation there. "Who's That Girl", the lead single from Twenty Ten, reached #1 and gained platinum accreditation in New Zealand in 2011.[29]

Shannon Noll released his first single "What About Me?" in February 2004. It debuted at #1 and remained at the top for four weeks.[30] It was certified 4x Platinum [31] and was the highest selling single in Australia in 2004.[32] His debut album That's What I'm Talking About was also a chart topper gaining 5x Platinum accreditation selling 350,000 copies.[33] Both the single and album were nominated as highest seller at the 2004 ARIA Awards. His second album Lift also reached #1 on the ARIA charts and remained in the top 50 for 53 weeks.[34] It was accredited 3x platinum with 210,000 copies sold.[35] Lift received a nomination for best pop release at the 2006 ARIA Awards and the lead single "Shine" was nominated for highest selling single.[36] "Don't Give Up" a duet with Natalie Bassingthwaighte was also nominated for highest selling single at the 2007 ARIA Awards.[37] His third album, Turn It Up, was released in 2007 peaking at #3 and reaching platinum accreditation.[38][39] His fourth album No Turning Back: The Story So Far released in 2008 peaked at #7 and has not as yet gained accreditiation.[40] He has had ten top 10 singles including three #1's.[41] He is the only artist in Australian music history to achieve ten consecutive top 10 singles.[42] He has nine platinum accreditations for albums and eight platinum and two gold accreditations for singles.[3] Noll has had some success outside Australia with his debut single What About Me reaching #2 in Ireland and #10 in New Zealand. His debut album also peaked at #31 on the New Zealand charts.[43]

Cosima De Vito released "When the War Is Over" as her debut single in mid 2004 through her own independent label, CDV Records. It was a #1 hit and sold over 70,000 copies resulting in Platinum status. Her debut self titled album Cosima peaked at #2 on the charts and sold over 50,000 copies with Gold certification. Her second single "Now That You Can't Have Me" experienced very little radio play and distribution complication resulting a peak at #42 on the charts. Her second album This Is Now that was released in September 2007 was a hit on the Independent Charts and Club Charts, but failed to make an entrance on the ARIA Charts. The album had two Top 20 hits on the Independent Charts.

Paulini Curuenavuli released a debut single titled "Angel Eyes" that was a #1 hit and a Platinum selling success. It stayed at the top spot for a month. Her debut album One Determined Heart was also a #1 hit and sold close to 100,000 copies receiving Platinum status. Her Christmas EP "Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas" failed to chart, stalling at #72. Her much anticipated second album Superwoman stalled at #72 and was a major disappointment for Sony BMG. The album did give her two Top 50 hits.

Rob Mills experienced a very short lived career at Sony BMG with one Gold selling single of "Ms. Vanity" and an unsuccessful debut album entitled Up All Night. He was later dropped from the label. He is currently rehearsing for the Australian 2008 production of Wicked in which he plays Fiyero.

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Inaugural		 Australian Idol
Season 1 (2003)		 Succeeded by
Season 2 (2004)
v · d · eAustralian Idol
Seasons
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Former hosts
James Mathison (2003–2008) · Andrew Günsberg (2003–2009) · Ricki-Lee Coulter (2008–2009)
Former judges
Mark Holden (2003–2007) · Kyle Sandilands (2005–2009) · Jay Dee Springbett (2009) · Marcia Hines (2003–2009) · Ian "Dicko" Dickson (2003–2004, 2007–2009)
Winners
Guy Sebastian · Casey Donovan · Kate DeAraugo · Damien Leith · Natalie Gauci · Wes Carr · Stan Walker
Winner's Singles
"Angels Brought Me Here" · "Listen with Your Heart" · "Maybe Tonight" · "Night of My Life" · "Here I Am" · "You" · "Black Box"
Runners-up
Shannon Noll · Anthony Callea · Emily Williams · Jessica Mauboy · Matt Corby · Luke Dickens · Hayley Warner
Notable contestants
Paulini · Cosima De Vito · Ricki-Lee Coulter · Dean Geyer · Lisa Mitchell · Carl Riseley · Axle Whitehead  · Tom J Williams  · Reigan Derry · Casey Barnes · Bobby Flynn · Laura Gissara · Chanel Cole · Lydia Denker · Lee Harding · Hayley Jensen · James Johnston · James Kannis · Roxane LeBrasse · Rob Mills · Chris Murphy · Guy Mutton · Daniel O'Connor · Rosie Ribbons · Joel Turner · Courtney Act
Other personalities
Related articles
Idol Backstage · List of finalists · List of commercial releases · Idol series

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