List of Australian Idol finalists explained

Australian Idol is an Australian talent reality television series that first aired in 2003. As of December 2008, there have been six seasons. During every season, the final round of competition features twelve singers, except for season three when it had thirteen finalists. A total of 73 contestants have reached the finals of their season. The show's age requirements only allow people to enter if they are between 16 and 29 years of age. Out of the 73 contestants listed, 19 of them were under the age of 20, including two winners and two runners-up. Season one winner Guy Sebastian currently holds the record for the highest-selling Australian Idol album, with more than four hundred thousand copies sold in Australia.^[1]

Contestants

Name	Age	Hometown	Season	Finished
	20	Gold Coast, Queensland	1
	27	Tabulam, New South Wales	1
	22	Perth, Western Australia	1
	17	East Gosford, New South Wales	1
	22	Adelaide, South Australia	1
	25	Liverpool, New South Wales	1
	19	Brisbane, Queensland	1
	21	Melbourne, Victoria	1
	20	Wiley Park, New South Wales	1
	26	Perth, Western Australia	1
	27	Condobolin, New South Wales	1
	21	Paradise, South Australia	1
	26	Brisbane, Queensland	2
	25	Mount Annan, New South Wales	2
	16	New Town, Tasmania	2
	25	Adelaide, South Australia	2
	21	Sydney, New South Wales	2
	18	Gold Coast, Queensland	2
	26	Kerang, Victoria	2
	26	Bega, New South Wales	2
	21	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	2
	24	Perth, Western Australia	2
	21	Point Cook, Victoria	2
	16	Bankstown, New South Wales	2
	27	Brisbane, Queensland	3
	26	Brisbane, Queensland	3
	17	Innisfail, Queensland	3
	21	Melbourne, Victoria	3
	22	Sydney, New South Wales	3
	17	Mount Eliza, Victoria	3
	19	Sydney, New South Wales	3
	22	Sydney, New South Wales	3
	25	Brisbane, Queensland	3
	21	Queensland	3
	22	Frankston North, Victoria	3
	20	Inala, Queensland	3
	19	Bendigo, Victoria	3
	18	Ashcroft, New South Wales	4
	17	Maida Vale, Western Australia	4
	24	Richmond, Queensland	4
	29	Gold Coast, Queensland	4
	27	New South Wales	4
	25	Byron Bay, New South Wales	4
	16	Albury, New South Wales	4
	22	Werribee, Victoria	4
	30	Perth, Western Australia	4
	20	Melbourne, Victoria	4
	17	Darwin, Northern Territory	4
	30	County Kildare, Ireland	4
	20	Mildura, Victoria	5
	21	Brisbane, Queensland	5
	17	Perth, Western Australia	5
	28	Petersham, New South Wales	5
	25	Mount Gambier, South Australia	5
	16	Gosford, New South Wales	5
	23	Mortdale, New South Wales	5
	20	Sydney, New South Wales	5
	20	Forresters Beach, New South Wales	5
	24	Sydney, New South Wales	5
	16	Cronulla, New South Wales	5
	25	Melbourne, Victoria	5
	22	Perth, Western Australia	6
	17	Werribee, Victoria	6
	16	Adelaide, South Australia	6
	23	Beverly Hills, New South Wales	6
	25	Abbotsford, Victoria	6
	23	London, England	6
	21	Ashfield, New South Wales	6
	17	Scarborough, Queensland	6
	22	Yatala, Queensland	6
	26	Brighton, Victoria	6
	25	Young, New South Wales	6
	26	Bondi, New South Wales	6
	18	Central Coast, New South Wales	7
	30	Tasmania	7
	24	Rhodes, Sydney	7
	28	Newcastle, New South Wales	7
	20	Melbourne, Victoria	7
	21	Melbourne, Victoria	7
	26	Lowood, Queensland	7
	30	Melrose, South Australia	7
	17	Guildford, Sydney	7
	19	Wingham, Sydney	7
	18	Sydney, New South Wales	7
	19	Melbourne, Victoria	7

Notes

• Contestant's age at the time the season's final round began.

References

General

• Web site: Season 1 Top 12 Contestants . Australian Idol . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031202021840/http://au.australianidol.yahoo.com/contestants/ . 2003-12-02.
• Web site: Season 2 Top 12 Contestants . Australian Idol . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050104182755/http://au.australianidol.yahoo.com/contestants/?u . 2005-01-04.
• Web site: Season 3 Top 12 Contestants . Australian Idol . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060103060616/http://www.australianidol.bigpond.com.au/Talent/Finalists.aspx . 2006-01-03.
• Web site: Season 4 Top 12 Contestants . Australian Idol . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060912113723/http://australianidol.bigpond.com.au/default.aspx?page=final12 . 2006-09-12.
• Web site: Season 5 Top 12 Contestants . Australian Idol . 2008-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017081617/http://www.australianidol.com.au/final-12.html . 2007-10-17.
• Web site: Season 6 Top 12 Contestants . Australian Idol . 2008-12-02.

Specific

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2003 ARIA Album Accreditations. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2008-02-28.