Part 1 of the Canadian Idol auditions were last night and I wanted to live-blog but we had the most massive storm here in Calgary and we lost power. So… there really were not a huge number of really, really good contestants but there were certainly a few that made me sit up and pay attention. One guy, Tyler Mullendore was so awesome that I couldn’t believe he wasn’t already a star. He just had it all, for me.
Darn weather storm! It stopped my PVR from recording everything so I am so sorry that this post is terribly incomplete.
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It’s June 5th which means that Canadian Idol returns to CTV!!! The season will start with 2 weeks of auditions followed by a two-night review “Top 200″ in week 3 which will, ultimately, leave us with this year’s Top 22.
There have been changes to this new season. The first change is the most interesting. This year, contestants will be allowed to audition and perform using instruments. The judges feel it will give them a better idea of what the contestants will sound like with music. Australian Idol has the same rules.
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Canadian Idol host, Ben Mulroney, is letting everyone know how good this upcoming season is going to be.
“My producers are salivating when they think about this new season so that’s a good sign; it means they’ve got some really interesting plans for who’s coming in. And just having watched the auditions and seen our Top 100 – this is a polished group, it’s the most multicultural group we’ve ever had, it’s the most representative of the country from coast to coast. I really have high, high hopes that this is going to be a great season.”
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