The search for our seventh"Australian Idol" has begun!
Throughout early 2009, the Australian Idol team of producers,
judges and hosts scoured Australia for outstanding talent.
Thousands of hopefuls auditioned and the Idol team were
handsomely rewarded with an enormous pool of potential
contestants, all vying for a place in the Idol history
books. After intense debate by the selectors, these thousands
of hopefuls were reduced to just 100.
The top 100 contestants went through to the next major
competition round which was held over a week in June.
Their performances were recorded in Sydney for the 2009
season of Australian Idol. Of these 100 participants,
just 30 will progress to the next performance round.
Once the top 30 have been selected, they will be split
into smaller groups. Over two weeks the group of males
and females will be featured on the performance shows.
Viewers then have the chance to cast their vote for who
progresses through to the finals. Through this voting
process, the top 30 will be trimmed down to just 12 finalists.
From mid September, these ten finalists will perform in
front of a massive studio audience and the show will be
broadcast live around Australia on Sunday nights. At the
end of each live show, the studio audience and the home
viewers will be able to vote for their favourite performer
through phone and SMS votes. Each week, the number of
performers will be reduced until there are only two contestants
left standing.
In a major live event, the final episode will feature
these two aspiring stars competing for the ultimate title
of Australian Idol, chosen by the national TV audience.
The next Australian Idol will then be announced.
