Amali Ward, 16
Angie Narayan, 26
Anthony Callea, 21
Casey Donovan, 16
Chanel Cole, 26
Courtney Murphy, 24
Dan O'Connor, 25
Daniel Belle, 21
Emelia Rusciano, 25
Hayley Jensen, 21
Marty Worrall, 26
Ricki-Lee Coulter, 18
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Auditions
The audition details for the highly anticipated second
series of Australian Idol were announced in a national
television special. Australian Idol producers also expand
audition locations to take in Canberra, Hobart and Darwin
for the first time.
Here are the full audition details for the second series
of Australian Idol.
TAMWORTH
Tamworth Regional Ent. Centre
Wednesday April 14
CANBERRA
Canberra Stadium
Thursday April 22
HOBART
Derwent Ent. Centre
Wednesday April 28
MELBOURNE
Melbourne Park Function Centre
Saturday May 1
Sunday May 2
BRISBANE
Suncorp Piazza
Saturday May 8
Sunday May 9
ADELAIDE
Hotel Adelaide International
Saturday May 15
DARWIN
Marrara Oval
Thursday May 20 PERTH
Ascot Racecourse
Sunday May 23
SYDNEY
Sydney Convention Centre
Saturday May 29
Sunday May 30
Auditions commence at 8.30am.
You must be 16 or over and under 28 years of age
on June 30, 2004
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The next round
The top 117 contestants went through to the next major
competition round which was held over a week in June 2004.
Their performances were recorded in Sydney at the Seymour
Centre.
Of these 117 participants, just the top 30 [down from
last year's top 40] will progress to the next performance
round. Once the top 30 have been selected, they will be
split into smaller groups. Each week a different group
will be featured on the show.
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 ten finalists.
From mid September, these ten finalists will perform in
front of a massive studio audience and the show will be
broadcast live. At the end of each live show, the studio
audience and the home viewers will be able to vote for
their favourite performer. 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.
