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'' debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of
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, Ontario was the eventual winner. On July 15, 2003,
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Auditions

Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver,
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, Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. John's in the spring.


Semi-finals


Semifinal Group 1 (7 July 2003)

;Notes *Candida Clauseri, Mikey Bustos and Billy Klippert advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated. *Andrew Leader returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.


Semifinal Group 2 (14 July 2003)

;Notes *Tyler Hamilton, Jenny Gear and Richie Wilcox advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated. *Marc Devigne returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.


Semifinal Group 3 (21 July 2003)

;Notes *Audrey de Montigny, Gary Beals and Karen Lee Batten advanced to the top 11 of the competition. The other 7 contestants were eliminated. *Tyler Done, Toya Alexis, Sharon van den Enden and Ryan Malcolm returned for a second chance at the top 11 in the Wildcard Round.


Wildcard (28 July 2003)

;Notes *Toya Alexis and Ryan Malcolm received the most votes, and completed the top 11.


Finals

The Final 11 performed through various "theme" weeks. These weeks included the Canadian Hits week, and the Love Songs week. With each week, one contestant would be eliminated, until the winner was found.


Top 11 (4 August 2003)

Theme: Canadian Hits


Top 8 (11 August 2003)

Theme: Motown


Top 6 (18 August 2003)

Theme: Summertime Hits


Top 5 (25 August 2003)

Theme: Elton John


Top 4 (1 September 2003)

Theme: Love Songs


Top 3 (8 September 2003)

Theme: Judge's/Competitor's Choice


Top 2 (15 September 2003)


Elimination chart


Releases

(This list does not include pre-Idol releases) *' Canadian Idol: Greatest Moments'


Ryan Malcolm

*" Something More" (Single, 2003) *
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(Album, 2003) *"Star of all the Planets" (Single, 2004) *"You Made this Fool Become a Man" (Single, 2004) *Urgency (Ryan's band Low Level Flight - Album, 2007) *"Change for Me" (Ryan's band Low Level Flight - Single, 2007) *"Say" (Ryan's band Low Level Flight - Single, 2007) *"Turnaround" (Ryan's band Low Level Flight - Single, 2008) *Through These Walls (Ryan's band Low Level Flight - Album, 2011) *"Cash Machine" (Ryan's band Low Level Flight - Single, 2011) *"Brooklyn Radio" (Ryan's band Low Level Flight - Single, 2011)


Gary Beals Gary Beals (born October 25, 1982) is a Canadian singer who is best known for being runner up in the first season of the reality television series '' Canadian Idol''. He is a resident of Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia and named "Best Halifamous Per ...

*Gary Beals (Album, 2004) *"Summer Nights" (Single, 2004) *"I've Changed" (Single, 2004) *"Not That Strong" (Single, 2004) *The Rebirth of... (Album, 2009) *"I Know You're Out There" (Single, 2009) *"Jump Off" (Single, 2009) *Bleed My Truth (Album, 2020) *"Me for Me" (Single, 2020) *"Blood Red Roses" (Single, 2020)


Billy Klippert

*Billy Klippert (Album, 2004) *" Levon" (Single, 2004) *Naked & The Simple Truth (Album, 2006) *"Going Under" (Single, 2006)


Audrey De Montigny

*"Même Les Anges" (Single, 2003) *Audrey (Album, 2004) *"Dis-Moi Pourquoi" (Single, 2004) *"Don't You Say Goodbye" (Single, 2004) *Si L'Amour Existe (Album, 2006) *"Prends-Moi Comme Je Suis" (Single, 2006) *"Jardin Oublié" (Single, 2006) *Take Me As I Am (Album, 2006) *"Here We Are" (Single, 2007) *"Take Me As I am" (Single, 2007) *"Dans Ma Camaro" (Single, 2009) *Un Seul Instant (Album, 2012) *"Aujourd'hui Tout Va Changer (Single, 2012) *"Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes" (Single, 2012) *"De Toi Je Rêve" (Single, 2013) *"Le Mal" (Single, 2013)


Jenny Gear Jenny Gear (born April 23, 1982) is a Canadian singer and former Canadian Idol contestant. On Canadian Idol Gear auditioned for Season One of Canadian Idol in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2003, bringing the panel of judges (which inc ...

*"Tower of Song" (Single, 2003) *"She's Like the Shallow" (Single, 2003) *Jenny Gear and the Whiskey Kittens (Album, 2004) *"Murder in the SouthLands" (Single, 2004) *"Brave Percy" (Single, 2005) *"Win Win" (Single, 2005) *"Pale Slice of Moon" (Single, 2005) *"All You Gotta Do" (Single, 2006)


Toya Alexis Toya Alexis (born July 16, 1980) is a Canadian vocalist and actress from Ajax, Ontario. Career Alexis won a "Rising Star" contest and sang at the Apollo Theater. In 2001 she appeared, as LaToya Lesmond, as a contestant on season one of ''Po ...

*"Am I Loving?" (Single, 2004) *S.O.B. Story (Album, 2005) *"Toy Boy" (Single, 2005) *"Where Did Our Love Go" (Single, 2006)


Mikey Bustos

*Love Me Again (EP, 2005) *"If It Feels Good Then We Should" (Single, 2008) *Memoirs of a Superhero (Album, 2008) *"All I Need is Me" (Single, 2009)


Karen Lee Batten

*Every Moment... (Album, 2005) *"A Bitter End" (Single, 2005) *Cause A Scene (Album, 2014) *Under The Covers in Muscle Shoals (Album, 2018) *"Sweet Home Alabama" (Single, 2018) *"Too Strong" (Single, 2020)


Other Contestants

*You Decide (Kelly-Ann Evans - Album)


References


See also

* List of songs performed on Canadian Idol {{Canadian Idol 2003 Canadian television seasons *1 2003 in Canadian music