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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, May 07, 2004 - 4:01 pm
We Lucky Canadians ! As soon as American Idol ends we get to start watching Canadian Idol. This year 155 people have been picked from across Canada. They will go through a 4 day elimination process in Toronto next week to pare them down to the final 32. The show starts June 1 on CTV. The official link is below: Canadian Idol Official Site and the story about the 155 and where they are from etc is HERE Here is the breakdown "The Canadian Idol Top 155 features competitors from Fogo Island, Newfoundland to Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia and all points in between. The provincial breakdown of the Top 155 is: Newfoundland (9), Prince Edward Island (1), Nova Scotia (11), New Brunswick (2), Quebec (18), Ontario (59), Manitoba (14), Saskatchewan (8), Alberta (19) and British Columbia (14). This season's crop of aspiring Idol hopefuls features more guys (an increase of almost 10%), with 61 males and 94 females. Additionally, this season's Top 155 group has more young competitors, with the largest age group among the Top 155 being comprised of 16-year-olds. " The Canadian Idol Official Forum is HERE
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 5:23 am
I have to admit, I'm looking forward to this season. Recently, I heard the Elton John song "Levon" and I vividly remembered Billy's version and then felt tingles. He was great.
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Puckerbutt
Member
07-21-2001
| Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 7:53 am
Hoser, you were a bit pitchy on that song eh.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 11:43 am
LOL Pucker...I prefer "n'est-ce pas" myself, which basically means the same thing!
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:15 am
Just wanted to make sure we had a place to discuss our Idol show. whoohooo can't wait for Tuesday.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 7:15 am
Me too! I wonder how many weeks worth of audition shows we'll have to wade thru first! PS I like out judges better, well except for Simon, but then we have our own mini-Simon with a twist in Zach, bring on Sass, Jake and Farley Flex!
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 7:52 am
Glad you found this place Jasper, I was afraid it was going to sink away. Yup I like our judges better, they are more constructive, and boy do I hope we get a bettr final than we did last year.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 8:34 am
Me too (again), the Gary/Malcolm final twosome didn't rock my world. I was not a Gary fan, I preferred Ryan(if I had to), but I think it's over for him. We lost a lot of good people in the beginning, that one girl who sang Black Velvet springs to mind, and I liked Billy. Here's hoping for a good talent pool.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 10:52 am
Oh that girl who sang Black Velvet was great wasn’t she? It’s really too bad when we lose someone with that level of talent so quickly. One of the things that I didn’t like about the Canadian Idol format was that they eliminated multiple finalists early on (weird) unlike AI where it is one per week. So there was no opportunity for people to build a fan base. I was really hoping that Billy and Jenny would be the final two. Remember how Ryan was in the bottom two the week Jenny was eliminated and barely survived. It should be a lot of fun this year. I like our judges better as well! 
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 11:49 am
Before I write anything, I have to say thanks to Jan for originally starting a CI thread and reminding us way back during the first week of May that this show would be on soon. (Llkoolaid: There was a CI thread already here--about two-thirds down the page.) I can't wait for this season either. I never thought of myself as being overly patriotic, but I love seeing the auditions from across the country. I feel such a sense of pride. As I said in the original CI thread, what still sticks out in my mind is Billy doing the Elton John song "Levon". That was the best performance of the entire season--I thought. I wish they weren't bringing back that comedian guy John. He sucks.
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Forum_moderator
Moderator
01-01-2004
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 12:11 pm
The two Canadian Idol threads have been combined. <314>
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 12:12 pm
Ya, Billy was great with Levon, so much of him seemed to go into it. I hope they skip the mulitple boots as well, I mean there is nothing else on Tuesday nights, lets stretch this out, it was the highest rated Canadian program (maybe ever, lol) I do enjoy the auditions as well EXCEPT for John, he's a twit most of the time. I also hope Ben loosens up a bit. Too bad all the AI fans in the lower half can't see CI.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 12:12 pm
LOL Pucker...hoser...hehehehe. It's been awhile since I heard that and it made me smile. I think I'm a little giddy today...n'est-ce pas? Back on topic, I am looking forward to this season as well. Now I'm off to check out the site to see if anyone from my area is included.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 12:36 pm
OK I'm a hoser. I thought they already announced who was in TO but I was wrong.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:24 pm
Well all you Levon/Billy fans...Billy was on Etalk Daily tonight. He is in Toronto filming a video for his new single LEVON!! His album is going to drop this June, apparently.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:29 pm
Holy cow! Really, Jan! Really? Etalk Daily is on right now. I have to watch. That is so cool! I hope CI does updates on last year's finalists. I'd love to know how Jenny is doing. How anyone know what she's been up to since CI? Also, remember how Audrey's dad sold their home to invest money into her career? Did Audrey get a contract?
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:40 pm
Scorpio, I have seen articles on Audrey in MacLeans. She is doing really well, has a contract and has been taking English lessons to get into the USA market. I have also seen Toya on Canada AM. She is dropping an album this month too. Haven't heard anything about Jenny though. I also saw George Huff, from AI, on Etalk Daily being interviewed by Ben Mulroney . George told Ben that he wants to come to Canada someday. Ben said you are, as the tour is coming to Toronto. George looked very sheepish and said he did not know that Toronto was in Canada!!!!!!!
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:43 pm
Jan: I just saw that George thing on ETD. I want to be amused by Americans who don't have a clue about Canada, but I just find it so annoying. Where did he think Toronto was? Geez.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 4:48 pm
I used to feel that way Scorpio and then a Mexican friend tested me on how much I knew about Mexico. I knew next to nothing..but that was more than I knew about South or Central American countries. I got the point pretty quickly 
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Kellirippa
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 5:35 pm
Oh, so you all started the party without me! Wonder what George would think of Moosejaw?
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 5:39 pm
You know, now that you mention it, Jan, you have a point. Thanks for the heads-up about Billy on ETD. I tinged when they played part of his version of the song during the piece. KELLIRIPPA!!!! OH MY GOD! I haven't seen you around the board in ages! How have you been?
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Kellirippa
Member
07-10-2002
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 5:44 pm
I'm Great!! I've been lurking around a little... just haven't had that much to say...Well, at least not since I took on a large contingent of Americans at Christmas over all their belly achin' about World Idol...
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March
Member
10-02-2003
| Friday, May 28, 2004 - 10:13 am
WooHoo so glad CI is about to start. Agree with those that mentioned about the first week of voting when they elimanited either three or four all at once. Not fair at all. That was when they one that sang "Black Velvet" (man I can't remember her name right now, driving me nuts ) was eliminated wasn't she? If they haden't done that I think she would have gotten the fan support to last longer. Hope they don't pull that one again this season.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 10:29 am
What mystifies me is who actually voted. People here, including myself, have mentioned how they liked Billy or Jenny or “the girl who sang Black Velvet”. No one has mentioned how much he or she liked Ryan and Gary. So who is voting? Maybe we should be making more of an effort to vote!!!
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 - 1:46 pm
March: There are going to be 33 episodes this year (more than last). Hopefully, this means they won't be voting off a bunch of people all at once. Jimmer: If I remember correctly, we wondered the exact same thing last year. We think it's all about regional voting. But trust me, those of us who were here last year were voting like crazy.
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