The second season of Canadian Idol appeared in the year 2004. The show became one of the most popular and watched show in Canada. The auditions for the second season was held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, and St. John's. The show was somewhat different from any other Idol show of the world. The final six contestants played their own instruments, when they appeared for their group performance of the Gordon Lightfoot classic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy". The winner of the show was won by Kalan Porter of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Theresa Sokyrka of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the runner-up. Porter released his debut album "219 Days". Not only Porter, ten other members from the reality show have released their own solo albums, includes Sokyrka, Jacob Hoggard (an album with his band Hedley), Jason Greeley, Shane Wiebe, and Joshua Seller.
The third season of Canadian Idol appeared in the year 2005. The auditions started in the month of February. The auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Sudbury, Saskatoon, St. John's, Moncton, Charlottetown, Sydney, and Whitehorse. But their was twist in the event, 11 competitors emerged from the competition. Melissa O'Neil of Calgary, Alberta became the winner; followed by Rex Goudie of Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador being the runner-up. O'Neil and Goudie have already released their solo albums, followed by Aaron Walpole, Josh Palmer, and Suzi Rawn, while Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao and Amber Fleury have released album in a group called Braided.
The fourth season of Canadian Idol appeared in the year 2006. The auditions took place in February, March and April. The auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Kitchener-Waterloo, Halifax, Regina, St. John's, and Yellowknife. The winner of the season was Eva Avila, followed by Craig Sharpe and Tyler Lewis.
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