Canadian Idol season 1

The first season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 9, 2003. Ryan Malcolm of Kingston, Ontario was the eventual winner. On July 15, 2003, CTV and INSINC announced that broadband video of the program would be available over the Internet.^[1]

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

* as of the start of the season

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.

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.

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.

Notes

• Toya Alexis and Ryan Malcolm received the most votes, and completed the top 11.

Theme: Canadian Hits

Theme: Motown

Theme: Summertime Hits

Theme: Elton John

Theme: Love Songs

Theme: Judge's/Competitor's Choice

(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)

• 'Canadian Idol: Greatest Moments'

• "Something More" (Single, 2003)
• Home (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 (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 (Album, 2004)
• "Levon" (Single, 2004)
• Naked & The Simple Truth (Album, 2006)
• "Going Under" (Single, 2006)

• "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)

• "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)

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

• 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)

• 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)
• "Drinkin' Song" (Single, 2021)

• You Decide (Kelly-Ann Evans - Album)

• List of songs performed on Canadian Idol