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Australian Idol hunting for Top 30

Only 30 singers will proceed through Idol's audition stage in their quest for $100,000 and a recording contract.

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Last year 50 Australian Idol hopefuls received a Golden Ticket to proceed to the next stage of auditions.

This year, just 30 are on offer across the whole audition process.

This season sees Kyle Sandilands and Amy Shark joined pop legend Marcia Hines, following her guest judging role on the series last year.

“I consider Kyle a good friend and Amy is one-in-a-million and a real individual, without trying to be. Also, Kyle’s a Gemini, Amy’s a Taurus, and I’m the Cancerian in the mix and those three star signs get along very nicely,” said Marcia.

“The ultimate performer is someone that you admire for their talent, and they’ve got a little swagger or a pizzazz about them that just makes them stand out from the crowd,” said Sandilands.

Amy Shark added: “I’m usually blown away if someone can potentially showcase their personality, voice, style and direction in the space of 10 minutes and leave me wanting more. If I want to learn more about you, I’m interested.”

Australian Idol is again hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

The Top 30 artists must survive a gruelling week of challenges set by the judges to secure a place in the Top 21. The Top 21 will transform and perform again as the judges continue to narrow the field to the competition’s Top 12 artists who will feature in the live performance round of the competition, with Australian audiences voting to decide who will be crowned the next Australian Idol. The winner will receive a recording contract with industry giant Sony Music Entertainment Australia and $100,000 in prize money.

Australian Idol is produced for the Seven Network by Eureka Productions.

Monday January 29 on Seven.

7 Responses

  1. This show should never have been renewed after it failed to reduce MAFS dominance in 2023. What on earth are Seven thinking launching another year off the back of it?

      1. Is ok satisfactory start to ratings year? This is the network that previously had My Kitchen Rules, Desperate Housewives, tennis and Lost to kick start their year.

        1. Ryan, times and viewing habits have changed. There is hardly any enviable American content on air. The successful ones of the past several years are ending, case in point: The Good Doctor. Seven has lost a lot of key sporting codes so of course Nine starts out on the good foot.

          1. So times and viewing habits have changed so much but Australian Idol is the answer to changing times- a 20 year old show Australians no longer find relevant or interesting?

    2. Not everyone is into Married at First Sight. I will never understand the obsession. But the day will come when it comes crashing down. Australian Idol is clean entertainment and while it won’t put a dent in the oppositions ratings, Marcia Hines might give it a ratings lift.

    3. Something has to air MAFS and perhaps wise to give a brand that did OK, but not spectacular, a second shot than try something completely new again.

      Sounds like budgets have been cut though and that will not do it any favours.

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