Canadian Idol wannabes audition for the judges, in Ottawa and Toronto.

Canadian Idol wannabes audition for the judges, in Halifax, St. John's and Montreal.

Canadian Idol wannabes audition for the judges, in Vancouver, Calgary, and Winnipeg

The judges eliminate 155 contestants, in a four day elimination process that determines The Top 32.

The judges have chosen the 32 best competitors. The Top 32 will be revealed.

Group 1 performs to earn a spot on The Top 10. After the show, the fans will vote for their favourite contestants. The two contestants with the most votes, will join The Top 10.

Performances:

Anabelle Lumayag-""How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"" Kyla Sandulak-""God Bless the Child"" Joshua Seller-""Somewhere Out There"" Jessica Mitchell-""If I Ain't Got You"" Raj Ramawad-""The Impossible Dream"" Andrae Ennis-""Here and Now"" Brandy Callahan-""The Greatest Love of All""

In the last episode, Group 1 performed to earn a spot on The Top 10. But only two contestants could join The Top 10. The two wild card contestants, with the most votes will make it to The Top 10.

Group 2 performs to earn a spot on The Top 10. After the show, the fans will vote for their favourite contestants. The two contestants with the most votes, will join The Top 10.

Performances:

Anna Cyzon-""Son of a Preacher Man"" Mohanza Kelly-""A Change Is Gonna Come"" Liz Titan-""I Have Nothing"" Mark Levesque-""At This Moment"" Kaleb Simmonds-""Water Runs Dry"" Filomena Pasqua-""Respect"" Elena Juatco-""Midnight Train to Georgia"" Kalan Porter-""Lady""

In the last episode, Group 2 performed to earn a spot on The Top 10. But only two contestants could join The Top 10. The two wild card contestants, with the most votes will make it to The Top 10.

Group 3 performs to earn a spot on The Top 10. After the show, the fans will vote for their favourite contestants. The two contestants with the most votes, will join The Top 10.

Performances:

Constant Bernard-""Me and Mrs. Jones"" Jerrica Santos-""Evergreen"" Andrew Broderick-""Knocks Me Off My Feet"" Valerie Jalbert-""Open Arms"" Bernard Quilala-""Angel"" Diane Archer-""Nobody Does it Better"" Jacob Hoggard-""Only the Good Die Young"" Theresa Sokyrka-""Summertime""

In the last episode, Group 4 performed to earn a spot on The Top 10. But only two contestants could join The Top 10. The two wild card contestants, with the most votes will make it to The Top 10.

Group 4 performs to earn a spot on The Top 10. After the show, the fans will vote for their favourite contestants. The two contestants with the most votes, will join The Top 10.

Performances:

Brock Groombridge-""Beauty and the Beast"" Danielle Falco-""Think Twice"" Jason Greeley-""Heaven"" Manoah Hartmann-""My Immortal"" Shane Wiebe-""Forever Young"" Becky Abbott-""Moondance"" Jermaine Richards-""Endless Love"" Ted Senecal-""Georgia on My Mind""

In the last episode, Group 4 performed to earn a spot on The Top Ten. But only two contestants will make it to The Top 10. The other 6 contestants will be eliminated.

There are two spots left on The Top 10. The Wild Card contestants, chosen by the judges will perform. After the show, the fans will vote for their favourite contestants. But only two contestants will make it to The Top 10.

Performances:

Bernard Quilala-""I Heard it Through the Grapevine"" Liz Titan-""Try it On My Own"" Raj Ramawad-""Lately"" Kyla Sandulak-""Stand by Me"" Ted Senecal-""Joy to the World"" Elena Juatco-""What I Did for Love"" Jason Greeley-""Sad Songs"" Andrew Broderick-""Imagine""

In the last episode, the Wild Card contestants performed, to earn a spot on The Top 10. But only two contestants could join The Top 10. The two wild card contestants, with the most votes will make it to The Top 10.

The Top 9 contestants perform Canadian Hits.

Here's a break down of the performances:

Joshua Seller-""Try"" Brandy Callahan-""Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"" Shane Wiebe-""My Song"" Manoah Hartmann-""Hallelujah"" Jason Greeley-""Cuts like a Knife"" Kalan Porter-""Born to be Wild"" Theresa Sokyrka-""Good Mother"" Kaleb Simmonds-""Everything I Do"" Elena Juatco-""Mary Jane"" Jacob Hoggard-""Put Your Head on my Shoulder""

In the last episode, the Top 8 contestants performed. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. The contestant with the lowest amount of votes, will be eliminated from the competition.

Performances:

(Ending) Brandy Callahan-""Nobody's Supposed to Be Here""

The Top 9 contestants perform famous British songs.

Performances:

Manoah Hartmann-""Sweet Dreams"" Jacob Hoggard-""Space Oddity"" Theresa Sokyrka-""There's A Kind of Hush"" Kalan Porter-""House of the Rising Sun"" Joshua Seller-""Where the Streets Have No Name"" Kaleb Simmonds-""Tears in Heaven"" Jason Greeley-""Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"" Elena Juatco-""The First Cut is the Deepest"" Shane Wiebe-""Something about the Way You Look Tonight""

In the last episode, the Top 8 contestants performed. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. The contestant with the lowest amount of votes, will be eliminated from the competition.

Performances:

(Ending) Manoah Hartmann-""Sweet Dreams""

The Top 8 contestants perform Rock & Roll hits.

Performances:

Kaleb Simmonds-""Hound Dog"" Jacob Hoggard-""Everything"" Theresa Sokyrka-""Piece of My Heart"" Elena Juatco-""I Just Want to Make Love to You"" Shane Wiebe-""I Believe in a Thing Called Love"" Joshua Seller-""Iris"" Jason Greeley-""Proud Mary"" Kalan Porter-""Paint it Black""

In the last episode, the Top 8 contestants performed. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. The contestant with the lowest amount of votes, will be eliminated from the competition.

Performances:

(Ending) Joshua Seller-""Iris""

The Top 6 contestants perform Lionel Richie classics. Before the show, Lionel Richie tutoured the contestants, and helped them with the song that they would perform.

Performances:

Kalan Porter-""Still"" Theresa Sokyrka-""Hello"" Jacob Hoggard-""Brickhouse"" Elena Juatco-""Fancy Dancer"" Shane Wiebe- ""Angel"" Kaleb Simmonds-""Truly"" Jason Greeley-""Easy""

In the last episode, the Top 7 contestants performed. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. The contestant with the lowest amount of votes, will be eliminated from the competition.

Performances:

(Ending) Kaleb Simmonds-""Truly"" Lionel Richie & Top 7 Contestants-""All Night Long"" Lionel Richie-""Just For You""

The Top 6 contestants perform Gordon Lightfoot classics. Before the show, Gordon Lightfoot tutoured the contestants, and helped them with the song that they would perform.

Performances:

Elena Juatco-""Early Morning Rain"" Kalan Porter-""If You Could Read My Mind"" Jacob Hoggard-""Sundown"" Jason Greeley- ""Rainy Day People"" Theresa Sokyrka-""Song for a Winter's Night"" Shane Wiebe-""The Way I Feel""

In the last episode, the Top 3 contestants performed. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. The contestant with the lowest amount of votes, will be eliminated from the competition.

Performances:

(Ending) The Top 6 Contestants-""Canadian Railroad Trilogy""

The Top 5 contestants perform Summer Hits.

Performances:

Jason Greeley-""Bad Case of Loving You"" Jacob Hoggard-""I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"" Theresa Sokyrka-""Cruisin"" Kalan Porter-""Long Train Running"" Shane Wiebe-""Can't Take My Eyes Off You""

In the last episode, the Top 5 contestants performed. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. The contestant with the lowest amount of votes, will be eliminated from the competition. Season 1 Runner-Up, Gary Beals performs his new single ""Summer Nights"".

Performances:

(Opening) The Top 5 Contestants-""Walking on Sunshine"", ""Summer in the City"", and ""Sunshine of your Love"" (Before Elimination) The Top 5 Contestants-""I Get Around"", ""Wouldn't it Be Nice"", and ""Good Vibrations"" Gary Beals-""Summer Nights""

The Top 4 contestants perform popular songs, with a live 20-piece orchestra.

Performances:

Theresa Sokyrka-""It's Only a Paper Moon"" & ""Dream a Little Dream of Me"" Kalan Porter-""Moon River"" & ""The Way You Look Tonight"" Jason Greeley-""I Won't Dance"" & ""It Had to Be You"" Jacob Hoggard-""Straighten Up and Fly Right"" & ""Unforgettable""

In the last episode, the Top 4 contestants performed. The fans have voted for their favourite contestants. The contestant with the lowest amount of votes, will be eliminated from the competition.

Performances:

Jason Greeley-""Easy""

The Top 3 contestants perform popular songs, from artists such as U2, Simply Red, and Jackie DeShannon.

Performances:

Kalan Porter-""I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"" & ""Nature Boy"" Jacob Hoggard-""If You Don't Know Me by Now"" & ""I Want You to Want Me"" Theresa Sokyrka-""What the World Needs Now"" & ""Ready for Love""

Tue. Sept. 14 at 8pm ET - 10 New Idol Competitors Get Second Chance at Fame. They've watched from the sidelines as Jacob, Jason, Kalan, Shane and Theresa have become household names.

But now, 10 of the most ""unforgettable"" hopefuls from Canadian Idol's cross-country audition tour get a second chance at fame in The Best and the Worst of Canadian Idol, an all-new, one-hour special airing Tuesday, September 14 at 8 p.m. ET (check local listings) on CTV.

The 10 performers – unsuccessful in their original quest for Idol-dom – have been flown to Toronto from across the country to perform all-new numbers on the Canadian Idol stage. Producers have paired six of the 10 singers to perform three different duets: ""I Got You Babe,"" ""Almost Paradise,"" and ""Reunited."" The remaining three singers will unite together ""Three 10ors-style"" to perform one of the most-heard songs on the audition tour, ""A Whole New World.""

In the original broadcast, viewers at home were able to vote for their favourite perfo

Canadian Idol's final two contenders, Theresa Sokyrka and Kalan Porter, squared off Wednesday night in a highly-anticipated musical match to settle the ultimate question of who will be Canada's next singing sensation.

With three rounds of vocal sparring, Saskatoon's Sokyrka and Medicine Hat's Porter took turns showing off their performance skills under the watchful eye of the Idol judges and the viewing public who will vote for the final time to determine this year's Canadian Idol.

Performances:

Theresa Sokyrka-""Awake in a Dream"", ""Come Away With Me"", & ""Cruisin'"" Kalan Porter-""I Can Only Imagine"", ""Born to be Wild"", & ""Awake in a Dream""

After months of auditions, miles of travel and millions of votes, Medicine Hat's Kalan Porter emerged triumphant as Canada's next Canadian Idol.

As revealed on Thursday night's live broadcast, the 18-year-old grabbed the most votes out of the 3.6 million cast after Wednesday's musical showdown in which he went head to head with Saskatoon's Theresa Sokyrka.

The shy singer with the booming set of pipes spoke with a shaky voice as he addressed the viewers after being proclaimed winner of the nationwide singing competition.

""I just want to say a big thank you to my parents and my family, the judges, everyone…and thank you to these guys [Idols] who are back here,"" Porter said as Ben Mulroney removed confetti from the singer's hair.

Launching into his new role, Porter sang Awake in a Dream, his first single as a Canadian Idol that will immediately be put into rotation across radio stations Friday morning.

Before the climactic results were revealed, Porter shared the stage with Sokyrka as the