With Mark gone, I wonder if they'll find a replacement.. It's hard to see everyone's favourite judge, Karl Sandilands, fronting up as he might still be involved with Big Brother...
I think Idol will want to go back to the 3 judges who I presume will be Dicko, Marcia and Kyle. I think BB ends before Idol begins so I am guessing Kyle will be part of both. The big change Idol need to make is getting rid of Marcia
It kinda makes sense. The American version of DFTL did pretty respectable numbers over summer, for an import reality show. Holden would be good in a local version I think.
Now that we are not going to have Mark Holden's "TOUCHDOWN" ( thank goodness ! ) I wonder if the producers will arrange for one of the other judges to do something similar
Personally , am glad to see Mark Holden go - there was often a leacherous , "dirty-old-man" aspect to some of his comments
Marcia is just too bland - she may give contestants fantastic advice off screen , but at the judging table ....... nothing
Yes have a "nice" person on the team , but one who gives valid criticism and maybe occassionally fires up when their opinion differs from the others
I would never say this of any previous season, but what a shame we have missed the latest season of American Idol, with Aussie Michael Johns now into the Top Six and looking good for a Finals berth.
I really agree Tasman. I caught American Idol on Fox8 just when the semi finals commenced, and it really has been interesting to watch. And isn't great not only having an Aussie in the show, but having an Aussie singing Aussie songs! We'll see soon if he got through this week.
The other great thing is that it is aired (i think) virtually the same day as in America.
You know, I was thinking about why maybe Australian Idol is not as strong in the ratings as the first two series.
a) yes, Dicko left and that caused some instablity I think, but
b) I think the real reason is that Australia got behind the first two seasons believing it would become a World-wide competition. When it was announced that the winner of season 1 would be flying off to compete in World Idol, everyone starting voting and watching. I think they should bring that back. They need a bigger carrot.
FremantleMedia Australia and Network Ten are excited to announce that award-winning recording artist Ricki-Lee Coulter will be joining the 2008 season of Australian Idol.
Series 6 of the entertainment phenomenon will see Ricki-Lee join the hosting team to support host's Andrew G and James Mathison. Ricki-Lee has already joined the Australian Idol audition tour in Perth and we will see her at all the capital cities bringing the viewers closer to the contestants, with valuable tips and advice for all our idol hopefuls.
Once Australian Idol reaches the exciting studio phase of the competition Ricki-Lee will be on hand to give viewers unprecedented backstage access during the Monday night Live Verdict program. While James and Andrew take care of all the action on the main stage, Ricki-Lee will become mentor and friend to the contestants as they undertake their incredibly emotional journey to superstardom.
Australian Idol executive producer Greg Beness says "We are thrilled to have Ricki-Lee on board this year. What better person to support the boys than someone who has already lived and breathed the Idol dream. Ricki-Lee is a great example of how Australian Idol has opened doors to the entertainment industry for many of our idols and truly demonstrates how Idol is discovering Australian talent."
Ricki-Lee has enjoyed great success since her controversial elimination from Australian Idol in 2004. Since then the hits have followed, with her hugely successful self-titled debut solo album, followed by the chart topping Young Divas project, and most recently launching her 2nd Gold solo album Brand New Day, which has produced 3 top ten singles alone, meaning Ricki-Lee has had 6 consecutive top 20 singles since she hit the charts.
Apart from her new Idol duties, Ricki—Lee has just launched her first single into the UK market Can't Touch It, which has been re-titled U Wanna Little Of This. The single has already hit #1 on the UK commercial club pop charts. Meanwhile back home, Can't Touch It has just gone platnium, which is a huge success for Ricki-Lee, who is a proud Australian independent artist.
"I'm thrilled to be returning to Idol, the very place that launched my public profile and my music career. I'm also excited and honoured to be mentoring these amazing up-coming stars, many of whom will contribute to keeping the Australian music industry thriving, whether they win or not! I want to be a constant support, and a constant reminder to these guys that you don't need to win in order to be a success in this competition!".
Darn I thought they were replacing Marcia at first
Personally , am glad to see Mark Holden go - there was often a leacherous , "dirty-old-man" aspect to some of his comments
I coudn't have put it better myself, Mark always freaked me out. This year is shaping up to be a great one, with the addition of doing auditions in London, which should be pretty interesting. It'll be nice to have Ricki on deck as well.
I've started up an Australian Idol 2008 blog, and would love any feedback, comments, or juicy gossip that you guys know of.
Hi guys, having watched the promos from Idol 2008 for a few weeks, I'm just wondering if anyone know the actual start date... All the official site, http://www.australianidol.com.au/ , says is soon
I've seen the promos and....am I missing something? When did they air the auditions? When were the top 100 chosen? Have they always showed us who the top 100 were before they air the auditions? It kinda spaced me out when I saw the promo for the first time. I kept thinking....wait! What was I on when the auditions were shown?? Hahahaha! Sooo....have the auditions aired or am I actually sane and Idol is just teasing us with a glimse before they show us the hilarious (and fabulous) audition lead up to the show?
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