Idol Online 2005

Audition update is on the 2005 Auditions Page with a list of the following people who have already auditioned, we cannot tell you if they are through to the next round or they are eliminated, and some of these auditions will be featured in the 3 auditions episodes that will kick off Season 2005 in early March....

For a list of names of auditionees go to the 2005 Auditions page!

Idol Online 2005

We set out once again to find the best talent all over the world as they compete for a recording contract with JDee records joining 2004 winner in the annals of online music history.

Auditions are now officially open as of Monday 28th November 2004 and close Monday 27th February 2005

Please send your application forms as well as your audition song to idolonline2005@yahoo.com.au

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debut album will be accessible for all fans to download from January 12th 2005 and look out for their first single "Free To Fly" which you can now download

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To kick off the show tonight, we will begin a look back at the journey of Matt Hutchison.

Matt Hutchison came into this competition as a rank outsider. He was filled in a

group that was arguably the most talented. Group 3. His group not only featured the

broadway diva Jenny Jackson, it featured the soul sister who came 4th in the entire

competition, Chelsee Albo, it also featured broadway dude Eric Starker, Jenny's

talented sister Heather Jackson, power pop singer Nick Chu, rnb babe Linda Glah and

his competition for tonight Dave Vasquez. Not known at the time, but this group

would go on to provide 3 singers from the Final 4 of the competition. Chelsee, Dave

and of course Matt....Matt's rendition of 'Smooth' got Matt alot of excellent

feedback from the judges. Looking back on it, Matt believed that it was probably

his worst performance. Matt made the top 3 that night in the public's vote but just

missed out on it. After that it was not known to Matt, until 10 days later, that he

would be given a second chance. The judges saw a spark in him and got him to come

back and perform. This time in a wildcard show filled with 11 singers and only 5

spots, it was gonna get ugly, but Matt definitely came out on top with his

rendition of "Message In A Bottle"....Regan chose him as his wildcard choice and

boy did that pay off. Week in, week out, Matt re-invented himself with each theme

and gave these unbelievable performances. In "Your Idol" week, he sang Jason Mraz's

"The Remedy' with his pure guitar instrumentals, to his amazingly well controlled

voice, it was a hit!...He was growing and growing, getting better and better,

building up a massive fan base. The fans loved how refreshing he was. During

"1980s" week, amid some controversy, when according to a fan on the forums

"Sunkissed", Matt's song "Walking In Memphis" who he had believed to have been

released in 1989, was actually released in 1991, however he redeemed himself with

this cool, calm and collected performance. Next up was "Rnb/Soul" week, the judges

were very interested to see how a rocker like Matt could handle such a theme. BUt

to the judges suprise, he pulled arguably the best performance of the night with

"Fill Me In", not only did he take a chance with the tempo, the timing, the melody,

the instrumental use, but he extended himself vocally attempting to use "melisma"

(vocal runs)...it was such a popular performance that that week Matt polled highest

with the public's votes. In "Rock and Roll" week, people were now expecting Matt to

deliver, and boy oh boy he did, with a husky rendition of a beatles classic "I Saw

Her Standing There"...we also saw the birth of Matt's brilliant falsetto and the

ease of transition from chest voice to head voice. Next up was Movie Music week,

and it was definitely a defining moment, the fans saw Matt's ability to re-invent a

song. He changed a whining rock ballad with grunt into a soft pure and beauiful

ballad as he re-invented "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"...It was "Stevie Wonder" week

and Matt chose "I Just Called To Say I Love You"...after that performance people

knew that this guy was the real deal, he was unique, he had a brilliant voice and

had loads of charisma and personality. Next up was "The 1990s" weel. and Matt once

again proved that he was a ball of suprises with an obscure song choice, a song

that most had not heard of called "You Do Something To Me"...the judges were

captivated by the purity in Matt's voice and his creativity in every performance.

Matt had made it to the final 5, things were looking awesome for the Manchester

boy. Final 5 saw Matt go back to the year he was born as he chose a novelty song,

"Eye Of The Tiger", a slight risk which the judges picked up on but to his credit

he survived and turned this once boring and repetitive song into a refreshing

arrangement. It was down to just 4 singers and with Big Band/Classics week, Matt

pulled off a subtle yet classy performance of The Beatles song "Hey Jude" and then

in arguably one of the finest moments of the season, turned himself into a young

more hip rocking version of Frank Sinatra and delivered "New York New York"...which

earned him the highest votes that week. Final 3 saw him choose 2 songs himself

"Because I Got High" and "Love Gets Sweeter" but it was the judges choice of

"Everybody Hurts" that really won him a place in the final 2, it was everything an

idol performance was about, big notes, big risks, big voice. And last week, Matt

chose 2 songs himself, Billy Joel's 'Just The Way You Are' and Bon Jovi's 'Livin On

A Prayer'....Matt then sung his version of 'Free To Fly', and if he wins IDOL

ONLINE 2004, this will be the first single on his album. Here are Matt's finest

performances...

Can MATT HUTCHISON win IDOL ONLINE 2004?
tonight with the world premiere of his interpretation of the winner's single "Free To Fly"

Give it up for DAVE VASQUEZ!!!

Let's take a look back at the finalists who were voted out.

WEEK 1: "Your Idol"

VOTED OUT: Lucas Zago

LUCAS ZAGO
Lucas has recorded a special live acapella version of "Without You", a song he

performed during the semi-finals in Group 4. He has also recorded a special audio

message in which he has told of his favourite performances by Dave and Matt and let

the public in on who he wants to win and why. Lucas was voted out and received 13th

Week 1 "Your Idol"

VOTED OUT: JEN ARSENAULT

JEN ARSENAULT
Jen has re-submitted a performance of hers that she did during the semi-finals also

in Group 4. She was also voted out during the 1st week of the finals series and

received 12th place out of 65. Here she is singing "Are You The One"

WEEK 2 "The 1980s"

VOTED OUT: AMBER STASKA (Officially Withdrew)

AMBER STASKA

Amber withdrew from the competition after being offered a local recording contract

whereby a producer near where she lived wants to produce a demo CD for her, as a

result she had to withdraw. She received 10th place out of 65. She has re-submitted her performance that won her a place in the final 13 during the Group 2 semi-finals show. Here she is singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"

WEEK 3 "Rnb/Soul"

VOTED OUT: JUMOKE HILL

JUMOKE HILL

Jumoke was voted out during "Rnb/Soul" week after a brilliant performance of "I Don't Wanna Know"...It was a shock to most fans who expected him to be safe as the judges praised him continously. He received 9th place out of 65. He has re-submitted that performance. Here he is singing "I Don't Wanna Know"

WEEK 4 "Rock and Roll"

VOTED OUT: JAMIE KEAMO

JAMIE KEAMO

Jamie was voted out during "Rock and Roll" week, he was one of the real characters of the season and had a very memorable and brilliant voice. He has recorded a special live acapella performance of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" which he sung in his semi-final performance that got him in the top 3 during Group 2. He has also recorded an audio message in which he has said who he wants to win and why. He received 8th place out of 65.

WEEK 5 "Movie Music"

VOTED OUT: CORY AMUNDSON

CORY AMUNDSON

Cory was voted out during "Movie Music" week, he was a fine vocalist with his eclectic choice of songs during his time on Idol Online 2004. Cory received 7th place out of 65. Cory has re-submitted "Who Wil I Run To", a performance in which he did the week before to be critically acclaimed for it. Here's Cory

Let's now take a look back at the journey of DAVE VASQUEZ

Dave came into this competition with the ambition to rise to the top and throughout his journey, he certainly has done that. Dave started off in the same group as Matt. Group 3, known as the supergroup. Dave's semi-final performance of "This I Promise You" was brilliant, and the fans and judges loved it. The immense power and passion in this performance was overwhelming and it got him through to the final 13. He went through that night with Jenny Jackson into the final series. For "Your Idol" week, Dave chose Robbie Williams 'Angels', which then became a definite signature hit for him. With the incredible range and pure tone and control, Dave was praised unanimously by the judges. For "1980s" week, Dave took a risk choosing a song by country legend Willie Nelson. But struck gold as it brought tears to judge Andrew's eyes. For "Rnb/Soul" week, Dave proved that he was able to sing ballads and capitavte people by doing so, as he performed "One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight, the amazing vibrato on this performance was something special. During "Rock and Roll" week, Dave was slightly aprehensive about performing in this theme and nervous, but to his credit, he pulled himself together delivering a stellar performance of Hoobastank's "The Reason", many fans believed that this was even better than the original version as he added an rnb feel to it, Dave infused his own style into this performance which really built up his image and credibility as a genuine contender in this competition. Next up during "Movie Music" week, Dave sung "Unchained Melody" and introduced us to his phenomenal, sublime, unbelievable, incredible FALSETTO, it was just so pure, so controlled, so brilliant....He then performed "Lately" by Stevie Wonder during "Stevie Wonder" week and was told that he needed to take more risks, and they wanted to see him sing something other than a ballad. Dave was able to take constructive criticism on board and delivered a booming performance the following week during "1990s" week as he sang Usher's hit song "My Way", he not only got the judges off their feet, but proved that he was capable of singing music that was not a ballad. Dave was in the final 5, and had never been in the bottom 3, he was sitting really comfortable. Dave took us back to the year he was born and performed a christmas song taking a very big risk. He sang "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and infused his rnb/pop style into it prompting the judges to tell Dave to "get his suit ready for the big finale" because he would get there if he kept performing as well as that. Next up was "Big Band/Classics" week, Dave performed "When I Fall In Love" which was not reviewed as well as as Dave had hoped but he bounced back with an upbeat classic of "Under The Boardwalk". During the final 3 week...Dave picked 2 power ballads for himself "Angels Brought Me Here" and "Remember When It Rained" but it was the judges choice that brought most of the judges to tears as he sung "The Prayer", a song originally a duet and in italian, it was no easy feat, and he did it with grace, integrity, control and power. It certainly won him a place in the final 2. Last week he chose "Unbreak My Heart" and "She Will Be Loved" showing that he was willing to sing songs outside of his comfort zone and take risks. Dave then sung his version of 'Free To Fly', and if he wins IDOL

ONLINE 2004, this will be the first single on his album. Here are Dave's finest performances...

Can DAVE VASQUEZ win IDOL ONLINE 2004?

Let's take a look back at the finalists who were voted out after Week 5

Week 6 "Stevie Wonder"
VOTED OUT: VIDA FLOYD (Officially Withdrew)

VIDA FLOYD
Vida was one of the favourites to win the competition, but unfortunately her luck ran out when she had to withdraw due to a new circumstance which left her with out a computer for 4 weeks, meaning she had to withdraw from the competition. Vida has recorded a special live performance of "Naughty Girl", a song that originally got her into the final 13 during the Group 1 Semi-Final show.

Week 7 "The 1990s"
VOTED OUT: JENNY JACKSON

JENNY JACKSON
Jenny was the broadway babe of the competition and was voted out during "The 1990s" week in a shock result after delivering a brilliant performance of "The Prayer". Jenny received 6th place out of 65. Jenny has re-submitted the performance that originally got her into the final 13 during the Group 3 Semi-Finals show. Singing "Take That Look Off Your Face"...Jenny Jackson

Week 8 "Songs In The Year You Were Born"
VOTED OUT: NATHAN FOSTER

NATHAN FOSTER
Arguably one of the best singers in the competition, Nathan was voted out after an amazing performance which left many fans speechless and in shock. Nathan delivered brilliant performances week in week out and placed 5th out of 65. Nathan has re-submitted the song that he sung that week. Singing "Angel"....Nathan Foster

Week 9: "Big Band/Classics"
VOTED OUT: CHELSEE ABO

CHELSEE ALBO
The queen diva of soul in this competition with her beautiful presence, incredible control and great song choices, Chelsee did amazingly placing 4th out of 65 and being the last remaining female in the competition. Chelsee has re-submitted her performance of "Fell In Love With A Boy"...Chelsee Albo

Week 10: "Choice"
VOTED OUT: TREVOR HOTCHKISS

TREVOR HOTCHKISS
Trevor was one of the favourites to win, with his smooth rnb voice, his incredible control and his ability to capture an audience's heart with his performance. Trevor placed an incredible 3rd out of 65 singers. Trevor has re-submitted his performance of "Water Runs Dry"....Give it up for Trevor Hotchkiss

Well we have now recapped this amazing entire wonderful season. Before we get to the big announcement....we have some things to say

First of all thanks to all 65 singers who originally auditioned, all judges, and guest judges who gave their time to nurture and guide these talented individuals and a big thanks to all the fans who have voted and supported their favourites and motivated these contestants to strive for the big prize and sing their heart out every week.

We wanted to give some fans their opinion

So we asked a female and male fan to each give their perspective

For the female fan, we looked no further than Tina Webster, who originally started the competition as a mother of competitor, Amy Webster, supporting her and guiding her through the competition. However once Amy was voted out, Tina took a vested interest and followed the competition religiously. Here is her opinion on who she thinks should win!

"Hi this is Tina Webster, I've followed the comp right from the start and want to Congratulate both of you for making it this far!. My favourite performance from Matt has to be 'Eye of the Tiger' and for Dave I'm gonna go with 'The Prayer' you both have Fantastic voices and I really can't choose this week who should win, you've both done so well. So I will leave the votes to Your committed fans and look forward to seeing the outcome. GOODLUCK to both you guys. Whoever wins Deserves it!"

We also have an audio comment from the male fan we chose to have their say on finale night, Jeremy Sunabris. He has followed this competition since Day 1 and has been blown away by the talent. Here is his comment on Matt and Dave and who he thinks should win IDOL ONLINE 2004

IT'S NOW TIME FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR

AFTER THE PERFORMANCES, THE PUBLIC HAS VOTED

AND IN THE END

The winner received 56.12% of the public's vote while the runner-up received 43.88% of the public's vote.

After 5 months since the competition began, there can only be one winner

The winner of IDOL ONLINE 2004 is............

MATT HUTCHISON

Congratulations to MATT who is now going to be producing an album which will be released on Soundclick in early March 2005.

The debut single is "Free To Fly"

track listing and album title will be announced at a later debut

Here is your winner, MATT HUTCHISON with 'FREE TO FLY'