Australian Idol
- 2003 –2026
- Returning series
- PG
★ 4.8 TMDB Rating · 9 votes
Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its original run in November 2009 before being revived in January 2023. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Australian Idol was televised on Network Ten for its first seven series and was broadcast on Austereo Radio Network between 2005 and 2007.
- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes
- 361
- Episode length
- ~2h
- First aired
- Jul 27, 2003
- Networks
- 10, Seven Network
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- Australia
Cast of Australian Idol
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- Australia
- Streaming on 7plus
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Seasons
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Season 1
Jul 27, 2003
44 episodes
The first season of Australian Idol was produced by Fremantle Media subsidiary Grundy Television in association with UK company 19TV, and was broadcast on Network Ten for 19 weeks in the latter half of 2003. The judges were Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Ian "Dicko" Dickson.
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Season 2
Jul 13, 2004
37 episodes
The second season of Australian Idol debuted on 13 July 2004. Over 50,000 people throughout Australia auditioned.
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Season 3
Jul 26, 2005
53 episodes
The third season of Australian Idol debuted on 26 July 2005. The first of three semi-finals was held on 16 August 2005 with three of the Final 12 contenders announced the following night on 17 August 2005. 2Day FM radio host Kyle Sandilands replaced former judge Ian Dickson.
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Season 4
Aug 6, 2006
36 episodes
The fourth season of Australian Idol first episode aired on 6 August 2006 and concluded on 26 November.
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Season 5
Aug 5, 2007
36 episodes
The fifth season of Australian Idol premiered on 5 August 2007 on Network Ten. It concluded on 25 November.
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Season 6
Aug 24, 2008
35 episodes
The sixth season of Australian Idol premiered on Sunday, 24 August 2008, on Network Ten. The season finale aired live on Sunday, 23 November 2008. The winner was Wes Carr with Luke Dickens as runner-up.
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Season 7
Aug 9, 2009
20 episodes
The seventh and final season of the Australian Idol series began on 9 August 2009, to determine who would succeed Season 6 winner, Wes Carr. Beginning amid controversy, judge Kyle Sandilands was replaced by Sony Music record executive, Jay Dee Springbett. It was the first season where all four final contestants were eighteen years old or younger. Stan Walker was declared the winner on 22 November 2009.
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Season 8
Jan 30, 2023
21 episodes
After a 14-year hiatus Australian Idol is back bigger and better than ever. Scouring across the nation for the best Aussie talent, the pressure is on to find the next Australian Idol.
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Season 9
Jan 29, 2024
26 episodes
This is where stars are made.
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Season 10
Feb 2, 2025
26 episodes
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Season 11
Feb 2, 2026
27 episodes
New voices. Big moments. This is where stars are made.
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