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.
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Aug 6, 2006
The nationwide search for a singing super-star starts tonight! Australian Idol is back and already breaking records with thousands of hopefuls turning up to audition across the country. We'll show you the good, the bad and the very delusional in their quest to become the next Australian Idol. Featuring Marcia Hines, Mark Holden and newcomer Kyle Sandilands as the judges. Hosted by Andrew G and James Mathison.
Aug 7, 2006
The judges continue their journey to find Australia's next Australian Idol in Perth and Adelaide.
Aug 13, 2006
The judges travel to Sydney and Townsville on their quest to find the next Australian Idol.
Aug 14, 2006
The judges make their final stops for auditions to find the next Australian Idol.
Aug 20, 2006
This showed the first and second day of the top 125 in Sydney being cut down by over half.
Aug 21, 2006
Third and final day of the pre finals in Sydney. To judges go one-on-one with all the remaining contestants to find the top 24.
Aug 27, 2006
The first group of six boys perform.
Aug 28, 2006
The verdict for the first group of six boys followed by the performances of the first group of six girls.
Aug 29, 2006
The verdict for the first group of girls followed by the performances of the second group of six boys.
Aug 30, 2006
This show begins with the verdict for the second group of six boys followed big erformances of the last group of six girls.
Aug 31, 2006
The verdict for the final group and the announcement of the wildcard contestants.
Sep 3, 2006
The Wildcards perform for the final four positions in the Top 12 of Australian Idol 2006.
Sep 4, 2006
The final four positions in the Top 12 are announced.
Sep 10, 2006
The 2006 Final 12 battle it out for a place in Australia's hearts in the first finals this year. This week, it's the Idols choice as to what song they perform.
Sep 11, 2006
Australia says a teary-eyed goodbye to Joseph Gatehau, who is the first finalist to leave the show in 2006.
Sep 17, 2006
The Final 11 contestants perform a song from the Rock genre.
Sep 18, 2006
Another finalist must leave the competition.
Sep 24, 2005
Tonight the contestants perform a song that was number one on the Australian music charts.
Sep 25, 2006
Another finalist must leave the competition.
Oct 1, 2006
Tonight the contestants perform songs from the year in which they were born.
Oct 2, 2006
Time for the Verdict for the final 9 contestants.
Oct 8, 2006
Tonight the contestants peform a song form the Disco genre.
Oct 9, 2006
Another finalist must leave the competition.
Oct 15, 2006
In a world first for Idol, contestants are given the choice to play an instrument during thier performance.
Oct 16, 2006
Another finalist must leave the competition.
Oct 17, 2006
The contestants sing a song of their choice without the usual weekly routine.
Oct 22, 2006
The saxophones, trumpets, trombones, harp, and rhythm section are back for another year. The Final 6 perform.
Oct 23, 2006
Dreams of fame and fortune crumble for one hopeful.
Oct 29, 2006
Tonight the Final 5 perform songs from artists who have been inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame.
Oct 30, 2006
One more Idol must leave the competition.
Nov 5, 2006
The hopefuls are down to four, and this week you get to choose what the Idols sing. With only a couple of weeks left in the competition, they'll be pulling out all stops to prove their star potential.
Nov 6, 2006
One Idol must leave the competition. Who will the Australian public decide is not the 2006 Australian Idol?
Nov 12, 2006
The judges get so chose what the final 3 will be singing for the last time at the normal stage for this year. Each contestant will sing 2 songs each.
Nov 13, 2006
The big verdict before the massive 2006 grand final is here which will decide who the final 2 will be to perform at the Opera House is a few weeks.
Nov 19, 2006
The two singers left in the quest for fame take to the stage for their chance at becoming recording stars. They sing thier own choice of song and the winners single.
Nov 26, 2006
Everything comes to an end and like the other seasons, season 4 must have just one winner. There are more performances by previous Idols and the final 12 at the Opera House and the public must come to a decision. Will Jess or Damien win Australian Idol 06?
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Australian Idol Season 4 premiered on August 6, 2006.
Australian Idol Season 4 has 36 episodes.
The season opens with Season 4 Episode 1, "Auditions 1: Melbourne, Hobart & Alice Springs". It aired on August 6, 2006.
Go to Season 4 Episode 1