Australian Idol

Australian Idol is the Australian version of the British TV hit show Pop Idol. It is a talent contest to find a pop performer and is hosted by Andrew G and James Mathison. The first series started on July 27th, 2003, and finished on November 19. The winner was Guy Sebastian, with runners up Shannon Noll (2nd) and Cosima De Vito (3rd). The 2004 season saw Casey Donovan win ahead of Anthony Callea (2nd) and Courtney Murphy (3rd).

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Australia - British - TV - Pop Idol - Pop - Andrew G - James Mathison - July 27 - 2003 - November 19 - Guy Sebastian - Shannon Noll - Cosima De Vito - Casey Donovan - Anthony Callea - Courtney Murphy

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The panel of judges for the Australian show were Mark Holden, a former pop star and now music producer, Marcia Hines, soul singer, and Ian "Dicko" Dickson, marketing manager of BMG Australia, who left after the second series (for the reality series My Restaurant Rules on Network Ten's rival, the Seven Network), and has since been replaced by radio personality Kyle Sandilands.

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Mark Holden - Marcia Hines - Soul - Ian "Dicko" Dickson - BMG - My Restaurant Rules - Network Ten - Seven Network - Kyle Sandilands

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