Australian Idol is an Australian talent reality television series that first aired in 2003. As of December 2008, there have been six seasons. During every season, the final round of competition features twelve singers, except for season three when it had thirteen finalists. A total of 73 contestants have reached the finals of their season. The show's age requirements only allow people to enter if they are between 16 and 29 years of age. Out of the 73 contestants listed, 19 of them were under the age of 20, including two winners and two runners-up. Season one winner Guy Sebastian currently holds the record for the highest-selling Australian Idol album, with more than four hundred thousand copies sold in Australia.[1]
Guy Sebastian , season one winner Shannon Noll , season one runner-up Anthony Callea , season two runner-up Damien Leith , season four winner Jessica Mauboy , season four runner-up Natalie Gauci , season five winner Matt Corby , season five runner-up Name Age[1] Hometown Season Finished Mathew Chadwick 20 Gold Coast , Queensland 1 12th Peter Ryan 27 Tabulam , New South Wales 1 11th Cle Wootton 22 Perth , Western Australia 1 10th Lauren Buckley 17 East Gosford , New South Wales 1 9th Kelly Cavuoto 22 Adelaide , South Australia 1 8th Rebekah LaVauney 25 Liverpool , New South Wales 1 7th Levi Kereama 19 Brisbane , Queensland 1 6th Rob Mills 21 Melbourne , Victoria 1 6th Paulini Curuenavuli 20 Wiley Park , New South Wales 1 4th Cosima De Vito 26 Perth , Western Australia 1 3rd Shannon Noll 27 Condobolin , New South Wales 1 Runner-up Guy Sebastian 21 Paradise , South Australia 1 Winner Angie Narayan 26 Brisbane , Queensland 2 12th Dan O'Connor 25 Mount Annan , New South Wales 2 11th Amali Ward 16 New Town , Tasmania 2 10th Emelia Rusciano 25 Adelaide , South Australia 2 9th Daniel Belle 21 Sydney , New South Wales 2 8th Ricki-Lee Coulter 18 Gold Coast, Queensland 2 7th Marty Worrall 26 Kerang , Victoria 2 6th Chanel Cole 26 Bega , New South Wales 2 5th Hayley Jensen 21 Canberra , Australian Capital Territory 2 4th Courtney Murphy 24 Perth , Western Australia 2 3rd Anthony Callea 21 Point Cook , Victoria 2 Runner-up Casey Donovan 16 Bankstown , New South Wales 2 Winner Tarni Stephens 27 Brisbane , Queensland 3 13th Chris Luder 26 Brisbane , Queensland 3 12th Natalie Zahra 17 Innisfail , Queensland 3 11th Laura Gissara 21 Melbourne , Victoria 3 10th Roxane LeBrasse 22 Sydney , New South Wales 3 9th Milly Edwards 17 Mount Eliza, Victoria 3 8th James Kannis 19 Sydney , New South Wales 3 7th Anne Robertson 22 Sydney , New South Wales 3 6th Daniel Spillane 25 Brisbane , Queensland 3 5th Dan England 21 Queensland 3 4th Lee Harding 22 Frankston North, Victoria 3 3rd Emily Williams 20 Inala , Queensland 3 Runner-up Kate DeAraugo 19 Bendigo , Victoria 3 Winner Joseph Gatehau 18 Ashcroft , New South Wales 4 12th Reigan Derry 17 Maida Vale , Western Australia 4 11th Klancie Keough 24 Richmond, Queensland 4 10th Guy Mutton 29 Gold Coast , Queensland 4 9th Lavina Williams 27 New South Wales 4 8th Bobby Flynn 25 Byron Bay , New South Wales 4 7th Lisa Mitchell 16 Albury , New South Wales 4 6th Ricky Muscat 22 Werribee , Victoria 4 5th Chris Murphy 30 Perth , Western Australia 4 4th Dean Geyer 20 Melbourne , Victoria 4 3rd Jessica Mauboy 17 Darwin , Northern Territory 4 Runner-up Damien Leith 30 County Kildare , Ireland 4 Winner Holly Weinert 20 Mildura , Victoria 5 12th Brianna Carpenter 21 Brisbane , Queensland 5 11th Lana Krost 17 Perth , Western Australia 5 10th Mark Da Costa 28 Petersham , New South Wales 5 9th Jacob Butler 25 Mount Gambier , South Australia 5 8th Ben McKenzie 16 Gosford , New South Wales 5 7th Daniel Mifsud 23 Mortdale , New South Wales 5 6th Tarisai Vushe 20 Sydney , New South Wales 5 5th Marty Simpson 20 Forresters Beach , New South Wales 5 4th Carl Riseley 24 Sydney , New South Wales 5 3rd Matt Corby 16 Cronulla , New South Wales 5 Runner-up Natalie Gauci 25 Melbourne , Victoria 5 Winner Jonny Taylor 22 Perth , Western Australia 6 12th Brooke Addamo 17 Werribee , Victoria 6 11th Tom Williams 16 Adelaide , South Australia 6 10th Madam Parker 23 Beverly Hills , New South Wales 6 9th Thanh Bui 25 Abbotsford , Victoria 6 8th Sophie Paterson 23 London , England 6 7th Roshani Priddis 21 Ashfield , New South Wales 6 6th Chrislyn Hamilton 17 Scarborough , Queensland 6 6th Teale Jakubenko 22 Yatala , Queensland 6 4th Mark Spano 26 Brighton , Victoria 6 3rd Luke Dickens 25 Young , New South Wales 6 Runner-up Wes Carr 26 Bondi , New South Wales 6 Winner Ashleigh Toole 18 Central Coast , New South Wales 7 12th Casey Barnes 30 Tasmania 7 11th Sabrina Batshon 24 Rhodes , Sydney 7 10th Tim Johnston 28 Newcastle , New South Wales 7 9th Scott Newnham 20 Melbourne , Victoria 7 8th Kim Cooper 21 Melbourne , Victoria 7 7th Kate Cook 26 Lowood , Queensland 7 6th Toby Moulton 30 Melrose , South Australia 7 5th Nathan Brake 17 Guildford , Sydney 7 4th James Johnston 19 Wingham , Sydney 7 3rd Hayley Warner 18 Sydney , New South Wales 7 Runner-Up Stan Walker 19 Melbourne , Victoria 7 Winner
^ Contestant's age at the time the season's final round began.
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