- Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born October 26, 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter and winner of the first "Australian Idol" TV talent competition quest in 2003. Since winning the competition, he has released three top five albums and seven top twenty singles and has sold over a million albums and singles in Australia alone. He has also had substantial success overseas with number one hits in New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
- Shannon Noll
Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Noll first came to prominence as runner-up of the first series of "Australian Idol" (2003) which led to him being signed to Sony BMG, since Idol he has had more success than any other Idol contestant to date. He has gone on to release two number one, multi-platinum albums, "That's What I'm Talking About" and "Lift" and numerous top five singles.
- Andrew G
Andrew Jonas Günsberg, popularly known as Andrew G, is an Australian television and radio presenter who is best known as the co-host of the reality series Australian Idol. He is also the compere of Network Ten's game show "The Con Test".
- Damien Leith
Damien Leo Leith (b. 18 January 1976, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish Australian singer/songwriter. He was the winner of the Network Ten music contest "Australian Idol 2006". He was born in Ireland and now lives in Australia with his Australian wife, Eileen Stapleton and their two sons, Jarvis Dion and Jagger Ramone. Leith became an Australian citizen on 25 January 2007 taking the pledge from the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, …
- Anthony Callea
Anthony Cosmo Callea (born December 13, 1982 in Melbourne to Italian parents) is an ARIA Award winning Australian singer and was the runner-up in the 2004 season of Australian Idol. Callea currently holds the record for the highest-selling single and fastest-selling single in Australia for his debut single "The Prayer".
- Dean Geyer
Dean Geyer (born 20 March 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an Australian singer who finished third in the talent contest "Australian Idol 2006". In the weeks leading up to the final of "Australian Idol 2006", Geyer was selected by both Mark Holden and former "Australian Idol" judge Ian Dickson as their favourites for winning the competition. In 2006, Geyer secured a recording contract with SonyBMG along with fellow idol, Jessica Mauboy.
- Mark Holden
Mark "Touchdown" Holden (born 27 April, 1954) is an Australian singer and television personality. He is one of four judges on the hit television series "Australian Idol".
- Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Sandilands (born 10 June 1971 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian radio host, best known for hosting with Jackie O the weekday morning radio program "The Kyle and Jackie O Show" and "The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power". Both air on Sydney radio station 2Day FM. After a difficult upbringing and leaving home at the age of 17, …
- Casey Donovan
Casey Donovan (born May 13, 1988) is an Australian singer and the youngest winner of the idol competition anywhere in the world, winning the second season of "Australian Idol" at the mere age of 16. On 17 July, 2006, it was announced that Donovan had been dropped by her label Sony BMG because of concerns about her image and poor sales of her albums.
- Marcia Hines
Marcia Hines (born July 20, 1953) is an American born singer who achieved great success in her adopted homeland of Australia.
- James Mathison
James (Hernandez) Mathison is an Australian television presenter.
- Kate Dearaugo
Katherine "Kate" Jenna DeAraugo (November 5, 1985), is an Australian singer, and was the winner of the third season of "Australian Idol" in 2005. She was born to Portuguese migrants in Australia.
- Ricki-Lee Coulter
Ricki-Lee Coulter (born November 10, 1985) was a contestant on the second series of Australian Idol in 2004. She was known for her powerful voice, provocative dancing and vibrant personality. Receiving seventh place in the Idol competition, her elimination from the show was viewed by commentators and viewers as a "shock", after an amazing performance of The Beatles' We Can Work It Out. Following her exit from Idol, she was signed to a recording contract with Shock Records.
- Axle Whitehead
Axle Whitehead (born 16 December 1980 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian TV host and musician.
- Joel Turner
Joel Turner (born March 3, 1987, Mullumbimby NSW) is a Brisbane beatboxer / singer / songwriter / instrumentalist / record producer best known for the Australian hit song "These Kids". As a beatboxer, he is recognised for his raw power, deep bass, and trademark sounds such as his "third voice", cowbell, teeth beats and bass guitar. Turner first appeared at the auditions for the 2003 season of "Australian Idol", where he drew attention for his beatbox skills.
- Emily Williams
Emily Williams (born October 8, 1984 in New Zealand) is a singer who was the runner-up in the 2005 season of "Australian Idol" and a member of the band Young Divas. Williams now lives in Inala, Brisbane with her partner and daughter.
- Lee Harding
Lee Harding, (born June 8, 1983) is an Australian pop singer. He is from Frankston, Victoria where he worked at the local AMC cinema multiplex. He became known from performing in the third season of Australian Idol.
- Cosima de Vito
Cosima De Vito (born November 1, 1976), also known simply as Cosima, is an Australian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame as a contestant of the original "Australian Idol" series in 2003 where she caused controversy, quitting the competition due to a throat condition at short notice, coming in at third place. She has since established an independent music career, releasing a debut solo album called "Cosima".
- Ian Dickson
Ian "Dicko" Dickson (born 28 March 1963 as Ian Ross Perrygrove in Birmingham, England) is a music industry and television personality in Australia. He is best known as a judge on the hit television show "Australian Idol".
- Rob Mills
Rob Mills or Millsy (born June 1982) is an Australian pop singer, he placed 5th in the first series of Australian Idol.
- Paulini Curuenavuli
Paulini Curuenavuli (born Pauline Curuenavuli on 15 October, 1982) is an Australian pop and R&B singer, who is best known for coming 4th in the first series of Network Ten's "Australian Idol" in Australia in 2003 and for the #1 Australian success of her debut single "Angel Eyes".
- Chanel Cole
Chanel Cole (born Chanel Cole Whalley on 13 November 1977 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a musician from Bega, New South Wales. She is a member of the Australian trip hop group Spook. Chanel's fame grew largely from her appearance as a finalist in the second season of Australian Idol (2004). She was eliminated from the competition on 25 October having reached fifth place.
- John Foreman
John Foreman is an Australian musician and television personality. He wrote the Olympic Flame song, titled "The Flame", for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. He has been a long-time member of Good Morning Australia until retiring from the show in 2004. Since then he has been the musical director on Australian Idol. In December 2005 he began hosting "The Big Night in With John Foreman".
- Hayley Jensen
Hayley Jensen (born January 7, 1983) was thrust into celebrity status after appearing on the second season (2004) of television ratings hit show "Australian Idol", on Network Ten. She was the fourth finalist, leaving the show on November 1.
- Courtney Act
Courtney Act is one of the semi-finalists of "Australian Idol" in 2003. However she is only the third singer of the competition to release an official/solo single, following Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll. This single is “Rub Me Wrong” and was released in 2004, peaking at #29 in the ARIAnet Singles Chart. Courtney Act (a play on the phrase “caught in the act”) is actually the "nom de guerre" of “gender illusionist” Shane Jenek.
- Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller (born May 17 1960 in Hastings, England) is an English record and television producer who was known as the manager of the Spice Girls and S Club 7, as well as the creator of the Idol series, first seen as Pop Idol and over 50 other versions including "American Idol", "Australian Idol", "Canadian Idol", and "World Idol".
- Courtney Murphy
Courtney Murphy was a contestant in the 2004 season of the Australian reality television series "Australian Idol". He is 24 years of age, and his home town is Perth in Western Australia. He was eliminated from the competition following the program on 8 November 2004 after making it to the final three. Murphy played the parts of "Roger" a "T'Bird" in the "Grease Arena Spectacular" which toured Australia from May until June 2005.
- Lavina Williams
Lavina Rose Williams born 1978, finished eighth in the fourth season of "Australian Idol" and an Australian singer. She is the older sister to Australian Idol Series 3 runner-up Emily Williams.
- James Kannis
James Jay Kannis (born November 5, 1985) is a singer from Australia who was well known for participating in the reality television show "Australian Idol". Kannis was placed in seventh position, eliminated on October 17, 2005. Kannis auditioned for Australian Idol in Sydney singing a song he composed with his father, producer Sammy K, "A Dollar Away".
- Laura Gissara
Laura Gissara (born March 14, 1984), was a contestant on the 2005 season of Australian Idol. She was eliminated from the show on September 26, 2005.
- Reigan Derry
Reigan Elisse Derry (born 19 September 1988), is an Australian female singer and a Top 12 contestant in the fourth season of "Australian Idol" from Maida Vale, Western Australia, Australia.
- Roxane Lebrasse
Roxane LeBrasse (born August 26 1983 in Mauritius) was a contestant who placed ninth on the third season of "Australian Idol". Roxane has been familiar with Australia's recording industry, being a back-up singer to Australian singer Jade MacRae. In 2002 Roxanne landed a single with popular 90's Australian band The Rockmelons. The single was titled "I Ain't Playin" & was released in mid-2002.
- Natalie Zahra
Natalie Zahra (born April 24, 1988), was a contestant of the top 13 in Season 3 of "Australian Idol". At her audition in Queensland, she touched the judges (Mark Holden, Marcia Hines, Kyle Sandilands) hearts with her angelic performance of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from the musical "The Wizard of Oz". At 17 years of age, she made it into the top 13. She was eliminated from the competition on 19 September placing her in 11th position.
- Joseph Gatehau
Joseph Gatehau was born in New South Wales, Australia in 1988 and was a top 12 finalist for the television program Australian Idol 4. He is of Tongan and New Caledonian descent. His favourite artists include Michael Jackson and Mario.
- Chloe
Chloe Skipp. is an Australian pop singer-songwriter born in Melbourne. Chloe made her debut in 2004 on Australian Idol, she made it into the top thirty but failed to get through. Her debut song "Stars" was released in Australia on September 24, 2004 through Sony BMG but did not get much success on the charts only peaking at number sixty-six on the ARIA singles chart. In 2005 Chloe released a cover of The Primitives song "Crash", …
- Levi Kereama
Levi Kereama is an Australian singer, and a contestant in the first series of "Australian Idol" (2003). Kereama was not successful in advancing to the finals of the competition, until invited to return to participate in a "Wildcard" show, in which four contestants would be given a second chance to proceed to the final 12. As part of the final 12, Kereama was a popular performer, but was eliminated on October 13, leaving him in 6th place in the competition.
- Ashley Coulter
"'Ashley Coulter" (now known as Roni Colt)' is a Canadian singer and the sixth-place finalist in the 2006 season of "Canadian Idol". She was born and raised in Emeryville, Ontario (near Windsor), but currently lives in London, Ontario. Before her debut on "Canadian Idol" in late May of 2006, she worked as a cashier in London: most recently at The Real Canadian Superstore in northwest London for about two months, and previously at Angelo's Bakery & Deli, …
- Guy Mutton
Guy Christopher Mutton, also known as Mutto (born in England, 17th October 1976), is an Australian male singer, a Top 12 contestant in the fourth season of "Australian Idol" and lead singer of the Gold Coast based rock band, Soulframe. Guy has worked with kids as a teacher leaving a career in education when his band Soulframe began gaining popularity. With experience on drums and piano, Guy was initially reluctant to audition as a vocalist.
- Nathan Bracken
Nathan Wade Bracken (born September 12, 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. He is married to Haley Bracken (nee Rich). Bracken's trademark is his long shoulder length blonde hair which he wears with a head-band while bowling. Many commentators and cricket fans have compared him to Australian Idol television host Andy G, which he is thus nicknamed.
- Lydia Denker
Lydia Denker (born December 25 1982 in Germany) is an Australian singer. Lydia grew up in the town of Neidermittlau. When she was eight, she moved to Melbourne.