Melissa O'Neil won the title of the first female Canadian Idol and the youngest Idol in Canada in 2005, beating runner-up Rex Goudie.

Semi-finals

Semifinal Group 1 (14 June 2005)

Semifinal Group 2 (21 June 2005)

Semifinal Group 3 (28 June 2005)

Semifinal Group 4 (5 July 2005)

Wildcard (12 July 2005)

Finals

Top 10 (19 July 2005)

Theme: Canadian Hits

Top 9 (26 July 2005)

Theme: Stevie Wonder

Top 8 (2 August 2005)

Theme: The 80s

Top 7 (9 August 2005)

Theme: Standards

Top 6 (16 August 2005)

Theme: Classic Rock

Top 5 (23 August 2005)

Theme: Burton Cummings & The Guess Who

Top 4 (30 August 2005)

Theme: Elvis Presley

Top 3 (6 September 2005)

Theme: Barenaked Ladies

Top 2 (13 September 2005)

Elimination Chart

Reception

The season's three-night premiere received 2.3 million, 2.1 million, and 1.8 million viewers, up roughly 25% from season two. The finale drew 2.7 million viewers.

Releases

Since the Third Season of Canadian Idol, Melissa O'Neil, Rex Goudie, Aaron Walpole and Suzi Rawn have released solo albums. Casey LeBlanc, Ashley Leitao and Amber Fleury formed a trio called Braided and released their debut album Casey, Ashley, & Amber in 2006. They are the second music group to come from an Idol show worldwide.