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Australian Idol - Season 11 - Episode 01: Auditions - 1
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00:00:05In just moments the first thing I will step into the Australian Idol audition room and it all begins in
00:00:12less than 60 seconds
00:00:14This is...
00:00:16Australian Idol!
00:00:21Alright, who's ready for Australian Idol audition?
00:00:25I'm here to audition for Australian Idol, I'm so excited
00:00:28It's crazy, look how many people are here
00:00:30How you feeling?
00:00:31Great!
00:00:33Sick!
00:00:34We're here in the waiting room getting quite nervous
00:00:37We don't know how it's going to go but it'll be soon and I'm very excited
00:00:42How long do we have?
00:00:43About 37
00:00:44All crew in Australia stand by Kyle, Marsha, Amy on the move
00:00:48Day one, how are we feeling?
00:00:50Well some of us are feeling free and liberated
00:00:53We've got to take you to your audition now
00:00:54Okay, cheers
00:00:55Thank you
00:00:56In 20 seconds, first contestant will be at the door
00:00:58Hello everyone
00:00:59Welcome us back, it feels like home
00:01:00Hello
00:01:01Hello, how you going?
00:01:02How are you?
00:01:03Good, feeling good
00:01:04Bringing in
00:01:07Oh this is Nan
00:01:08Means everything
00:01:09She's the glue
00:01:10I think we just like get straight into it
00:01:12Let's go
00:01:13Hugs, last hug
00:01:14Good luck
00:01:15Have fun in there
00:01:31Thank you
00:01:34Hello there
00:01:35Hello, how are you doing?
00:01:37How are you buddy?
00:01:38Good, feeling good
00:01:39What's your name?
00:01:40My name's Kalani
00:01:42Kalani, where are you from?
00:01:43Kalani, where are you from?
00:01:43I'm from the central coast
00:01:45A little town called Bensville on the central coast
00:01:47So what brings you here today?
00:01:49Like have you been singing, performing?
00:01:51Is this the dream?
00:01:52Tell us about yourself
00:01:53I work as a landscaper near the beach most days
00:01:56Nice
00:01:57So I'm constantly near the beach
00:01:58That's tough work
00:01:59Yeah
00:01:59Lifting rocks, shoveling dirt
00:02:01It is mate
00:02:02Rolling out grass
00:02:03It's not for the faint hearted
00:02:05No, no
00:02:06I definitely prefer to be singing
00:02:09How did you get into music?
00:02:11It's Nan for sure
00:02:12Your Nan
00:02:13I love that
00:02:14You love the Nan
00:02:14Because a lot of the time I was sort of there
00:02:17When my parents were working and stuff
00:02:19Like multiple jobs trying to keep things going
00:02:22So me and Nan are like besties
00:02:24Is Nan still around?
00:02:25Yeah, she's out there
00:02:26Oh, she's outside
00:02:27Oh, I love that
00:02:28This is great
00:02:28I was at my Nan's a lot
00:02:30And I loved my grandmother so much
00:02:32Yeah
00:02:32Laying on her shag carpet
00:02:34Feeling all her clipped toenails in my stomach
00:02:37Shut the hell
00:02:38Anyway, Kalani
00:02:39What are you going to sing today?
00:02:41I'm going to sing Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
00:02:43Oh
00:02:44Great song
00:02:45Just relax
00:02:46A few deep breaths
00:02:50Whenever you're ready
00:02:52To
00:02:53To
00:03:02I thought I saw a girl brought to life
00:03:07Oh
00:03:09She was warm
00:03:11She came around like she was digging for it
00:03:16She showed me what it was to cry
00:03:22She couldn't be that girl that I adore
00:03:28She didn't seem to know or care
00:03:32What her heart was for
00:03:34And I don't know her anymore
00:03:39There's nothing where she used to lie
00:03:42The conversation as we thrive
00:03:46That's what's going on
00:03:53Cause nothing's fine, I'm torn
00:03:56I'm all out of faith
00:03:59And this is how I feel
00:04:03I'm cold and I'm ashamed
00:04:06I'm lying naked on the floor
00:04:10Illusions never change
00:04:13Into something real
00:04:15I'm wide awake and I can see
00:04:19The perfect sky is torn
00:04:23You're a little late
00:04:25I'm already torn
00:04:29I can see the perfect sky is torn
00:04:48Thank you, cheers
00:05:03F*** yes
00:05:07There's nothing else that I can say
00:05:09That was superb
00:05:16That's the best audition I have ever, ever, ever seen
00:05:21You're joking
00:05:23Hands down
00:05:23You're joking
00:05:24I don't care
00:05:24I don't care
00:05:25You don't even need to try
00:05:27You are exactly, exactly what we hope to walk through these doors
00:05:36You know exactly who you are
00:05:39You know exactly who you are
00:05:40You didn't over think that
00:05:42It literally just happened
00:05:45Yeah
00:05:46What do you think, Marta?
00:05:48Kalani, I always say to people when they're singing how important it is to open your eyes and give
00:05:54You closed your eyes and you took us on the journey of that song and your sensibility of notes and
00:06:02how you chose to interpret that song
00:06:04From a man's point of view, it was absolutely beautiful
00:06:09Thank you
00:06:09Very rare does an actual idol come to life in front of us at audition stage
00:06:16Yes, well said
00:06:17That's very rare
00:06:20I must say yes
00:06:22It's just, it's exceptionally good, man
00:06:25Amazing, really
00:06:27Thank you so much, mate
00:06:28You need two yeses
00:06:30For me, that was perfect to say yes from you, Matt
00:06:33Thank you
00:06:34Best audition I've ever seen in my life
00:06:36And it's it's the biggest yes
00:06:37I'm so excited
00:06:38I'm so excited
00:06:39Thank you so much for being here
00:06:42You guys
00:06:42Welcome to Australian Idol
00:06:44Could not be happier
00:06:45You showed up
00:06:46Thank you so much, guys
00:06:47Cheers
00:06:50Wow
00:06:50Now that
00:06:52That's what I'm talking about
00:06:53It takes a couple of days to get some
00:06:55A feeling like that
00:06:56And you know what? Usually it's like
00:06:57Oh, cool voice
00:06:58But I don't know how the personality is going to go
00:07:00Yes, yes, yes, yes
00:07:01Everything
00:07:01I know
00:07:01Everything
00:07:04All right, you ready Nan?
00:07:06Mmm
00:07:07How are your nerves?
00:07:08Nervy
00:07:09Yeah, I'm nervous
00:07:10Yeah?
00:07:10Yeah
00:07:13Hi
00:07:15Yes
00:07:16You got in?
00:07:17Got in three yeses
00:07:19Oh my god, amazing
00:07:20Oh, it's no proud
00:07:21Oh, I'm stoked
00:07:22Awesome
00:07:23How are you doing?
00:07:25Cheers
00:07:25Congratulations
00:07:27Thank you so much
00:07:28Woohoo
00:07:29You're good
00:07:30Okay, good
00:07:31So we'll go home then, yeah?
00:07:32Mm-hmm
00:07:33Okay
00:07:35I'm gonna cry all the way home with happiness
00:07:37Well, happy tears, right?
00:07:39Happy tears
00:07:39Happy tears
00:07:40Oh
00:07:41I love ya
00:07:44All right, let's break down how the audition process works
00:07:47Okay
00:07:47So if you get at least two yeses from the judges
00:07:49You move into the idle waiting room
00:07:54What?
00:07:54Let me go at this
00:07:57This is insane
00:07:59Then at the end of the day, the judges will take a look at everyone again
00:08:03And then they have the difficult task of choosing the standouts
00:08:07Only the best of the best will receive a coveted golden ticket into top 30 week
00:08:13Oh my gosh
00:08:15Golden ticket
00:08:16I think I got my work cut out for me
00:08:23I don't
00:08:25Hey guys, we have like hundreds more so let's get the next one in
00:08:29Who died and made this stick in charge?
00:08:33I love it here
00:08:34Comes along last and starts taking over
00:08:37Idle is back baby
00:08:41Here we go guys
00:08:42And this season
00:08:44Let's do this
00:08:45Is bigger than ever
00:08:47I hope you like it
00:08:50Yeah
00:08:51We've got the best performers
00:08:53What?
00:08:54You're like an actual proper musician at 15
00:08:57With show-stopping voices
00:09:06What was that?
00:09:08The search is on for your next Australian Idol
00:09:11Love the look
00:09:14You look like a Disney character
00:09:22Wow
00:09:25Hey
00:09:27Let's get ready to rumble
00:09:33I love being back at all. It's my favorite time of the year
00:09:36Hello
00:09:38But every now and then and this is like a naughty exciting thing for me sometimes they're really bad
00:09:58How do you think you went James pretty good wrong?
00:10:06Get up man, what are you asking for? It's getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes
00:10:13I am getting so hot, I wanna take my clothes off
00:10:17That'll do, note from me
00:10:19Sex bomb, sex bomb, you're my sex bomb
00:10:23Oh yes!
00:10:24You can give me to me when I need to come along
00:10:27There you go!
00:10:28Sex bomb, sex bomb, you're my sex bomb
00:10:31And baby you can tell me on
00:10:36Could it win Australian Idol? I think no
00:10:38Could it win cruise ship Idol?
00:10:42Yes
00:10:42It's a no from me Adrian, but I will see you at one of Carl's parties
00:10:47Definitely
00:10:47Thank you, thank you guys
00:10:49You're welcome
00:10:49Thanks Adrian
00:10:50Wow he was, there was parts of that, there was fun
00:10:53Yeah
00:10:53He could have tricked me if he didn't go up there
00:10:55Yeah
00:10:55100%
00:10:56Until he went up, I thought
00:10:58And because he's one of the first
00:10:59How are you gonna say no?
00:11:01How am I gonna say no?
00:11:02And then I was like, there you go
00:11:04Yeah
00:11:05That's my out, right there
00:11:07Next please
00:11:12G'day, how are we doing?
00:11:13Hi
00:11:13Sorry to interrupt you guys
00:11:15I'm Scott, nice to meet you
00:11:16Lovely to meet you
00:11:17What's your name?
00:11:18Lily Grace
00:11:19I'm Susie
00:11:20Susie, pleasure
00:11:21Nice to meet you Scott
00:11:21I don't want to judge a book by its cover
00:11:23But I'm guessing country singer
00:11:26No, typically classical music actually
00:11:28Yeah, opera?
00:11:30Yeah, actually
00:11:30I love that
00:11:32That's what we need
00:11:32More of that in this country
00:11:33Yes
00:11:34I love country music
00:11:35I know, no kidding
00:11:38My name is Lily Grace
00:11:39I'm 17 years old
00:11:41And I'm from the Northern Rivers, New South Wales
00:11:43I'm not at this party
00:11:45I'm backing you back
00:11:47See, you're pulling it over
00:11:49Music's my main thing
00:11:50But you know, I love animals
00:11:52I do love horses
00:11:53Horses just have this completely different kind of energy
00:11:56You get around horses and it just completely changes you
00:12:00It's just like when I'm singing
00:12:02It's really a comfort zone for me
00:12:05How are the nerves?
00:12:06The nerves, you know, they're okay
00:12:08Yeah
00:12:08They might be a little bit more intense in there
00:12:10Is she any good?
00:12:11Not bad
00:12:12Yeah, yeah
00:12:12This goes alright
00:12:14She goes alright
00:12:15Yeah
00:12:16It's just mum and I
00:12:17So we're very close
00:12:19That's my best friend
00:12:20And I love her
00:12:21And she loves me
00:12:22She's my number one supporter
00:12:24And I'm very lucky to have her
00:12:26You got this
00:12:28Right, good luck
00:12:29Thank you so much
00:12:30Have fun in there
00:12:31Being able to come to Sydney
00:12:33Being able to come to Sydney
00:12:33And getting to audition to the judges is like
00:12:35It's a pretty big deal I think
00:12:37So yeah
00:12:41This is my big chance
00:12:42And I'm just going to give it absolutely everything that I have
00:12:46Hi
00:12:46Hello
00:12:47Hey
00:12:48Hey
00:12:49How are you?
00:12:50I'm great
00:12:51Is this a real country girl or is this a city girl looking country?
00:12:56Close enough
00:12:56She looks pretty real to me
00:12:57Thank you
00:12:58That's what I'm saying
00:12:59It's legit, right?
00:13:00Yeah
00:13:00What's your name?
00:13:01My name is Lily Grace
00:13:03What a pretty name
00:13:04Yeah, great name
00:13:05Thank you so much
00:13:05Oh, what a lovely name
00:13:06Where are you from?
00:13:07Yeah
00:13:07I'm from the Northern Rivers
00:13:09So like far north New South Wales
00:13:11Yeah
00:13:12Yeah, I'm 17
00:13:13I left school when I was 15
00:13:14And you know, to take music seriously
00:13:16And I've just been, you know, gigging up sort of thing
00:13:19Okay, so what are you going to perform today?
00:13:22I'm going to sing
00:13:23What You Get Is What You See by Tina Turner
00:13:26That's cool
00:13:27But with my own little
00:13:28My own little country swing on it
00:13:30My own little version
00:13:31Oh my god, I forgot about that Tina Turner song
00:13:32Which is a good song
00:13:33What you get is what you see
00:13:35Ain't nothing more to
00:13:35Oh, you should do it
00:13:36Please join me
00:13:37No, no, whatever you do
00:13:38He'll sing it
00:13:39He'll
00:13:40Please don't
00:13:41To encourage him
00:13:42Never offer him the stage
00:13:43Please do not encourage him
00:13:44But what I want you to do is just breathe
00:13:47Take your time when you're ready
00:13:49I look forward to hearing you
00:13:50Thank you so much
00:13:51You're welcome
00:13:55You should go
00:13:56You should go
00:14:21I like this country better
00:14:23And some voice that they're sweet enough to eat
00:14:28This is really good
00:14:29Try to change the habit of a lifetime
00:14:32Don't even try
00:14:34Cause when they cut down deeper than I see
00:14:38You realize
00:14:42What you get isn't what you see
00:14:45There ain't nothing more to it
00:14:48And if you wanna love a woman like me
00:14:51It takes a man to do it
00:14:54It takes a man to do it
00:14:55If what you get isn't what you see
00:14:57Then I don't want that kind of love, no
00:15:01She's amazing
00:15:03I don't want that kind of love, no
00:15:09I don't want that kind of love
00:15:14God, I wasn't nervous before but I am
00:15:24You know, Lily Grace, um, you're sassy
00:15:27Yeah
00:15:27In the best way
00:15:28And you enjoy what you do
00:15:30Which is even better to see
00:15:32Yeah
00:15:32Thanks
00:15:34That...
00:15:34That's a really good arrangement
00:15:36Yeah
00:15:37It worked
00:15:38That was incredible
00:15:39Thank you
00:15:40Yeah, this is...
00:15:41You're exciting
00:15:42Thank you so much
00:15:42I actually enjoyed that better than the original
00:15:44Oh
00:15:45The country way that came out was...
00:15:47Thank you so much
00:15:48Perfect, I loved it
00:15:50It's a yes from me
00:15:51You need to
00:15:54It's a yes from me, Lily Grace
00:15:56Oh, thank you so much, guys
00:15:58Kyle
00:16:00Of course I'm going to say yes
00:16:03Three yeses
00:16:05Thank you
00:16:06Thanks for coming today
00:16:07Lily Grace, what's your last name?
00:16:08Lily Grace Grant
00:16:09Ladies and gentlemen, here's Lily Grace Grant
00:16:12Oh, stop
00:16:13So we'll see you a little bit later and hopefully we'll give you a golden ticket
00:16:17We don't know yet, but we'll see how we go
00:16:19Thank you so much, guys
00:16:20It's lovely to meet you all
00:16:21You too
00:16:21Lily Grace Grant
00:16:22That's very exciting
00:16:23It is
00:16:24Yep
00:16:25Oh, ding-dang, Lily Grace Grant
00:16:27Ding-dang
00:16:28Lily Grace Grant
00:16:29Ding-dang
00:16:30Oh, you've never heard of anyone better than Lily Grace Grant, everyone
00:16:32You're gonna run back to me
00:16:34Cause I'm the best baby that they never gotta keep
00:16:39Oh, darling
00:16:40Yeah, good
00:16:40What happened in there?
00:16:43Oh, yeah
00:16:43Three yeses
00:16:44Oh, yeah
00:16:48Congratulations
00:16:48Yay
00:16:50Amazing
00:16:50Yeah, well done
00:16:51Love it
00:16:52That's fantastic
00:16:53Love it
00:16:54She's gorgeous
00:16:55Wow
00:16:56After that stellar performance, Lily Grace is off to join landscaper Kalani in the waiting room
00:17:06Hello
00:17:07G'day, g'day
00:17:08That was insane
00:17:09How are you?
00:17:09How are you?
00:17:10Don't we do a hug
00:17:11Lily Grace, what was your name? Sorry?
00:17:14Kalani
00:17:15Nice to meet you
00:17:15Nice to meet you
00:17:16That was insane
00:17:17Thank you very much
00:17:19I'm excited to see the rest of the talent
00:17:21I think it's gonna be a good competition
00:17:23Yeah, quite literally
00:17:25Well, game on
00:17:26Yeah
00:17:26Hey
00:17:29Still to come
00:17:30Contestants from right around the country descend on Idol HQ
00:17:35Let's go
00:17:36And we're bringing out the big guns
00:17:39This is good
00:17:40As the first day of auditions continues
00:17:46And Marsha's in Melbourne for the biggest audition
00:17:50In Australian Idol history
00:17:53This is make or break
00:17:55And one singer takes a bold risk
00:17:58I don't have a song
00:18:00Oh my goodness
00:18:01I thought I'd leave the choice up to you guys
00:18:05It's crazy that you did that
00:18:07But whose voice
00:18:09So I'm saving all my love for you
00:18:14Leaves Kyle speechless
00:18:16Wow
00:18:17No notes
00:18:18It's a yes from me
00:18:27From all over Australia
00:18:29These beautiful things that I've got
00:18:32Wave after wave of young hopefuls
00:18:35Are descending on Idol HQ
00:18:40And no one has travelled further than our next singer
00:18:44Just about to go into the audition
00:18:46Got my family here to support me
00:18:49Hope we do well
00:18:50I'm John and I'm 16 and I'm from Bunbury Western Australia
00:18:55Bunbury's just a small coastal town
00:18:57Two hours south of Perth
00:18:59A lot of beaches
00:19:00And just a lot of fun
00:19:02I guess I'm just a regular teenager
00:19:04I love my sport
00:19:06I love my footy
00:19:07That's probably my favourite sport to play
00:19:10And I love my studies
00:19:11Actually that's such a lie
00:19:13I don't love my studies
00:19:17Kids my age listen to a lot of sad songs
00:19:22But I love my 50s, 60s kind of music
00:19:25One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
00:19:28We're gonna rock
00:19:28Around the clock tonight
00:19:31It's so upbeat and it's fun
00:19:34Love the movement as well
00:19:37I find I can really connect with it
00:19:39And I feel really happy and have fun when I'm singing it
00:19:41The King himself
00:19:45Hello
00:19:46Hello
00:19:47Welcome
00:19:48Thank you
00:19:49Here we are
00:19:51How are you feeling?
00:19:52Yeah I'm so excited
00:19:53You feeling alright?
00:19:54Feel nervous
00:19:54Yeah, I'm nervous
00:19:55But that's okay, shake it out
00:19:58Give him a big hug
00:19:59Come on guys
00:20:00I'm auditioning for Australian Idol today
00:20:03Because I really want singing to be my life
00:20:07Bye
00:20:08And I think this could be a way that I could really step into that
00:20:12And take that into my life
00:20:17Hey there
00:20:17Hello
00:20:18Hello mate
00:20:19Hello
00:20:19Welcome
00:20:21Don't you look cool?
00:20:22Thank you so much
00:20:23Welcome
00:20:23What's your name?
00:20:24John
00:20:25So, and how old are you John?
00:20:26I'm 16
00:20:27Okay
00:20:2716?
00:20:28You're a little fella
00:20:29Yeah, I am
00:20:30Where are you from?
00:20:31Bunbury, Western Australia
00:20:32Oh Bunbury
00:20:34That's a good spot
00:20:36It is great
00:20:37Tell us a bit
00:20:38What do you do in Bunbury?
00:20:39Yeah
00:20:40Just what a teenager does
00:20:43Hang out
00:20:43Hang out
00:20:44Surf, school, sport
00:20:46You and I were doing very different things as teenagers
00:20:49I was doing none of those things
00:20:50All of the other things
00:20:52What is your music?
00:20:53What's your style?
00:20:54I love the 50's
00:20:55Okay
00:20:5650's
00:20:57Where did that come from?
00:20:57Like how does a 16 year old fall in love with
00:21:01The music's happy
00:21:01Yeah it is
00:21:02Which for me I just want to be happy especially as a teenager
00:21:05There's always hard things but the happiness is what I want to focus on
00:21:08You're right, the music was happier back then wasn't it?
00:21:11Yeah
00:21:11Okay this is exciting
00:21:12It is
00:21:13What are you going to sing?
00:21:15Shout Johnny O'Keefe
00:21:16Interesting
00:21:17Now I'm very familiar with Johnny O'Keefe
00:21:20Oh no
00:21:21Because when I was growing up
00:21:22My dad used to be a rockabilly
00:21:24So and J.O.K. was his man
00:21:28He loved him
00:21:29And we'd just blast that on the two in one home stereo
00:21:32All day all night
00:21:34So I love those songs
00:21:36That's good to hear
00:21:37No pressure
00:21:37Only joking
00:21:39So when you're ready you take your time, breathe
00:21:42Do what you got to do to perform and I wish you all the luck man
00:21:45Okay thank you
00:21:46You're welcome John
00:22:29Wow
00:22:32Wow
00:22:33I said I want you to know now
00:22:36You've been good to know
00:22:39I said I want you to know right now
00:22:42You know you made me wanna kick my heels up and throw my hands up and throw my hair back
00:22:49in
00:22:50It is
00:22:50Come on now
00:22:51Come on now
00:22:56A little and something now
00:22:59A little but something now
00:23:01A little and something now
00:23:03A little and something now
00:23:21You know you make me want to shout
00:23:29Yeah, baby, I feel seven again
00:23:34That was you put a whole youth spin on that old song. That was super cool. I loved that
00:23:43I'm gonna call you Johnny jukebox. That's your new name. Johnny jukebox. You know the jukebox is is that the
00:23:52I've heard it inside a car a little toy car thing. No, the jukebox is a
00:23:58The music machine I've been to like the 1950s restaurants where they have the jukebox
00:24:06Johnny jukebox and you're getting the first yes from me. Love it. Love it. Love it. It's a yes for
00:24:11me
00:24:11Thank you. Yes for me to three yeses. We'll see you later on in the day
00:24:15You might be lucky enough to get one of these no no we'll see but you're good. You're really good
00:24:21Thank you Johnny jukebox out the go mate. See you later today. Bye bye. What a happy guy nice kid
00:24:37What is your bird what's your shower song? What's your go-to? I don't sing in the shower. Oh, really?
00:24:42You know you sing with someone paying a big money. You're putting on a free gig for the whole suburb
00:24:48next
00:24:53My name is Bailey cross. I'm 19 and I'm from grey stains in Sydney. I don't know if you can
00:24:58tell
00:24:59But I'm a bodybuilder that love kind of grew and grew. I got deep into the sport
00:25:04I decided what if I step on stage with other people see how I go
00:25:07I got second in my first ever bodybuilding show which was this year
00:25:12But it's not first
00:25:16I'm a competitive person and I think Australian Idol is the most challenging
00:25:20Singing competition there is
00:25:22I want to fly on it, baby
00:25:26What draws me to music is if we don't know language everyone knows
00:25:33Just like the beats I listen to songs that I don't even know the same language of but I can
00:25:39understand all that's so beautiful
00:25:41Oh, why do I have to be so fizz, fizz, fizz, fizz, lous, what do I have to use these
00:25:47big words for?
00:25:51I'm a shower singer so if I'm in the shower, I'm probably singing
00:25:55I'm just gonna pretend that Kyle is a bar of soap that Marsha and Amy's shampoo conditioner
00:26:00And I'm just gonna sing my heart out like I'm singing in the shower like I do every day
00:26:07Oh, hi, here we go
00:26:11How are you doing hello? I'm good. What's your name? My name is Bailey Bailey welcome to Australian Idol
00:26:17Thank you looks like you pump a bit of weights. Yeah, I sing in the gym, so I'm a multitasker
00:26:22I do two things at once. Are you singing whilst you work out? That's true. That's very good. It's a
00:26:27smart thing
00:26:28I'm working out my muscles, and I'm working out the vocal cords
00:26:31What are the people at the gym think of your singing?
00:26:35See I don't know
00:26:36See that they're my friends, so I don't know if they're lying to me or if they're telling the truth
00:26:41A real friend would be honest a real friend. I'll tell you the truth. Oh, then I must be good
00:26:46then you must. Well, that's why we're here
00:26:47What are you gonna sing today? I'm singing sorry by Justin Bieber. Okay, best of luck my friend
00:26:52Let's see what you got. Hopefully I don't forget the lyrics
00:26:56That's something you should just say in your own brain
00:26:59But I get you I'm with you. I hope my expectations are low and so am I
00:27:05This is good I like this kid like this guy yeah
00:27:10When you're ready, man, no hurry
00:27:20You gotta go and get angry at all on my honesty
00:27:25You know what's right, but I don't do too well with apologies
00:27:29I hope I don't run out of time. Can someone call a referee cuz I just need a more shot
00:27:35at
00:27:36Forgiveness
00:27:38Is it too late now to say sorry?
00:27:42Cuz I'm missing more than just your body
00:27:46Uh-huh
00:27:47Is it too late now to say sorry?
00:27:51Yeah, I know that I let you down. Is it too late to say I'm sorry now? I
00:28:05It felt like you were just saying the words
00:28:07Not actually singing the words
00:28:09I gotcha. I gotcha. Look at the body on it though. It's nice. It's nice. You know, that's undeniable
00:28:15But I'm not here for a body
00:28:17Look at that. I'm here to hear a voice
00:28:19When in doubt get them guns out, bro. That's what you're doing
00:28:23You don't want to start a gun off between Marsa either because let me tell you underneath this
00:28:28Bullfighting style coat that she's got on mama got arms for real
00:28:34Now down the other end here old olive oil not so army
00:28:38Hey, I got some I've been lifting. I like I like I've been lifting
00:28:43Anyway, Bailey you seem like a really cool guy the vocals aren't there man. It's gonna be a no from
00:28:48me
00:28:49No from me to Bailey, but yeah, you're you're an entertaining fella. Yeah, I want to thank you for showing
00:28:54up, but it's a no from me
00:28:56I
00:28:58Keep going at the gym. Okay. You look great. Thank you guys so much flex out of here, brosy flex
00:29:03out
00:29:03Yeah
00:29:05Made Marsha's day. You know it
00:29:08It's uncanny the similarities with the bodies don't you think?
00:29:11Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, she's like twins
00:29:13Like Arnie and
00:29:16Don't!
00:29:16Danny DeVito
00:29:18I'm six foot one
00:29:20Danny DeVito's like three foot
00:29:22Oh my mistake
00:29:24I just assumed the wrong thing. Okay, next please
00:29:27What would you want me to sing if I was to smoke on the water?
00:29:30Smoke on the water
00:29:31My very first song of ever
00:29:33Hello everybody, how are we doing?
00:29:35Thank you. Who's singing today? Who have we got?
00:29:38Yourself? What's your name?
00:29:40Oh, I've never done this before. Come on
00:29:42I'm ever I'm 20 and I'm from Brisbane. Who have you brought with you today ever?
00:29:46This is pop
00:29:47This is my dad Rob my sister Anna and my mum Lisa. Is this one of your biggest fans here?
00:29:52Yes. Yeah
00:29:54I'm really close with my granddad one Christmas. He taught me a guitar
00:30:00Not long after the vocals came along and then just all kind of progressed after that
00:30:04Do you think you could be the next Australian Idol? I think so
00:30:06I've always dreamed of being a star
00:30:08I am passionate about music and I'm here today because I want to make my dreams happen
00:30:15I'm a very versatile artist so I'm going to surprise the judges with something they've never seen before
00:30:22I'm going to let the judges decide what song I'm going to sing today
00:30:27Good luck in there whatever happens
00:30:34This is a big risk but if it works out it's a big reward
00:30:43Hi there. Hello. Welcome. How are you doing? I'm so good. How are you?
00:30:48We are well, thank you. What's your name?
00:30:50My name's Eva. I'm 20 and I'm from Brisbane
00:30:52Eva? Yeah. Ever. Forever, ever. Like forever and ever. I love that. Yeah.
00:30:55You actually remind me of someone. I can't quite place it. Does anyone else have that one?
00:31:00Yeah. Next Australian Idol.
00:31:01Next Idol. I like that.
00:31:03Oh, you're good. Yeah.
00:31:06And what are you going to sing? What do you sing? What's your genre?
00:31:09Honestly, I'm a really versatile artist so I do a bit of everything
00:31:12and so today I don't have a song.
00:31:15Oh, what? Whoa.
00:31:16I thought I'd leave the choice up to you guys.
00:31:19Oh, you want us to choose which song you audition with?
00:31:23Yeah.
00:31:23I didn't, I didn't expect that.
00:31:25It's normally a bit of a red flag.
00:31:28When someone says, I can sing everything.
00:31:30I can sing everything. Yeah.
00:31:30That means they don't really know what they want to be.
00:31:32Yeah, it's true.
00:31:33But let's see what you got. Let's shout out some requests.
00:31:36Okay. Well, you go, you go.
00:31:38Um, okay, Whitney Houston, Saving All My Love. That's not even an easy song. Good luck.
00:31:55You want us to choose which song you audition with?
00:31:58Yeah.
00:31:58I didn't, I didn't expect that.
00:32:00Normally a bit of a red flag.
00:32:02When someone says, I can sing everything.
00:32:05That means they don't really know what they want to be.
00:32:07Yeah, it's true.
00:32:08The thing is, with Australian Idol, we need you to be your own artist.
00:32:15I like someone to come in and just know who they are.
00:32:18You know, know what genre they are and just know what artists they want to be.
00:32:23But let's see what you got. Let's shout out some requests.
00:32:26Okay.
00:32:26Oh, you go, you go.
00:32:27Um, okay, Whitney Houston, Saving All My Love. That's not even an easy song.
00:32:36Good luck, Eva.
00:32:45A few stolen moments is all that we share.
00:32:53You've got your family in there. They'll need you there.
00:32:59Though I try to resist being last on your list.
00:33:06But no other man's gonna do.
00:33:12So I'm saving all my love for you.
00:33:17For so, baby.
00:33:19I'm saving all my love for you.
00:33:26Marsha, throw a request.
00:33:28Thank you. Tennessee whiskey.
00:33:30Oh, gosh. Okay, here we go.
00:33:31Oh, talk about one extreme to the other.
00:33:34She's just got asked to do another one.
00:33:37She must have been good then. I must have liked her.
00:33:41Okay. Oh, my gosh. Here we go.
00:33:52Let's do this.
00:34:23well okay one more from me this will test job men at work down under three
00:34:32you know what that's gonna be fun one go ever traveling little fried-out combi on a hippie trail head
00:34:46full of
00:34:46zombies she's doing another one she's doing another one she made me nervous she took me and then gave me
00:34:56breakfast want to know what she said do you call me down under well when they glow and then plunder
00:35:07can't you hear can't you hear the thunder yeah you better run you better take care
00:35:22how good was that yeah intimidated yeah i'm kind of a little bit lost for words
00:35:32wow okay what no more no no it's a yes from me thank you but you need at least two
00:35:40yeses
00:35:43what do you think ladies i i'm a bit wary of people who are like i'm so versatile i can
00:35:51do all genres because i like someone to come in and go this is the artist i want to be
00:35:55and and it scares me a little bit but like um i don't know what to say you you're
00:36:04different you're different i agree you brought every single genre there and you made it sound
00:36:11like ever and it's crazy that you did that so it's gonna have to be a yes from me sorry
00:36:18i'm gonna
00:36:18cry that means so much thank you ever you've got a great sensibility about what licks to use what
00:36:23licks not to use what vocal gymnastics to use you know i mean i can't criticize you i don't want
00:36:29to
00:36:29criticize you i just want to say it's a yes from me oh three yeses oh thank you okay you
00:36:35little
00:36:35musical chameleon let's see if you get a golden ticket later this arvo see you then well done
00:36:40excellent work thank you so much that was incredible well done
00:36:49you ready
00:36:50i got three yeses
00:36:55well done
00:37:00thank you
00:37:02oh my gosh now i'm gonna cry stop everyone
00:37:08ever now joins the waiting room and is in the running for one of the few golden tickets
00:37:13up for grabs today
00:37:16oh my gosh oh here she is that was so good thank you i'm ever i'm a little bit nervous
00:37:22about
00:37:22the one ticket thing i won't lie i didn't realize the competition was gonna be so big
00:37:28it was actually so good thank you a little bit intimidating but
00:37:35it felt out of body like genuinely my gosh how's um how's the morning been great yeah yeah well
00:37:45there's been a you know there's a couple of surprises there and a couple of disappointments
00:37:49good surprises very good really good surprises
00:37:52yeah yeah it's day one and hundreds of singers have been through the audition room so far and
00:37:58there's many more to come hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello
00:38:10hello sir
00:38:14hello sir g'day how you going mate great how are you what's your name i'm art i'm 20 i'm from
00:38:18long reach queensland you're mart art art art art art like a-r-t a-r-t short for art
00:38:22name uh long reach queensland i um work in a shearing sheath which is on a farm we travel
00:38:34from shed to shed to shed so we're not ever in one place for any large amount of time i
00:38:40love it you know it's a really good industry and at the end of the day you're just out out
00:38:44on property with mates in the in the lovely night sky and you have a few beers and you
00:38:49go to bed and you get up the next morning oh wow long reach boy yes what do you do
00:38:56there
00:38:57i'm a i'm a roust about on a shearing crew so now what exactly is a roust about is that
00:39:02a master of like you're a boy friday or what do you do yeah i'm a little boy basically i'll
00:39:07pick up the wool make sure that the wool's commercially all right so you're the bottom of the food chain
00:39:12bottom of the food chain you're the dag on the shit well sorry hey you know what you're saying
00:39:17i don't think you can say that on tv i think you get this though you know what i like
00:39:21about you
00:39:22you're real yeah so if someone had the word a bloke in the in the dictionary there'd be a picture
00:39:31of you there man oh you've got a lovely smile too and you're just so real which is lovely you
00:39:36know
00:39:36i mean i don't know if you can see it but that's what a sheet did to me the other
00:39:41day what did
00:39:41did you head butted me knocked a tooth out knocked his tooth out oh it's all right now there's a
00:39:45bit
00:39:46of blood wasn't much pain my god i got a paper cut earlier and the whole ambulance service of the
00:39:50company i nearly cancelled the whole day filming it would be all like i said bloke fail
00:39:58different pages okay so i'm guessing like a country vibe yes i am playing a country song for you today
00:40:05okay um playing false in prison by johnny cash oh i love that song yeah sweet bro i'm ready art
00:40:11right
00:40:11let's see what you got let's see what the outback's throwing our way right sounds good
00:40:26oh i hear the train coming it's rolling round the bend and i ain't seen the sunshine since i don't
00:40:35know
00:40:36when i was just a baby my mama told me son always be a good boy don't you ever play
00:41:01with guns but i shot a man in reno
00:41:05just to watch you die
00:41:11when i hear that whistle blowing
00:41:14hang my head and cry
00:41:20now if they free me from this prison if the railway train was mine
00:41:25i bet i'm moving on a little further down the line far from folsom prison that's where i'd want to
00:41:35stay
00:41:38and i'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
00:41:54i've found it very genuine interesting to watch
00:41:57i would love to see someone like you
00:42:00on this year's australian idol
00:42:02thank you
00:42:03tooth or no tooth
00:42:05hopefully i can get one this week
00:42:08i like you art i'm gonna give you a big yes i'd love you to get through
00:42:12thank you
00:42:13what do you think games
00:42:14i don't even know what to say that like
00:42:16sometimes when people go really loud
00:42:18it shocks me because i wasn't expecting it
00:42:22i think
00:42:24i'm gonna say it you're very green
00:42:26like with this whole setting
00:42:28and i i think it would be risky
00:42:31um so just me personally
00:42:33i'm i'm just gonna say no
00:42:35art you need two yeses
00:42:38what do you think marcia
00:42:39art
00:42:40how do you think you went
00:42:42um i was a bit nervous
00:42:45um
00:42:46uh i don't have much thoughts
00:42:48my heart's thumping like
00:42:50it's thumping
00:42:51and this is uh
00:42:52it's a big stage to be on
00:42:54yes it is
00:42:55you know your honesty and your work ethic means that
00:42:58if you get a chance to do this
00:43:00i think you'd work
00:43:01even harder than you
00:43:02to know that you would work
00:43:03towards this so
00:43:05for me
00:43:06it's a yes
00:43:07thank you guys
00:43:08yeses that's all you need
00:43:10click go the shears
00:43:12boys
00:43:12click click click
00:43:13you know that one
00:43:15i know that one
00:43:16yes
00:43:16of course because you're sheep
00:43:17sheep here
00:43:18hey art
00:43:19this is gonna be pretty tough
00:43:20like it's gonna be a tough comp
00:43:22and we'll see you later in the day
00:43:23and maybe you'll take home a golden ticket
00:43:25thank you guys
00:43:25nice work
00:43:26let ricky lee know what the good news is my friend
00:43:28see you soon
00:43:29whoa
00:43:30that's exciting
00:43:31man
00:43:31there's not even a question
00:43:32he's a cool character
00:43:33yeah
00:43:35coming up
00:43:36would you be game enough to audition in front of thousands of people at the air though
00:43:40the biggest audition in idol history
00:43:46and will a tongue-tied teens audition
00:43:48i don't put your hands up man reach for this guy
00:43:51can i restart
00:43:52make it up
00:43:54end in triumph
00:43:55or tragedy
00:43:57and later
00:43:59who will get the first golden tickets to this year's top 30
00:44:05the singer receiving the golden ticket is going to be
00:44:26this is what this is what my life is now sit down kyle
00:44:31are you finished eating all of the snacks that have been provided
00:44:33oh my god
00:44:34oh my god here look i hid these take these go sit over there i want to see you for
00:44:38five minutes
00:44:38sit go
00:44:43who's excited for idol
00:44:46so the judges got their pens we gonna show them who is
00:44:49can't really x none of us out too many factors in this get it this ain't a little kiddie talent
00:44:53show
00:44:54yo this is idol we don't compromise on talent dope
00:44:56i got young divas chasing me i feel like ricky lee
00:44:59we're here to see my mum just iron out scotty t
00:45:02this is idol 2026 the best to ever be cause i'm hoping that an idol is near
00:45:06let's get it
00:45:09on the spot
00:45:11yeah
00:45:12oh thank you
00:45:13i'm asha i'm 16 and i'm from brisbane
00:45:20i'd love to be the first rapper to ever win idol i think it's i think it's about time
00:45:23this is my at home studio
00:45:26i spend most my time on music
00:45:28so i worked at kfc for six months and i saved up everything i earned and then i used that
00:45:34money to buy all the equipment i needed for my home studio
00:45:38i do everything myself i'm a one-man band i produce i song right
00:45:43oh that's actually a photo from my first performance ever so i keep that up there to remember
00:45:48where i came from you know
00:45:51i perform and i write all my own raps
00:45:53i love i love the performing aspect of it that's one of my favorite things
00:45:56when i'm up on that stage i just get that adrenaline rush it's amazing
00:46:01you all look scared but you look ready to go
00:46:03i'm ready i'm really nervous you're really nervous i'm really nervous for him
00:46:06yeah i think it's more because he's so chilled but he's done the work so
00:46:10yes
00:46:11very proud
00:46:12we are really proud of asha
00:46:13he definitely loves being the center of attention
00:46:16give a big hug
00:46:17yeah
00:46:18let's go
00:46:19so this is definitely for him
00:46:21good luck in there
00:46:23i've worked so hard to get here
00:46:25this is what i want to do
00:46:26this is where i'm meant to be
00:46:31hello
00:46:31hi
00:46:32look at this
00:46:34oh hi how are you guys
00:46:36we're well buddy how are you
00:46:37i'm good thanks
00:46:37what's your name
00:46:38um i'm asha i'm 16 and i'm from brisbane
00:46:41how are you feeling today
00:46:42excited i'm so excited to be here
00:46:44okay good well you look the part
00:46:46i like your style
00:46:47oh thank you
00:46:48what are you going to sing today
00:46:49i'm going to be doing a bit of an original rap
00:46:52and then going into it's tricky by run dmc
00:46:55oh
00:46:55i loved run dmc
00:46:58it's a classic classic
00:47:00take your time
00:47:00take when you're ready down
00:47:07dj hit that beat
00:47:14your idol put your hands up man reach for the sky
00:47:17oh
00:47:17keep going
00:47:21pick it up
00:47:25can i restart please
00:47:27sure restart please
00:47:28sorry guys
00:47:33he stopped
00:47:34he's studying again
00:47:36nose nose
00:47:37you reckon
00:47:38yeah
00:47:38wow he seems cool as a cucumber
00:47:43all right so i don't put your hands up
00:47:45i don't put your hands up man reach for the sky
00:47:47all the people
00:47:48all this
00:47:48i don't put your hands up man reach for the sky
00:47:52be dealing with
00:47:53can i tell you something
00:47:54yeah
00:47:55don't think of anything else but the first
00:47:57two words that you're going to say
00:47:59okay
00:47:59just clear everything
00:48:00just blah
00:48:01first two words and then go and i bet you it'll be muscle memory
00:48:05all right
00:48:06if it's not
00:48:09you're shit out of luck
00:48:09yeah
00:48:13just don't ever think it
00:48:15all right
00:48:15let's do it
00:48:21dj hit that beat
00:48:28yo i don't put your hands up man reach for the sky
00:48:31all the people in the ceiling so we feeling alive
00:48:34man we run into the shoes
00:48:41make it up
00:48:49yeah
00:48:49yeah
00:48:50yeah
00:48:51yeah
00:48:51yeah
00:48:51we just feel the music don't we
00:48:54looking real fly
00:48:56yeah
00:48:56man this is ozzy idol baby
00:48:59put your hands up to the sky
00:49:01whoa
00:49:02y'all ready for this
00:49:05this speech is my recital
00:49:07i think it's very vital
00:49:21he's back on track he's back on track you can relax
00:49:28no i ain't lying girls be crying cause i'm on tv they even bother my poor father cause he's
00:49:35down with me here we go man it's tricky to rock around to rock around that's my own time
00:49:40it's tricky tricky tricky tricky tricky whoa
00:49:55right that was actually not
00:49:57god
00:50:00i love that remix version where the words were just missing
00:50:05i just it just went blank i i wrote like three different versions of it so my brain just like
00:50:10forgot the order of each part
00:50:11yeah so you must your own brain with your own lyrics
00:50:14pretty much yes
00:50:15when you came in with tricky it was like
00:50:18you were all there
00:50:19but
00:50:20i guess the whole idea of this
00:50:23audition
00:50:23is like
00:50:25to see
00:50:26your decision making
00:50:27yes
00:50:28he was just trying to impress us
00:50:29i know but like
00:50:30it all just
00:50:31fell it was like an olympic runner and the shoelaces had forgotten to be put in
00:50:35i know but if we if we put you through it's it's a it's risky
00:50:42it's live tv
00:50:43yes
00:50:44you know like it's scary it's like it's full on man
00:50:48yeah
00:50:50you've got to be better
00:50:52yeah
00:50:54so just me personally i'm i'm just gonna say no
00:51:00i've seen worse performances that i've paid to see at a hip-hop show
00:51:05you i actually quite enjoyed someone that i can play on the radio you've got this sound and
00:51:10this sort of energy that i liked and sometimes i can forgive some of these little fluff ups
00:51:16so there's a lot of fluff ups
00:51:17yeah
00:51:18but
00:51:20i will give you a yes
00:51:23you need two out of three to move forward
00:51:38so you know asha i know that um
00:51:44i
00:51:48what do you think yes or no
00:51:52you know
00:52:01unfortunately it's a no from me but i'm being very honest with you
00:52:08i'm not saying never okay i'm saying right now
00:52:11today
00:52:16so you can walk away with a yes and just know that it's a crappy day and get up tomorrow
00:52:23and keep going
00:52:25that's all you can do
00:52:26just keep going
00:52:29thank you asha
00:52:30thank you
00:52:30thank you man
00:52:32don't beat yourself up
00:52:34no please
00:52:42i forgot all the lyrics on the first part
00:52:45oh no
00:52:46oh no
00:52:47you're all right yeah okay yeah so where was it left what did they say they just said to keep
00:52:56going with it because there's something there but today wasn't my day okay for that
00:53:06i think it was more than just not his day
00:53:08more than not his day just yeah i would simplify the shit out of it
00:53:11next please
00:53:13next
00:53:14next
00:53:15this is the biggest audition idol has ever done in the world
00:53:22and then the country cowgirl and the musical chameleon face their moment of truth
00:53:29this is a tough business guys not everyone gets to live their dreams
00:53:40every year our judges spread their net far but this year
00:53:44oh i hope you know i will carry you home
00:53:49whether it's tonight or 55 years down the road
00:53:53they'll go to the most extreme places australia has on offer
00:53:58i give life a go
00:53:59oh i hope you know i will carry you home
00:54:03to find
00:54:04whether it's tonight or 55 years down the road
00:54:07the next australian idol
00:54:09we are filming australian idol does anyone sing
00:54:12coast to coast we'll go there
00:54:14our job is to search for the greatest seller this country has got on offer
00:54:18we're away
00:54:21yeah
00:54:24whether it's in a big city or a tiny town
00:54:28you know i will carry you home
00:54:33that's the magic of hitting the road
00:54:37i cannot wait
00:54:45marcia's first road trip of the year kicks off with a bang
00:54:50hello melbourne
00:54:51love this city
00:55:03i've seen a young guy on tiktok who's getting thousands of followers i want to meet him and see if
00:55:11he's got what it takes
00:55:14he's really good at singing to his followers he's got thousands of them but it's going to be interesting to
00:55:20see how how he fears doing what we're going to ask him to do today
00:55:28i'm matt i'm 17 and i'm from melbourne i play a lot of sport i do football and basketball but
00:55:35i think music is like what i truly love
00:55:39so what i'm planning to do today is i'm going to actually audition matt but the bottom line is this
00:55:45is no ordinary audition
00:55:49i believe this is going to be the biggest audition idol has ever seen
00:55:59we're looking for more than just a singer
00:56:02we're looking for somebody who really wants to be a performer in their own right
00:56:13someone's coming
00:56:15oh hi hello i was not expecting to say hello how are you good nice to meet you man you
00:56:21too
00:56:21what are you doing here give us a cuddle i've come to see your son oh my god i'm in
00:56:27shock
00:56:28my heart's fading oh you got a piano yeah it's that's my guitar yeah this is what you do right
00:56:35yeah this is where i do all my music and stuff and you perform online and you got quite a
00:56:41few people who
00:56:42follow him right yeah yeah yeah yeah i think that's really cool so i believe you love
00:56:49the afl yes i do i love that there's a mad game on today so
00:56:57would you be game enough to audition in front of thousands of people at the afl
00:57:05i know you're a huge fan awesome cool oh wow
00:57:11that'd be amazing yes i would love to yeah okay all you got to do is step up
00:57:21it's a fantastic crowd in the house for one of the games of the round
00:57:25as the bulldogs host the dockers we've had this game circled for six weeks this should be a cracker
00:57:33let's go
00:57:37this audition is the biggest audition australian idol has ever seen it doesn't get bigger than this
00:57:47i'm just trying to imagine walking out just people everywhere we just breathe
00:57:54i just it doesn't feel real at all
00:57:57you have to be so composed and realize this is your moment this is make or break
00:58:14all right man i need you in in front
00:58:19here was your spot my spot was here
00:58:21here
00:58:28it's not often you get to play in front of the football crowd
00:58:32it feels really real getting a bit nervous
00:58:35we have a very special performance for you this afternoon here to tell you more from australian
00:58:50who's the leader of the 7th edward it's the aria award-winning chart-topping superstar marsha hyde
00:59:03hi everybody it's nice to be here the reason i'm here
00:59:09is i'd like to introduce you
00:59:12to a young guy called matt matt matt's a mad afl follower and an aspiring singer and i thought it
00:59:21would
00:59:21be a great idea to audition him here in front of you guys what do you think of that
00:59:31cool cool also by the way this is the biggest audition idol has ever done in the world
00:59:45so most importantly everybody please welcome matt
00:59:51so you guys can have a listen to him sing
00:59:56in everything i do i get a little bit nervous beforehand there's always that part of my mind
01:00:01that's like i'm not sure anything could happen how are you feeling you feeling okay i'm good all right
01:00:37thanks
01:00:38the world sees when prize when i gave the word now in the morning i'd sleep alone
01:00:47sweep the streets i used to own one minute i held the key next the walls were closed on me
01:00:58and i discovered that my castle stands upon pillars of salt pillars of sand
01:01:06i hear jerusalem bells ringing roman cavalry fires to see me my mirror my sword my shield
01:01:18my missionaries in a foreign field for some reason i can't explain
01:01:25once you were gone it was never never was an honest world but that was when i ruled the world
01:01:56never was an honest world
01:02:01that was when i ruled the world
01:02:14how was that guys what do you reckon
01:02:20we have to go backstage and i have to work out what we're gonna do with you come
01:02:23perfect thanks so much everybody
01:02:31english to go against jackson
01:02:36i think because i was a bit nervous some of the top notes i didn't sing as confidently it was
01:02:40what i
01:02:41usually do whatever decision she makes is the right one if it's a no i want to know like what
01:02:47what i can
01:02:47prove on and prove on and if it's a yes i'll be super excited obviously now i have to decide
01:02:53if he comes
01:02:53back to idol hq to meet kyle and amy where he might get a golden ticket to the top 30.
01:03:00hi
01:03:05what i want to say what i want to say to you is
01:03:10i think considering i came and sprung all this on you i think you know your addition was a very
01:03:16very
01:03:17good one i'm just a bit nervous because i don't know um what's gonna happen
01:03:30welcome to idol hq
01:03:37you're welcome you're welcome super excited i'm over the moon it's amazing i won't mess up your day
01:03:45anymore no thank you so much my pleasure it was the best surprise congratulations thank you so much
01:03:50for me to get a shot at a golden ticket is another step towards where i want to be and
01:03:54yeah living this uh dream that i want to live so yeah
01:04:01coming up on australian idol they've blown us away with their amazing auditions but now
01:04:08the reality is definitely something of what i'm up against only 30 tickets on offer we have to be
01:04:16ruthless which leaves the judges with some very big decisions there's only one golden ticket
01:04:31it's been a massive first day of auditions for australian idol 2026.
01:04:37the judges have seen some outstanding talent and as our last incredible performer joins the waiting room
01:04:44mr rock star hey there you go it's now time for our judges to decide who will get the first
01:04:52golden
01:04:53tickets and earn their place in the top 30
01:05:20what a first day of auditions we've said yes to a bunch of singers
01:05:26we can't give them all tickets the bar is set ridiculously high she was great she just nailed
01:05:33it competition's on eh yeah quite literally the reality is definitely something of what i'm up
01:05:41against yeah how tough it is this guy he's fantastic he was good both of them are good
01:05:49this is matt from melbourne i said i'm going to take you to sing in front of 30 000 people
01:05:55wow he's got
01:05:56a nice voice this is going to be a tough one let's bring him in first up to face the
01:06:02judges is melbourne's
01:06:04afl teenager matt and sheep station rouse about art
01:06:12i'm pretty scared out of mossy we don't have many musos out in the long range so pretty intimidated
01:06:22i've only met marsha haven't met the other two judges so i'm a bit nervous to see if they would
01:06:27like me as well
01:06:30good luck in there guys thanks ricky no worries
01:06:36little guy he's so nervous
01:06:43hey guys hello how you going so we've got art a sheep roast about yes that's right
01:06:51that's right yeah yeah this is matt oh you're the one that played at the stadium oh you stadiumed it
01:06:59in front of 30 000. yeah that's quite scary yeah okay so we have one golden ticket to give away
01:07:10but kyle and myself haven't heard matt sing in the flesh might as well do both of you but art
01:07:16if you
01:07:17could go first that'd be great all right too easy um let's get a little a little reminder
01:07:24then he looked into my eyes lord knows to my surprise the only boy who could ever teach me
01:07:33was the son of a preacher man the only boy who could ever teach me was the son of a
01:07:40preacher man yes he was
01:07:42he was he was thank you art matt if you wouldn't mind giving us a little yeah sure so we
01:07:51can catch a
01:07:52vibe cause baby i'm dancing in the dark with you between my arms and barefoot on the cross
01:08:07listening to our favorite songs i had faith in what i see now i know i have met an angel
01:08:16in person and
01:08:19she looks perfect tonight
01:08:25wow thank you matt oh thanks all right we're gonna have a little uh chat
01:08:44what's your name okay
01:08:49you know you both have voices and you're both very young and i think this promise for you both
01:08:58but there's only one golden ticket
01:09:02and the person that's going to get the golden ticket is
01:09:12matt
01:09:15thank you art thank you so much thank you so much for being here buddy we'll see you again soon
01:09:21all right look at that hey matty thank you got yourself a golden ticket you didn't come and get
01:09:26it man i love so much thank you very nice control beautiful execution yeah that's yours thank you
01:09:32sir you're welcome thank you so much go and celebrate well done welcome to the top 30.
01:09:39wow it's feeling like a good day one
01:09:54thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you so much thank you bye guys well done
01:09:59hey up next to face the judges is johnny jukebox and landscaper kalani who both blew the judges away with
01:10:10their auditions
01:10:11i'm wide awake and i can see the perfect sky is tall you know you make me wanna kick my
01:10:20heels up
01:10:29i'm feeling so nervous especially now after seeing everyone i'm a bit intimidated but i obviously
01:10:35can't let that show i'm feeling i'm nervous obviously i'm a landscaper and i just would have never
01:10:44thought i'd be doing something like this john's performance was unreal i think i got my work cut
01:10:50out for me with him all right good luck thank you oh fellas boys welcome back boys how's going
01:11:10okay kalani our landscaper from the central coast and johnny jukebox you're over in bunbury western
01:11:18australia umbra east coast versus west coast we've got it going on here down under but you both bring
01:11:25something so different to this you know you're kind of like soul and you're jok yeah the tough bit here
01:11:35is only 30 tickets on offer we have to be ruthless especially this year because the competition's tough
01:11:42yes it is yes it is real tough the golden ticket is going to go too
01:12:00okay kalani our landscaper and johnny jukebox
01:12:19but this one is not a hard decision
01:12:30because you're both going through two golden tickets
01:12:37fellas well done thank you guys thank you so much are you okay yeah okay just very happy
01:12:45bye man well done brother excellent work legend i look forward to seeing what both of you have on offer
01:12:51yes me too welcome to the top 30 boys
01:12:58it's a beautiful day
01:13:05oh that's awesome
01:13:07that's awesome i'm so stoked and um my nan experiencing this with me means the world
01:13:13top 30 please we'll all remember this for the rest of our lives congratulations welcome to the top 30 boys
01:13:24last up to find out their golden ticket fate is musical chameleon
01:13:29ever and horse riding country singer lily grace
01:13:35i've worked pretty hard all my life with my music career and i really hope that
01:13:40today all that hard work has gone to something positive i wanted that
01:13:46i'm really ready to be here and to succeed it could mean the world to win a golden ticket
01:13:52look you're about to walk in and find out your fate
01:13:55and find out if you have made it into the top 30. all right good luck
01:14:07hello hey girls oh hi ladies hello hello
01:14:15lily grace yes 17 year old horse rider from the northern rivers yes correct you gave us
01:14:21a really awesome version of tina turner
01:14:36we love how you made it your own yeah
01:14:40eva our musical chameleon from brisbane queensland represent
01:14:56it okay both you artists appear to have what we look for the total package sound tick style tick star
01:15:06power tick but this is a tough business guys not everyone gets to live their dreams
01:15:14yeah it's shaping up to be one of the toughest idols yet so the singer
01:15:24receiving the golden ticket is going to be
01:15:36lily grace
01:15:38come and grab this ticket oh thank you so much guys it was absolutely brilliant
01:15:43go on celebrate thank you so much yeah i will thank you very much thank you so much well done
01:15:47well done straight out the tunnel of success thank you so much guys
01:15:58i'm stoked like i thought i was gonna throw up like when i got to the desk i was so
01:16:04nervous ben
01:16:04you know it's top 30 like i'm like i'm like i've actually done it
01:16:15do you know ever this is really hard there's still so much time for you to work out
01:16:22who it is you want to be yeah
01:16:25and you can work it out with us because you're part of the top 30.
01:16:35oh my god
01:16:38oh sweetheart can you believe that ever thank you so much to me thank you so much
01:16:45you made every one of those genres your own that's a real start it was really really cool it
01:16:51means the world it just really does thank you so you thought you were going home
01:16:57welcome to idol thank you so much thank you empowering excellent
01:17:13insane i'm just like thankful for experience and i'm so ready to experience so much more of it
01:17:18this is the happiest day of my life welcome to the top 30 of australian idol congratulations
01:17:26with five incredible singers earning a golden ticket to the top 30
01:17:32the bar has been set high for australian idol 2026.
01:17:43we're looking for someone who has everything
01:17:46tomorrow one of the most powerful auditions you'll ever see
01:17:58i think of my mom when i sing the song so unfortunately my mom passed away i was her full
01:18:03-time carer
01:18:03i love you till the day that i die
01:18:09charlie that was very beautiful
01:18:14special guest judge jessica melva
01:18:20i am the most vocally diverse artist you've ever had
01:18:24i love whatever's going on here i'm 15 15. give me all give me all give me your attention baby
01:18:33i'm like more thank you i'm a forklift operator really she's so good i'm singing i don't want to wait
01:18:41like dawson's creek
01:18:52wow
01:18:52oh wow
01:18:54like full-body goosebumps we're falling in love with you and i'm sure australia will
01:18:58i i can't be crying on tv i'm supposed to be the nasty one you're why this show exists
01:19:04new australian idol tomorrow 7 30 on seven
01:19:09you
01:19:10you
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