Season 2
The second season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 1, 2004, and became the most-watched show in Canada, drawing in over 3 million viewers each week.
Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, and St. John's. The season provided an Idol franchise first when the final six contestants played their own instruments during a group performance of the Gordon Lightfoot classic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy".
Kalan Porter of Medicine Hat, Alberta won the series, and Theresa Sokyrka of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the runner-up. The winner's single, "Awake in a Dream", became the highest-selling single in Canadian history. In November 2004, merely two months after the competition, Porter released his debut album entitled 219 Days – the number of days spanning from his first audition to the release of his CD. It was certified double platinum within two months and he received three Juno nominations. Porter also won Fan Favourite Canadian Artist at the MuchMusic Video Awards. Other competitors from Season Two's Top 10 who have released albums include: Sokyrka, Jacob Hoggard (four albums with his band Hedley), Jason Greeley, Shane Wiebe, and Joshua Seller. Porter is the first CI winner to have a second CD released by Sony BMG (Wake Up Living launched August 28, 2007). Jacob Hoggard released his second album (Universal) with his band, Hedley; the album's first single, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio August 20, 2007.
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
| July 22 | Canadian Hits | Brandy Callahan | Manoah Hartmann | Joshua Seller |
| July 29 | British Invasion | Manoah Hartmann (2) | Shane Wiebe | Kaleb Simmonds |
| August 5 | Rock & Roll | Joshua Seller (2) | Shane Wiebe (2) | Elena Juatco |
| August 12 | Lionel Richie | Kaleb Simmonds (2) | Elena Juatco (2) | Shane Wiebe (3) |
| August 19 | Gordon Lightfoot | Elena Juatco (3) | Jacob Hoggard | Shane Wiebe (4) |
| Bottom Two | ||||
| August 26 | Summertime Hits | Shane Wiebe (5) | Jason Greeley | |
| September 2 | Standards | Jason Greeley (2) | Theresa Sokyrka | |
| September 9 | Judges' Choice | Jacob Hoggard (2) | ||
| September 16 | Final Two | Theresa Sokyrka (2) | Kalan Porter | |
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