It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Gary Beals, the first second place finished of Canadian Idol’s Season 1. Beals released a self-titled debut CD in August 2004, which entered the Canadian album charts at #10 and went on to sell over 110,000 copies. He even managed to score a Juno nomination in 2005 for best “R&B/Soul Recording of the Year“…

The new Track List from his up and coming sophomore album include the new single, “I Know You’re Out There“, which is already getting radio play across Canada!!!

1. I Know You’re Out There … hear the new track here
2. It’s Killin’ Me
3. Jump Off (featuring Blessed)
4. Still Be Yours
5. Don’t Stop
6. Excuse Me
7. You Never Left
8. Rich Man
9. I Got It
10. I’m Sorry
11. Waiting
12. You
13. Simple Life
14. Giving You All

I really relished every minute when I was working on this album. I think that my fans are going to see a more mature side of me, and I am very excited for them to experience how my music has developed.”- G.B

“The Rebirth Of…” is set for release June 9th, 2009…

Last years runner up on Canadian Idol is trying to make his mark in country music. Jaydee Bixby has released his first country single entitled, “Old Fashioned Girl“and I think it’s a pretty cute song! and who doesn’t dig the fact that he grew up in Drumheller, Alberta!! aka Dinasour Valley…

Jaydee was recently signed to Her Royal Majesty’s Records, and his debut album “Cowboys and Cadillacs” will hit stores July 08, 2008…

For more info: jaydeebixby.com

        Last years Canadian Idol winner Brian Melo has been heating things up with 6th place, finisher, Tara Oram…

We are together… I feel like we have something very special. But I think the way to do that is to try to keep things personal.” said MeloYellow.

oyeah… 

        Zack Warner really needs to learn to STFU!… He is so rude! It’s bad enough that he says the dumbest things, but he can’t even give constructive criticism either!

Tonight on Canadian Idol it was Warner who really peeved me off! He was making fun of fluffy competitor “Mark Day” and his dark purple shirt?! telling him that he looks like “a grape”!!

Knowing where you’re from, which is the place I left my liver, you may be on the show for quite some time so my advice to you man is to be larger, to be more extroverted, to be extreme as you can be because that’s what you’ve got going for you, is your joie de vivre, your force of personality. Your pipes aren’t going to do it so if I’m going to dress like a grape, I would go like a giant grape! said Zack, referring to Day’s purple shirt.

… that’s exactly why I don’t like to watch this show… superficial comments by superficial nobody judges!

Welcome to Season 6…

(Gary Morissette kissing Ben Mulroney when he made the Top 24! That’s Hot!)

        Tonight four Canadian Idol hopefuls had their dreams crushed after being booted out of Season 6’s Top 24… The eliminations were just a taste of many more to follow… ya better start packin!!

It was the end of the road for these following performers!…

Tetiana Ostapowych- “Feelings” by (Albert Morris) …

Lindsay Robins- “River Deep Mountain High”…

Shaun Francisco- “Yellow” by (Coldplay) …

Lindsay Barr- “Burning Love” by (Elvis Presley)… 

Are you routing for someone on Idol this year?? send your poster pictures and shamless self promotion to linzi(at)maplejuice.com and I’ll post them! (NONude$PLZ) lol !!!

[Source: Canadian Idol]

         For anyone that cares!?!… CTV has announces Canadian Idol Season 6 Audition Tour Stops..

       Auditions will be held in the following 10 cities on the 

dates listed below. The first four audition venues have been 

announced; the remaining sixvenues will be revealed at later

 dates (all information subject to change).

          City                       Dates                    Venues

    Edmonton, AB          January 26/27        West Edmonton Mall

    Calgary, AB             February 2/3           Sunridge Mall

    Vancouver, BC         February 9/10         Metropolis at Metrotown

    Winnipeg, MB          February 23/24        St. Vital Centre

    Hamilton, ON           March 1/2              To Be Announced

    Ottawa, ON             March 8/9              To Be Announced

    Montreal, QC           March 15/16           To Be Announced

    Halifax, NS              March 29/30           To Be Announced

    St. John's, NL          April 12                  To Be Announced

    Toronto, ON            April 19-20             To Be Announced

         Auditions for Canadian Idol are open to all Canadians between the ages of 16 and 28 as of January 25, 2008. Apparently competitors will be judged evenly on their singing, whether playing instruments or singing a cappella but I think we all know they have another set of judgments when chosing competiereters… Word of advice! “Waste of time”!

         It has been confirmed that CTV’s ETalk reporter and Canadian Idol’s host Ben Mulroney, 31, is now engaged to girlfriend Jessica Brownstein . The son of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney popped the big question over lunch at a Montreal diner.

The Montreal waitress that was working at the time told reporters;

I turned around and there he was, down on one knee, and then they were hugging and kissing and she was saying, ‘Yes, yes, yes.’ “

I’m sooooo jealous! I guess my chance of snagging him are slim-2-none now!! haha… No wedding date has been set. However, when it does happen it’s going to be Royal!… I’m gunna be all over that like butter on toast!