| Australian Idol | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
| Hosted by | Ricki-Lee Coulter Scott Tweedie |
| Judges | Kyle Sandilands Amy Shark Marcia Hines Jessica Mauboy (Guest) Anastacia (Guest) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 2 February 2026 |
| Season chronology | |
The eleventh season of Australian Idol premiered on 2 February 2026. [1] This is the fourth season airing on Seven Network, after they bought the rights to the series from Network 10.
In April 2025, it was officially revealed that the show had been renewed by Seven Network for an eleventh season, set to premiere in 2026. [2] It was revealed that Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie would both return as hosts, and Kyle Sandilands, Marcia Hines and Amy Shark would all be returning as judges. [3] Seven later confirmed the 2026 cast at their upfronts on 22 October 2025. [4]
Auditions were held in various cities around Australia. In a few cases, a single judge visited a remote location to audition contestants by themselves. Like last season, contestants were not guaranteed a "golden ticket" if they got two or three "yes" votes from the judges. Instead, they were sent to a holding area until the end of the day, when the judges would further narrow down the contestants they saw, potentially have some contestants sing again, and decide who made the Top 30. [5]
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalani Artis | 23 | Central Coast, New South Wales | "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia |
| Lily-Grace Grant | 17 | Northern Rivers, New South Wales | "What You Get Is What You See" by Tina Turner |
| John Standley | 16 | Bunbury, Western Australia | "Shout " by The Isley Brothers |
| Eva Ilov | 20 | Brisbane, Queensland | "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston/ "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton/ "Down Under" by Men at Work |
| Mat Rigby | 17 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Moon | 31 | Perth, Western Australia | "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish |
| Harriet Kenworthy | 19 | Perth, Western Australia | "Scar" by Missy Higgins |
| Achille Fong | 20 | Sydney, New South Wales | "All The Small Things" by Blink 182 |
| Jacinta Guirguis | 25 | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria | "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye & Kimbra |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simela Petridis | 31 | Adelaide, South Australia | "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole |
| Taiyo Marchand | 15 | Sydney, New South Wales | "Treasure" by Bruno Mars |
| Vince Phillips | 25 | Hawkesbury, New South Wales | "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody James | 20 | Karratha, Western Australia | "Fire and the Flood" by Vance Joy |
| Wanwue Tarpeh | 21 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain |
| Olivia Giaourtas | 21 | Camden, New South Wales | "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips |
| Nicholas Storm | 19 | Gawler South, South Australia | "Treat You Better " by Shawn Mendes |
| Riley Ziskey | 23 | Gympie,Queensland | "Take It Easy" by Eagles |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Poidevin | 19 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele / "Tainted Love by Gloria Jones |
| Tre Samuels | 26 | Melbourne, Victoria | "Back at One" by Brian McKnight |
| Kesha Oayda | 21 | Jindabyne, New South Wales | "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars |
| Harry Lamb | 26 | Ballarat, Victoria | "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Virgo | 24 | Northern Beaches, New South Wales | "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga |
| Harlan Goode | 18 | Brisbane, Queensland | "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA |
| Rochelle Ballard | 23 | Longreach, Queensland | "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland |
| Alita Santhosh | 22 | Adelaide, South Australia | "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary |
| Asher Iyer | 16 | Brisbane, Queensland | "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty by Nature |
| Singer | Age | Hometown | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Lamont | 20 | Gold Coast, Queensland | "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King |
| Natalie Lockhart | 25 | Gold Coast, Queensland | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston |
| Kahlia Henao | 27 | Western Sydney, New South Wales | "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse |
| Lachie Clue | 20 | Mornington Peninsula, Victoria | "I'm Outta Love" by Anastacia |
| Round 1 – Chorus Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Song | Singer | Result |
| Group 1 | "Flowers" | Harlan Goode | Advanced |
| Natalie Lockhart | Advanced | ||
| Mat Rigby | Advanced | ||
| Rochelle Ballard | Eliminated | ||
| Lily-Grace Grant | Advanced | ||
| Group 2 | "Fields of Gold" | Olivia Giaourtas | Advanced |
| Harriet Kenworthy | Advanced | ||
| Jacinta Guirguis | Advanced | ||
| Simela Petridis | Advanced | ||
| Kalani Artis | On Notice | ||
| Group 3 | "Beggin'" | Harry Lamb | Advanced |
| Lydia Virgo | Advanced | ||
| Sophie Poidevin | Advanced | ||
| Wanwue Tarpeh | Advanced | ||
| Nicholas Storm | Eliminated | ||
| Group 4 | "Somebody Like You" | Cody James | Advanced |
| Riley Ziskey | Advanced | ||
| Kesha Oayda | Advanced | ||
| Vince Phillips | On Notice | ||
| John Standley | Advanced | ||
| Group 5 | "Wings" | Eva Ilov | On Notice |
| Lachie Clue | Advanced | ||
| Taiyo Marchand | Advanced | ||
| Jamie Lamont | Advanced | ||
| Achille Fong | Advanced | ||
| Group 6 | "Battle Scars" | Charlie Moon | Advanced |
| Asher Iyer | Advanced | ||
| Tre Samuels | Advanced | ||
| Alita Santhosh | Advanced | ||
| Kahlia Henao | Eliminated | ||
| Round 2 – Group Challenge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Song | Singer | Result |
| Group 1 | "We Found Love" | Tre Samuels | Advanced |
| Charlie Moon | Advanced | ||
| Simela Petridis | Advanced | ||
| Group 2 | "Ordinary" | Mat Rigby | Eliminated |
| Jamie Lamont | On Notice | ||
| Alita Santhosh | On Notice | ||
| Group 3 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Harry Lamb | Advanced |
| Sophie Poidevin | On Notice | ||
| Riley Ziskey | Eliminated | ||
| Group 4 | "Problem" | Jacinta Guirguis | Advanced |
| Wanwue Tarpeh | Advanced | ||
| Eva Ilov | Advanced | ||
| Group 5 | "I Don't Care" | Kalani Artis | Advanced |
| Harriet Kenworthy | Advanced | ||
| Kesha Oayda | Advanced | ||
| Group 6 | "Every Breath You Take" | Taiyo Marchand | Advanced |
| Asher Iyer | On Notice | ||
| John Standley | Advanced | ||
| Group 7 | "Believe" | Harlan Goode | Advanced |
| Natalie Lockhart | Advanced | ||
| Vince Phillips | Advanced | ||
| Group 8 | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Olivia Giaourtas | Eliminated |
| Lydia Virgo | On Notice | ||
| Lachie Clue | On Notice | ||
| Group 9 | "Mr. Brightside" | Lily-Grace Grant | Advanced |
| Cody James | Advanced | ||
| Achille Fong | Advanced | ||
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simela Petridis | 1 | "You've Got the Love" | Advanced |
| Harlan Goode | 2 | "Livin' on a Prayer" | Advanced |
| Cody James | 3 | "7 Minutes" | On Notice |
| Taiyo Marchand | 4 | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Advanced |
| Lydia Virgo | 5 | "Bang Bang" | Advanced |
| Kalani Artis | 6 | "Forever Young" | Advanced |
| Sophie Poidevin | 7 | "Material Girl " | On Notice |
| Wanwue Tarpeh | 8 | "Made You Look" | Advanced |
| Harry Lamb | 9 | "Brother" | On Notice |
| Charlie Moon | 10 | "Walking on Sunshine" | Advanced |
| Vince Phillips | 11 | "The Gambler" | On Notice |
| Lily-Grace Grant | 12 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | Advanced |
| Tre Samuels | 13 | "Because You Loved Me" | Advanced |
| Harriet Kenworthy | 14 | "Vampire" | Advanced |
| John Standley | 15 | "Johnny B. Goode" | Advanced |
| Eva Ilov | 16 | "Crush" | On Notice |
| Achille Fong | 17 | "A Thousand Miles" | Advanced |
| Natalie Lockhart | 18 | "Into You" | Eliminated |
| Jamie Lamont | 19 | "Knock on Wood" | Advanced |
| Asher Iyer | 20 | "Jump" | Advanced |
| Lachie Clue | 21 | "Thriller" | Eliminated |
| Kesha Oayda | 22 | "If I Can't Have You" | Advanced |
| Alita Santhosh | 23 | Love Don't Cost a Thing" | Eliminated |
| Jacinta Guirguis | 24 | "Don't Speak" | Advanced |
Over three nights, seven contestants will perform in front of a live audience, by the end of each round four singers will make it through to the top 12. The judges will also each be given one ‘FastPass’ which, whilst not exactly a Touchdown, works like a Golden Buzzer, automatically sending someone into the Top 12.
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simela Petridis | 1 | "Alive" | Advanced |
| Taiyo Marchand | 2 | "Forget You" | Eliminated |
| Lily-Grace Grant | 3 | "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction" | Advanced |
| Charlie Moon | 4 | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Advanced ("FastPass" given by Marcia) |
| Jamie Lamont | 5 | "I’m Every Woman" | Eliminated |
| Achille Fong | 6 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" | Eliminated |
| Kesha Oayda | 7 | "Take Me To Church" | Advanced |
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Kenworthy | 1 | "I'm with You" | Eliminated |
| Asher Iyer | 2 | "Can't Hold Us" | Eliminated |
| Jacinta Guirguis | 3 | "Everywhere" | Advanced |
| Harry Lamb | 4 | "Somebody Told Me" | Advanced |
| Harlan Goode | 5 | "Chain Reaction" | Advanced ("FastPass" given by Kyle) |
| Sophie Poidevin | 6 | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Advanced |
| Cody James | 7 | "Castle on the Hill" | Eliminated |
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Standley | 1 | "I Feel Good" | Advanced |
| Eva Ilov | 2 | "Manchild" | Eliminated |
| Kalani Artis | 3 | "Wherever You Will Go" | Advanced ("FastPass" given by Amy) |
| Wanwue Tarpeh | 4 | "Only Girl in the World" | Advanced |
| Vince Phillips | 5 | "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" | Eliminated |
| Lydia Virgo | 6 | "Burn" | Eliminated |
| Tre Samuels | 7 | "I'll Make Love to You" | Advanced |
Charlie Moon, is from Perth, Western Australia.
Simela Petridis, is from Adelaide, South Australia.
Kesha Oayda, is from Jindabyne, New South Wales.
Harlan Goode, is from Brisbane, Queensland.
Harry Lamb, is from Ballarat, Victoria.
Jacinta Guirguis, is from Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.
Kalani Artis, is from Central Coast, New South Wales.
Wanwue Tarpeh, is from Melbourne, Victoria.
Tre Samuels, is from Melbourne, Victoria.
John Standley, is from Bunbury, Western Australia.
Lily-Grace Grant, is from Northern Rivers, New South Wales.
Sophie Poidevin, is from Gold Coast, Queensland.
During each round of the live performances, each contestant sings a song with a given theme. After all contestants have sung, the judges choose one contestant to directly advance to the next stage; then, the public is given approximately 24 hours to vote for their favourite singers. During the results night, after voting has closed, the four contestants with the fewest votes sing again—in pairs. The singer with the lowest number of votes, per each pair, is eliminated from the competition.
| Singer | Order | Song | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Acts Night 1 | ||||
| Charlie Moon | 1 | "My Girl" | "My Girl" | Safe |
| Lily-Grace Grant | 2 | "Suddenly I See" | "The Devil Wears Prada" | Bottom 2 |
| Kalani Artis | 3 | "Take My Breath Away" | "Top Gun" | Safe |
| Harry Lamb | 4 | "Born To Be Wild" | "Easy Rider" | Bottom 2 |
| Simela Petridis | 5 | "Circle of Life" | "The Lion King" | Judges' Save |
| Jacinta Guirguis | 6 | "Dreams" | "You've Got Mail" | Safe |
| Live Acts Night 2 | ||||
| Kesha Oayda | 1 | "Like a Prayer" | "Deadpool & Wolverine" | Bottom 2 |
| John Standley | 2 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | "Pretty Woman" | Safe |
| Harlan Goode | 3 | "Pure Imagination" | "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" | Safe |
| Wanwue Tarpeh | 4 | "Holding Out For A Hero" | "Shrek" | Judges' Save |
| Tre Samuels | 5 | "Let It Go" | "Frozen" | Safe |
| Sophie Poidevin | 6 | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" | Bottom 2 |
| Songs on results night | ||||
| Pair 1 | ||||
| Lily-Grace Grant | 1 | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Eliminated | |
| Harry Lamb | 2 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | Safe | |
| Pair 2 | ||||
| Kesha Oayda | 1 | "Lay Me Down" | Safe | |
| Sophie Poidevin | 2 | "Whatta Man" | Eliminated | |
| Singer | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Acts Night 1 | |||
| John Standley | 1 | "In The Summertime" | Safe |
| Kalani Artis | 2 | "Dont Dream It’s Over" | Safe |
| Jacinta Guirguis | 3 | "On A Night Like This" | Bottom 2 |
| Harry Lamb | 4 | "White Noise" | Bottom 2 |
| Kesha Oayda | 5 | "Hopelessly Devoted To You" | Judges’ Save |
| Live Acts Night 2 | |||
| Charlie Moon | 1 | "Fly Away" | Bottom 2 |
| Harlan Goode | 2 | "A Touch of Paradise" | Safe |
| Wanwue Tarpeh | 3 | "Can’t Touch It" | Bottom 2 |
| Tre Samuels | 4 | "Stay" | Judges’ Save |
| Simela Petridis | 5 | "Buses and Trains" | Safe |
| Songs on results night | |||
| Pair 1 | |||
| Jacinta Guirguis | 1 | "Scars To Your Beautiful" | Safe |
| Harry Lamb | 2 | "How To Save A Life" | Eliminated |
| Pair 2 | |||
| Charlie Moon | 1 | "Dancing On My Own" | Safe |
| Wanwue Tarpeh | 2 | "Price Tag" | Eliminated |
| Females | Males | Top 21 | Top 12 | Top 12 "FastPass" | Winner |
| Did Not Perform | Safe | Bottom 2/4 | Judges’ Vote | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Top 21 | Finals | ||||||||
| Week: | 9/3 | 10/3 | 11/3 | 17/3 | 24/3 | 30/3 | 6/4 | 13/4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||
| Charlie Moon | Top 12 | Bottom 2 (23/3) | ||||||||
| Simela Petridis | Top 12 | Top 10 | ||||||||
| Kesha Oayda | Top 12 | Bottom 2 (16/3) | Top 8 | |||||||
| Harlan Goode | Top 12 | |||||||||
| Jacinta Guirguis | Top 12 | Bottom 2 (22/3) | ||||||||
| Kalani Artis | Top 12 | |||||||||
| Tre Samuels | Top 12 | Top 8 | ||||||||
| John Standley | Top 12 | |||||||||
| 9-10 | Wanwue Tarpeh | Top 12 | Top 10 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Harry Lamb | Top 12 | Bottom 2 (15/3) | ||||||||
| 11-12 | Sophie Poidevin | Top 12 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Lily-Grace Grant | Top 12 | |||||||||
| Top 21 (Part 3) | Vince Phillips | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Lydia Virgo | ||||||||||
| Eva Ilov | ||||||||||
| Top 21 (Part 2) | Asher Iyer | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Cody James | ||||||||||
| Harriet Kenworthy | ||||||||||
| Top 21 (Part 1) | Taiyo Marchand | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Achille Fong | ||||||||||
| Jamie Lamont | ||||||||||
| Date | Week | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 15–17 March | Top 12 | Movie Week |
| 22–24 March | Top 10 | Aussie Week |
| 29–30 March | Top 8 | Viewer's Choice |
| 5–6 April | Top 6 | |
| 12–13 April | Top 3 |
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | National reach viewers (millions) | National total viewers (millions) | Night rank | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Auditions" | 2 February 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.819 | 0.904 | 4 | [6] | |
| 2 | 3 February 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.709 | 0.861 | 5 | [7] | ||
| 3 | 8 February 2026 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.910 | 0.872 | 6 | [8] | ||
| 4 | 9 February 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.643 | 0.837 | 7 | [9] | ||
| 5 | 15 February 2026 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.945 | 0.886 | 6 | [10] | ||
| 6 | 16 February 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.554 | 0.776 | 6 | [11] | ||
| 7 | 22 February 2026 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.769 | 0.817 | 5 | [12] | ||
| 8 | "Top 30 Week" | 23 February 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.398 | 0.762 | 7 | [13] | |
| 9 | 24 February 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.652 | 0.750 | 6 | [14] | ||
| 10 | 1 March 2026 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.783 | 0.911 | 5 | [15] | ||
| 11 | 2 March 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.585 | 0.826 | 6 | [16] | ||
| 12 | 3 March 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.556 | 0.766 | 5 | [17] | ||
| 13 | "Top 21" | 9 March 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.620 | 0.884 | 5 | [18] | |
| 14 | 10 March 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.739 | 0.898 | 5 | [19] | ||
| 15 | 11 March 2026 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 1.653 | 0.833 | 5 | [20] | ||
| 16 | "Top 12" | 15 March 2026 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.993 | 0.874 | 5 | [21] | |
| 17 | 16 March 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.721 | 0.887 | 5 | [22] | ||
| 18 | 17 March 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1.480 | 0.844 | 7 | [23] | ||
| 19 | "Top 10" | 22 March 2026 | Sunday 7:00 pm | 1.794 | 0.938 | 5 | [24] | |
| 20 | 23 March 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1.512 | 0.922 | 5 | [25] | ||
| 21 | 24 March 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | ||||||
| 22 | "Top 8" | 29 March 2026 | Sunday 7:00 pm | |||||
| 23 | 30 March 2026 | Monday 7:30 pm | ||||||