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Rex Goudie was the runner-up of Canadian Idol 3. He was born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia on November 18, 1985 and moved back to his father's hometown of Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada with the family before Rex was two. His mother was born in Baie Verte, Newfoundland. Goudie was studying mechanical engineering at Newfoundland's Memorial University's as well as working as a mechanic part-time for his father's trucking company before Idol.

Goudie was the runner-up to winner Melissa O'Neil. Goudie's musical talents began in Sunday School, where he was encouraged by his grandmother to sing. By the time he turned sixteen, Goudie had formed a band with his friends, The Purple Monkey Bomb Squad. Although he has been criticised by some of the judges for his stiffness while on stage, an injury has caused him limited motion on both knees. He missed a knee specialist appointment, in August 2005, due to his progress on Canadian Idol.

Goudie is proud of his Newfoundland roots and like most Newfoundlanders, he talks as fast as the weather changes in Newfoundland. His brogue is omnipresent and he is not about to change. Goudie was recently quoted by a local Newfoundland magazine, as saying in an interview I have to repeat myself sometimes. I tries to slow down. I don't try to change myself, obviously. But I tries to slow down just to make myself legible.

In September 2005, Goudie signed a major recording contract with Sony BMG. His debut CD "Under the Lights" was released on December 13, 2005, and debuted at #5 on the Canadian charts, selling 36,000 CDs in its first week. The album was certified gold in Canada 23 days after its release. In January 2006, "Under the Lights" was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.

Songs that Rex performed on Canadian Idol include:

Audition: "Folsom Prison Blues"
Top 32: "After the Rain"
Top 10: "Born to Be Wild" (Canadian Hits week)
Top 9: "Past Time Paradise" (Stevie Wonder week)
Top 8: "Every Breath You Take" (Eighties week)
Top 7: "Feeling Good" (Big Band week)
Top 6: "Turn the Page" (Classic Rock week)
Top 5: "No Sugar Tonight" (The Guess Who week)
Top 4: "Blue Suede Shoes", "If I Can Dream" (Elvis week)
Top 3: "Brian Wilson", "Call and Answer" (Barenaked Ladies week)
Top 2: "Alive", "Bulletproof", "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
Finale: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (w/ Melissa O'Neil & Kalan Porter), "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (w/ O'Neil)

Discography

Goudie was nominated in two categories in the 2006 Juno Awards: Album of the Year and Artist of the Year.

Under the Lights (2005)

Track Listing:
1. Drive
2. Lie Awake
3. Run
4. You Alone
5. Strong Enough
6. Call Your Name
7. Write It In Lightning
8. Who I Am
9. One True Summer Night
10. Stay
11. Whiskey Lullaby (duet with Melissa O'Neil)
12. Break The Silence

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Canadian Idol: High Notes (2005)

Featured on track #1 singing "After the Rain".

Singles

After The Rain (2005)
Run (2005)
Call Your Name (2006)
Lie Awake (2006)

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