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{| width="240" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="margin-left: 10px; border: 1px solid #999;" | colspan="2" style="background:#0000FF; text-align:center;"| Singapore Idol |- | colspan="2" align="center"| |- | colspan="2" style="background:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"| Singapore Idol Finalists
(with dates of elimination) |- | colspan="2" style="background:#00CCFF; text-align:center;"| Season 1 (2004) |-
Muhammad Taufik BatisahWinner
Sylvester Sim1 December
Olinda Cho19 November
Daphne Khoo12 November
Leandra Veronica Rasiah5 November
Christopher Michael Lee29 October
Maia Lee22 October
Jerry Ong15 October
David Yeo8 October
Beverly Lim Morata1 October
Jessea K. Thyidor1 October
Candice FooWithdrawn


Singapore Idol is a television show that premiered on MediaCorp TV on August 9 2004. It is a contest to find the best young singer in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series
, it is modelled after Pop Idol
. The judges are Dick Lee, Douglas Oliverio, Florence Lian and Ken Lim. The show is hosted by Gurmit Singh and Daniel Ong. Singapore Idol is produced by MediaCorp Studios (Entertainment Productions) & FremantleMedia Operations BV.

Season 1 (2004)

Season 1 of Singapore Idol premiered on the National Day of Singapore (August 9) in 2004. This season produced a few memorable, albeit notorious, performers during the audition round. They included Skyy Sia aka Bananaman, who wore a mask of watermelon and bananas; Kelvin Sim, who accompanied his very bad rendition of Fool's Garden's Lemon Tree with a dance that rivalled that of William Hung
; Patrick Khoo, who literally whispered Wham!'s Careless Whisper; and Steven Lim, who stripped down to a pair of yellow swimming trunks.

As with other shows in the Idol series, the viewers' votes decide who goes on to the next round. This sometimes produces controversial results. In the third preliminary round, Jerry Ong, whose singing was described by judge Florence Lian as being constipated, was voted through to the finals, beating favourites Beverly Lim Morata and Nur Hasanah (Nana).

In a bigger upset, Jeassea K. Thyidor, considered by many to be a frontrunner in the competition, was eliminated in the very first round of the finals by a margin of a mere 200 votes. Her premature exit was variously attributed to her guarded persona, complacency of her supporters and her nationality (she was originally from Canada).

In the final showdown held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on December 1, 2004, Muhammad Taufik Batisah beat Sylvester Sim with a large margin (62%) of the votes to become the first Singapore Idol. Both received recording deals from Sony BMG
. Taufik's album, Blessings, was released on 17 January 2005. Sylvester's album, Take Flight, was released on April 2005.

Maia Lee also became the first female finalist to have a solo album under her belt. Her English album titled Emotionally Advised, was released on 20 August 2005, album sales figures have not been released yet, as Singapore's RIAS charts have ceased mid-2005.

The relationship of Maia Lee and Sylvester Sim caused quite a commotion when they were reported to have registered to marry. Both parties later confessed that they had cancelled this wedding plan and broken up.

Season 2 (2006)

Auditions for Season 2 of Singapore Idol were held on 11 February 2006 at *Scape, which is next to Cathay Cineleisure. Registration began online at the official website. Out of the four judges from Singapore Idol 1, only three will remain: Dick Lee, Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Douglas Oliverio is to be replaced by Jacintha Abisheganaden. Gurmit Singh, the host of Singapore Idol 1 and Singapore Idol 2 will be joined by Daniel Ong this season as co-host.

Due to overwhelming response, auditions had been extended twice: 12 February at the same location, and 19 February at the HDB Hub Mall Auditorium in Toa Payoh (both Sundays). SINGAPORE IDOL SEASON 2 will premiere on Channel 5 in May 2006.

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