From Lindsey Ward of Sun Media:

• Final ‘Canadian Idol’ face off
  “That’s right — it’s time for the sixth annual Canadian Idol crowning. On Monday, Nova Scotia’s Mitch MacDonald and Alberta’s Theo Tams will have one last chance to sing for your votes, and the CTV sing-off’s final results will be unveiled during a two-hour season finale on Wednesday — which will feature performances by Mariah Carey, John Legend, Idol alum Jacob Hoggard’s band Hedley, last year’s forgotten Idol Brian Melo, Idol mentor Jully Black, and the songsters from this year’s Top 10 whose names have already slipped my mind.” Read more.

From a media release:

Canadian Idol Top 10 Reunite to Perform Live in an Exclusive Concert on Canada AM, Friday, September 5 on CTV

Five days before the newest Canadian Idol is announced to Canada, the Top 10 Idol finalists will reunite for an exclusive live concert on Canada AM this Friday, September 5 from 8 to 9 a.m. ET on CTV.

The Top 10 will perform hit songs from throughout Season 6 followed by Top 2 finalists Mitch MacDonald and Theo Tams each performing one of their favourite solo numbers from the show.

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From Sarah Miller of the National Post:

• Canadian Idol: season six report card
  “The sixth season of Idol saw the program try a lot of new features, but keep very little of them. It also introduced Jully Black as the show’s new “cast member” and once again proved that while girls may rule American Idol, it’s the guys who rock Canadian Idol.” Read more.

From a media release:

Mitch MacDonald and Theo Tams to Battle for Title of 2008 Canadian Idol

It’s East versus West. With only eight days to go before the next Canadian Idol winner is crowned, it was revealed live on CTV tonight that Mitch MacDonald and Theo Tams will battle to become the next Canadian Idol. Collingwood, Ontario’s Drew Wright was eliminated from the competition after the 28-year-old Musician and House Painter received the fewest of close to four million votes cast following Monday’s performance episode featuring the songs of Canadian legend Bryan Adams.

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