‘Canadian Idol’ finalists chosen
TORONTO (CP) — The phones lit up, and text messages came in from across the country, as television viewers had their say after Canadian Idol aired on Monday night.
Their verdict: Toronto’s Mikey Bustos and Candida Clauseri as well as Calgary’s Billy Klippert will advance to the Top 10 in the singing competition.
Altogether, a total of about 700,000 votes were cast, CTV said Wednesday. It’s possible for people to vote more than once on the toll-free telephone line or 25-cents-per-vote text messaging service.
CTV says there was an average national viewing audience of 1.84 million for the show.
Bustos, 22, sang Dan Hill’s Sometimes When We Touch, Clauseri, 20, performed Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You and Klippert, 24, weighed in with a rendition of The Carpenters’ Superstar.
Two more groups of 10 still have to compete on Canadian Idol — next Monday and the Monday after — before there’s a final Top 10.
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