Australian Idol season 3

As in past years, the Wildcard show would give a further three contestants a spot in the Top Twelve – two chosen by the judges and one by the Australian public.

Following the "second-chance" wildcard performance show the previous night, on 5 September 2005, the judges choices were James Kannis and Emily Williams.

She was originally signed to Sony BMG as a solo artist, but the agreement fell through and she ended up joining the girl band the Young Divas.

Winner Kate and runner-up Emily, later formed the all-girl group, Young Divas, with past Idol contestants Paulini Curuenavuli and Jessica Mauboy and previously, Ricki-Lee Coulter.

This created a serious situation for Ten, which was airing three Australian Idol shows every week at the time, and forced them to give away free commercial airtime to program sponsors expecting higher ratings.

Commentators has theorised over the reasons why this has occurred, ranging from the viewing public being tired of the format due to Sandilands replacing the popular Dickson.

Advancing to the Top 12: Anne Robertson, Chris Luder and Tarni Stephens Wild Card Contenders: Daniel Spillane, Lindsay West, Chloe Zuel, Josh Williams, Irene Bosmans

Advancing to the Top 12: Kate DeAraugo, Milly Edwards and Laura Gissara Wild Card Contenders: Roxane LeBrasse and Michael Williamson

Advancing to the Top 12: Dan England, Lee Harding and Natalie Zahra Wild Card Contenders: Lauren Street, Emily Williams and James Kannis

She is also a member of the multi platinum selling group, Young Divas with Emily Williams, Paulini and Jessica Mauboy.

Emily Williams (born 8 October 1984 in New Zealand), a former factory worker, was the runner-up and is a member of the band Young Divas.

After his highly successful run on Idol, Dan has continued his dream of doing what he loves best, by honing his songs and playing to tens of thousands of people in towns and cities across Australia.

After previously auditioning unsuccessfully in earlier seasons, he heeded the advice of judge Mark Holden and dedicated the next year to honing his skills as a performer.

The girls' first single is a cover of the 2001 Crystal Waters floor filler, "Gypsy Woman" In 2010, Anne released a version of Jerome Grey famous track "We are Samoa" available for purchase on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, Emusic and Napster with all online proceeds going towards a charity supporting the 2009 tsunami.

She appeared on a single with the popular 1990s Australian band The Rockmelons, titled "I Ain't Playin", released in mid-2002 and peaked at No.

A country girl from Innisfail, Northern Queensland, prior to Idol, she was a singing teacher and taught students of all ages.

Chris made it into the Top 13, along with good friend (prior to Idol), Roxane LeBrasse, but was voted off in the first live eviction show, along with Tarni Stephens.