Australian Idol season 7

Beginning amid controversy, judge Kyle Sandilands was replaced by Sony Music record executive, Jay Dee Springbett.

On 23 August 2009, it was announced on the Idol show that the new judge taking over Kyle Sandilands' spot would be Jay Dee Springbett.

Advancing to the Top 12: Stan Walker & Kate Cook Wild Card Contenders: Hayley Warner & Toby Moulton

Advancing to the Top 12: Ashleigh Toole & Nathan Brake Wild Card Contenders: Lauren Street & Casey Barnes

Advancing to the Top 12: Sabrina Batshon & Scott Newnham Wild Card Contender: Aliqua Mao

Nathan has since performed at a number of events including the 2009 Melbourne Christmas carols with Ricki Lee Coulter.

Sabrina Batshon (born 26 October 1984) is an Australian-born singer, songwriter and actor from Rhodes, Sydney.

In 2000, she sang with The Australian Girls Choir and Paulini for the Qantas campaign CD, The Spirit of Australia.

[2] She was understudy to Nikki Webster as Dorothy in a 2000/2001 stage performance of The Wizard of Oz and was cast as the 'Little Girl' in the 2001 production of The Witches of Eastwick (musical) in Melbourne.

She attended the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and was named in November 2004 in Parliament by Andrew Refshauge as being one of Australia's best singers.

[3] During 2005 and early 2009 Batshon experienced chronic depression, agoraphobia and panic attacks, and was admitted to hospital.

Producer Stephen Tate said speaking "openly and honestly" about depression was the way forward for the media and community.

He has opened for Bryan Adams and played alongside Eskimo Joe, Vanessa Amorosi and Diesel during his career.

Ashleigh Toole was born in 1991 and comes from the Central Coast, New South Wales, and is of both Irish and Lebanese heritage.