Canadian Idol season 6

It is again hosted by Ben Mulroney, with the addition of Jully Black as a special correspondent and general mentor to the contestants.

Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner all returned as judges.

This season saw a number of major and minor show format changes in an effort to keep the franchise fresh and innovative.

The semifinalists performed for three weeks in mixed-groups, meaning that eliminations were made regardless of gender, until the Top 10 was determined on July 9, 2008.

The 6 eliminated contestants were (in order revealed): The Top 10 was officially announced on July 9, 2008 (the last semifinals result show).

These are the finalists (in order revealed): With 8 male and 2 female contestants, the season's Top 10 was the most gender-uneven to date.

"Who Do You Love" (Adam Castelli), "Down On The Corner" (Sebastian Pigott), "When Will I Be Loved" (Amberly Thiessen), "You'll Be In My Heart" (Mark Day), "Feelin' Alright" (Earl Stevenson), "Crazy On You" (Katherine St-Laurent), "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" (Mookie Morris), "Nowhere With You" (Mitch MacDonald), "I'm Still Standing" (Theo Tams), and "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Drew Wright) Notes:

Left to right: Tams, Wright, and MacDonald (seen here with Morris, right) toured after the season concluded.