July 25, 2006

B.C.’s Sarah Loverock is Eliminated from Canadian Idol

-- Cyndi Lauper Guest Stars as Top Eight perform the music of The Eighties next week --

Toronto, ON (July 25, 2006) – After singing “I Got the Blues” on last night’s tribute to the Rolling Stones, 25-year-old Sarah Loverock was eliminated from CTV’s Canadian Idol tonight. The 25-year-old grocery store supervisor from Gibsons, BC received the fewest votes following Monday’s rockin’ 60-minute salute to the Rolling Stones. In all, 2.5 million votes were tallied following last night’s show, the most so far this season and an increase of three per cent compared to last year.

** Media Note ** - Photography from tonight’s show as well as an all-new photo of the remaining eight Canadian Idol finalists can be found online at the Canadian Idol Media Centre at www.idolpix.ca. Additionally, audio clips from tonight’s show can be downloaded at www.idolpix.ca.

Peaking at 2.2 million viewers, Monday’s Canadian Idol episode was watched by 1.96 million viewers and was once again the most-watched program on Canadian television last night nationally as well as in Canada’s largest market, Toronto (2+, BBM). Nielsen Media research confirms that Canadian Idol audiences have increased four per cent compared to last year and remains Canada’s most-watched summer series (2+).*

With three Canadian dates announced today for the Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Tour, the Canadian Idol Top 9 continued their tribute to the legendary rock group on tonight’s live results episode with a Stones’ medley off the top of the show. Backed by the Canadian Idol house band, the remaining finalists performed “The Last Time,” “Beast of Burden” and “It’s Only Rock and Roll” in front of a raucous audience of over 1,000 at Toronto’s John Bassett Theatre.

Then, it was down to business as Canadian Idol host Ben Mulroney revealed the three competitors who were at the bottom end of last-night’s cross-country vote: Loverock; as well as Orleans' Steffi DiDomenicantonio, 17, and Emeryville’s Ashley Coulter, 23, both of whom were in the Bottom Three last week. After Mulroney announced that DiDomenicantonio was once again safe, Coulter and Loverock were left to wait out the impending announcement at centre stage. In the end, Coulter was spared by voters for another week and Loverock was eliminated from the competition. Loverock ended the show with a reprise of her performance from last night of the Rolling Stones’ blues standard “I Got the Blues.”

Coulter and DiDomenicantonio will workshop this week with 1980s icon Cyndi Lauper in preparation Canadian Idol’s tribute to the “Music of The 80s,” airing next Monday, July 31. The following night, Tuesday, August 1, Cyndi Lauper will perform live on the Canadian Idol stage, both with the remaining eight competitors as well as by herself. In addition to Coulter and DiDomenicantonio, the remaining finalists are: Eva Avila, 19, Gatineau, QC; Chad Doucette, 17, East Chezzetcook, NS; Rob James, 28, Winnipeg, MB; Brandon Jones, 17, Quispamsis, NB; Tyler Lewis, 20, Rockglen, SK; and Craig Sharpe, 16, Upper Island Cover, NL.

Tickets to Canadian Idol’s live performance and results shows are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or by telephone (check local listings). Tickets go on sale at 12 noon on the Tuesday prior to the next week’s shows and sell out quickly. Rush tickets are also available to the most enthusiastic fans showing up at the John Bassett Theatre two hours before show time. Visit idol.ctv.ca for more information.

Canadian Idol was created by Simon Fuller and is produced in association with CTV by Insight Productions. John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby are Executive Producers. Mark Lysakowski is Supervising Producer. Senior Producer is Sue Brophey. Mary Sexton is Regional Producer. Jane Rimer is Executive Consultant for FremantleMedia. Rick Lewchuk is CTV’s Senior Vice-President, Program Planning and Promotion. Ed Robinson is CTV’s Senior Vice-President, Comedy, Variety and Talk. Susanne Boyce is CTV President of Programming and Chair of the CTV Media Group.

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* 1.682 million (2006) vs. 1.623 million (2005), to Episode 16 (2+).

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