Australian Idol is gearing up for filming but people are not exactly excited about the judging panel
Australian Idol is back and set to start filming but here’s hoping the contestants are more impressive than the lacklustre judges.
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Australian Idol with its underwhelming judging panel is hitting the road and will land at the Melbourne in a matter of weeks.
Filming starts on Tuesday in Adelaide before the auditions roadshow moves to Perth, Sydney and the Gold Coast.
The show will film at the Melbourne Showgrounds on October 17 and 18.
The reveal of Kyle Sandilands, pop singer-songwriter Amy Shark and American singers Harry Connick Jr and Meghan Trainor as judges on the show was met with a collective shrug of the shoulders by social media this week.
The show will be hosted by former Australian Idol contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie. Coulter has history with the show. She placed seventh as a contestant in 2004.
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