Canadian Idol (season 2)
The second season of Canadian Idol debuted on June 1, 2004, and became the most watched show in Canada, drawing in over 3 million viewers each week.
Auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Regina, and St. John's. The season provided an Idol first when the final six contestants played their own instruments during a group performance of the Gordon Lightfoot classic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy". This was the first time that contestants on any Idol series had performed with instruments;
Kalan Porter of Medicine Hat, Alberta won the series, and Theresa Sokyrka of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was the runner-up. In November 2004, merely two months after the competition, Porter released his debut album entitled 219 Days – the number days spanning from his first audition to the release of his CD. Other season two finalists who released albums include Sokyrka, Jacob Hoggard, Jason Greeley, Shane Wiebe, and Joshua Seller.
Semifinals
Semifinal Group 1 (16 June 2004)
;Notes- Joshua Seller and Brandy Callahan advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
- Kyla Sandulak and Raj Ramawad returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Semifinal Group 2 (23 June 2004)
- Kalan Porter and Kaleb Simmonds advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
- Liz Titan and Elena Juatco returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Semifinal Group 3 (30 June 2004)
- Theresa Sokyrka and Jacob Hoggard advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
- Andrew Broderick and Bernard Quilala returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Semifinal Group 4 (7 July 2004)
- Shane Wiebe and Manoah Hartman advanced to the top 10 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated.
- Jason Greeley and Ted Senecal returned for a second chance at the top 10 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard (14 July 2004)
- Jason Greeley and Elena Juatco received the most votes, and completed the top 10.
Finals
Top 10 (21 July 2004)
Theme: Canadian Hits| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Joshua Seller | "Try" | Bottom three |
| 2 | Brandy Callahan | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Shane Wiebe | "My Song" | Safe |
| 4 | Manoah Hartmann | "Hallelujah" | Bottom two |
| 5 | Jason Greeley | "Cuts Like a Knife" | Safe |
| 6 | Kalan Porter | "Born to Be Wild" | Safe |
| 7 | Theresa Sokyrka | "Good Mother" | Safe |
| 8 | Kaleb Simmonds | " I Do It for You" | Safe |
| 9 | Elena Juatco | "Mary Jane" | Safe |
| 10 | Jacob Hoggard | "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" | Safe |
Top 9 (28 July 2004)
Theme: British Invasion| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Jacob Hoggard | "Space Oddity" | Safe |
| 2 | Theresa Sokyrka | "There's a Kind of Hush" | Safe |
| 3 | Jason Greeley | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" | Safe |
| 4 | Kaleb Simmonds | "Tears in Heaven" | Bottom three |
| 5 | Elena Juatco | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Safe |
| 6 | Joshua Seller | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | Safe |
| 7 | Manoah Hartmann | "Sweet Dreams " | Eliminated |
| 8 | Kalan Porter | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Safe |
| 9 | Shane Wiebe | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Bottom two |
Top 8 (4 August 2004)
Theme: Rock & Roll| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Jason Greeley | "Proud Mary" | Safe |
| 2 | Shane Wiebe | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Joshua Seller | "Iris" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Theresa Sokyrka | "Piece of My Heart" | Safe |
| 5 | Kalan Porter | "Paint It Black" | Safe |
| 6 | Jacob Hoggard | "Everything" | Safe |
| 7 | Elena Juatco | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" | Bottom three |
| 8 | Kaleb Simmonds | "Hound Dog" | Safe |
Top 7 (11 August 2004)
Theme: Lionel Richie| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Kalan Porter | "Still" | Safe |
| 2 | Theresa Sokyrka | "Hello" | Safe |
| 3 | Shane Wiebe | "Angel" | Bottom three |
| 4 | Kaleb Simmonds | "Truly" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Jacob Hoggard | "Brick House" | Safe |
| 6 | Elena Juatco | "Fancy Dancer" | Bottom two |
| 7 | Jason Greeley | "Easy" | Safe |
Top 6 (18 August 2004)
Theme: Gordon Lightfoot| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Elena Juatco | "Early Morning Rain" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jason Greeley | "Rainy Day People" | Safe |
| 3 | Jacob Hoggard | "Sundown" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Shane Wiebe | "The Way I Feel" | Bottom three |
| 5 | Theresa Sokyrka | "Song for a Winter's Night" | Safe |
| 6 | Kalan Porter | "If You Could Read My Mind" | Safe |
Top 5 (25 August 2004)
Theme: Summertime Hits| Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Shane Wiebe | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Kalan Porter | "Long Train Runnin'" | Safe |
| 3 | Jason Greeley | "Bad Case of Loving You " | Bottom two |
| 4 | Jacob Hoggard | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Safe |
| 5 | Theresa Sokyrka | "Cruisin'" | Safe |
Top 4 (1 September 2004)
Theme: Standards| Order | Artist | First song | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Theresa Sokyrka | "It's Only a Paper Moon" | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Kalan Porter | "Moon River" | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Safe |
| 3 | Jason Greeley | "I Won't Dance" | "It Had to Be You" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Jacob Hoggard | "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | "Unforgettable" | Safe |
Top 3 (8 September 2004)
Theme: Judge's Choice| Order | Artist | First song | Second song | Result |
| 1 | Jacob Hoggard | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | "I Want You to Want Me" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Theresa Sokyrka | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | "Ready for Love" | Safe |
| 3 | Kalan Porter | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | "Nature Boy" | Safe |
Top 2 (15 September 2004)
Elimination Chart
Releases
Since the second season of Canadian Idol, Kalan Porter, Theresa Sokyrka, Jason Greeley, Joshua Seller and Shane Wiebe have all released solo albums. Jacob Hoggard, along with his band, Hedley, is the first Canadian Idol contestant to be signed to an American label, Capitol Records. Hedley's self-titled debut album was released in the United States in September 2006.As of November 2007, Kalan Porter, Theresa Sokyrka, and Hedley have all released a second album, and Theresa Sokyrka released a Christmas album, her third release since she was on Canadian Idol.
For the 30th anniversary of the My Little Pony franchise, Jerrica Santos recorded the credits song "A Friend for Life" for film.