TORONTO,July 1 2004 --The residents of Abbotsford, B.C. and Saskatoon,
SK have a special reason to celebrate this Canada Day: their home-town heroes
have just advanced to the Canadian Idol Top 10. As announced live on CTV this
evening, Abbotsford's Jacob Hoggard, 19, and Saskatoon's Theresa Sokyrka, 23,
were picked by Canadian voters over the six others who performed in a fiercely
fought musical battle last night. Over 1.3 million votes were received by text
messaging and toll-free telephone.

    (xx)Media Note(xx) All-new photos of Jacob and Theresa, taken after
tonight's show, are now available on-line at the Canadian Idol media centre at
www.idolpix.ca. Additionally, audio clips from tonight's show
can be accessed
at www.idolclips.ca. Call 416.985.8474 for access.

    In tonight's live broadcast, host Ben Mulroney announced that Hoggard,
Sokyrka and Edmonton's Bernard Quilala were the top three vote-getters. But it
was Sokyrka with her rendition of George Gershwin's Summertime, and Hoggard
with his performance of Billy Joel's Only The Good Die Young, which struck a
chord with viewers, sending them into the elite Canadian Idol Top 10.

    Four additional Top 10 competitors will be decided by the Canadian public
over the next two weeks. Hoggard and Sokyrka return to Canadian Idol with
their eight co-finalists on Wednesday, July 21 in the first live, Top 10
performance show.

    The other six competitors eliminated tonight still have a shot at the
Top 10. Two spots in the July 14 Wild Card episode that will determine the
final two positions are still up for grabs. Wild Card competitors will be
announced on July 8. Canadian Idol's fourth group of Top 32 competitors takes
to the stage next Wednesday, July 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV.

    Canadian Idol is Canada's most-watched show. BBM confirms that last
Thursday's results show was watched by 1.9 million people (AMA 2+).

    CONTINUED... For the complete release, please visit www.idolpix.ca.




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