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This year’s “Australian Idol” cast is stacked. In fact, during the top 12, this show’s judges gave away three Fast Passes. 

Imogen Spendlove received a fast pass from Marcia Hines for her heartbreaking performance of Shania Twain’s  “From This Moment On”. Issac McCallum got a Fast Pass from Amy Shark for belting James Arthur’s “Say You Won’t Let Go”. Last but not least, Tyler Hammill grabbed a Fast Pass from Kyle Sandilands for his chill cover of “Waves” by Dean Lewis.

Fast Passes are a huge deal in “Australian Idol”, as they allow a contestant to skip a round of voting.

However, there was a crowd favourite that didn’t receive a Fast Pass. The “Australian Idol” frontrunner TJ Zimba brought the house down with his performance of Justin Bieber’s “Peaches”, but this man isn’t safe from being eliminated.

So, who is the “Australian Idol” singer TJ? Why do the crowds love him? And does he have what it takes to win this series? Here’s everything that we know.

Who Is TJ Zimba From “Australian Idol”?

TJ Zimba is a 24-year-old from Zimbabwe who was raised in New Zealand and now lives in Karratha, Western Australia. However, he’s so much more than a set of geographical facts — he’s also an artist who dreams of one day winning a Grammy.

On “Australian Idol”, TJ has consistently blown the judges away with his effortless style. His vibey audition of Khalid’s “Location” was a hit, and his heartfelt version of B.o.B’s “Airplanes” was worth swooning over. 

According to TJ, he’s on “Australian Idol” to represent his home of Karratha. In a recent interview, he said that he wants to win to make his community proud.

“There’s a kid in every single small town who wants to be heard and wants to make it out: I’m doing that for them,” TJ said. “That’s why I’m trying to bring light and unite the country. I keep saying it, but dream big enough to take you out of your small town, so you can become big enough to feed them.”

However, while Australia and his hometown might love him, does he have what it takes to become our next Idol? Well, TJ thinks so.

“I do feel like I’m in my own lane, and that could take me to the grand final,” TJ said. “Whether Australia is ready for someone like me, we’ll see. But believe me, I’m going to put in my hard work to convince those who need to be convinced.”

If you want to watch TJ on “Australian Idol”, the season 2024 season is playing on Channel 7 and 7 Plus. New episodes will air at 7pm on Sundays and at 7.30pm Mondays through Wednesdays. Miss an episode? Catch up on 7 Plus.

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“Australian Idol” is a series that makes dreams a reality. From Guy Sebastian to Casey Donovan to Royston Sagigi-Baira, this series is excellent at making people stars. Even forgotten “Australian Idol” winners, like Natalie Gauci, made hit singles and are still in the music industry to this day. For this very reason, a lot of Australians sign up for this series every year, and 2024 isn’t an exception.

However, “Australian Idol” is a singing competition. This means that some people are going to get cut, with the show’s contestants getting eliminated by both the judges and the general public alike. When you’re on “Australian Idol”, you’re not safe until the final votes are counted and the country declares you a winner.

According to one of the “Australian Idol” judges, Amy Shark, eliminating singers from this season has been incredibly tough. This is because the talent on display is unparalleled. 

“It’s really hard to ‘judge’ someone,” Amy said. “I don’t even know where that word sits with me, to be honest. I could never do what some of these kids have done. They come into this room and give it their all. I couldn’t do that, but I’m meant to judge that. It’s hard.”

If you want to know who was eliminated in the 2024 season of  “Australian Idol”, you come to the right place. Here’s everyone who’s been eliminated so far.

Who Has Been Eliminated From “Australian Idol” 2024?

Billy Menhennet

Cynthia Negash

Eli Parr

Jet Cameron

Gab Hester

Prayer Corby

Jonathan Wells

Jess Chalmers

Jesse Lazaroo

Bethany Byrne

Kobe White

Chenai Boucher

Natasha Rose

Jackson Smith

Saoirse Harding

Jake Carlson

Olivia Brittion

As it stands, there are still a lot of “Australian Idol” contestants that will be eliminated from its 2024 season. If you want to watch this drama, “Australian Idol” is playing on Channel 7 and 7 Plus. New episodes will air at 7pm on Sundays and at 7.30pm Mondays through Wednesdays. Miss an episode? Catch up on 7 Plus.

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It’s happened. Drama has just meteored straight into the side of “Australian Idol”. One of the “Australian Idol” judges, Kyle Sandilands, is making waves for slamming contestant Isaac McCallum and then being heckled by an audience member.

During last Tuesday night’s episode, Isaac sang a bopping version of Lukas Graham’s “7 Years”. However, while Isaac’s voice was silky smooth, he forgot some of the song’s lyrics. These instances of forgetfulness made Kyle visibly frustrated.

Afterwards, Kyle went after Isaac for making this mistake.

“How’d it feel singing the song with half the words missing?” Kyle asked.

“All the stress and the nerves got to me,” Isaac said.

“Right, so you just lost your place,” Kyle said.

It was at this point another judge, Marcia Hines, interrupted this fight. Marcia reminded Kyle that Isaac isn’t a professional singer but instead a Woolworths trolley pusher from Ulladulla.

“You gotta remember what Isaac does for a living,” Marcia said, “he works for Woolworths, and he pushes trolleys.”

“He might be back there tomorrow!” Kyle said.

This quip from Kyle turned the audience against him. They all groaned and booed. Soon after this interaction took place, an audience member heckled Kyle.

“You suck!” someone yelled from the crowd.

“What, you think you know better?” Kyle asked the audience member. “Come down here, clown! Come down here and say what you think.”

After Kyle yelled this, there was an awkward silence. Later on in this episode, Kyle and the rest of the judges decided to put Isaac “On Notice”. Being “On Notice” means that the next time you sing , you have to deliver a spectacular performance in order to stay.

“Australian Idol” is playing on Channel 7 and 7 Plus. New episodes air at 7pm on Sundays and at 7.30pm Mondays through Wednesdays. Miss an episode? Catch up on 7 Plus.

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