Dan O'Connor: Encyclopedia II - Dan O'Connor - Australian Idol

Dan O'Connor - Australian Idol

Dan, 25 years old, auditioned for Australian Idol in Sydney. He auditioned with the church classic, "I Surrender All" written by Jud­son W. Van De­Vent­er. All 3 judges were thrilled by an impressive performance. Despite Dicko having a disliking of church songs, he gave Dan a 'yes' along with Mark and Marcia sending him into the top 100.

During Dan's Top 30 performance, he performed 'Amazing' by Alex Lloyd. The judges were impressed by a fine performance and so were the voting public as he was voted into the Final 12. Also put through to the Final 12 from his group of ten, were Casey Donovan and Ricki-Lee Coulter.

During his Australian Idol journey, Dan showed the ability to work the crowd and to dress for the occasion. He was told on numerous occasions by Dicko that he didn't have a superstar voice. Dan was eliminated from Australian Idol on 13th September placing him in 11th position.

Dan O'Connor - Performances

• Audition - I Surrender All, written by Jud­son W. Van De­Vent­er
• Top 30 - Amazing, originally performed by Josh Kelley
• Top 12 - Australian Made - Better, originally performed by The Screaming Jets
• Top 11 - Pop - Higher, originally performed by Creed

Dan O'Connor - Judges' Comments

• Judges' Comments On Dan's Performances

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Australian Idol", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki