god bless australia. and canada.

so, upon reading peoples' responses to the american idol friending meme, i discovered that a lot of people haven't ever seen any of the non-american idol shows.

so, that means that a lot of people might not know about the awesomeness of these two boys, two of my most favorite idol contestants ever. so, with the help of youtube, i'd like to introduce you to jacob hoggard & anthony callea.

anthony callea, runner-up, australian idol 2


anthony is maybe my favorite idol contestant EVER. i had an impossible time picking out which performances of his to include, because i had about 8 serious contenders. LOVE him. he also gives what i consider to be the best idol vocal performance i've ever seen.

( 'music is my life. it's my reason for being. and anyway, i’m crap at everything else!' )

and now for something completely different!

jacob hoggard, 3rd place, canadian idol 2


some of you might be familiar with jacob without realizing it - he's the lead singer of the band hedley. and he totally rocks. he's such a showman and i absolutely adore him. just a really cool guy and so much fun to watch.

( 'this is too much fun to be scared.' )

all right, class is over! :P