Ryan Malcolm
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Image:Ctv press site ryan malcolm.jpg Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13 1979 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian singer who was the winner of the first Canadian Idol.
Before winning the competition he worked as a waiter, and was often referred to as the 'Waiter boy', in reference to the pop singer Avril Lavigne's song Sk8er Boi.
Malcolm did not crack the top 10 in his first attempt but was awarded a spot on the wildcard show after which, because the vote was so close, he became the 11th contestant in the final group. His consistency throughout the final phase of the competition and his great song choices won him many fans and eventually the Canadian Idol crown.
His Canadian Idol reperitoire includes:
Audition: Smoke Gets in your Eyes/Down on the Corner
Top 32: One
Wildcard: Just the Way you Are
Top 11: Try
Top 8: For Once in my Life
Top 6: Drift Away
Top 5: Believe
Top 4: Crazy, Hooked on a Feeling
Top 3: He Ain't Heavy, He's my Brother; Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Top 2: Something More (Idol single), Stand by Me, Down on the Corner
His debut single "Something More" was released to radio the day after his win and to the public on September 30. It went four times platinum on the first day of its release and stayed at #1 on the Canadian singles chart for 14 straight weeks.
On December 9, 2003, Ryan's debut album, "Home" was released and went platinum, earning a Juno nomination for best pop album.
Track listing:
1. Star of all the Planets
2. Straight up the Middle
3. Crash and Burn
4. You Made this Fool Become a Man
5. Absolutely Perfect
6. I Gotta Be Me
7. Memory Lane
8. Home
9. Ride
10. October Skies
11. Don't Dream it's Over (f. Gary Beals)
12. Something More
13. Nothing LEft to Say
14. Good Girls
15. Your Heart Will Know
Later that month, Ryan participated in World Idol, coming in 6th. He made his acting debut in the recent Ross Petty pantomime "Snow White and the Group of Seven" at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto with fellow finalists Gary Beals and Billy Klippert, as well as Season 2 finalist Elena Juatco
He is currently working on writing and recording a second CD.