Sault Ste. Marie's Vanessa Fedeli (shown) took first place tonight in MCTV's Northern Idol contest.
But contest organizers announced that fellow Sault finalist Gabriel Gauthier will also get a guaranteed runner-up audition before the judges of the 'Canadian Idol' contest, scheduled for May 26 in Toronto.
The two winners (it was coincidence that both were Saultites) were announced just before 7 p.m. tonight on MCTV's supper-hour newscast.
Both were interviewed by MCTV's Savka Borota in live segments broadcast from the Lone Star Cafe at Algoma's Water Tower Inn.
SooToday photos
Vanessa chats with Savka while awaiting results Gabriel finds out he's going to Toronto too
To see SooToday.com's photos from the Northern Idol auditions in Sault Ste. Marie on May 1, please click here.
Streaming video
To see streaming video of Vanessa's and Garbiel's auditions, please click on the following links (Windows Media Player required):
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Gabriel Gauthier original audition Gabriel Gauthier song #2 Vanessa Fedeli original audition Vanessa Fedeli song #1