From then on, O'Neil never fell back into the bottom three after delivering consistently praised performances, with judge Zack Werner declaring that she was 'a threat to win the whole thing'. Shocked by this, the judges urged viewers to vote for contestants like Melissa, who clearly had the best vocal abilities. After scoring the highest number of votes in her semi-final group, again with 'Concrete Angel', O'Neil was granted a place in the final 10 of the contest.Īlthough she was highly praised by the judges, O'Neil suffered huge setbacks in both the Top 10 and Top 9 weeks of the finals, as she was voted in both the bottom three and bottom two, respectively. Nevertheless, the judges were still so impressed by her singing abilities that she continued to the top 32.

On the first day, she sang the song 'Concrete Angel' by Martina McBride a cappella and again impressed the judges but, on the final day of competition, she forgot the words to her chosen song and froze. The judges were impressed by her vocals, and she made it through to the top 100 round. In early 2005, O'Neil auditioned for the third season of Canadian Idol. Her maternal grandfather gave her a Chinese name (Chinese: 奧詩敏). Prior to her Canadian Idol experience, she worked at a day care centre and was involved in local, musical-theatre productions. O'Neil was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and attended Terry Fox Junior High School before studying at Lester B.

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