Results
The points were awarded in a similar fashion as the Eurovision Song Contest, i.e. each country awarded an amount of points from 1 to 10 to each other country, using each number once. The results were:
| Points Given | Germany | Australia | Pan-Arabia | Canada | Netherlands | South Africa | Poland | USA | Belgium | UK | Norway | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Klaws | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| Guy Sebastian | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 7 |
| Diana Karazon | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 9 |
| Ryan Malcolm | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 6 |
| Jamai Loman | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 11 |
| Heinz Winkler | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 4 |
| Alicja Janosz | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 8 |
| Kelly Clarkson | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 97 | 2 |
| Peter Evrard | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 3 |
| Will Young | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 5 |
| Kurt Nilsen | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 106 | 1 |
Each country's Idol automatically gained the maximum 12 points. Therefore the most points an Idol could gain from another country was 10
| Rank | Performer | Country | Points | Song | Original artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Nilsen | Norway | 106 | "Beautiful Day" | U2 |
| 2 | Kelly Clarkson | United States | 97 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Aretha Franklin |
| 3 | Peter Evrard | Belgium | 83 | "Lithium" | Nirvana |
| 4 | Heinz Winckler | South Africa | 80 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Aerosmith |
| 5 | Will Young | United Kingdom | 72 | "Light My Fire" | The Doors |
| 6 | Ryan Malcolm | Canada | 62 | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | The Hollies |
| 7 | Guy Sebastian | Australia | 56 | "What a Wonderful World" | Louis Armstrong |
| 8 | Alicja "Alex" Janosz | Poland | 55 | "I Don't Know How to Love Him" | from Jesus Christ Superstar |
| T9 | Alexander Klaws | Germany | 45 | "Maniac" | Michael Sembello |
| T9 | Diana Karazon | Arab States | 45 | "Ensani Ma Binsak" | original song |
| 11 | Jamai Loman | Netherlands | 36 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Elton John |
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