Fantasyland turns into heartbreak hotel for hundreds of aspiring singers

EDMONTON - It was a frenzy of high hopes and heavy hearts at the world's biggest mall Saturday as would-be singing sensations auditioned for Canadian Idol.

Now in its sixth season, Idol kicked off its cross-Canada audition tour at West Edmonton Mall with competitors from across Alberta vying for a gold ticket to the Top 100 round in Toronto. More than 1,500 people tried out for the reality show last time Idol came to town in 2006.

During the first of two audition days on Saturday over 700 singers tried their luck.

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