Ashley Leitao was the ninth-place finisher on the third season of Canadian Idol. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ashley moved to Portugal at the age of six. Presently, she resides in Burnaby, where she is a sales associate. Performing in the first group of the Top 32, Ashley performed "Colors of the Wind" which convinced viewers to vote her into the next stage of the competition. Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 465. ... Aerial view of Metrotown and central Burnaby from the south, with Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver beyond. ...

Songs that Ashley performed during the season included:

• Top 32: "Colours of the Wind"
• Top 10: "Let it Rain"
• Top 9: "Sir Duke"

On the July 27 episode, it was revealed that Ashley was a member of the bottom 3, along with Melissa O'Neil and Josh Palmer. Judge Jake Gold made the observation that all three of them were from Western Canada, and insinuated that regional voting might have been at play. Ashley had the lowest number of votes, and after giving a tearful goodbye to Canada, she performed a farewell rendition of "Sir Duke". Her elimination was considered by many viewers to be shocking and untimely. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Melissa ONeil (born July 12, 1988 in Calgary, Alberta) was the winner of the third season of Canadian Idol. ... Josh Palmer was a contestant on Canadian Idol 3. ... Jake Gold is a Canadian musician manager. ...

Leitao has formed a currently unnamed group with fellow former season 3 contestants Casey LeBlanc and Amber Fleury. It was believed to be the first time in any Idol series that more than one competitor have formed a permanent group. However, Hrvatski Idol finalists Pamela Ramljak, Neda Parmać, and Ivana Maric formed Feminnem in 2004. They are currently working on an album release, which is expected during the summer of 2006. Cassandra Beth Casey LeBlanc (born on November 4th, 1987) was a contestant on the 2005 edition of the popular reality television show Canadian Idol. ... Amber Fleury was the eighth-place finisher in the third season of Canadian Idol, which aired during the summer of 2005. ... Hrvatski Idol is the Croatian version of Pop Idol. ... Pamela Ramljak (born 1979 in ÄŒapljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a Bosnian singer, best known as a member of Feminnem girl band. ... Neda Parmać (b. ... Ivana Marić (born 1982 in ÄŒapljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a Herzegovinian Croat singer, best known as one of the members of Feminnem girl band. ... Feminnem are a girl band, consisting of Ivana Maric (born in 1982 in Capljina) , Neda Parmac (born in 1985 in Ploce) and Pamela Ramljak (born in 1979 in Capljina). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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