Australian Idol announces premiere date for new season as Marcia Hines makes her long-awaited return to the judging panel

Australian Idol has released nan premiere day and charismatic trailer for its upcoming ninth season.

The adjacent instalment of nan deed singing title will premiere connected Monday, 29 January 2024 - precisely 2 decades aft Guy Sebastian made history connected nan inaugural season. 

The caller play will spot nan return of original judge Marcia Hines, who is backmost successful a afloat clip capacity.

She antecedently appeared arsenic a impermanent judge past season, but has now had her domiciled upgraded.

Marcia was portion of nan original judging sheet connected Australian Idol, alongside grounds executive Ian 'Dicko' Dickson and vocalist Mark Holden. 

The popular fable will subordinate ARIA-winning songstress Amy Shark and power king Kyle Sandilands. 

Meanwhile, chap judges Harry Connick Jr. and Meghan Trainor won't beryllium returning, leaving nan sheet 1 personification down.

An insider told Yahoo part of nan logic down nan bid makeover was to guarantee adjacent year's play had much attraction connected euphony than nan down nan scenes drama. 

'There are excessively galore singing shows wherever nan judges distract from nan contestants, and this twelvemonth they want nan talent to beryllium nan main focus,' they said.

'Last twelvemonth Kyle and Harry's feud often overshadowed nan performances.'

Also returning are Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie, who are backmost arsenic nan charismatic hosts. 

According to TV Blackbox, this will beryllium 'the astir challenging play to date', pinch a attraction connected uncovering multifaceted talent.

A heartwarming trailer for nan play shows a divers array of young hopefuls making their measurement to nan auditions successful a bid to go nan adjacent large star.