
Melissa Crystal O'Neil (born July 12, 1988[1]) is a Canadian performer and actress. O'Neil was the first Canadian female winner of Canadian Idol's 3rd season, took home the trophy in 2005. O'Neil is an actress who is famous for her performances on Syfy's science fiction show Dark Matter. O'Neil was also known for her roles in The Rookie as Officer Lucy Chen. She was voted among the bottom two and three finals. After being shocked, judges encouraged viewers to vote for Melissa O'Neil, who was clearly the most loud contestant. O'Neil's performances were always praised and O'Neil did not fall back to the bottom three. Zack Werner, the judge, called O'Neil "a chance to win everything". O'Neil together with Rex Goudie made it to the finals on September 7, 2005. Werner, a judge famously stated that the headlines in the following day's papers would be "The King [Kalan Porter] is dead. Long live the Queen." At the grand finale's results show on the 14th of September on the 14th of September, 2005, O'Neil defeated Goudie to be crowned the third Canadian Idol, as well as being the first female winner and (at 17) the youngest contestant in history.
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