It’s been 19 years since Australian Idol first hit our TV screens, and huge news: the show is finally coming back in 2023.

Channel Seven has announced its casting call for would-be Idols, inviting "hopefuls aged between 15 and 28" to "showcase their talents".

The iconic nationwide search for a superstar is back! #AustralianIdol is coming to @Channel7 and @7plus in 2023. Think you've got what it takes? Apply now https://t.co/8NSNY0toEw ⭐ pic.twitter.com/Tee85lh2Iu

— Australian Idol (@AustralianIdol)

But if you’re anything like us, you still lie awake sometimes at night and think, "I wonder what Cosima De Vito is up to now?"

Well, wonder no more, friends. We’ve dug deep on some of our favourites from the very first season, and this is what we found…

Guy Sebastian

One of the most successful acts from theAustralian Idolfranchise, Guy, 40, was the show’s very first winner in 2003 and went on to do big things.

Guy is the first Australian male artist to have ever achieved six number one singles and two number one albums in ARIA chart history, receiving more than 30 Platinum singles sales.

Some of the tunes he’s most known for includeBattle Scars,Who’s That GirlandBefore I Go.

He’s now a dad of two boys with wife Jules, and has sung for several big-name celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, who specifically requested him when she was in Australia.

In 2019, he went back to his roots of reality TV, appearing as a coach onThe Voice Australia.

But our personal highlight is when he became the first artist to represent Australia in the Eurovision song contest in 2015.

Cosima De Vito

Cosima, 45, was a favourite to win the first season, making it to the top three. But after being diagnosed with nodules on her vocal cords, she was forced to dramatically bow out of the competition.

The following year though, she released her debut album,Cosima, and created her own record label, CDV Records, prompting many to accuse her of faking her nodules for publicity.

In 2004, she ran into legal issues with her management team, which dragged on for years, but she still continued to perform and put out new music.

Cosima welcomed daughter Amelia with husband Augusto De Romanis in 2018.

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Paulini, 39, went on to forge herself a successful career in the music industry.

She came fourth in the competition, released a few albums, recorded a song with Ronan Keating, joined a girl group called Young Divas, and landed the lead role in the Australian theatre production ofThe Bodyguard.

In 2017, she faced jail time, after bribing a government official to unlawfully obtain a driver’s licence, but she was handed a six-month suspended sentence instead.

In 2019, she appeared on Australia’s first season ofThe Masked Singer Australiaas the Spider.

She touted it as her “comeback to Aussie TV”.

Levi Kereama

Tragically, Levi died in October 2008.

The 23-year-old had just played at Brisbane’s Parklife Festival when police were called to his hotel later that same evening.

An emotional Guy Sebastian performed at his funeral, telling mourners Levi had been his best friend on the show.

Rob Mills

FollowingIdol, the 40-year-old had a highly publicised fling with Paris Hilton in 2003, and released an album,Up All Night.

Speaking about his personal life in a 2015 interview with another formerIdolstar, Em Rusciano, Rob – better known as Millsy – admitted to dabbling with cocaine and being “a little bit” gay, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald.

He also said he ended things with Paris because “she’s not that interesting”.

Millsy kept up appearances on TV, acting onNeighbours, and appearing on the third season ofThe Celebrity ApprenticeAustralia.

More recently though, he’s been focusing on musical theatre, landing starring roles in several Aussie productions.

He’s appeared on stage inGrease,Hair –alongside fellowIdolalumni Cosima De Vito –Wicked,Legally BlondeandGhost, just to name a few.

Last year, he also appeared onThe Masked Singer Australiaas Wolf.

Mills is engaged toThe Project's Georgie Tunny.