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season 6. The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned as judges, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host.
- Auditions
- Hollywood
- Semi-Finals
- Finals
- Controversies
- Notable Past Contestants
For Season 6, auditions were held in the following cities: 1. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Target Center - September 8 2. Seattle, Washington: KeyArena - September 19 3. Memphis, Tennessee: FedEx Forum - September 3 4. New York City, New York: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford - August 14 5. Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Jefferson Convention...
The so-called "Hollywood" phase of the audition process was held over four days in mid-November 2006 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The first round consisted of each contestant singing one song a capella of their own choosing in front of the judges and all the other contestants of the same gender. Contestants were then told whether they wer...
The semi-finals began on February 20. There were three shows each week for the three weeks of the semi-finals. The February 20 through May 16 shows originated from CBS Television City in Hollywood. There are no format changes from season 4 and 5. The semi-finals featured the contestants (24 total) divided by gender with the 36 male singers singing ...
Top 12 perform
During the first round of the finals, the Top 12 performed a song from Diana Ross for a spot in the Top 11.
Top 11 perform
During the first round of the finals, the Top 10 performed a song from the British Invasion for a spot in the Top 10.
Top 10 perform
During this round of the finals, the Top 10 performed a song from the band No Doubt and a song that inspires Gwen Stefani for a spot in the Top 9.
Shocking Eliminations
1. During the top 16 results show many fans were upset when Haley Scarnato beat out Sabrina Sloan for the final spot in the top 12 for the girls. Prior to this Sloan had mostly gotten very positive reviews from the judges while Scarnato had consistently gotten mediocre reviews for her performance. Fans were also upset when Sanjaya Malakar, who had received nothing but poor reviews for his performances, beat out fan favorite Sundance Head for the final spot in the top 12 for guys. The judges w...
Virginia Tech
After Chris Richardson's performance of Mayberry during Country night, he sent out his prayers to those affected by the Virginia Tech Massacre. While he was doing this the camera went to a disinterested Simon rolling his eyes. This caused controversy as many viewers felt it was very inappropriate and rude of Cowell to do that. Later on the results show, Cowell addressed the controversy stating that he was reacting to what Richardson had said earlier after Cowell had critiqued his performance...
Sundance Head, who finished in the top 16, later tried out for & won season 11 of The Voice in 2016. His mentor was country music superstar Blake Shelton. He is the first Idol alum to win The Voice.
The sixth season of American Idol premiered on January 16 2007 and continued until May 23 2007. It was won by Jordin Sparks. This season was hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
Mar 14, 2021 · While a few have achieved success on the level of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood or Jennifer Hudson, many others have become Broadway stars or TV actors, or had their stories turned...
- Kelly Clarkson, Season 1. The OG American Idol champ, Clarkson was just 20 years old when she won the inaugural season of the show. After fulfilling Idol-related commitments (we're looking at you, From Justin to Kelly), Clarkson launched an incredibly successful solo career.
- Justin Guarini, Season 1. Guarini was Idol's first-ever runner-up. He starred alongside Clarkson in the infamous film From Justin to Kelly shortly after their season wrapped.
- Ruben Studdard, Season 2. After beating out runner-up Clay Aiken in the sophomore season of Idol, Studdard continued to captivate audiences with his soulful voice, receiving a Grammy nomination for best male R&B vocal performance for "Superstar" in 2003.
- Clay Aiken, Season 2. Though Aiken lost to Studdard, his first studio album, Measure of a Man, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and went double platinum.
Meet the cast and hosts of American Idol, read their bios, top moments, and view their photos, videos and more at ABC.com.
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