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The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006, and concluded on May 24, 2006. Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, and Randy Jackson returned as judges, while Ryan Seacrest returned as host.
- January 17 –, May 24, 2006
- Taylor Hicks
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- Overview
- Auditions
- Hollywood
- Semi-finals
- Top 12
- Finals
- Controversy
The fifth season of American Idol began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest returned to host. It is the most successful season to date ratings-wise and also with 17 contestants (including all of the top 9) getting record deals - nine of them with major l...
Auditions were held in seven cities in the summer and early fall of 2005 in the following order:
•Chicago, Illinois
•Denver, Colorado
•Greensboro, North Carolina
•San Francisco, California
•Las Vegas, Nevada
The Hollywood semi-final rounds were held at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California consisting of 175 contestants. The first round of semi-finals consisted of solo a cappella performance with each contestant choosing one song out of twelve that were given to each contestant two weeks in advance. Those who did not impress the judges were sen...
The live show portion of the semifinals began on February 21, 2006, with the names announced on February 15, 2006. There were three live shows each week for the three weeks of the semifinals. There were no format changes from season four which featured 18 male singers and 18 female singers with two of each being eliminated each week. The semifinalists were announced February 15, 2006. The following are semifinalists who did not reach the finals.
Females:
The following contestants were Season 5's Top 12
Top 12 perform
During the first round of the finals, the Top 12 performed a song from Stevie Wonder 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 year 1950 for a spot in the Top 10.
Top 10 perform
During this round of the finals, the Top 10 performed a song from the year 2000 for a spot in the Top 9.
The biggest controversy to come out of this season was the May 10, 2006 elimination of fan favorite Chris Daughtry. Some voters claimed that phone calls dialed for Daughtry during the first few minutes of voting were misrouted to contestant Katherine McPhee's lines, resulting in the voter hearing McPhee's recorded message thanking them for voting i...
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