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- Season 5 overviewJan 17-May 3, 200635 episodesSeason 5 episodes1. Auditions 1 Jan 17, 2006
- Auditions around the country.
- 2. Auditions 2 Jan 18, 2006
- Auditions around the country.
- 3. Auditions 3 Jan 24, 2006
- Auditions around the country.
- 4. Auditions 4 Jan 25, 2006
- Auditions around the country.
- 5. Auditions 5 Jan 31, 2006
- Auditions around the country.
- 6. Auditions 6 Feb 1, 2006
- Auditions around the country.
- 7. Auditions 7 Feb 7, 2006
- Auditions around the country.
- 8. Hollywood 1 Feb 8, 2006
- Performers audition before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 9. Week 5A: Hollywood Feb 14, 2006
- Performers audition before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 10. Week 5B: Green Mile Feb 15, 2006
- Judges make their final cuts to determine the 24 semifinalists.
- 11. S5 E11 Feb 21, 2006
- Twelve female hopefuls perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 12. S5 E12 Feb 22, 2006
- Twelve male hopefuls perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 13. S5 E13 Feb 23, 2006
- Four hopefuls find themselves voted off.
- 14. S5 E14 Feb 28, 2006
- Ten female contestants compete.
- 15. S5 E15 Mar 1, 2006
- The 10 male semifinalists perform.
- 16. S5 E16 Mar 2, 2006
- Carrie Underwood performs; four hopefuls are voted off.
- 17. Week 8A Mar 7, 2006
- Eight female hopefuls perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 18. Week 8B Mar 8, 2006
- Eight male hopefuls perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 19. Week 8C Mar 9, 2006
- Four hopefuls are voted off; former contestant Bo Bice performs his hit single "The Real Thing."
- 20. Week 9 Mar 14, 2006
- Twelve finalists perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 21. S5 E21 Mar 15, 2006
- Stevie Wonder performs and advises the contestants; judges eliminate one of the 12 finalists.
- 22. S5 E22 Mar 21, 2006
- Eleven finalists perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 23. S5 E23 Mar 22, 2006
- Barry Manilow performs; one of the 11 finalists is eliminated.
- 24. S5 E24 Mar 28, 2006
- Ten finalists perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 25. S5 E25 Mar 29, 2006
- Shakira performs with Wyclef Jean; one of the 10 finalists is eliminated.
- 26. S5 E26 Apr 4, 2006
- Nine finalists perform before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 27. S5 E27 Apr 5, 2006
- Kenny Rogers performs; one of the nine finalists is eliminated.
- 28. S5 E28 Apr 11, 2006
- Eight finalists perform their favorite Queen songs.
- 29. S5 E29 Apr 12, 2006
- One of the eight finalists is eliminated.
- 30. American Songbook Apr 18, 2006
- Seven finalists perform songs by Rod Stewart.
season 5. 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. Taylor Hicks was named the winner, while Katharine McPhee was the runner-up. 18 contestants (including all of the top 10 and a few ...
- January 17 –, May 24, 2006
- Taylor Hicks
- 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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