Official site with news, photographs, recaps, videos, related links, and information on the winners and final contestants from all seasons. ![]() ![]() The fifth season of reality television singing competition American Idol began on January 17, 2006, and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and. American Idol (season 5) - Wikipedia. For the 1. 96. 8 Institutional Act Number 5, in Brazil, see AI- 5. The fifth season of reality television singing competition American Idol began on January 1. May 2. 4, 2. 00. 6. 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 resulted in 1. ![]() Entertainment Television, LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal with news, shows, photos, and videos.
It was the first season with a male winner (Taylor Hicks) and a female runner- up (Katharine Mc. Phee), which happened again in seasons 9, 1. It was also the first season of the series to be aired in high definition. Regional auditions. The season used the same rules as season four. She later appeared on the first season of X- Factor. 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 sent home the following day. After the singles round, the contestants were separated into four groups, with three groups going through (with 4. In the Pasadena Civic Center, each were individually taken via elevator walking the infamous . Twenty were cut and the final twenty- four (1. Semifinals. There were three live shows each week for the three weeks of the semifinals. There were no format changes from season four which featured 1. The semifinalists were announced February 1. The following are semifinalists who did not reach the finals. Female semifinalists. She originally auditioned in Boston, singing . She auditioned in Greensboro. She was grouped with Nicole Turk, Celeste Scalone and Tyra Schwartz during the group rounds. Heather Cox (born November 1. Jonesville, North Carolina. She auditioned in Denver. Grouped with Halicia Thompson and Kellie Pickler during Hollywood group performances. Brenna Gethers (born October 7, 1. Mount Vernon, New York. She auditioned in Boston, and was known for her . She became the lead singer for Bomb Squad, a funk- rock band that won an American Music Award for Best New Music in 2. She auditioned in Denver. She was eliminated on February 2. Becky O'Donohue, Bobby Bennett, and Patrick Hall. She made a cameo appearance on the Top 6 performance show of American Idol on April 2. In 2. 01. 4, she became the lead singer of Indie Pop band Machineheart, best known for their debut single, . Her original audition was in Boston with her twin sister (who did not sing due to recent throat surgery). Simon Cowell praised her looks, but said no to her voice. She was let through to Hollywood by Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. Male semifinalists. He intended to audition in Memphis, but the auditions there were canceled due to the city's role in relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina. He raised funds to travel to the Chicago auditions by putting on a benefit concert. His elimination was a surprise to many, including Simon Cowell, who had criticized him previously. Mc. Kinney's father, Tony Mc. Kinney, also a performing artist, died in December 2. William . In high school, Will starred in several musical productions, including The Woodlands College Park High School Musical in January 2. American Idol audition and was covered by local media. He has also performed for Presidents Clinton and Bush and with singer Celine Dion as part of the Houston Children's Chorus. He has performed the National Anthem at many sporting events and was also a member of the band Last Born. During the Hollywood rounds, he performed Fly Me to the Moon with David Radford and Kevin Covais. Will was signed to Double Deal Brand Records, which also signed fellow Top 1. Ayla Brown, and released his debut single titled . He was the only Asian- American who made it to the semifinals that season. He has performed with such groups as Dn. H and 6th Day. When he competed, on stage, Penala often wore a Fedora hat and coat and military dog tags. He developed friendships with Elliott Yamin, Taylor Hicks, and Chris Daughtry during the season. Elliott was also his Hollywood Week group mate and later his roommate. David Radford (born March 2. Crystal Lake, Illinois) was a high school senior at Crystal Lake Central High School. He originally auditioned in Chicago. Patrick Hall (born September 2. Gravette, Arkansas, and was seen for the first time in Hollywood, California. During the Hollywood rounds, Simon Cowell called him 'very likeable', and compared him to Clay Aiken. He received many positive comments during these rounds. To separate himself from the Clay Aiken comparison, however, he chose to perform . He was eliminated that week. Bobby Bennett, Jr. He is most known for his rousing rendition of the song . He also made an appearance in the March 2. Barry Manilow performed. Top 1. 2 finalists. He is gray- haired and performed . At the first audition, the judges were surprised by his appearance. He performed Bill Withers' . He is one of the eight winners in American Idol history to never be in the bottom three. He won the competition on May 2. At 2. 9 years 2. 29 days at the time of the finale, he is the oldest winner in American Idol history. Katharine Mc. Phee is from Los Angeles, California. Her mother is a vocal coach. She auditioned in San Francisco with Billie Holiday's . In the Hollywood round she performed Dionne Warwick's . At the end of the first semifinal round, Simon Cowell said that he had heard four very good singers that evening and that Mc. Phee was the best among them. Mc. Phee was the runner- up on American Idol as announced on the May 2. Elliott Yamin was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He started singing at the age of five and did not have any formal training. He auditioned for American Idol in Boston. In the Hollywood week, he performed Rascal Flatts' Bless the Broken Road for the first solo, The Shoop Shoop Song for the group round. After his first semifinal performance, Simon Cowell said that he was potentially the best male vocalist in American Idol history, reprising his praise on Top 6 week after Yamin's . Yamin finished in third place in one of the closest outcomes in Idol history where less than 1% separated the votes of all top three contestants. Chris Daughtry is a former car service worker from Mc. Leansville, North Carolina. During the audition round, he was profiled as a . During the Hollywood week, he performed Samantha Sang's Emotion in the group round. He was eliminated at Top 4 in a surprise result. Paris Bennett, from Fayetteville, Georgia, is the granddaughter of Grammy Award winner Ann Nesby. Her mother and grandmother are a part of the Grammy- winning group, Sounds of Blackness. In the Hollywood rounds, she performed Le. Ann Rimes's Can't Fight the Moonlight for her solo, and Samantha Sang's Emotion for the group round. She was profiled as a roller- skating waitress. Her mother left when she was two and her father has had numerous legal problems; he is now free. Pickler lived with her grandfather and originally auditioned in Greensboro. She was never in the bottom three until she was eliminated. At that time, Randy Jackson called him one of the best he'd seen so far this season. In the Hollywood week, he performed Shai's If I Ever Fall in Love for the solo, and with Daughtry in the group round Samantha Sang's Emotion. Young had been singing since age nine and had voice lessons. He auditioned in Greensboro. He has an identical twin brother named Rocky. Mandisa is from Antioch, Tennessee. She had a successful original audition in Chicago, Illinois, where she performed Alicia Keys's Fallin'. Afterwards Simon Cowell made jokes about her size, but he later apologized after being confronted by Miss Hundley. In the Hollywood week, She performed Freda Payne's Band of Gold in the group round. Like Pickler, she was never in the bottom 3 until her elimination. She is from Anaheim, California, and she auditioned in Denver with Whitney Houston's One Moment in Time. Simon Cowell called her the . She was also a runner- up on Star Search but lost to Tiffany Evans. Kevin Covais was 1. Levittown, New York. For his audition in Boston, he sang . In the Hollywood round he performed Shai's If I Ever Fall in Love in the solo. Viewers gave him the nickname . She auditioned in Denver, Colorado. She had not sung on camera until her first week in the top 2. Top 1. 2 – Stevie Wonder. This year, the song used for an eliminated contestant's flashback tribute was . Also, the finalists performed two medleys: one medley was for the female finalists and the other for the male finalists. Several special guests performed with one of the top five Idols: Al Jarreau (Paris Bennett), Live (Chris Daughtry), Meat Loaf (Katharine Mc. Phee), Mary J. Blige (Elliott Yamin) and Toni Braxton (Taylor Hicks). Clay Aiken performed with lookalike auditioner Michael Sandecki, who resembled Aiken c. Also, Prince performed without an Idol. Towards the end of the program, the finalists performed . Several auditioners from the first round returned to accept . A parody of Brokeback Mountain (though there was no mention of homosexuality) called . In a pre- taped segment, finalist Kellie Pickler ate lunch with Wolfgang Puck at his brasserie as a way of making fun of Kellie's admitted lack of culinary savvy. Finally, just before the results were announced, Hicks and Mc. Phee performed . 5. Taylor Hicks was named the winner, the second American Idol winner from the city of Birmingham, Alabama (the first being Ruben Studdard), and the fourth finalist with close ties to the city. This may or may not indicate his or her actual vote rank. Legend. Female. Male. Top 2. 4Top 1. 2Winner. Safe. Top 2. Safe First. Safe Last. Eliminated. Stage: Semifinals. Finals. Week: 2/2. Place. Contestant. Result. 1Taylor Hicks. Winner. 2Katharine Mc. Phee. Bottom 2. Top 2. Bottom 2. Runner- Up. Elliott Yamin. Bottom 2. Bottom 3. Bottom 2. Elim. 4Chris Daughtry. Bottom 2. Top 2. Elim. Paris Bennett. Bottom 3. Bottom 3. Bottom 2. Elim. 6Kellie Pickler. Elim. 7Ace Young. Bottom 3. Bottom 3. Bottom 3. Elim. 8Bucky Covington. Bottom 2. Elim. 9Mandisa. Adam Lambert - AMERICAN IDOL 2. Full. Full show live performance of Mad World & Welcome To The Show feat Laleh.
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