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The fifth season of American Idol
American Idol

American Idol is an Television in the United States Singing airing on Fox network. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television....
 began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson

Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an United States bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, and former A&R. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and Executive Producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew....
, Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul is an United States Pop music singer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from being a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to being a sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era, then to being a pop music-Contemporary R&B singer with a string of hits in...
 and Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell is an England A&R music executive, television personality/Television producer and entrepreneur, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor , and Britain's Got Talent....
 returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest

Ryan John Seacrest is an Emmy Award-nominated United States media personality, television producer and entrepreneur. A longtime broadcaster, Seacrest gained fame as host of the Fox Broadcasting Company Reality_competition#Elimination.2FGame_shows American Idol....
 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 labels. It is the first season with a male winner (Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks

Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
) and a female runner-up (Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee

Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
). It was also the first season of the series to be aired in high definition.

tions were held in seven cities in the summer and early fall of 2005 in the following order:



Unlike Season Four, no guest judges were involved during the auditions.



w feature this year, the show now uses a special song to make a tribute to an eliminated contestant's journey on the show, as opposed to before when various different melodic music compositions were played.






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The fifth season of American Idol
American Idol

American Idol is an Television in the United States Singing airing on Fox network. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television....
 began on January 17, 2006 and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson

Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an United States bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, and former A&R. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and Executive Producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew....
, Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul is an United States Pop music singer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from being a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to being a sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era, then to being a pop music-Contemporary R&B singer with a string of hits in...
 and Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell is an England A&R music executive, television personality/Television producer and entrepreneur, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor , and Britain's Got Talent....
 returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest

Ryan John Seacrest is an Emmy Award-nominated United States media personality, television producer and entrepreneur. A longtime broadcaster, Seacrest gained fame as host of the Fox Broadcasting Company Reality_competition#Elimination.2FGame_shows American Idol....
 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 labels. It is the first season with a male winner (Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks

Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
) and a female runner-up (Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee

Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
). It was also the first season of the series to be aired in high definition.

Auditions

Auditions were held in seven cities in the summer and early fall of 2005 in the following order:

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Denver, Colorado
    Denver, Colorado

    Denver is the Capital and the Colorado municipalities of the state of Colorado, in the United States. Denver is a consolidated city-county located in the South Platte River on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains....
  • Greensboro, North Carolina
    Greensboro, North Carolina

    Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city, by population, in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County, North Carolina and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region....
  • San Francisco, California
    San Francisco, California

    The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
  • Las Vegas, Nevada
    Las Vegas, Nevada

    Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
  • Austin, Texas
    Austin, Texas

    Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County, Texas. Situated in Central Texas and part of the Southwestern United States, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States....
     (later stages of auditions were held in San Francisco because of Hurricane Katrina
    Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
     and the number of evacuees in Texas)
  • Foxborough, Massachusetts
    Foxborough, Massachusetts

    Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, approximately 22 miles southwest of Boston, Massachusetts and 18 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island....
     (Greater Boston)


Unlike Season Four, no guest judges were involved during the auditions.

Top 12 finalists


Song themes

  • March 14 ~ Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder

    Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
  • March 21 ~ 1950s
  • March 28 ~ 2000s
  • April 4 ~ Country
    Country music

    Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
  • April 11 ~ Queen
    Queen (band)

    Queen were an England rock music band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor, with bassist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year....
  • April 18 ~ Great American Songbook
    Great American Songbook

    Great American Songbook is a term referring to the interrelated music of Broadway theatre musical theater, the Hollywood musical, and Tin Pan Alley, in a period that begins roughly in the 1920s and tapers off around 1960 with the emerging dominance of rock and roll....
  • April 25 ~ Love song
    Love song

    A love song is about falling in love and the happiness it brings. By contrast, a heartbreak song is about a relationship breaking down, or the sadness of a love that has died....
    s
  • May 2 ~ Songs from Birth Year/Current Billboard Top 10
  • May 9 ~ Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
  • May 16 ~ Clive Davis
    Clive Davis

    Clive Jay Davis is an American record producer, executive and a leading music executive. He has won multiple Grammy awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
    's choice/Judges' choice/Contestants' choice
  • May 23 ~ Song previously performed by contestant/Another song previously sung by contestant/Original Song for American Idol 5: "My Destiny" (McPhee) or "Do I Make You Proud" (Hicks)


Performers on results shows

  • March 15 ~ Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder

    Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
  • March 22 ~ Barry Manilow
    Barry Manilow

    Barry Manilow is an United States singer-songwriter, musician, arrangement, record producer and conducting, best known for such recordings as "I Write the Songs", "Mandy ", "Weekend in New England" and "Copacabana "....
  • March 29 ~ Shakira
    Shakira

    Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s....
     and Wyclef Jean
    Wyclef Jean

    Wyclef Jean born Wyclef Neluset Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum Haitian-United States of America musician, actor, record producer and former-member of the hip hop music trio Fugees....
  • April 5 ~ Kenny Rogers
    Kenny Rogers

    Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
  • April 12 ~ Final 8 sing a medley of Queen
    Queen (band)

    Queen were an England rock music band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Meddows-Taylor, with bassist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year....
  • April 19 ~ Rod Stewart
    Rod Stewart

    Roderick David "Rod" Stewart Order of the British Empire is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping....
  • April 26 ~ Andrea Bocelli
    Andrea Bocelli

    Dr. Andrea Bocelli, Order of Merit of the Republic, Doctor of Laws is an Italians Operatic pop tenor and a classical music singer who has also performed in operas....
     and David Foster
    David Foster

    David Walter Foster, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia, Doctor of Laws is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer-songwriter and arrangement.....
  • May 3 ~ Top 5 perform "Together We Are One
    Together We Are One

    "Together We Are One" is a pop music song written by Guy Chambers, Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden, produced by Guy Chambers and Richard Flack for the album Commonwealth Games: Melbourne 2006 Opening Ceremony ....
    " (originally written and sung by Australian singer Delta Goodrem
    Delta Goodrem

    Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony Music Entertainment at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the popular Australian soap Neighbours as Nina Tucker, and this assisted her in establishing an international music career....
     for the 2006 Commonwealth Games
    2006 Commonwealth Games

    The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, Sportsperson competing, and events being held....
    )
  • May 10 ~ Top 4 perform a medley of Elvis
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
     songs
  • May 17 ~ Each contestant of the Top 3 performs the song they will be singing on the American Idol Season 5: Encores
    American Idol Season 5: Encores

    American Idol Season 5: Encores is compilation album released on May 23, 2006 and contains one cover song from each of the top 12 finalists during American Idol of the television show American Idol....
     CD.


Elimination song

A new feature this year, the show now uses a special song to make a tribute to an eliminated contestant's journey on the show, as opposed to before when various different melodic music compositions were played. This year, the song used for an eliminated contestant's flashback tribute was "Bad Day
Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)

"Bad Day" is a pop music song written by Canadian singer Daniel Powter. It was released as the first single from his debut album Daniel Powter and achieved a huge success throughout the world, topping the U.S....
" by Daniel Powter
Daniel Powter

Daniel Richard Powter is a Canada recording artist. He grew up in Vernon, British Columbia, in the Okanagan Shuswap region of British Columbia....
.

The finale

On the finale, Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country pop singer and songwriter. She rose to fame as the winner of the American Idol of American Idol, and has become a Music recording sales certification#List of international sales certification thresholds recording artist and a multiple Grammy Award winner....
 sang "Don't Forget to Remember Me
Don't Forget to Remember Me

"Don't Forget to Remember Me" is the fourth single from Carrie Underwood's seventuple-platinum debut album Some Hearts, and is the only country single released by Underwood to not reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs only making it to number 2....
" solo along with the song "Through the Rain" with the 12 finalists. 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
Al Jarreau

Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau is an United States singer. A seven-time Grammy Award winner, he is the only vocalist in history to win in three separate categories: jazz, pop music, and R&B....
 (Paris Bennett
Paris Bennett

Paris Ana'is Bennett is an United States singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the American Idol of the reality television talent show, American Idol, finishing in fifth place....
), Live
Live (band)

Live is an United States alternative rock/post-grunge band from York, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, comprising Edward Kowalczyk , Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey ....
 (Chris Daughtry
Chris Daughtry

Christopher Adam Daughtry is a Grammy nominated United States rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter who is currently the lead singer of the band Daughtry ....
), Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf

Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an United States rock music musician and actor of theatre and film. He is noted for the Bat out of Hell album trilogy that he created consisting of Bat out of Hell, Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, and several fa...
 (Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee

Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
), Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American R&B music singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor who has sold more than forty eight million albums worldwide....
 (Elliott Yamin
Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin , is an American singing known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the American Idol of American Idol....
) and Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter and actor. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards and has sold over forty million records worldwide....
 (Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks

Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
). Also, Prince performed without an Idol, as did Shakira, while Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken is an United States American popular music singer who began his rise to fame on the American Idol of the television program American Idol in 2003....
 performed with lookalike auditioner Michael Sandecki, who resembled Aiken circa
Circa

Circa means "in approximately", generally referring to a year. It is widely used in genealogy and historical writing, when the dates of events are approximately known....
 his 2003 audition. Towards the end of the program, the finalists performed "That's What Friends Are For" with Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick , is an American singer, actress, activist, United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian....
 as well as other songs in the Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach is an United States pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
 canon, with Burt Bacharach playing the piano. Several auditioners from the first round returned to accept "Golden Idol" awards, and to sing. A parody of Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 in film Cinema of the United States romance film-drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the Western United States from 1963 to 1983....
 (though there was no mention of homosexuality
Homosexuality

Homosexuality refers to human sexual behavior or same-sex attraction between people of the same sex or to homosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "having sexual and romantic attraction primarily or exclusively to members of one?s own sex"; "it also refers to an individual?s sense of personal and social identi...
) called "Brokenote Mountain," featuring a group of three failed auditioners (Layne Johnson, Michael Evans, and Matthew Buckstein) was replayed from the Hollywood round. The trio "The Brokenote Cowboys" then performed the Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential United States of America country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass guitar player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets....
 & Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an United States country music singer-songwriter author, poet and actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains Cultural icon, especially in American popular culture....
 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys

"Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" is a country music song written by Ed Bruce and Patsy Bruce. It was made famous by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, whose version was first released on their 1978 in music album Waylon & Willie....
". In a pre-taped segment, finalist Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler

Kellie Dawn Pickler is an United States country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place....
 ate lunch with Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Johann Puck is an Austrians celebrity chef, restaurant, and businessman based in Los Angeles. Wolfgang Puck restaurants, catering services, cookbooks and licensed products are run by Wolfgang Puck Companies, with three divisions....
 at his brasserie
Brasserie

In France, a brasserie is a caf? doubling as a restaurant with a relaxed setting, which serves single dishes and other meals. It can be expected to have professional service and printed menus , but more informal eating hours than a full-fledged restaurant....
 as a way of making fun of Kellie's admitted lack of culinary savvy. Finally, just before the results were announced, Hicks and McPhee performed "(I've Had) The Time of My Life
(I've Had) The Time of My Life

" The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison ....
". The chairman of TeleScope Inc., the company which manages the American Idol results, came at the end of the show with the result card.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals began on February 21, with the names announced on February 15. There were three shows each week for the three weeks of the semi-finals.

There were no format changes from season 4; it featured 12 male singers and 12 female singers (24 total), with two of each being eliminated each week.

The semi-finalists, announced February 15, 2006, along with their songs performed on the show, were:

Female semi-finalists


Male semi-finalists


Elimination Chart

Stage:Semi-FinalsFinals
Week:2/233/23/93/153/223/294/54/124/194/265/35/105/175/24
PlaceContestantResult
1
Taylor Hicks
             Winner
2
Katharine McPhee
     Btm 2     Btm 2 Runner-Up
3
Elliott Yamin
      Btm 2Btm 3  Btm 2 Elim 
4
Chris Daughtry
        Btm 2  Elim 
5
Paris Bennett
      Btm 3 Btm 3Btm 2Elim 
6
Kellie Pickler
         Elim 
7
Ace Young
   Btm 3 Btm 3 Btm 3Elim 
8
Bucky Covington
    Btm 2  Elim 
9
Mandisa
      Elim 
10
Lisa Tucker
   Btm 2Btm 3Elim 
11
Kevin Covais
 Btm 3  Elim 
12
Melissa McGhee
   Elim 
13-16
Gedeon McKinney
  Elim 
Ayla Brown
   
Will Makar
   
Kinnik Sky
 Btm 3 
17-20
José "Sway" Penala
 Elim 
David Radford
  
Heather Cox
  
Brenna Gethers
  
21-24
Patrick Hall
Elim 
Stevie Scott
 
Bobby Bennett
 
Becky O'Donohue
 



Prediction websites


DialIdol

DialIdol is both the name of a computer program
Computer program

Computer programs are Instruction for a computer. A computer requires programs to function. Moreover, a computer program does not run unless its instructions are executed by a Central processing unit; however, a program may communicate an Algorithm#Formalization of algorithms to people without running....
 for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
 and its associated website that began tracking contestants during Season 4 and sprang to prominence at the start of Season 5. The program allows users to automatically vote for the American Idol contestants of their choice using their PC's phone modem
Modem

Modem is a peripheral device that modulation an analog carrier wave Signal to encode digital information, and also demodulation such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information....
. The program then reports back to the main website, which keeps track of the results based on the percentage of calls for each contestant that result in a busy signal. Based on the data received, the website then predicts which contestants may be eliminated or may be in danger of being eliminated. As of May 25, 2006, its predictions for Season 5 were 87% accurate.

This was the first season in which the free U.S. public service website, Zabasearch.com
Zabasearch.com

Zabasearch.com is a website that searches for and collates disparate information regarding United States residents, including names, current and past addresses, phone numbers, and birth years, and then permits the user to query other search engines with this information to retrieve other data such as satellite photos of addresses and criminal...
, started to openly present voting results (starting with the top 12 and onward) that it claims are from Cingular and American Idol. It has experienced controversy over the fact that its results change throughout the day until (and often through) the results show.

Controversy

  • In January 2006, twins Derrell and Terrell Brittenum were charged with forgery and theft after allegedly using a false identity to purchase a car. This occurred after the "Hollywood" portion of the show was filmed, and the twins were subsequently disqualified.
  • Simon Cowell
    Simon Cowell

    Simon Phillip Cowell is an England A&R music executive, television personality/Television producer and entrepreneur, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor , and Britain's Got Talent....
     said that he didn't like "last year's winner" as much as Kellie Pickler. He has since said that it was a heat of the moment thing, as Carrie Underwood had performed on the show the week before and was not very fond of the performance.
  • In January 2006, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
    Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

    The 'Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation' is a non-profit organization of LGBT activism that is "dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the mass media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation"....
     (GLAAD) expressed concern about the show's portrayal of some contestants: "The real offense here was in the producer's decision to add insult to injury by turning a contestant's gender expression into the butt of a joke." Damon Romine, Entertainment Media Director, on January 20.
  • In January 2006 The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, NAAFA accused the show of being discriminatory towards its plus sized contestants.
  • In February 2006, it was discovered that José "Sway" Penala was reportedly signed to E-Real Records with his band 6th Day, at the time of his audition.
  • Two rumors about finalist Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
     circulated during early March and throughout the season. The first was that she was quitting the show and wouldn't show up for the March 7th airing. The second was sparked by the loose fitting blouses she had been wearing, leading viewers to suspect she was pregnant. Katharine denied both rumors when interviewed by host Ryan Seacrest on the March 7th show.
  • During the March 28 show while Mandisa Hundley was singing, her name and phone number came up, but changed for a few seconds and showed Taylor Hicks' name and phone number. At the end of the show the numbers were right.
  • Mandisa Hundley was voted out after country week, whereby her rendition of "Any Man of Mine" was not well received as a good song choice. The reason behind her elimination was speculated to be what she said before she began to sing her rendition of "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary
    Mary Mary

    This article is about the musical duo. For other uses, see Mary Mary .Mary Mary is a two-time Grammy award winning United States gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell ....
    : "This song goes out to everybody that wants to be free. Your addiction, lifestyle and situation may be big, but God is bigger." Many viewers believed that the "lifestyle" stated was regarding the homosexual lifestyle, which she denied, clarifying that the lifestyle she was referring to was her lifestyle of addiction to food. Mandisa is a former employee of the Southern Baptist Convention
    Southern Baptist Convention

    The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based, mostly conservative Christian denomination. The name "Southern" stems from its having been founded and rooted in the Southern United States....
    , having joined the Convention in 2000 as a telephone sales representative for their LifeWay book division, and later in their women's enrichment events area, and later Beth Moore's     Living Proof Live events. (Moore's books are published by LifeWay.)
  • On the April 25 show, the theme of which was Greatest Love Songs and featured guest coaches Andrea Bocelli and David Foster, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe forced contestant Taylor Hicks to change his song a day before air time (and the same day as the dress rehearsal). Hicks' chosen song was "Try a Little Tenderness," but Lythgoe, in a radio interview, claimed the song was more appropriate for a Blues Brothers week and was not a song that Andrea Bocelli would sing. Hicks changed his song at the last minute to "Just Once" (James Ingram) and appeared very uncomfortable on stage. Hicks fans were distressed, feeling that a) Hicks' original choice of song was very appropriate to the theme; b) The producers changed the song at the last minute even though they must have known Hicks' choice the previous week as they must obtain clearance for all songs; c) Lythgoe's statement that it was not a song Andrea Bocelli would sing was dubious, as other song choices that were approved were songs sung by Bryan Adams ("Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman," sung by Chris Daughtry) and Donny Hathaway ("A Song for You," sung by Elliott Yamin).
  • During the East Coast transmission of the May 2 show, Paris Bennett was bleeped while singing Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" at the exact point where an obscenity appears in the lyrics. However, Fox confirmed that the song was not bleeped when it was broadcast on the West Coast. Forum posters on the West Coast said Bennett sang the radio edit of the song which excludes the obscenity, leaving viewers nationwide wondering why Bennett was precensored during the earlier live transmission. Paris was eliminated in the results show the day after.
  • Following Chris Daughtry
    Chris Daughtry

    Christopher Adam Daughtry is a Grammy nominated United States rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter who is currently the lead singer of the band Daughtry ....
    's elimination, many Idol fans claimed calls they dialed to Daughtry's line during the first few minutes of voting were misdirected. According to them, the first of his two numbers was answered by a recording of Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
     (who was also in the bottom two that night) giving thanks for their vote rather than Daughtry. Others reported similar behavior dialing other lines, such as dialing Elliott Yamin
    Elliott Yamin

    Elliott Yamin , is an American singing known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the American Idol of American Idol....
    's line and hearing a recording of Daughtry giving thanks for their vote.
  • On Top5 night (May 3), Elliott Yamin
    Elliott Yamin

    Elliott Yamin , is an American singing known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the American Idol of American Idol....
     performed first, with Taylor Hicks
    Taylor Hicks

    Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
     going out last. Next week (May 10) Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
     went out last. It was expected that Yamin would go out last on Top3 night (May 17), but he was again the first one to sing, losing what is called the "pimp spot", while Hicks was the last one to perform that night. Yamin's fans were distressed stating it was Yamin's right to go out last, while Hicks should have been first, and that the show producers arranged it to have Yamin eliminated next night (May 18), which actually happened.


Post Idol


This is the first season that a majority of finalists have major label recording contracts after Idol. Of them - Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks

Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
, Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee

Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
, Elliott Yamin
Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin , is an American singing known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the American Idol of American Idol....
, Chris Daughtry
Chris Daughtry

Christopher Adam Daughtry is a Grammy nominated United States rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter who is currently the lead singer of the band Daughtry ....
, and Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler

Kellie Dawn Pickler is an United States country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place....
 are distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a global recorded music company with a roster of artists that included a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprised some of the most important recordings in history....
; Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington

William Joel Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company talent competition series American Idol....
 by Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is the largest business group and family of record labels in the Record industry. With a 25.5% market share, it is one of the Music industry....
; Mandisa
Mandisa

Mandisa Lynn Hundley , most commonly known simply as Mandisa, is a Grammy and Dove Award-nominated United States singer and was the ninth-place finalist in the American Idol of American Idol....
 and Ace Young
Ace Young

Brett Asa "Ace" Young is an American singer, Grammy Award-nominated songwriter and actor. He came to national recognition upon appearing on the American Idol of the popular reality television talent show, American Idol, although he was eliminated from the competition on April 19, 2006, finishing in seventh place....
 by EMI
EMI

The EMI Group is a United Kingdom music company comprising the major record label EMI Music ? which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in London, England, United Kingdom ? and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York City....
. One other contestant that didn't even make the top 24 (Brooke Barrettsmith
Brooke Barrettsmith

Brooke Elizabeth Barrettsmith is an Christian pop/rock music songwriter and musician from Spring Grove, Illinois. She was a former contestant of the reality television show American Idol during its American Idol in 2006....
) was also picked up by Sony BMG, and Universal also picked up Brianna Taylor
Brianna Taylor

Brianna Taylor is a reality show personality, singer and songwriter, having appeared on both the American Idol of American Idol and The Real World: Hollywood, the twentieth season of MTV's long-running reality television series, The Real World....
 who also did not make the top 24. One finalist has a deal with an independent label - Paris Bennett
Paris Bennett

Paris Ana'is Bennett is an United States singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the American Idol of the reality television talent show, American Idol, finishing in fifth place....
. The remaining three finalists are unsigned - Lisa Tucker
Lisa Tucker (singer)

Lisa Gabrielle Tucker is an United States singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on the American Idol of American Idol....
, Kevin Covais
Kevin Covais

Kevin Patrick Covais is a American Idol American Idol finalist from Levittown, New York, New York. He was the second finalist eliminated from the competition on March 22, 2006, making him the eleventh-place finalist....
, and Melissa McGhee
Melissa McGhee

Melissa Christine McGhee is an United States singer and was the 12th place finalist on the American Idol of American Idol....
. (Covais, however, began an acting career) Also, five semi-finalists have deals and albums with independent labels - Ayla Brown, Heather Cox, Patrick Hall, Will Makar, Stevie Scott and David Radford. In addition, at least one contestant who was cut before the semi-finals - Bobby Bullard - has also been signed and recorded with a small label.

Major releases


Compilations

The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists.
InformationDigital Downloads
Encores
American Idol Compilation Series

The studio albums in the American Idol compilation series are annual television soundtracks for the television show American Idol. One compilation album is released every year after the season ends....
  • Released: May 23, 2006
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: - #3 (US)
  • RIAA Certification: - Gold
  • U.S. sales: - 311,946
Alphabetical order by song title
  • "Father Figure"
    • (#108 US
    Billboard Hot 100

    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
    )
    • "Midnight Train to Georgia
      Midnight Train to Georgia

      "Midnight Train to Georgia" is a 1973 number-one hit single by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records....
      "
    (#52 US Pop)
    • "Moody's Mood for Love
      Moody's Mood for Love

      "Moody's Mood for Love" is jazz saxophone James Moody 's instrumental solo on the song "I'm in the Mood for Love" composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields....
      "
    (#73 US Pop, #76 US Digital
    Hot Digital Songs

    The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard .Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts....
    )
    • "Takin' It to the Streets
      Takin' It to the Streets

      Takin' It to the Streets is the sixth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1976. . It was the first to feature Michael McDonald on lead vocals....
      "
    (#69 US
    Billboard Hot 100

    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
    , #42 US Digital
    Hot Digital Songs

    The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard .Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts....
    )
    • "Think"
    (#121 US
    Billboard Hot 100

    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
    , #90 US Pop)
    • "Wanted Dead or Alive
      Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi song)

      "Wanted Dead or Alive" is a song from Bon Jovi's 1986 in music album Slippery When Wet. The song was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora and was released in 1987 as the album's third single....
      "
    (#43 US
    Billboard Hot 100

    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
    , #11 US Digital
    Hot Digital Songs

    The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard .Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts....
    , #37 US Pop)


    Singles

    ArtistInformation
    Taylor Hicks
    Taylor Hicks

    Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
    		"Do I Make You Proud
    Do I Make You Proud

    "Do I Make You Proud" is a soul music-pop music song written for American Idol American Idol winner Taylor Hicks by Tracy Ackerman, Andy Watkins, and Paul Wilson of the Absolute production team, and co-produced by Dave Way....
    /Takin' It to the Streets
    Takin' It to the Streets

    Takin' It to the Streets is the sixth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1976. . It was the first to feature Michael McDonald on lead vocals....
    "
    • Released: June 13, 2006
    • Label: Sony BMG
      Sony BMG Music Entertainment

      Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a global recorded music company with a roster of artists that included a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprised some of the most important recordings in history....
    • Chart Positions: (2006): #1 (US), #1 (Canada)
    • RIAA Certification: Gold
    • U.S. sales: 450,000 (physical sales), 86,000 (digital sales)
    Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
    		"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny
    Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny

    "My Destiny" is a pop song performed by American Idol American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee and written by Harry Sommerdahl, Hanne S?rvaag, and Tim Baxter....
    "
  • Released: June 21, 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG
    Sony BMG Music Entertainment

    Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a global recorded music company with a roster of artists that included a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprised some of the most important recordings in history....
  • Chart Positions: #2 (US Hot Single Sales), #6 (Canada)
  • "Somewhere Over the Rainbow:" #12 (US)
  • "My Destiny:" #60 (US)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 150,000 (physical sales), 210,000 (digital sales)
    • Kellie Pickler
    Kellie Pickler

    Kellie Dawn Pickler is an United States country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place....
    		"Red High Heels
    Red High Heels

    "Red High Heels" is the debut single of country singer Kellie Pickler which was released on September 13, 2006, by BNA Records.The song's title is predicated on Pickler's love for collecting shoes....
    "
  • Released: September 25, 2006
  • Label: BNA Records
    BNA Records

    BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company RCA Records, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment....
  • Chart Positions: (2006): #15 (US Country), #64 (US), #67 (US Pop)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 87,000
    • Daughtry"It's Not Over"
  • Released: November 21, 2006
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #4 (US), #3 (US Pop), #2 (Digital), #1 (Adult Top 40), #18 (Adult Contemporary)
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • U.S. sales: 3,276,000
    • Bucky Covington
    Bucky Covington

    William Joel Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company talent competition series American Idol....
    		"A Different World
    A Different World (song)

    "A Different World" is the first single by American country musician, Bucky Covington, from his first album Bucky Covington . He performed it at Great American Country in December 2006, and the song was released for country radio on January 16, 2007....
    "
  • Released: January 16, 2007
  • Label: Lyric Street Records
    Lyric Street Records

    Lyric Street Records is an American country music record label. The label is part of the Disney Music Group, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company....
  • Chart Positions: #58 (US), #6 (US Country), #68 (US Pop), #64 (US Digital)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 168,000
    • Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
    		"Over It
    Over It (Katharine McPhee song)

    "Over It" was the first single to be released from the Katharine McPhee by Katharine McPhee, the American Idol American Idol finalist . The song was reportedly described by McPhee as "the only real pop song on the record" and as being "a very sultry song about young love"....
    "
  • Released: January 30, 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #29 (US), #25 (Canada), #21 (US Pop), #18 (US Digital songs)
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • U.S. sales: 522,000
    • Taylor Hicks
    Taylor Hicks

    Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
    		"Just to Feel That Way
    Just to Feel That Way

    "Just to Feel That Way" is the first single taken from Taylor Hicks' major label debut album Taylor Hicks , released by Arista Records. It was written by Lindy Robbins, Jess Cates, and Emanuel Kiriakou and produced by Matt Serletic....
    "
  • Released: February 5, 2007
  • Label: Arista Records
    Arista Records

    Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
  • Chart Positions: #20 (US Adult Contemporary)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 10,000
    • Kellie Pickler
    Kellie Pickler

    Kellie Dawn Pickler is an United States country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place....
    		"I Wonder"
  • Released: February 5, 2007
  • Label: BNA Records
    BNA Records

    BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company RCA Records, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment....
  • Chart Positions: #75 (US), #14 (US Country)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 198,000
    • Elliott Yamin
    Elliott Yamin

    Elliott Yamin , is an American singing known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the American Idol of American Idol....
    		"Wait for You
    Wait for You

    "Wait for You" is a Top 20 hit song by former American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin. It is the first official single from his self-titled album Elliott Yamin ....
    "
  • Released: March, 2007
    2007 in music

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007....
  • Label: RED Distribution
    RED Distribution

    RED - An Artist Development Company is a Sony Music Entertainment-owned sales and marketing division that handles releases for 50+ independent record labels....
  • Chart Positions: #13 (US), #5 (US Pop), #20 (Digital) #4 (pop airplay), #4 (Adult Contemporary), #13 (Adult Top 40)
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • U.S. sales: 836,000 (as of 12/30/2007)
    • Daughtry"Home
    Home (Daughtry song)

    "Home" is a 2007 song by United States rock music band Daughtry from their Daughtry . The song had been climbing up the U.S. charts for a few weeks before the song was announced as second single ....
    "
  • Released: April 10, 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #5 (US), #7 (US Pop), #4 (Digital), #1 (Adult Top 40), #1 (Adult Contemporary), #12 (Hot Christian Songs)
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • U.S. sales: 1,320,000
    • Daughtry"What I Want
    What I Want (Daughtry song)

    "What I Want" is the second U.S. rock Single from the band Daughtry from their Daughtry , and the third overall. It was released only to U.S. rock stations on April 23, 2007....
    "
  • Released: April 23, 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #6 (Mainstream Rock)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 41,000+
    • Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
    		"Love Story"
  • Released: June 7, 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions:
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 36,000+
    • Mandisa
    Mandisa

    Mandisa Lynn Hundley , most commonly known simply as Mandisa, is a Grammy and Dove Award-nominated United States singer and was the ninth-place finalist in the American Idol of American Idol....
    		"Only the World
    Only the World

    "Only The World" is the debut single from American Idol finalist, Mandisa, from her True Beauty album.It has given the artist her first #1 in the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart....
    "
  • Released: May 22, 2007
  • Label: Sparrow Records
    Sparrow Records

    Sparrow Records is a popular Christian music record label; a division of EMI. Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 in music by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records....
  • Chart Positions: #1 (US Single Sales), #7 (Hot Christian Songs), #5 (Christian AC)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 12,000
    • Taylor Hicks
    Taylor Hicks

    Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
    		"Heaven Knows
    Heaven Knows (Taylor Hicks song)

    "Heaven Knows" is the second single by Taylor Hicks from his Taylor Hicks . It was announced as the second single by Clive Davis on the American Idol finale, where Hicks subsequently performed the song....
    "
  • Released: May 28, 2007
  • Label: Arista Records
    Arista Records

    Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
  • Chart Positions: #19 (US Adult Contemporary)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 11,000
    • Daughtry"Over You
    Over You

    "Over You" is the third main single from Daughtry 's Daughtry . It was first announced by Chris Daughtry at Summerfest 2007. The song was originally rumored as the second single due to the fact that it was voted the fans choice for second single on a poll on the band's site, and has continuously received the most votes for favorite song off...
    "
  • Released: July 17, 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #18 (US), #14 (US Pop), #21 (US Digital), #3 (Adult Top 40), #16 (Adult Contemporary)
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • U.S. sales: 1,044,430
    • Kellie Pickler
    Kellie Pickler

    Kellie Dawn Pickler is an United States country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place....
    		"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind
    Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind

    "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" is the third single from Kellie Pickler's album Small Town Girl. It talks about the differences between men and women....
    "
  • Released: September, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
    Sony BMG Music Entertainment

    Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a global recorded music company with a roster of artists that included a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprised some of the most important recordings in history....
  • Chart Positions: #16 (US Country), #102 (US)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: TBD
    • Bucky Covington
    Bucky Covington

    William Joel Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company talent competition series American Idol....
    		"It's Good to Be Us
    It's Good to Be Us

    "It's Good to Be Us" is the second single by American country artist Bucky Covington from his Bucky Covington . The song was produced by Mark Miller, and released as the album's second single in early September 2007....
    "
  • Released: September, 2007
  • Label: Lyric Street Records
    Lyric Street Records

    Lyric Street Records is an American country music record label. The label is part of the Disney Music Group, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company....
  • Chart Positions: #17 (US Country), #102 (US)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: TBD
    • Daughtry"Crashed
    Crashed (Daughtry song)

    "Crashed" is the third U.S. rock Single , , from the band Daughtry 's debut album. It was released only to U.S. rock stations on September 5, 2007....
    "
  • Released: September 5, 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #24 (Mainstream Rock)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: Unknown
    • Mandisa
    Mandisa

    Mandisa Lynn Hundley , most commonly known simply as Mandisa, is a Grammy and Dove Award-nominated United States singer and was the ninth-place finalist in the American Idol of American Idol....
    		"God Speaking
    God Speaking

    "God Speaking" is the second single from Mandisa's album, True Beauty . It was released to Christian radio on October 22, 2007. It was written by Ronnie Freeman who also recorded it as the title track for his January 2008 sophomore album....
    "
  • Released: October 22, 2007
  • Label: Sparrow Records
    Sparrow Records

    Sparrow Records is a popular Christian music record label; a division of EMI. Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 in music by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records....
  • Chart Positions: #26 (Hot Christian Songs), #18 (Christian AC)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: TBD
    • Daughtry"Feels Like Tonight
    Feels Like Tonight

    "Feels Like Tonight" is the fourth main single off of Daughtry 's debut album. The song is a power ballad in the vein of the band's previous hit, "Home "....
    "
  • Released: January 8, 2008
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #24 (US), #17 (US Pop), #1 (Adult Top 40), #5 (Adult Contemporary)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 540,000
    • Daughtry"What About Now
    What About Now (Daughtry song)

    "What About Now" is the seventh and final single off of United States rock band Daughtry 's Daughtry . The song is a ballad, that was written by Ben Moody, David Hodges , and Josh Hartzler, who is married to Amy Lee It is one of only two songs on the album not at least co-written by Chris Daughtry....
    "
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: Arista Records
    Arista Records

    Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
  • Chart Positions: #18 (US), #21 (US Pop), #3 (Adult Top 40), #29 (Adult Contemporary)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 579,000


    • Albums


    ArtistInformation
    Chris Daughtry
    Chris Daughtry

    Christopher Adam Daughtry is a Grammy nominated United States rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter who is currently the lead singer of the band Daughtry ....
    		Daughtry
    Daughtry (album)

    Daughtry is the debut album of the United States rock band Daughtry , the band formed and fronted by American Idol American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry....
    • Released: November 21, 2006
    • Label: RCA Records
      RCA Records

      RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
    • Chart Positions: #1 (US), #1 (Rock) , #1 (Digital), #1 (Comprehensive), #1 (Internet)
    • RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum
    • U.S. sales: 4,270,000
    • UK sales: 2,900,000
    Kellie Pickler
    Kellie Pickler

    Kellie Dawn Pickler is an United States country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place....
    		Small Town Girl
    Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl is the debut album of country singer Kellie Pickler, which was released on October 31, 2006. The album was produced by Blake Chancey and was released by BNA Records in association with 19 Entertainment....
  • Released: October 31, 2006
  • Label: BNA Records
    BNA Records

    BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company RCA Records, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment....
  • Chart Positions: #1 (US Top Country), #9 (Billboard 200), #12 (Canada Top Country Albums)
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • U.S. sales: 779,000
    • Taylor Hicks
    Taylor Hicks

    Taylor Reuben Hicks is an American singer who achieved fame in 2006 as a contestant on the American Idol of American Idol, which he won later that year....
    		Taylor Hicks
    Taylor Hicks (album)

    Taylor Hicks is the eponymous major label debut album by the American Idol American Idol winner Taylor Hicks. The album was released on December 12, 2006 in the United States by Arista Records in association with 19 Entertainment, nearly seven months after Hicks won the reality-talent competition in May....
  • Released: December 12, 2006
  • Label: Arista Records
    Arista Records

    Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
  • Chart Positions: #2 (US Billboard 200), #43 (Canada)
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • U.S. sales: 702,000
    • Elliott Yamin
    Elliott Yamin

    Elliott Yamin , is an American singing known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the American Idol of American Idol....
    		 Elliott Yamin
    Elliott Yamin (album)

    Elliott Yamin is the self-titled debut album by American pop music singer Elliott Yamin, released on March 20, 2007 by the independent label Hickory Records and distributed through Sony BMG-owned RED Distribution....
  • Released: March 20, 2007
  • Label: Hickory Records
    Hickory Records

    Hickory Records was a United States record label run by Acuff-Rose Music from 1954 to the late 1970s. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, it was an independent record label label throughout its entire run, but went through several distributors....

    Sony RED Distribution
    RED Distribution

    RED - An Artist Development Company is a Sony Music Entertainment-owned sales and marketing division that handles releases for 50+ independent record labels....
  • Chart Positions: #3 (Billboard 200), #1 (Top Independent Albums), #11 (Top R&B albums)
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • U.S. sales: 518,000
    • Bucky Covington
    Bucky Covington

    William Joel Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company talent competition series American Idol....
    		 Bucky Covington
    Bucky Covington (album)

    Bucky Covington is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Bucky Covington. It was released by Lyric Street Records, the country division of Hollywood Records, on April 17, 2007....
  • Released: April 17, 2007
  • Label: Lyric Street Records
    Lyric Street Records

    Lyric Street Records is an American country music record label. The label is part of the Disney Music Group, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company....

    Hollywood Records
    Hollywood Records

    Hollywood Records is a record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. It mainly focuses on pop music. The label was started in 1990 in music and initially distributed by Elektra Records in the US and Canada until 1995 in music when distribution switched to PolyGram ....
  • Chart Positions: #4 (Billboard 200), #1 (US Top Country)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 374,000
    • Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
    		 Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee (album)

    Katharine McPhee is the eponymous debut album from American Idol American Idol runner-up, Katharine McPhee. The album was released on January 30, 2007 by RCA Records....
  • Released: January 30, 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • Chart Positions: #2 (US Billboard 200), #23 (Canada)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 373,000
    • Mandisa
    Mandisa

    Mandisa Lynn Hundley , most commonly known simply as Mandisa, is a Grammy and Dove Award-nominated United States singer and was the ninth-place finalist in the American Idol of American Idol....
    		 True Beauty
  • Released: July 31, 2007
  • Label: Sparrow Records
    Sparrow Records

    Sparrow Records is a popular Christian music record label; a division of EMI. Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 in music by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records....
  • Chart Positions: #43 (Billboard 200), #1 ( Hot Christian Albums)
  • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
  • U.S. sales: 155,000


    • Minor & independent releases


    ArtistInformation
    Bobby "Bluu Suede" BullardThe Bluu Suede Project
    • Released: 2007
    • Label: Stres Entertainment Inc.
    Ayla Brown
    Ayla Brown

    Ayla Marie Brown is an American college basketball player and recording artist from Wrentham, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Massachusetts Senate Scott P....
    		Forward (LP)
    Forward (Ayla Brown album)

    Forward is the debut album of singer Ayla Brown, which was released on October 17, 2006.The album was recorded in New York City, at Tonic Studios, Raw Sugar Studios and Double Deal Studios, and mixed at A-Pawling Studios by Peter Moshay, of Hall & Oates, and Mariah Carey fame....
  • Released: October 17, 2006
  • Label: Double Deal Brand Records
  • U.S. sales: 3,200
    • Paris Bennett
    Paris Bennett

    Paris Ana'is Bennett is an United States singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the American Idol of the reality television talent show, American Idol, finishing in fifth place....
    		Princess P (LP)
    Princess P

    Princess P is the debut album by American Idol contestant, Paris Bennett. It was released on May 8, 2007. Bennett is currently signed to 306 Entertainment, owned by Paul Jones, her uncle....
  • Released: May 8, 2007
  • Label: 306 Entertainment
  • U.S. sales: 22,000
    • Ace Young
    Ace Young

    Brett Asa "Ace" Young is an American singer, Grammy Award-nominated songwriter and actor. He came to national recognition upon appearing on the American Idol of the popular reality television talent show, American Idol, although he was eliminated from the competition on April 19, 2006, finishing in seventh place....
    		"Scattered (Digital Download)"
  • Released: October 20, 2006
  • Label: Freeman Records
  • U.S. sales: -
    • Elliott Yamin
    Elliott Yamin

    Elliott Yamin , is an American singing known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the American Idol of American Idol....
    		"This Christmas (Digital Download)"
  • Released: December 6, 2006
  • Label: Pulse Recording and Three Ring Projects
  • Chart Positions: #167 (Hot Digital Songs
    Hot Digital Songs

    The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard .Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts....
    )
  • U.S. sales: - 87,000
    • Katharine McPhee
    Katharine McPhee

    Katharine Hope McPhee is an American pop music & R&B music singer, songwriter, actor, model , and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the American Idol of the Fox Broadcasting Company reality show American Idol, eventually finishing as the runner-up....
    		"I Lost You"/"Dangerous" (Wal-Mart
    Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American Public company that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500....
    )
  • Released: December 19, 2006
  • Label: RCA Records
    RCA Records

    RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
  • U.S. sales: -
    • Patrick HallOne for the Ages (LP)
  • Released: February 2007
  • Label: Ni-Fi Records
  • U.S. sales: -
    • Josh RoyseHe'll Say Love (EP)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Great Music, Inc.
    • David RadfordSwing on By (LP)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: independent
    • Stevie ScottStevie Scott (EP)
  • Released: July 29, 2008
  • Label: Heat Rocc Entertainment
  • U.S. sales: -
    • Brianna Taylor
    Brianna Taylor

    Brianna Taylor is a reality show personality, singer and songwriter, having appeared on both the American Idol of American Idol and The Real World: Hollywood, the twentieth season of MTV's long-running reality television series, The Real World....
    		Brianna Taylor (EP)
  • Released: June 3, 2008
  • Label: Chamberlain Records
  • U.S. sales: 60,000
    • Stephanie WhiteKnee Deep InSanity (CD Baby
    CD Baby

    CD Baby is an online music store specializing in the sale of physical compact discs and digital music downloads from independent musicians directly to consumers....
    )
  • Released: October 12, 2007
  • Label: independent
  • U.S. sales: - 1,000+ as of April 2008
  • Notes: lead singer of her band, Stephanie White and the New Jersey Philth Harmonic
    • Ace Young
    Ace Young

    Brett Asa "Ace" Young is an American singer, Grammy Award-nominated songwriter and actor. He came to national recognition upon appearing on the American Idol of the popular reality television talent show, American Idol, although he was eliminated from the competition on April 19, 2006, finishing in seventh place....
    		Ace Young
  • Released: July 15, 2008
  • Label: Pazzo Music
  • U.S. sales: 8,700


    • Awards

    Season five won American Idol the number one television show of the year on Nielsen Ratings for the third consecutive year. In 2006, American Idol also became the most nominated unscripted show ever, and has several nominations in the 2006 Emmy Awards for Season 5:

    • Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    • Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special - Episode #519
    • Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Bruce Gowers
    • Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Large team entries - Primarily Multi-Camera Productions) - "Audition City: Greensboro"
    • Outstanding Lighting Direction - "American Classics Songbook with Rod Stewart"
    • Outstanding Lighting Direction - "Finale"
    • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation - "American Classics Songbook with Rod Stewart"
    • Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series - Episode #530


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