American Idol (season 4)
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| American Idol (Season 4) | |
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| Format | Interactive reality game show |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Directed by | Bruce Gowers |
| Starring | Ryan Seacrest Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Randy Jackson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nigel Lythgoe Ken Warwick Simon Fuller |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FOX, CTV |
| Original run | January 18, 2005 – May 25, 2005 |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18, 2005 and continued until May 25, 2005. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge. It was won by Carrie Underwood, who has gone on to become a three-time Grammy-winning country megastar. This is the last season to be aired in standard definition.
Auditions
| American Idol Season 4 Winner | ||
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| Birthname | Carrie Marie Underwood | |
| Years as winner | May 25, 2005 - May 24, 2006 | |
| Genres | Country pop | |
| Successor | Taylor Hicks | |
| Predecessor | Fantasia Barrino | |
Auditions were held in Washington, DC, St. Louis, Missouri, New Orleans, Louisiana, Las Vegas, Nevada, Cleveland, Ohio, Orlando, Florida and San Francisco, California. There was originally supposed to be an audition held in Anchorage, Alaska, but that was changed about a month before so they could go to Orlando, Florida. Auditions were held from August to October 2004. While in the past seasons celebrity guest judges have been invited to participate during the competition, this was the first season where guest judges were invited to participate in the auditions. The music celebrities featured were:
- January 18, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray
- January 25, Gene Simmons of KISS
- January 26, Kenny Loggins
- February 1, LL Cool J
- February 2, Brandy
It is also the first season in which the age limit was raised to 28, in order to increase variety. Among those who benefited from this new rule were Constantine Maroulis and Bo Bice, considered to be the eldest (and most experienced) of Idol contestants. They were also constantly mentioned by Ryan Seacrest and in the media as "the two rockers", since their long hair and choice of songs made them stand out from conventional Idol standards.
Semi-finals
Because of the highly unbalanced finals in Season 3 where female contestants took a clear supermajority (8 to 4) of the Final 12, rules were changed to prevent a similar incident from happening again.
This season also implemented new rules for the final portion of the contest. Instead of competing in semifinal heats in which the top vote-getters are promoted to the final round, 24 semifinalists were named -- 12 men and 12 women, who competed separately, with 2 of each gender being voted off each week until 12 finalists were left.
American Idol 4 Scorecard
Top 24 (Men)
- Nikko Smith - "Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder
- Scott Savol - "You Are My Lady" by Freddie Jackson
- Anthony Fedorov - "Hold on to the Nights" by Richard Marx
- Bo Bice - "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray
- Travis Tucker - "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder
- Constantine Maroulis - "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal
- David Brown - "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Jackson 5
- Jared Yates - "How Could I" by Marc Anthony
- Anwar Robinson - "Moon River" by Andy Williams
- Judd Harris - "Travelin' Band" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Joseph Murena - "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton
- Mario Vazquez - "Do I Do" by Stevie Wonder
Eliminated: Jared Yates and Judd Harris
Top 24 (Women)
- Vonzell Solomon - "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave" by Martha & the Vandellas
- Amanda Avila - "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Laura Branigan
- Janay Castine - "I Wanna Love You Forever" by Jessica Simpson
- Carrie Underwood - "Could've Been" by Tiffany
- Sarah Mather - "Get Ready" by The Temptations
- Melinda Lira - "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion
- Nadia Turner - "The Power of Love" by Ashley Cleveland
- Celena Rae - "I Will Love Again" by Lara Fabian
- Mikalah Gordon - "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton
- Lindsey Cardinale - "Standing Right Next to Me" by Karla Bonoff
- Jessica Sierra - "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins
- Aloha Mischeaux - "Work It Out" by Beyoncé
Eliminated: Melinda Lira and Sarah Mather
Top 20 (Men)
- Mario Vazquez - "I Love Music" by The O'Jays
- Anwar Robinson - "What's Goin' On" by Marvin Gaye
- Joseph Murena - "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green
- David Brown - "All in Love Is Fair" by Stevie Wonder
- Constantine Maroulis - "Hard to Handle" by The Black Crowes
- Scott Savol - "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross
- Travis Tucker - "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie
- Nikko Smith - "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
- Anthony Fedorov - "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner
- Bo Bice - "Whipping Post" by The Allman Brothers Band
Eliminated: Joseph Murena and David Brown
Top 20 (Women)
- Aloha Mischeaux - "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys
- Lindsey Cardinale - "I Try to Think About Elvis" by Patty Loveless
- Jessica Sierra - "A Broken Wing" by Martina McBride
- Mikalah Gordon - "God Bless the Child" by Billie Holliday
- Celena Rae - "When the Lights Go Down" by Faith Hill
- Nadia Turner - "My Love" by Paul McCartney
- Amanda Avila - "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson
- Janay Castine - "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" by Blu Cantrell
- Carrie Underwood - "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin
- Vonzell Solomon - "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys
Eliminated: Celena Rae and Aloha Mischeaux
Top 16 (Men)
- Scott Savol - "I Can't Help Myself" by The Four Tops
- Bo Bice - "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain
- Anthony Fedorov - "I've Got You" by Marc Anthony
- Nikko Smith - "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles
- Travis Tucker - "Every Little Step" by Bobby Brown
- Mario Vazquez - "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by The Bee Gees
- Constantine Maroulis - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police
- Anwar Robinson - "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong
Eliminated: Travis Tucker and Nikko Smith (Smith returned after Mario Vazquez withdrew from the competition)
Top 16 (Women)
- Amanda Avila - "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner
- Janay Castine - "Dreaming of You" by Selena
- Carrie Underwood - "Because You Love Me" by Jo Dee Messina
- Vonzell Solomon - "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
- Nadia Turner - "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding
- Lindsey Cardinale - "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
- Mikalah Gordon - "Somewhere from West Side Story
- Jessica Sierra - "Boys Are Back in Town" by The Busboys
Eliminated: Janay Castine and Amanda Avila
Top 12 (1960s)
- Jessica Sierra - "Shop Around" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- Anwar Robinson - "A House Is Not a Home" by Dionne Warwick
- Mikalah Gordon - "Son of a Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield
- Constantine Maroulis - "You've Made Me So Very Happy" by Blood, Sweat and Tears
- Lindsey Cardinale - "Knock on Wood" by Eddie Floyd
- Anthony Fedorov - "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka
- Nadia Turner - "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield
- Bo Bice - "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat and Tears
- Vonzell Solomon - "Anyone Who Had a Heart" by Dionne Warwick
- Scott Savol - "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations
- Carrie Underwood - "When Will I Be Loved" by The Everly Brothers
- Nikko Smith - "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5
- Result show - "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" by Diana Ross
Bottom 3: Lindsey Cardinale, Mikalah Gordon and Jessica Sierra
Bottom 2: Lindsey Cardinale and Mikalah Gordon
Eliminated: Lindsey Cardinale
Top 11 (Billboard Number Ones)
- Anthony Fedorov - "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" by Aretha Franklin and George Michael
- Carrie Underwood - "Alone" by Heart
- Scott Savol - "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins
- Bo Bice - "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce
- Nikko Smith - "Incomplete" by Sisqó
- Vonzell Solomon - "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions
- Constantine Maroulis - "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family
- Nadia Turner - "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper
- Mikalah Gordon - "Love Will Lead You Back" by Taylor Dayne
- Anwar Robinson - "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan (The song reached #1 on the R&B chart)
- Jessica Sierra - "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
- Result show - "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies
Bottom 3: Nadia Turner, Mikalah Gordon and Anthony Fedorov
Bottom 2: Nadia Turner and Mikalah Gordon
Eliminated: Mikalah Gordon
Top 10 (1990s)
- Bo Bice - "Remedy" by The Black Crowes
- Jessica Sierra - "On the Side of Angels" by LeAnn Rimes
- Anwar Robinson - "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly
- Nadia Turner - "I'm the Only One" by Melissa Etheridge
- Constantine Maroulis - "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt
- Nikko Smith - "Can We Talk" by Tevin Campbell
- Anthony Fedorov - "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John
- Carrie Underwood - "Independence Day" by Martina McBride
- Scott Savol - "One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight
- Vonzell Solomon - "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston
- Result show - "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens
Bottom 3: Nadia Turner, Jessica Sierra and Anwar Robinson
Bottom 2: Jessica Sierra and Anwar Robinson
Eliminated: Jessica Sierra
Top 9 (Classic Broadway)[1]
- Scott Savol - "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha
- Constantine Maroulis - "My Funny Valentine" from Babes in Arms
- Carrie Underwood - "Hello, Young Lovers" from The King and I
- Vonzell Solomon - "People" from Funny Girl
- Anthony Fedorov - "Climb Every Mountain" from The Sound of Music
- Nikko Smith - "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story
- Anwar Robinson - "If Ever I Would Leave You" from Camelot
- Bo Bice - "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin
- Nadia Turner - "As Long As He Needs Me" from Oliver!
Bottom 3: Nikko Smith, Vonzell Solomon and Scott Savol
Bottom 2: Nikko Smith and Scott Savol
Eliminated: Nikko Smith
Top 8 (Songs from Birth Year)
- Nadia Turner - "When I Dream" by Crystal Gayle
- Bo Bice - "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Anwar Robinson - "I'll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick
- Anthony Fedorov - "Everytime You Go Away" by Paul Young
- Vonzell Solomon - "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams
- Scott Savol - "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates
- Carrie Underwood - "Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar
- Constantine Maroulis - "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
- Result show - "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" by Diana Ross
Bottom 3: Scott Savol, Bo Bice and Nadia Turner
Bottom 2: Bo Bice and Nadia Turner
Eliminated: Nadia Turner
Top 7 (1970s Dance Music)
- Constantine Maroulis - "Nights on Broadway" by The Bee Gees
- Carrie Underwood - "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer
- Scott Savol - "Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton
- Anthony Fedorov - "Don't Take Away the Music" by Tavares
- Vonzell Solomon - "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan
- Anwar Robinson - "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire
- Bo Bice - "Vehicle" by The Ides of March
- Result show - "You Can Shine"
Bottom 3: Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson and Scott Savol
Eliminated: Anwar Robinson
Top 6 (21st Century)
- Carrie Underwood - "When God Fearin' Women Get the Blues" by Martina McBride
- Bo Bice - "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw
- Vonzell Solomon - "I Turn to You" by Christina Aguilera
- Anthony Fedorov - "I Surrender" by Celine Dion
- Constantine Maroulis - "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback
- Scott Savol - "Dance with My Father" by Luther Vandross
- Result show - "Emotion" by Samantha Sang
Bottom 3: Vonzell Solomon, Anthony Fedorov and Constantine Maroulis
Bottom 2: Anthony Fedorov and Constantine Maroulis
Eliminated: Constantine Maroulis
Top 5 (Lieber & Stoller/Current week Billboard chart)
- Anthony Fedorov - "Poison Ivy" by The Coasters
- Scott Savol - "On Broadway" by The Drifters
- Vonzell Solomon - "Treat Me Nice" by Elvis Presley
- Bo Bice - "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King
- Carrie Underwood - "Trouble" by Elvis Presley
- Anthony Fedorov - "Incomplete" by Backstreet Boys
- Scott Savol - "Everytime You Go Away" by Brian McKnight
- Vonzell Solomon - "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" by Diana Ross
- Bo Bice - "Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys
- Carrie Underwood - "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts
- Result show - "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel
Bottom 2: Anthony Fedorov and Scott Savol
Eliminated: Scott Savol
Top 4 (Country/Gamble & Huff)
- Carrie Underwood - "Sin Wagon" by The Dixie Chicks
- Bo Bice - "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" by Travis Tritt
- Vonzell Solomon - "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes
- Anthony Fedorov - "I'm Already There" by Lonestar
- Carrie Underwood - "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- Bo Bice - "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays
- Vonzell Solomon - "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston
- Anthony Fedorov - "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- Result show - "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Bottom 2: Anthony Federov and Vonzell Solomon
Eliminated: Anthony Federov
Top 3 (Clive's Choice, Idols' Choice, Judges' Choice)
- Vonzell Solomon - "I'll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick
- Bo Bice - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John
- Carrie Underwood - "Crying" by Roy Orbison
- Vonzell Solomon - "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin
- Bo Bice - "In a Dream" by Badlands
- Carrie Underwood - "Making Love out of Nothing at All" by Air Supply
- Vonzell Solomon - "On the Radio" by Donna Summer
- Bo Bice - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones
- Carrie Underwood - "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain
- Result show - "United We Stand" by Brotherhood of Man
Eliminated: Vonzell Solomon
Top 2 (Finale)
- Bo Bice - "Long, Long Road"
- Carrie Underwood - "Inside Your Heaven"
- Bo Bice - "Vehicle" by The Ides of March
- Carrie Underwood - "Independence Day" by Martina McBride
- Bo Bice - "Inside Your Heaven"
- Carrie Underwood - "Angels Brought Me Here" by Guy Sebastian (the first Australian Idol)
- Result show - Beach Boys Medley; "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, 1982; All-Star Medley
Winner: Carrie Underwood
Runner-Up: Bo Bice
Finale
The fourth season finale featuring Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood aired May 24-May 25, and 37 million votes were cast. It featured appearances by former auditioners, and celebrity cameos by Kenny G, Rascal Flatts, David Hasselhoff, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, George Benson, Billy Preston, Babyface and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The winner of the competition was Carrie Underwood, who would eventually become the first "Idol" winner to sweep all three major music awards (American Music, Billboard, and Grammy Award) in a single season (for 2006-07).
In a nod to the "Diana knew she'd been eliminated by the performance order" controversy of Idol 3, neither contestant sang the winner's single, "Inside Your Heaven", before the results were announced.
Elimination Chart
| Female | Male | Top 12 | Top 24 |
Note: Bottom 2 indicates that the contestant was 'saved' last. This may or may not indicate his or her actual vote rank.
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Week: | 2/23 | 3/2 | 3/9 | 3/16 | 3/24 | 3/30 | 4/6 | 4/13 | 4/20 | 4/27 | 5/4 | 5/11 | 5/18 | 5/25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | <center>Winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | <center>Bo Bice | Btm 2 | <center>Runner-Up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | <center>Vonzell Solomon | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | <center>Anthony Fedorov | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | <center>Scott Savol | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | <center>Constantine Maroulis | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | <center>Anwar Robinson | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | <center>Nadia Turner | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | <center>Nikko Smith | Elim1 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | <center>Jessica Sierra | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | <center>Mikalah Gordon | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | <center>Lindsey Cardinale | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | <center>Mario Vazquez | WD2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14-16 | <center>Amanda Avila | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>Janay Castine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>Travis Tucker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17-20 | <center>Joseph Murena | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>David Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>Aloha Mischeaux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>Celena Rae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21-24 | <center>Judd Harris | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>Sarah Mather | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>Jared Yates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <center>Melinda Lira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1Nikko was originally eliminated in a semi-finals results show, He was called back after Mario Vazquez withdrew from American Idol and he replaced Mario on the final 12.
2Mario was originally joined in the top 12. A few days later, he withdrew from American Idol for personal reasons.
3Owing to a mixup in which incorrect phone numbers were displayed on-screen for three contestants during the March 22nd performance show, American Idol eliminated nobody on its Wednesday, March 23rd results show and instead conducted a full re-vote. Mikalah Gordon was sent home on Thursday, March 24th.
Major releases
Compilations
The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists.
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The Showstoppers
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Albums
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| Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts
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Carnival Ride
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| Bo Bice | The Real Thing
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| Mario Vazquez | Mario Vazquez
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Minor or independent releases
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
| Artist | Information |
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| Bo Bice | See the Light
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| Constantine Maroulis | Constantine
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| Celena Rae | Invisible Woman
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| Elizabeth Pha (aka Chandara) | The Moon & the Stars
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| Jamie Paul Koehler | It's Christmas Time
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| Jared Yates | All That I Am
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| Jeff Johnson | Enter In
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| Jeff Johnson | Glorious Day
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| Jessica Sierra | Deepest Secret- EP
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| Judd Harris | Fly (with Visible from Space)
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| Kurtis Parks | Something for Everyone
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| Melinda Lira | Melinda
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| Nadia Turner | Standing On Love (Single)
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| Nikko Smith | Revolution
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| Sarah Mather | Another Day
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Source: Idolsmusic.com
DialIdol
The computer program DialIdol, which allows voters to autodial their votes and uses the dialing results to make predictions about the eliminations, was in development during season 4. It was finished by Top 6 week and was used to predict the voting results from the Top 6 to Top 2. However, the dialing program was not made available to the general public until season 5.
Controversy
- This season brought attention to the alleged Corey Clark and Paula Abdul "Maccarena scandal". The finale show included a parody segment spoofing the alleged scandal.
- Votefortheworst.com, of Survivor Sucks, made headlines when Scott Savol received the most votes and made it into the final five.
Contestants who appeared on other shows
- Melissa Lawson, a member of this season's top 75, was announced as the winner of season 6 of Nashville Star on August 4, 2008.
References
External links
| Preceded by Season 3 (2004) | American Idol Season 4 (2005) | Succeeded by Season 5 (2006) |
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