The final pre-audience voting cut down took place at the Pasadena Civic Center on January 14 or 15, 2007, just before the regional audition shows began airing. Near the end of the broadcast, Seacrest announced the show raised 30 million US dollars, with the final tally coming on May 1, 2007. Following the show's airing, each U.S. time zone would have two hours to vote by phone or by text-messaging. Blake Lewis's first single was "Break Anotha! Sun-Times News Group. Contestants were then told whether they were moving on or going home, in groups of six. He missed the birth of his daughter, McKayla,[16] to audition for Idol. Jordin Sparks was announced as the winner at 10:05pm EDT (the show ran over its allotted time), with Blake Lewis as the runner-up. Fox executives issued an apology, and a, This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 23:25. This finale took place exactly 15 years after the. The semi-finals featured the contestants (24 total) divided by gender with the 12 male singers singing on Tuesdays and the 12 female singers on Wednesdays. Ellen DeGeneres co-hosted the event from the Disney Hall stage. On Thursday, the two of each group with the fewest votes were eliminated each week until the finals. My instinct is that we haven't met a winner yet, but we may have met a few members of a Top 12. In response to the anticipated call volume, each contestant was assigned two toll free numbers.

American Idol Season 16; American Idol Season 16. Beginning May 2, 2007 and ending May 8, 2007, with "one online vote per fan", the American public were able to listen to snippets from each song and rated them on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) on the American Idol Songwriter website. There were three shows each week for the three weeks of the semi-finals. Gina Glocksen (born July 4, 1984) is a 36-year-old (22 at time of show), auditioned in Memphis, and is from Naperville, Illinois. He is from Chesapeake, Virginia, and auditioned in New York with Leon Russell's A Song for You as interpreted by Donny Hathaway. There was an interesting concentration on performers doing original songs, and of the originals, at least two or three weren't bad at all.

[9] Another contestant that year was Melissa Sgambelluri, also known as "Fountain girl" for her appearance in the promo and opening sequence celebrating in a fountain after winning her golden ticket.

Privacy | "One Step at a Time" has so far sold over a million copies and is certified platinum. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host. Note: Bottom 2 indicates that the contestant was 'saved' last. Friday, Jul 31 . The album's title track became Jordin's fifth top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 10.

Every past winner of Idol also performed, except for Fantasia Barrino who was appearing in The Color Purple in New York City. Olivia Newton-John – Los Angeles audition. Sparks' first non-American Idol single was the top hit (peaking at number eight) "Tattoo", which received platinum certification. Granted that if you compare this ABC incarnation of American Idol to the Simon Cowell years — really to the William Hung and Larry "Pants on the Ground" Platt years — this incarnation might seem less conspicuously mean, less focused on the fame-hungry freaks and geeks who came out to auditions to get notoriety, regardless of approval. Claiming to be the city's beatboxing champion, Lewis sampled a hip hop tune to the judges before rendering Seal's "Crazy". LaKisha Ann Jones (born January 13, 1980) a 40-year-old (27 at the time of show) bank teller who performed "Think" by Aretha Franklin, and is originally from Flint, Michigan. released a Christian album after signing with Brash Music.

This hit musical reality series follows three judges, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr., along with host Ryan Seacrest around the United States in search of the next American Idol, a pop star that truly shines above all the rest. Add your shows and see the site populate with them, Calendar and Homepage with your shows only, Track your watched episodes and see new ones come out, Define search engines to find episodes with one click, Get suggestions for new shows based on what you watch, Many other neat features and customizations. Tenth place finalist Chris Sligh recently[when?] This may or may not indicate his or her actual vote rank. Jordin Sparks won the competition with Blake Lewis as the first runner-up and Melinda Doolittle finishing third. American Idol Extra, a behind-the-scenes show, also returned for a second season, corresponding with the start of the finals in March. Melinda Doolittle (October 6, 1977) age 43 (29 at the time of show), was the oldest in the competition and, auditioned in Memphis, and is from Brentwood, Tennessee. Guest Performance: Fantasia: "I'm Here" from The Color Purple. YOUTUBE. This extended over the first two days, first females, then males. He auditioned in Seattle with his sister Shyamali, singing "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours."

Top 10 – No Doubt/Songs That Inspired Gwen Stefani, Top 6 (first week) – Inspirational Songs (Idol Gives Back), Top 3 – Judges' Choice, Producers choice, Contestants Choice, Top 2 – Contestant Choice, Previous Song, Winning Song, During the week of April 25, there was no eliminated contestant. He's not hugely quick-witted, but he's down-to-earth and pleasant and capable of letting less-than-amazing singers down easily. The finale of season 16 of American Idol took place on May 20th and May 21st, 2018. Jewel – Minneapolis audition