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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. Carrie Underwood won the season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale. Underwood has since gone on to become a six-time Grammy-winning country megastar. This is the last season to be aired in standard definition.
Regional auditions
Auditions for Season 4 started in August 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] An audition was originally planned for Anchorage, Alaska, but that was cancelled about a month before due to possible schedule conflict as a result of hurricanes affecting the Orlando auditions.[2] Auditions were held from August to October 2004, and over 100,000 people attended the auditions for the first time.
| Episode Air Date | Audition City | Date | First Audition Venue | Callback Date | Callback Venue | Golden Tickets |
| January 18, 2005 | Washington, D.C. | August 18, 2004 | Washington Convention Center | August 20–21, 2004 | Renaissance Hotel Ninth St.[3] | 42 |
| January 19, 2005 | St. Louis, Missouri | August 8, 2004 | Edward Jones Dome | August 2004 | Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark | 32 |
| January 25, 2005 | New Orleans, Louisiana | August 31, 2004 | Louisiana Superdome | September 4–5, 2004 | The Roosevelt (Fairmont)[4] | 16 |
| January 26, 2005 | Las Vegas, Nevada | September 12, 2004 | Orleans Arenaa | September 15–16, 2004 | MGM Grand Conference Center[5] | 24 |
| February 1, 2005 | Cleveland, Ohio | August 4, 2004 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | August 14–15, 2004 | Intercontinental Cleveland | 32 |
| Orlando, Floridab | August 26, 2004 | Orange County Convention Center | September 14, 2004 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas[6] | 16 | |
| February 2, 2005 | San Francisco, California | October 5, 2004 | Cow Palace | October 7–8, 2004 | The Regency Center | 32 |
| Total Tickets to Hollywood | 194 | |||||
- ^a The audition venue was originally advertised to be Las Vegas Convention Center,[7] but changed to Orleans Arena at the last minute.
- ^b The contestants from the Orlando audition were moved to Las Vegas for the final round of the audition due to the impending Hurricane Ivan.[6] It was originally scheduled for September 6–7, 2004,[8] but rescheduled to September 14, 2004 to coincide with the Las Vegas audition.
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 (Washington auditions), Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray
- January 25 (New Orleans auditions), Gene Simmons of KISS
- January 26 (Las Vegas auditions), Kenny Loggins
- February 1 (Cleveland auditions), LL Cool J
- February 2 (San Francisco audition), Brandy
Where there were four judges present, three yeses were required for the auditioner to proceed on to Hollywood.
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. Scott Savol and Nadia Turner also benefited from the change.
The audition episodes featured the Molfetta twins multiple times. They first auditioned in New Orleans but both failed, Rich Molfetta tried again in Las Vegas and got through to the Hollywood, but J.P. Molfetta failed in his audition in San Francisco.[9]
Hollywood Week
There were 193 contestants in the Hollywood rounds. They were split into two groups to perform on separate day at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The contestants first chose from a list of 12 songs selected by the producers. They were separated into groups of boys and girls but they performed solo with piano accompaniment and back-up singers. Those who failed were eliminated after all in the group performed. 95 contestants were eliminated after this round but one, Marlea Stroman, left on her own free will and became the first ever contestants to choose to leave the American Idol competition. The remaining 97 contestants competed in the second round which featured group performances. The songs for the groups were Four Tops's "I Can't Help Myself", The Temptations' Get Ready, Barry Manilow's "Jump Shout Boogie", The Marvelettes's "Please Mr. Postman" and The Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go". 75 remained after this round.
In the last round they performed a capella. After their performance, the contestants were divided into 4 groups in separate rooms. Two groups eliminated and the number of contestant cut to 44. After further deliberation by the judges, 24 semi-finalists, 12 women and 12 men, were then selected. At Pasadena Civic Center, each contestant took the elevator from their holding room to the floor above, and in a walk that would later be dubbed the "green mile", to see the judges who would then reveal their fate to them.
Semi-finals
Because of the highly unbalanced finals in Season 3 where female contestants formed the clear majority (8 to 4) of the Final 12, rules for the semifinals were changed so as to give an equal number of male and female finalists. From this season to season 7, 12 men and 12 women competed separately on consecutive nights, with 2 of each gender being voted off each week in the result shows until 12 finalists were left, 6 men and 6 women. This format was also used in season 5-7, and season nine.
Top 24
Men
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko Smith | "Part-Time Lover" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
| 2 | Scott Savol | "You Are My Lady" (Freddie Jackson) | Safe |
| 3 | Anthony Fedorov | "Hold on to the Nights" (Richard Marx) | Safe |
| 4 | Bo Bice | "Drift Away" (John Henry Kurtz) | Safe |
| 5 | Travis Tucker | "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
| 6 | Constantine Maroulis | "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) | Safe |
| 7 | David Brown | "Never Can Say Goodbye" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
| 8 | Jared Yates | "How Could I" (Marc Anthony) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Anwar Robinson | "Moon River" (Andy Williams) | Safe |
| 10 | Judd Harris | "Travelin' Band" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) | Eliminated |
| 11 | Joseph Murena | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan) | Safe |
| 12 | Mario Vazquez | "Do I Do" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
Women
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vonzell Solomon | "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" (Martha and the Vandellas) | Safe |
| 2 | Amanda Avila | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Laura Branigan) | Safe |
| 3 | Janay Castine | "I Wanna Love You Forever" (Jessica Simpson) | Safe |
| 4 | Carrie Underwood | "Could've Been" (Tiffany) | Safe |
| 5 | Sarah Mather | "Get Ready" (The Temptations) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Melinda Lira | "The Power of Love" (Jennifer Rush) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Nadia Turner | "The Power of Love" (Ashley Cleveland) | Safe |
| 8 | Celena Rae | "I Will Love Again" (Lara Fabian) | Safe |
| 9 | Mikalah Gordon | "Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton) | Safe |
| 10 | Lindsey Cardinale | "Standing Right Next to Me" (Karla Bonoff) | Safe |
| 11 | Jessica Sierra | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Safe |
| 12 | Aloha Mischeaux | "Work It Out" (Beyoncé) | Safe |
Top 20
Men
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Vazquez | "I Love Music" (The O'Jays) | Safe |
| 2 | Anwar Robinson | "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye) | Safe |
| 3 | Joseph Murena | "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green) | Eliminated |
| 4 | David Brown | "All in Love Is Fair" (Stevie Wonder) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Constantine Maroulis | "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding) | Safe |
| 6 | Scott Savol | "Never Too Much" (Luther Vandross) | Safe |
| 7 | Travis Tucker | "All Night Long (All Night)" (Lionel Richie) | Safe |
| 8 | Nikko Smith | "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye) | Safe |
| 9 | Anthony Fedorov | "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Foreigner) | Safe |
| 10 | Bo Bice | "Whipping Post" (The Allman Brothers Band) | Safe |
Women
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aloha Mischeaux | "You Don't Know My Name" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Lindsey Cardinale | "I Try to Think About Elvis" (Patty Loveless) | Safe |
| 3 | Jessica Sierra | "A Broken Wing" (Martina McBride) | Safe |
| 4 | Mikalah Gordon | "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday) | Safe |
| 5 | Celena Rae | "When the Lights Go Down" (Faith Hill) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Nadia Turner | "My Love" (Paul McCartney) | Safe |
| 7 | Amanda Avila | "Turn the Beat Around" (Vicki Sue Robinson) | Safe |
| 8 | Janay Castine | "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" (Blu Cantrell) | Safe |
| 9 | Carrie Underwood | "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin) | Safe |
| 10 | Vonzell Solomon | "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) | Safe |
Top 16
Men
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Savol | "I Can't Help Myself" (The Four Tops) | Safe |
| 2 | Bo Bice | "I'll Be" (Edwin McCain) | Safe |
| 3 | Anthony Fedorov | "I've Got You" (Marc Anthony) | Safe |
| 4 | Nikko Smith | "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael) | Eliminated1 |
| 5 | Travis Tucker | "Every Little Step" (Bobby Brown) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Mario Vazquez | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (The Bee Gees) | Safe1 |
| 7 | Constantine Maroulis | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (The Police) | Safe |
| 8 | Anwar Robinson | "What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong) | Safe |
- Note 1: Smith was originally eliminated. Vazquez however withdrew and Smith was invited back.
Women
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Avila | "River Deep - Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Janay Castine | "Dreaming of You" (Selena) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Carrie Underwood | "Because You Love Me" (Jo Dee Messina) | Safe |
| 4 | Vonzell Solomon | "Respect" (Otis Redding) | Safe |
| 5 | Nadia Turner | "Try a Little Tenderness" (Ray Noble) | Safe |
| 6 | Lindsey Cardinale | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) | Safe |
| 7 | Mikalah Gordon | "Somewhere" (Reri Grist) | Safe |
| 8 | Jessica Sierra | "Boys Are Back in Town" (The BusBoys) | Safe |
Finalists
Front - Scott Savol, Constantine Maroulis, Carrie Underwood
- Carrie Underwood (born March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 21 year old at the start of the season) is a farm girl from Checotah, Oklahoma and she auditioned in St. Louis, Missouri with Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me". She performed Candi Staton's "Young Hearts Run Free" in Hollywood week but forgot part of the lyrics.
- Bo Bice (born November 1, 1975 in Huntsville, Alabama, 29 year old during the season) is from Helena, Alabama, and auditioned in Orlando, Florida with The Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post". He performed The Box Tops's "The Letter", The Temptations' "Get Ready" for the group round in the Hollywood week. He wanted to introduce rock to American Idol. Prior to Idol he performed professionally and released an album with his band Purge.
- Vonzell Solomon (born March 18, 1984 in Baxley, Georgia, aged 20 at the start of the season) is from Fort Myers, Florida and auditioned in Orlando, Florida with Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools". She is proficient in the martial arts. She performed Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" in the Hollywood round.
- Anthony Fedorov (born May 4, 1985 in Yalta, Ukraine, 19 year old at the show) is from Trevose, Pennsylvania and auditioned in Cleveland, Ohio with Jon Secada's "Angel" . He had difficulty breathing when he was little and had a tracheotomy about which his doctor expressed concern that he might not be able to speak again. He performed Diana Ross' "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" and reprised Jon Secada's "Angel" during Hollywood week.
- Scott Savol (born April 30, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio, aged 28 at the start of the season) is from Shaker Heights, Ohio and auditioned in Cleveland with The Carpenters' "Superstar". He performed Four Tops's "I Can't Help Myself" in the group round in Hollywood week.
- Constantine Maroulis (born September 17, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, 29 in the show) is from New York and auditioned in Washington DC with Aerosmith's "Cryin'". He wanted to bring an edgy New York City's rock and roll to American Idol. Prior to Idol he was in a band Pray for the Soul of Betty and worked in musical theatre. In the Hollywood week, he performed The Box Tops's "The Letter" and Four Tops's "I Can't Help Myself" for the group round.
- Anwar Robinson (born April 21, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey, aged 25 at the start of the season) is from East Orange, New Jersey and auditioned in Washington, DC. He was a music teacher before Idol. He performed Four Tops's "I Can't Help Myself" for the group round in the Hollywood.
- Nadia Turner (born January 11, 1977 in Miami, Florida, 27 during the show) auditioned in San Francisco with Aretha Franklin's "Until You Come Back to Me".
- Nikko Smith (born April 28, 1982 in San Diego, California, aged 22 at the start of the season) is from St. Louis, Missouri and auditioned there with his birth name Osborne Smith. He performed Stevie Wonder's "All I Do". In Hollywood, he performed The Temptations' Get Ready in Bo Bice's group.
- Jessica Sierra (born November 11, 1985 in Tampa, Florida, aged 19 at the start of the season) auditioned in Orlando with Etta James' "At Last". She worked as a nanny before Idol. In the Hollywood week, she performed Diana Ross' "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
- Mikalah Gordon (born January 14, 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada, 17 year old at the show) auditioned in Las Vegas with Ella Fitzgerald's "Lullaby of Broadway" and Lauryn Hill's "Killing Me Softly with His Song". She performed Dusty Springfield's "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" in the Hollywood rounds.
- Lindsey Cardinale (born February 5, 1985 in Hammond, Louisiana, 20 years at the show) is from Ponchatoula, Louisiana and auditioned in New Orleans with Karla Bonoff's "Standing Right Next to Me". She performed The Supremes' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" during Hollywood week.
Finals
It was revealed that Carrie Underwood won every week of competition.[10]
Top 12 – 1960s
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Sierra | "Shop Around" (The Miracles) | Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Anwar Robinson | "A House is Not a Home" (Dionne Warwick) | Safe |
| 3 | Mikalah Gordon | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | Bottom 2 |
| 4 | Constantine Maroulis | "You've Made Me So Very Happy" (Brenda Holloway) | Safe |
| 5 | Lindsey Cardinale | "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Anthony Fedorov | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Neil Sedaka) | Safe |
| 7 | Nadia Turner | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Dusty Springfield) | Safe |
| 8 | Bo Bice | "Spinning Wheel" (Blood, Sweat & Tears) | Safe |
| 9 | Vonzell Solomon | "Anyone Who Had Heart" (Dionne Warwick) | Safe |
| 10 | Scott Savol | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (The Temptations) | Safe |
| 11 | Carrie Underwood | "When Will I Be Loved" (The Everly Brothers) | Safe |
| 12 | Nikko Smith | "I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
Result Show: When You Tell Me That You Love Me by Diana Ross.
Top 11 – Billboard Number Ones
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Fedorov | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (Aretha Franklin/ George Michael) |
Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Carrie Underwood | "Alone" (Heart) | Safe |
| 3 | Scott Savol | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Safe |
| 4 | Bo Bice | "Time in a Bottle" (Jim Croce) | Safe |
| 5 | Nikko Smith | "Incomplete" (Sisqó) | Safe |
| 6 | Vonzell Solomon | "Best of My Love" (The Emotions) | Safe |
| 7 | Constantine Maroulis | "I Think I Love You" (The Partridge Family) | Safe |
| 8 | Nadia Turner | "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper) | Bottom 2 |
| 9 | Mikalah Gordon | "Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Anwar Robinson | "Ain't Nobody"1 (Chaka Khan) | Safe |
| 11 | Jessica Sierra | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) | Safe |
Result Show: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Kelly Gordon.
- Note 1: This song hit number one on the R&B chart.
Top 10 – 1990s
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo Bice | "Remedy" (The Black Crowes) | Safe |
| 2 | Jessica Sierra | "On the Side of Angels" (LeAnn Rimes) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Anwar Robinson | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Bottom 2 |
| 4 | Nadia Turner | "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge) | Bottom 3 |
| 5 | Constantine Maroulis | "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt) | Safe |
| 6 | Nikko Smith | "Can We Talk" (Tevin Campbell) | Safe |
| 7 | Anthony Fedorov | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 8 | Carrie Underwood | "Independence Day" (Martina McBride) | Safe |
| 9 | Scott Savol | "One Last Cry" (Brian McKnight) | Safe |
| 10 | Vonzell Solomon | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
Result Show: Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens
Top 9 – Classic Broadway[11]
| Order | Contestant | Song (musical) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Savol | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" ("Man of La Mancha") | Bottom 2 |
| 2 | Constantine Maroulis | "My Funny Valentine" ("Babes in Arms") | Safe |
| 3 | Carrie Underwood | "Hello, Young Lovers" ("The King and I") | Safe |
| 4 | Vonzell Solomon | "People" ("Funny Girl") | Bottom 3 |
| 5 | Anthony Fedorov | "Climb Every Mountain" ("The Sound of Music") | Safe |
| 6 | Nikko Smith | "One Hand, One Heart" ("West Side Story") | Eliminated |
| 7 | Anwar Robinson | "If Ever I Would Leave You" ("Camelot") | Safe |
| 8 | Bo Bice | "Corner of the Sky" ("Pippin") | Safe |
| 9 | Nadia Turner | "As Long As He Needs Me" ("Oliver!") | Safe |
Top 8 – Songs from Birth Year
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadia Turner | "When I Dream" (Crystal Gayle) | 1977 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Bo Bice | "Free Bird" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) | 1975 | Bottom 2 |
| 3 | Anwar Robinson | "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (Dionne Warwick) | 1979 | Safe |
| 4 | Anthony Fedorov | "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall & Oates) | 1985 | Safe |
| 5 | Vonzell Solomon | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Deniece Williams) | 1984 | Safe |
| 6 | Scott Savol | "She's Gone" (Hall & Oates) | 1976 | Bottom 3 |
| 7 | Carrie Underwood | "Love Is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar) | 1983 | Safe |
| 8 | Constantine Maroulis | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) | 1975 | Safe |
Result Show: When You Tell Me That You Love Me by Diana Ross (1991).
Top 7 – 1970s Dance Music
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constantine Maroulis | "Nights on Broadway" (Bee Gees) | Safe |
| 2 | Carrie Underwood | "MacArthur Park" (Richard Harris) | Safe |
| 3 | Scott Savol | "Everlasting Love" (Robert Knight) | Bottom 31 |
| 4 | Anthony Fedorov | "Don't Take Away the Music" (Tavares) | Bottom 31 |
| 5 | Vonzell Solomon | "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan) | Safe |
| 6 | Anwar Robinson | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Bo Bice | "Vehicle" (The Ides of March) | Safe |
Result Show: You Can Shine by Earth, Wind & Fire
- Note 1: Both Savol and Fedorov were in the Bottom 3 with Robinson, however it was never revealed whether they were in the Bottom 2 or not.
Top 6 – 21st Century
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrie Underwood | "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" (Martina McBride) | Safe |
| 2 | Bo Bice | "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw) | Safe |
| 3 | Vonzell Solomon | "I Turn to You" (All-4-One) | Bottom 3 |
| 4 | Anthony Fedorov | "I Surrender" (Celine Dion) | Bottom 2 |
| 5 | Constantine Maroulis | "How You Remind Me" (Nickelback) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Scott Savol | "Dance With My Father" (Luther Vandross) | Safe |
Result Show: Emotion by Samantha Sang.
Top 5 – Leiber & Stoller/Current week Billboard chart
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Fedorov | "Poison Ivy" (The Coasters) | Bottom 2 |
| 2 | Scott Savol | "On Broadway" (The Crystals) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Vonzell Solomon | "Treat Me Nice" (Elvis Presley) | Safe |
| 4 | Bo Bice | "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King) | Safe |
| 5 | Carrie Underwood | "Trouble" (Elvis Presley) | Safe |
| 6 | Anthony Fedorov | "Incomplete" (Backstreet Boys) | Bottom 2 |
| 7 | Scott Savol | "Everytime You Go Away" (Brian McKnight) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Vonzell Solomon | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Diana Ross) | Safe |
| 9 | Bo Bice | "Heaven" (Los Lonely Boys) | Safe |
| 10 | Carrie Underwood | "Bless the Broken Road" (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) | Safe |
Result Show: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel.
Top 4 – Country/Gamble & Huff
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrie Underwood | "Sin Wagon" (Dixie Chicks) | Safe |
| 2 | Bo Bice | "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" (Jon Randall) | Safe |
| 3 | Vonzell Solomon | "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) | Bottom 2 |
| 4 | Anthony Fedorov | "I'm Already There" (Lonestar) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Carrie Underwood | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) | Safe |
| 6 | Bo Bice | "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays) | Safe |
| 7 | Vonzell Solomon | "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston) | Bottom 2 |
| 8 | Anthony Fedorov | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) | Eliminated |
Result Show:
Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers/
Dolly Parton
Top 3 – Clive's Choice, Idols' Choice, Judges' Choice
Each contestant sang three songs.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) — Judge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vonzell Solomon | "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (Dionne Warwick) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Bo Bice | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Safe |
| 3 | Carrie Underwood | "Crying" (Roy Orbison) | Safe |
| 4 | Vonzell Solomon | "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Bo Bice | "In a Dream" (Badlands) | Safe |
| 6 | Carrie Underwood | "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" (Air Supply) | Safe |
| 7 | Vonzell Solomon | "On the Radio" (Donna Summer) — Simon Cowell | Eliminated |
| 8 | Bo Bice | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) — Paula Abdul | Safe |
| 9 | Carrie Underwood | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (Shania Twain) — Randy Jackson | Safe |
Finale – Simon Fuller’s choice, Contestant’s choice & Winner’s single
Each contestant sang three songs.
| Order | Contestant | Song (original artist) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo Bice | "Long, Long Road" (Appleton) | Runner-Up |
| 2 | Carrie Underwood | "Inside Your Heaven" (Desmond Child) | Winner |
| 3 | Bo Bice | "Vehicle" (The Ides of March) | Runner-Up |
| 4 | Carrie Underwood | "Independence Day"(Martina McBride) | Winner |
| 5 | Bo Bice | "Inside Your Heaven" (Desmond Child) | Runner-Up |
| 6 | Carrie Underwood | "Angels Brought Me Here" (Guy Sebastian) 1 | Winner |
- Note 1: Sebastian was the first winner of Australian Idol.
| Finale Result Show | ||
|---|---|---|
| Performers | Song | Artist |
| Top 12 finalists (without the Top 2) |
"Fun, Fun, Fun" "Barbara Ann" |
Beach Boys |
| Bo Bice | "Vehicle" | The Ides Of March |
| Carrie Underwood | "Angels Brought Me Here" | Guy Sebastian |
| Top 2 finalists | "Up Where We Belong" | Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes |
| Rascal Flatts with Carrie Underwood | "Bless the Broken Road" | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| Kenny G with Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson |
"I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly |
| Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Constantine Maroulis, |
"Walk This Way" | Aerosmith |
| George Benson with Scott Savol, Nikko Smith |
"On Broadway" | The Drifters |
| Billy Preston with Vonzell Solomon | With You I'm Born Again | Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright |
| Babyface with Lindsey Cardinale, Mikalah Gordon |
"Every Time I Close My Eyes" | Babyface |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd with Bo Bice | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Carrie Underwood | "Inside Your Heaven" | Carrie Underwood |
The fourth season finale featuring Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood aired May 24 May 25. 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 second "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.
Underwood's first single, "Inside Your Heaven", debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 14, 2005 and had first-week sales of 170,000 copies. One week later, runner-up Bo Bice released his version of the song, which debuted at number two.
Elimination chart
Note: Bottom 2 indicates that the contestant was 'saved' last. This may or may not indicate his or her actual vote rank.
| Female | Male | Top 24 | Top 12 | Winner |
| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| 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 | ||
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrie Underwood | Winner | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bo Bice | Bottom 2 | Runner-Up | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Vonzell Solomon | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 4 | Anthony Fedorov | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 5 | Scott Savol | Bottom 2 | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 6 | Constantine Maroulis | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Anwar Robinson | Bottom 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Nadia Turner | Bottom 2 | Bottom 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Nikko Smith | Elim1 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Jessica Sierra | Bottom 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Mikalah Gordon2 | Bottom 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Lindsay Cardinale | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Mario Vasquez | WD1 | ||||||||||||||
| 14-16 | Amanda Avila | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Janay Castine | ||||||||||||||||
| Travis Tucker | ||||||||||||||||
| 17-20 | Joseph Murena | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| David Brown | ||||||||||||||||
| Aloha Mischeaux | ||||||||||||||||
| Celena Rae | ||||||||||||||||
| 21-24 | Judd Harris | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Sarah Mather | ||||||||||||||||
| Jared Yates | ||||||||||||||||
| Melinda Lira | ||||||||||||||||
- Note 1: Nikko Smith was originally eliminated in a semi-finals, but was called back after Mario Vasquez withdrew from the competition for personal reasons
- Note 2: Owing to a mixup in which incorrect phone numbers were displayed on-screen for three contestants during the March 22 performance show, American Idol eliminated nobody on its Wednesday, March 23 results show and instead conducted a full re-vote. Mikalah Gordon was sent home on Thursday, March 24.
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
During the season, Corey Clark, a season two contestant who was disqualified for having an undisclosed arrest record, alleged in an interview on ABC's Primetime Live that he had an affair with Paula Abdul while on the show.[12] The finale show included a parody segment spoofing the alleged scandal.[13]
Votefortheworst.com, of Survivor Sucks, made headlines when Scott Savol outlasted Constantine Maroulis and made it into the final five.
On the Top 11, the show had a voting error in which three of the contestants had their numbers mixed up. The Wednesday show which was supposed to be the elimination night made fans revote again as the numbers were fixed and Thursday was the elimination.
Bo bice was revealed to have been arrested on a felony cocaine possession charge in June 2001 at a strip club in Madison County, Ala., and was also arrested two years later for marijuana possession, public intoxication, and possession of drug paraphernalia.[14] Scott Savol was also revealed to have been convicted of a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct for domestic violence.[15] However, no action was taken against either of them by the show producers because they had revealed their misdemeanor in advance.[16]
Contestants who appeared on other shows
- Melissa Lawson, a member of this season's top 75, was announced as the winner of the sixth season of Nashville Star on August 4, 2008.
- JR Aquino, who made it to Hollywood week, appeared on the third season of The Voice in 2012 and was eliminated during the battle rounds.
- Curtis Finch, Jr., a contestant of the twelfth season, who was originally auditioned for this season, did not made it past into the audition round.
US Nielsen ratings
Season 4 of American Idol had an overall average viewership of 26.8 million and was the top show for the 2004-2005 TV season. Its Tuesday episodes averaged 27.32 million (ranked first) while the Wednesday episodes averaged 26.07 million (ranked third).[17] It also drove Fox, for the first time ever, to become the top network in the 18-to-49 demographic for the season.[18][19]
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Note 1: The Top 11 Wednesday night was a repeat performance night due to a mix-up in the phone numbers for the contestants. The result show was moved to Thursday.
Music 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
| Artist | Information |
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| Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts
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Carnival Ride
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Play On
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Blown Away
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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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| Travis Tucker | Live
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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
See also
References
- ^ Fox announces first 'American Idol 4' auditions, raises age limit to 28
- ^ Alaska Airlines' Last Chance 'Flight to Fame' to Bring Musical Dreamers to Final 'American Idol' Audition.
- ^ Wail Watch At 'Idol'
- ^ A journalist’s American Idol audition story: If you believe, you can achieve a music dream
- ^ REACHING FOR THE STARS: It takes hours of idle time to become `American Idol'
- ^ a b 'American Idol's' Caldwell brawls
- ^ 'American Idol' City by City Schedule Posted Here
- ^ Thousands Flock To 'American Idol' Tryouts In Orlando
- ^ American Idol's Twin Twist
- ^ Nigel Lythgoe Says Pia Toscano's Idol Elimination Was Fair and Square
- ^ American Idol: Season 4 Recap
- ^ Foolish Hearts
- ^ Clark Snark
- ^ "Idol" Finalist Dodged Cocaine, Pot Raps
- ^ American Idol Finalist's Violence Rap
- ^ Bice Squad
- ^ I. T. R. S. Ranking Report
- ^ Carrie'd to Victory
- ^ Nets Set Their Sights on 2005-06
- ^ a b AI week 1
- ^ a b AI week 2
- ^ a b AI week 3
- ^ a b AI week 4
- ^ a b AI week 5
- ^ a b c AI week 6
- ^ a b c AI week 7
- ^ a b c AI week 8
- ^ a b EW - AI week 9
- ^ a b c EW - AI week 10
- ^ a b EW - AI week 11
- ^ a b AI week 12
- ^ a b AI week 13
- ^ a b AI week 14
- ^ a b AI week 15
- ^ a b AI week 16
- ^ a b AI week 17
- ^ a b c AI week 18
- ^ a b AI week 19
- ^ Idol anthology: Best initial sales ever