Fox has announced the Top 20 finalists for the seventh-season American Idol songwriting contest that will find the tune that will serve as the seventh-season winner's first single.
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The selection that receives the most fan votes will be revealed and performed during the first night of Idol's seventh-season finale on Tuesday, May 20. In addition, the winning song will be published through 19 Recordings.
"This Is My Now," a ballad written by Seattle residents Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody, won Idol's sixth-season songwriting contest. It went on to become the first single on Jordin Sparks' self-titled debut album and peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 single sales chart.
The Top 20 seventh-season finalists are:
- "Align" by James Smithson
- "All You Will Need" by Lauren Dion and Phil Minardi
- "Believe" by John Buchanan
- "Dream Big" by Emily Shackelton
- "Faith" by Zach Ziskin
- "Fly Me Away" by Scott Sheets
- "Here I Am" by Tom Kitt, Matt Zarley and Andy Zulla
- "In This Moment" by Ryan Gillmor
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- "No Turning Back" by Luke Ebbin and Curt Schneider
- "Only Love" by Ken Stacey, Windy Wagner and David Walsh
- "Overcome" by Mark Holman
- "Something Like Heaven" by Aaron Sidwell
- "Stronger" by Jason Phelps and Mendy Shaw
- "Thank You Whatever Comes" by Fran Lucci, Danny Powers and Dara Stewart
- "The Time of My Life" by Regie Hamm
- "We're Gonna Make It" by Noel Cohen, Hugh Colocott and Amber Rhodes
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- "You Believe in Me" by David Barrett, Kurt Schreitmueller and Dan Yessian
- "You Believed in Me" by Perry Smith
- "You Can Do Anything" by Gail Farrell, Mark Gasbarro and Larry Kenton
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