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Melissa McGhee becomes the first 'American Idol 5' finalist eliminated
March 16, 2006
American Idol voted out the first of its twelve fifth season finalists during last night's live results show, with Melissa McGhee, a 21-year-old from Tampa, FL, being eliminated from the Fox reality talent competition as a result of receiving the fewest home viewer votes.
'Old pros' dominate Fox's cast of 'American Idol 5' finalists
March 14, 2006
So much for predictions that this would be "the year of the teenager" on Fox TV's "American Idol" talent competition.
'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell reveals his winner prediction
March 13, 2006
Unlike last season in which he openly claimed that Carrie Underwood would walk away as America's newest Idol, American Idol judge Simon Cowell isn't ready to definitively predict who will win this season's fifth edition of the smash-hit Fox reality series, but he has revealed that he has narrowed the list down to just three possibilities.
Fox's 'American Idol 5' cuts four more, reveals its Top 12 finalists
March 10, 2006
The fifth edition of Fox's American Idol has determined its Top 12 finalists, with Ayla Brown, Will Makar, Gedeon McKinney, and Kinnik Sky being eliminated from the competition during the live broadcast of last night's results show.
'American Idol 5' cuts four more semifinalists, narrows field to sixteen
March 3, 2006
The fifth season of Fox's American Idol continued its semifinals eliminations this week, with Tuesday and Wednesday's second semifinals performance shows culminating in last night's live results show that eliminated the four remaining American Idol 5 semifinalists (two male, two female) who had received the fewest votes from home viewers.
Fox's 'American Idol 5' eliminates its first four semifinalists
February 24, 2006
The fifth season of Fox's American Idol finally began in earnest this week, with Tuesday and Wednesday's first performance shows culminating in last night's live results show that eliminated the four American Idol 5 semifinalists (two male, two female) who had received the fewest votes from home viewers.
Ace Young deemed the favorite to win Fox's 'American Idol 5'
February 21, 2006
Online gambling sites have deemed Ace Young the favorite to win the fifth season of American Idol that begins its semifinals tonight.
'American Idol 5' wraps audition rounds, reveals Top 24 semifinalists
February 16, 2006
After nearly a month worth of open audition broadcasts plus three more episodes of the competition's Hollywood auditions, last night's American Idol 5 broadcast ended with the Fox reality show announcing the identities of this season's Top 24 semifinalists.