• Online oddsmakers list 'American Idol 4' men as favorites to win

  March 11, 2005
  Oddsmakers have tapped a New Jersey middle school teacher as the "American Idol" contender most likely to win the U.S. music competition.
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  Fox's 'American Idol 4' cuts four more, reveals its Top 12 finalists

  March 10, 2005
  Fox's American Idol 4 has revealed its Top 12 finalists, with Amanda Avila, Janay Castine, Nikko Smith and Travis Tucker being eliminated from the competition during the live broadcast of last evening's results show.

• American Idol 4 - Performance Week 2 summary

  March 6, 2005
  "An Interview," our episode summary for the second week of American Idol 4's live performance shows, written by strid333, is now available.

• Fox's 'American Idol 4' cuts four more semifinalists, narrows field to sixteen

  March 3, 2005
  Fox's American Idol 4 continued its semifinals elimination process this week, with Monday and Tuesday's second round performance shows culminating in last night's Wednesday results show that eliminated four more semifinalists (two male, two female) from the talent competition.

• Fox cuts 'American Idol 4' results show back to thirty minutes

  March 2, 2005
  After weeks of more and more American Idol programming, someone at Fox appears to have finally said "enough."

• American Idol 4 - Performance Week 1 summary

  March 1, 2005
  "American Idol 4 Live Performances, Week 1," our episode summary for the first week of American Idol 4's live performance shows, written by Devious Weasel, is now available.

• 'American Idol 4' eliminates its first four semifinalists

  February 24, 2005
  The fourth season of Fox's American Idol began in earnest this week, with Monday and Tuesday's first performance shows culminating in last night's Wednesday results show that eliminated of the four semifinalists (two male, two female) who received the least number of votes from home viewers of the competition.
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  Original 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson to open first solo tour

  February 24, 2005
  Kelly Clarkson, winner of the first "American Idol" competition, is preparing to hit the road for her first solo headlining tour.

• 'American Idol 4' wraps auditions, reveals its 24 semifinalists

  February 17, 2005
  The fourth season of Fox's American Idol has now begun in earnest, with last night's broadcast ending the show's month-long audition phase by revealing the identities of the show's twenty-four semifinalists.
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  'American Idol 2' finalist Kimberley Locke gets engaged

  February 15, 2005
  U.S. recording artist Kimberley Locke says she is engaged to high school sweetheart Don Campbell, her publicist said Tuesday.

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