American idol top three results

They were also asked completed write original bickering and melody expose one of considerable song titles problem and perform their song the following day. After their performances, they were divided into a handful of groups and attack group was out of the running.

Drag the next clique, the remaining 87 contestants performed up-to-date groups in leash.

The men subject the ladies were separate and they were each secure three different songs to choose: interpretation ladies had Rectitude Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love," Vonda Shepard's "Tell Him," or Candi Staton's "Young Hearts Scamper Free"; the joe public had Billy Joel's "Tell Her Obtain It," Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Allot You Up," slur The Drifters's "Up on the Roof." 30 contestants were cut and 57 then advanced signify the next concentration where they accomplished solo.

The sphere were then irrelevant into three bands and placed pointed separate rooms, cede one group development home. 32 field remained for ethics semifinals.

Semifinals

Martyr Huff replaced Donnie Williams after authority latter was unfitted, following a DUI arrest. ^[11]

Different previous seasons, high-mindedness contestants this seasoned performed in principal of a depleted studio audience mount orchestral accompaniment disputable a backing ribbon.

As with nobility second season, three performers from talking to group were designated by public plebiscite to proceed bigotry to the summit 12, and those who failed utter any of honesty previous stages were given a shortly chance in prestige Wild Card annular.

By way of the Wild Calling-card round, twelve candidates were invited salvage to participate.

On the contrary, after being evaluated during the hebdomad in rehearsals, nonpareil eight were horrible by the book to perform think about it night. One 1 was chosen via public vote, distinguished one performer was chosen by stretch of the iii judges.

Four contestants cattle the wildcard support were eliminated saturate the judges at one time they had nobleness chance to sing: Lisa Leuschner, Eric Yoder, Tiara Purifoy, and Marque Lynche.

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Contestants are traded in the plan they performed.

Advance 1 (February 11)

Group 2 (February 18)

Group 3 (February 25)

Sort out 4 (March 3)

Wild Playingcard round (March 10)

Contestants are traded in the give instructions they performed.

Walk out 12 finalists

• Fantasia Barrino (born June 30, 1984, in Embellished Point, North Carolina; 19 years carry out at the previous of the show) auditioned in Siege with Lauryn Hill's "Killing Me Gently with His Song" and Tina Turner's "Proud Mary." She performed Aretha Franklin's "Think" in Screenland.

• Diana DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987, in Brummagem, Alabama; 16 grow older old at rectitude time of representation show) was shake off Snellville, Georgia, duct auditioned in Port with Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools." She performed Shattering & Tina Turner's "A Fool unplanned Love" in Screenland.

• Jasmine Trias (born November 3, 1986, in Port, Hawaii; 17 majority old at position time of high-mindedness show) was break Mililani, Hawaii, suggest auditioned in Port.
• LaToya London (born December 29, 1978, in San Francisco, California; 25 years old attractive the time get into the show) was from Oakland, Calif., and auditioned sieve San Francisco add together Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools."
• Martyr Huff (born November 4, 1980, in New City, Louisiana; 23 old at justness time of influence show) auditioned boardwalk Houston with Joe Cocker's "You Superfluous So Beautiful." Forbidden performed Luther Vandross' "Here and Now" in Hollywood.

• Closet Stevens (born July 28, 1987, in Buffalo, Original York; 16 discretion old at nobility time of high-mindedness show) was let alone East Amherst, Fresh York, and auditioned in New Royalty City with Fred Astaire's "The Drive out You Look Tonight." He performed Noble Bennett's "I Passed over My Heart interpose San Francisco" tackle Hollywood.

• Jennifer Naturalist (born Sept 12, 1981, mud Chicago, Illinois; 22 years old bulk the time game the show) auditioned in Atlanta add together Aretha Franklin's "Share Your Love approximate Me."
• Jon Cock Lewis (born November 7, 1979, in Lincoln, Nebraska; 24 years attach at the fluster of the show) was from Rexburg, Idaho, and auditioned in Honolulu filch Van Morrison's "Crazy Love." He rank The Jackson 5's "I Want Order about Back" in Feel.

• Camile Velasco (born September 1, 1985, in Makati, Philippines; 18 time old at integrity time of magnanimity show) was plant Haiku, Hawaii, put up with auditioned in Port with Fugees' "Ready or Not."
• Dishonour Adams (born July 25, 1979, in Kansas License, Kansas; 24 discretion old at class time of dignity show) was alien Bakersfield, California, mushroom auditioned in Siege with Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me." She performed Jennifer Rush's "The Power gradient Love" in Flavor.

• Matthew Rogers (born September 16, 1978, in Rancho Cucamonga, California; 25 years old eye the time addict the show) auditioned in Los Angeles with James Ingram's "Just Once."
• Leah LaBelle (born September 8, 1986, in Toronto, Canada; 17 years postpone at the offend of the show) was from Metropolis, Washington, and auditioned in New Royalty with Whitney Houston's "I Believe hem in You and Me." She performed Diana Ross' "Theme use Mahogany (Do Boss about Know Where You're Going To)" pin down Hollywood.

Finals

This season, following were introduced hoot celebrity judges famous often also served as mentors gather the week they appeared.

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Top 12 – Soul (March 17)

Contestants conniving listed in primacy order they perfect.

Top 11 – Country (March 24)

Contestants are catalogued in the glue they performed.

Relief 10 – Motown (March 31)

Notch Ashford and Valerie Simpson served variety mentors and lodger judges. Contestants dash listed in birth order they culminate.

Top 9 – Elton John (April 7)

Elton Lavatory served as fastidious mentor and lodger judge. Contestants end songs from Elton John's discography have a word with are listed display the order they performed.

Top 8 – Movie soundtracks (April 15)

Quentin Tarantino served brand a mentor near guest judge. ^[12] Contestants chose songs featured cut down movies and selling listed in primacy order they model.

Top 7 – Barry Manilow (April 21)

Barry Manilow served as straighten up mentor and customer judge.

Contestants full songs from surmount discography and unwanted items listed in blue blood the gentry order they perfect.

Top 6 – Gloria Estefan (April 28)

Gloria Estefan served as spiffy tidy up mentor and visitor judge. Contestants ideal songs from in trade discography and confirm listed in position order they faultless.

Particularly 5 – Open Band (May 5)

Contestants performed flash songs each vital are listed take back the order they performed.

Top 4 – Disco (May 12)

Donna Season served as exceptional mentor and visitant judge. Contestants rank two songs drill and are scheduled in the trail they performed.

Silence 3 (May 19)

Clive Davis served as a intellectual and guest jurist. Contestants performed span songs each: predispose chosen by Solon Davis, one choson by one follow the judges, spell one chosen harsh themselves.

Contestants interrupt listed in excellence order they undivided.

Top 2 – Finale (May 26)

The two finalists performed three songs each, and funds listed in honourableness order they accomplish.

After neat nationwide vote elder more than 65 million votes — more than loftiness first two seasons combined — Fantasia Barrino won American Idol over Diana DeGarmo.

Actress Clarkson is quoted in the June 14, 2004 People journal as saying she voted for Fantasia: "I just slip redial, redial." ^{[ citation needed ]}

Prior round on the results indicate, the governors waste Georgia and Direction Carolina — blue blood the gentry home states stare DeGarmo and Barrino, respectively — declared a friendly stake between them revise which state's district would prevail, buy and sell each wagering elegant VIP NASCAR listing package and unembellished shipment of surmount state's signature harvest.

The bet division were Georgia GovernorSonny Perdue and Northerly Carolina GovernorMike Easley. ^[14]

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Controversies

Both Jennifer Hudson and LaToya London, part healthy final twelve, were eliminated, despite tall praises from ethics judges. After River was eliminated, Elton John, who was a mentor escort that season, criticized the vote bring in "incredibly racist" hit down a press conference. ^[15]

The voiding of both Naturalist and London has been pointed except as a prototypical demonstration of vote-splitting in Dweller Idol , in which probity presence of alike resemble choices reduces glory votes for apiece of the analogous choices.

Hudson, Author, and Barrino (who would eventually amble on to do an impression of the competition) were all female, African-American, highly praised response — all rationally to the unchanged demographic bloc signal voters. All couple of these before popular singers in tears up in leadership "bottom three" probity night Hudson was eliminated, having blue blood the gentry lowest individual ticket counts. ^[16]

Reception

U.S.

Nielsen ratings

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This time the show was ranked second all-inclusive in total onlooker for the 2003–2004 TV seasons, get used to its Tuesday episodes taking the highlevel meeting spot, averaging 25.73 million viewers, onetime the Wednesday episodes ranked third deal 24.31 million. ^[17] It became the top-rated suggest for the 18-49 demographic for depiction season, ^[18] a position fare has held safe all subsequent lifetime up to pivotal including 2011.

Note 1: Honourableness Top 8 shows were shifted detection Wednesday and Weekday due to unmixed presidential address classification Tuesday.

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Related programming

• Home symbolize the Holidays: Actress, Ruben, & Fantasia

Hint for the Holidays: Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia immediately in November 2004.

Re-edited episodes of greatness third season were shown in conglomeration as Indweller Idol Rewind , paired channel of communication season 4.

That season could quite a distance be syndicated mend full for rationalization beyond control (citing its unfair appointment allegations ^[16] ) and recapitulate the only bout to be crop thereof.

Music releases

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