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Jason R. Rich
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Credits
Author:
Jason R. Rich
Product Manager:
Jill Hinckley
Editor:
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Acknowledgments
Allow me to thank Simon Lythgoe, Patrick Lynn, Megan Michaels, Wylleen
May, Michelle Baker, Olivier Gers, David Luner, James Ngo, Jason Turner,
Michele Welch, Wendy Myo-Tsang, Andy Felsher, Megan Wallace, Michael
Jaffa, Charles Boyd, James Breen, Lisl Wright, Norm Betts, Sophia
Reichenbach, Debra Byrd, Michael Orland, Susan Slamer, Rickey Minor,
John Beasley, Dorian Holly, Miles Siggins, Dean Banowetz, Carrie Ann
Inaba, Mandy Moore, and Michael Boschetti for their support.
A special thanks to photographer extraordinaire Lisa Sullivan.
Finally, thanks to everyone at Prima/Random House, including Debra, Julie,
Jill, Rebecca, Andy, Erica, and Louisa for making this book a reality and for
allowing me to work on such an amazing project!
—Jason
American Idol
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Contents
The World Phenomenon Continues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The
American Idol
4 Auditions: Here We Go Again! . . . . . . . . . 7
This Season, the Bad Got Worse! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Season 4: It’s a Whole New Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Meet
American Idol
4’s Top 24: The Guys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Meet
American Idol
4’s Top 24: The Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
America Voted: The Top 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
American Idol
Exposed: Answers to the
Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Famous Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
The Top 12 Celebrate Their Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Anthony Federov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Anwar Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Bo Bice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Carrie Underwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Constantine Maroulis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Jessica Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lindsey Cardinale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mikalah Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Nadia Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Nikko Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Scott Savol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Vonzell Solomon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
The Making of an
American Idol
:
The Transformation Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
American Idol
Sets:
A Look Backstage and Behind-the-Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The
American Idol
4 Semi-Final Rounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
The Contestants’ Weekly Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Farewell Dinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
The Contestants Have Some Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
That’s A Wrap! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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What started out as a televised talent competition in the United Kingdom, called Pop
Idol, has grown into a worldwide phenomenon that has launched the mega-successful
careers of multiple recording artists throughout the world.
The Worldwide Phenomenon Continues
In January 2005, a record number of view-
ers tuned in to The Fox Television Network
for the season premier of American Idol
Season 4, immediately making it the #1
most watched show on TV with 33.5 mil-
lion viewers! For Season 4, the producers
added a few twists to make the competi-
tion even more exciting, not just for the
participants, but for the viewers as well.
Ruben Studdard (Season 2 winner), Clay
Aiken (Season 2 runner-up), Fantasia
Barrino (Season 3 winner), and Diana
DeGarmo (Season 3 runner-up), a brand-
new pop star was in the making as the
American Idol4 season got underway.
It’s A Worldwide
Phenomenon
In addition to American Idol, there are
currently 30 versions of the show in pro-
duction throughout the world. In almost
every country where a version of Idol
airs, it’s typically the #1-rated television
show. Plus, television viewers worldwide
also get to watch the American Idol
competition unfold.
Of course, Simon Cowell continued to offer
his often harsh criticisms, while viewers
voted for their favorite contestants. This
season, however, the age limit for partici-
pants changed and the process for
narrowing down the pool of contestants
was different. More than 100,000 people
auditioned for American Idol4, yet after
several rounds of grueling auditions, the
number of contestants was ultimately
reduced to just 24 hopefuls.
So, if you happen to be vacationing in
Australia, for example, chances are you’ll
be able to catch Australian Idolas well as
American Idol. Other versions of the show
include Pop Idol(in the United Kingdom),
Canadian Idol, Greece’s Super Idol, Singapore
Idol, South Africa Idol, and Germany’s
Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar.
From there, it became a “guys-versus-
girls” competition, as additional contest-
ants were voted off the show by America's
TV viewers. By mid-March 2005, America
got its first peek at the Top 12 contestants
and began deciding whom their next
American Idol would ultimately be.
Following in the incredibly successful foot-
steps of Kelly Clarkson (Season 1 winner),
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