The Secret Life of the American Teenager Cancelled, No Season Six. Will Leverage return for season 6 TV series renewed or cancelled What is known about new premiere air date American Idol Season 6 Broadcast from January 16 May 23, 2007 Judges Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Randy Jackson Hosts Ryan Seacrest Broadcaster Fox. Daily paper. Local, state, and wire news and commentary. Photo galleries, business and obituaries. Sweet Life Of American Teenager Season 6' title='Sweet Life Of American Teenager Season 6' />American Idol season 6 Wikipedia. The sixth season of American Idol premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two night, four hour premiere special on January 1. January 1. 7, and ran until May 2. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host. A new record of 7. Jordin Sparks won the competition with Blake Lewis as the first runner up and Melinda Doolittle finishing third. Jordin Sparks is also the youngest winner of the competition, winning at age 1. Southern United States. Sparks remained the last female winner until the twelfth season. Regional auditions. Gonzalez Convention Center. Guest judges were used for audition this season. This did not seem to be a problem for the seventh season as both doors were accessible. An elderly man named Sherman Pore auditioned in Los Angeles this year after a successful petition drive to convince the producers to waive the age limit rule so he can audition. He explained that he did it to ease the pain and suffering of his female companion who was dying of cancer, but had died shortly before he can audition before the judges. Contestants were then told whether they were moving on or going home, in groups of six. This extended over the first two days, first females, then males. The second round took place on the second and third day, and consisted of groups of three or four contestants choosing, rehearsing, and then performing one of nine pre selected songs. Groups were reviewed and contestants were then judged individually as to whether they were moving on or going home. The third round took place on the fourth day, and consisted of individual contestants performing a song from a pre selected list, accompanied by a piano and backup singers. Contestants were again informed of whether they had made the cut or not. Cut down to 2. 4. Without any further auditioning, but possibly with some audience research having taken place, the 4. In a process taking a whole day, contestants wait in a sitting room until one by one, they go up an elevator and take a long walk to the other end of the Centers Gold Room. Then the three judges told them whether they have made it onto the stage show or are cut. Those cut at this phase included the. There were three shows each week for the three weeks of the semi finals. The February 2. 0 through May 1. CBS Television City in Hollywood. The semi finals featured the contestants 2. Tuesdays and the 1. Wednesdays. Each person had the chance to select a song to sing live in front of the judges. Following the shows airing, each U. S. On Thursday, the two of each group with the lowest amount of votes were eliminated each week until the finals. Females. Sloan toured the United States as part of the Broadway musical Hairspray under her maiden name, Sabrina Scherff. She earned her bachelors degree from Northwestern University in Musical Theatre and Communication Studies. She was later signed to a recording contract with Universal Music Group, as part of a duet with Sundance Head. An undergraduate at The Catholic University of America, she is originally from Point Pleasant, New Jersey. She made it to Round 3 with Coluccio and both passed the group round although their third member, Baylie Brown, did not. Coluccio was eliminated in the cut for the top 4. While Barba appeared on the show, racy photographs of her emerged, including photographs of Barba topless along with other women on a beach. A full segment concerning the controversy on multiple episodes of MSNBCs Countdown with Keith Olbermann as recent as March 2. Barba is currently a non partisan spokesperson for Election. Malls Voter Space. She is a self described indie rocker. She suffers from the autoimmune disease lupus. She is currently the lead singer for progressive rock band District 9. She is from West Hollywood, California. Before her American Idol 6 audition, Alexander revealed that after struggling for six years to make it in the music business in Los Angeles she had decided she was not going to sing anymore and had decided to go to college instead. She considered American Idol to be her last chance to pursue a singing career. For her Los Angeles audition, Alexander sang. She gained a vocal major at the University of the Arts. She auditioned in Memphis. Amy Krebs born May 2, 1. Welcome To The Sticks Full Movie Part 1. Federal Way, Washington. She is fluent in German. She auditioned in Seattle. Jason. He is the son of Roy Head, who had a number two single with. He sang the classic hit. He auditioned in New York City. Cotter played basketball in college, but quit to start his music career. His rendition of. Savages Full Movie Online Free. Cotter also worked with singer songwriter Jay Sean, featuring in the album My Own Way and co writing the Billboard number one song. Tabaldo is half Filipino and half Portuguese, and auditioned for American Idol five times. Nicholas. Pedro dropped out of the competition the previous season after forgetting the lyrics of. This audition, he gave a soulful rendition of. Nicks feat seemed especially noteworthy as, unlike all other contestants making it this far, Nick received no experience ever onstage prior to Idol. Rudy Cardenas born April 3, 1. Seattle and is from North Hollywood, California. Originally from Venezuela, he is part of a Los Angeles based band called M Pact. In his audition, he sang Journey rock classic. Although Simon was unimpressed with his singing, Rudy made it to Hollywood with the support of the other two judges. In Hollywood, he sang. The judges were impressed by their vocals. Paul Kim born March 2. Los Angeles. He is from Saratoga, California, and attended Monta Vista High School. Kim, being Korean American, his motivation for auditioning was to alter the stereotypical Asian image that William Hung gave during the previous seasons. His performance received unanimous praise from the judges as Randy mentioned that Kim has one of the best male vocals he has heard this season. In contrast to their early praise, the judges mentioned when they put him through that Paul made it to the top 2. He sang barefoot during all of his performances. He is also known as P. Keys. Group Performance Sowing the Seeds of Love. As in past years, the top 1. American Idolsummer concert tour. Also as in past years, one finalist was eliminated every week, with the exception of the April 2. As a result, two of the participants were eliminated on the May 2, 2. The following is first in reverse chronological order by elimination date, then in alphabetical order by family name, where applicable. Jordin Sparks born December 2. Glendale, Arizona who auditioned in Seattle. She was a contestant on Americas Most Talented Kid in 2. Tournament of Champions, on which she sang the Celine Dion ballad. She is the daughter of former NFL defensive back Philippi Sparks. With her win, Jordin became the youngest Idol yet and joins the ranks of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks by winning without ever appearing in the bottom two or three. Blake Lewis born July 2. Seattle, and is from Bothell, Washington. He is a former member of the a cappella group Kick. Shaw. Claiming to be the citys beatboxing champion, Lewis sampled a hip hop tune to the judges before rendering Seals. He passed the auditions but Simon commented to him that. Despite being a professional back up singer, she admitted she was still tense and nervous about competing in the show. She auditioned with. The judges did express concern about her nerves and told her to believe in herself. Her elimination the week before the finale had Simon Cowell looking disappointed, as he felt that she deserved to be in the finale for. Viewers were first introduced to Jones during the. After her audition in New York, La. Kisha celebrated with her family and cried tears of happiness with her daughter. She is also the runner up of the Houston show, KPRC Local 2 Gimme the Mike, in 2. She listed Fort Meade, Maryland as home on her application, and also has a Houston following. Chris Richardson born February 1.