American Idol · SEASON 5

Top 7 perform live

Episode 30 · 2006-04-18

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Tonight the Top 7 finalists will perform live for the nation, vying for the American Idol crown. The contestants will perform their hearts out in hopes of winning America’s vote and surviving another week. Tonight's theme is: Songs from The Great American Songbook Performing Tonight: Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Paris Bennett, Ace Young, Chris Daughtry, Elliott Yamin, Taylor Hicks.

85 minutes

1. Auditions #1 (Chicago, IL)2006-01-17

2. Auditions #2 (Denver, CO)2006-01-18

3. Auditions #3 (Greensboro, NC)2006-01-24

4. Auditions #4 (San Francisco, CA)2006-01-25

5. Auditions #5 (Las Vegas, NV)2006-01-31

6. Auditions #6 (Austin, TX)2006-02-01

7. Auditions #7 (Boston, MA)2006-02-07

8. Hollywood Round #12006-02-08

9. Hollywood Round #22006-02-14

10. Hollywood Round #32006-02-15

11. Performance Show Females #1 (top 12)2006-02-21

12. Top 12 Men Perform2006-02-22

13. and then there were 20...2006-02-23

14. Top 10 Women Perform2006-02-28

15. Performance Show Males #2 (top 10)2006-03-01

16. and then there were 16...2006-03-02

17. Performance Show Females #3 (top 8)2006-03-07

18. Performance Show Males #3 (top 8)2006-03-08

19. and then there were 12...2006-03-09

20. Top 12 perform live2006-03-14

21. and then there were 11...2006-03-15

22. Top 11 perform live2006-03-21

23. and then there were 10...2006-03-22

24. Top 10 perform live2006-03-28

25. and then there were 9...2006-03-29

26. Top 9 perform live2006-04-04

27. and then there were 8...2006-04-05

28. Top 8 perform live2006-04-11

29. and then there were 7...2006-04-12

30. Top 7 perform live2006-04-18

31. and then there were 6...2006-04-19

32. Top 6 perform live2006-04-25

33. and then there were 5...2006-04-26

34. Top 5 perform live2006-05-02

35. and then there were 4...2006-05-03

36. Top 4 perform live2006-05-09

37. and then there were 3...2006-05-10

38. Top 3 perform live2006-05-16

39. and then there were 2...2006-05-17

40. Top 2 perform live2006-05-23

41. The Finale2006-05-24