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Season 9
Top 8 Girls
Originally aired: Tuesday March 9, 2010
Music from Billboard's Charts
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Katie Stevens
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"Breakaway" |
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Siobhan Magnus
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"House of the Rising Sun" |
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Lacey Brown
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"The Story" |
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Katelyn Epperly
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"I Feel the Earth Move" |
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Carole King's version: |
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Didi Benami
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"Rhiannon" |
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Fleetwood Mac's version: |
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Paige Miles
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"Smile" |
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Michael Jackson's version: |
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Crystal Bowersox
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"Give Me One Reason" |
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Tracy Chapman's version: |
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Lilly Scott
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"I Fall to Pieces" |
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Results Show
Originally aired: Thursday March 4, 2010
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| Top 20 | "I Gotta Feelin'" | → | → | The Black Eyed Peas' version: |
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John Park
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"Gravity" |
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John Mayer's version: |
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Jermaine Sellers
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"What's Goin' On" |
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Marvin Gaye's version: |
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Danny Gokey |
"My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" | → | → |
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Michelle Delamor
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"With Arms Wide Open" |
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Creed's version: |
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| Will Young | "Leave Right Now" | → | → |
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Haeley Vaughn
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"The Climb" |
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Top 10 Girls
Originally aired: Wednesday March 3, 2010
Music from Billboard's Charts
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Crystal Bowersox
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"As Long As I Can See the Light" |
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's version: |
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Haeley Vaughn
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"The Climb" |
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Miley Cyrus' version: |
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Lacey Brown
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"Kiss Me" |
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Sixpence None the Richer's version: |
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Katie Stevens
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"Put Your Records On" |
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Corinne Bailey Rae's version: |
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Didi Benami
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"Lean on Me" |
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Bill Withers' version: |
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Michelle Delamor
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"With Arms Wide Open" |
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Creed's version: |
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Lilly Scott
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"A Change is Gonna Come" |
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Sam Cooke's version: |
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Katelyn Epperly
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"The Scientist" |
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Coldplay's version: |
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Paige Miles
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"Walk Away" |
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Kelly Clarkson's version: |
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Siobhan Magnus
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"Think" |
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Top 10 Guys
Originally aired: Tuesday March 2, 2010
Music from Billboard's Charts
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Michael Lynche
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"This Is A Man's World" |
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James Brown's version: |
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John Park
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"Gravity" |
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John Mayer's version: |
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Casey James
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"I Don't Want to Be" |
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Gavin DeGraw's version: |
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Alex Lambert
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"Everybody Knows" |
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John Legend's version: |
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Todrick Hall
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"What's Love Got to Do With It" |
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Tina Turner's version: |
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Jermaine Sellers
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"What's Goin' On" |
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Marvin Gaye's version: |
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Andrew Garcia
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"You Give Me Something" |
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James Morrison's version: |
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Aaron Kelly
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"My Girl" |
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The Temptations' version: |
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Tim Urban
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"Come On Get Higher" |
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Matt Nathanson's version: |
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Lee Dewyze
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"Lips Of An Angel" |
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Hinder's version: |
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Results Show
Originally aired: Thursday February 25, 2010
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"What About Love" |
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"Happy" |
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Leona Lewis' version: |
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Joe Munoz
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"You and I Both" |
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Jason Mraz's version: |
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Tyler Grady
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"American Woman" |
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Top 12 Guys
Originally aired: Wednesday February 24, 2010
Music from Billboard's Charts
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Todrick Hall
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"Since U Been Gone" |
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Kelly Clarkson's version: |
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Aaron Kelly
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"Here Comes Goodbye" |
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Jermaine Sellers
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"Get Here" |
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Tim Urban
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"Apologize" |
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OneRepublic's version: |
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Joe Munoz
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"You and I Both" |
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Jason Mraz's version: |
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Tyler Grady
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"American Woman" |
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Lee Dewyze
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"Chasing Cars" |
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Snow Patrol's version: |
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John Park
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"God Bless the Child" |
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Billie Holiday's version: |
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Michael Lynche
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"This Love" |
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Maroon 5's version: |
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Alex Lambert
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"Wonderful World" |
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James Morrison's version: |
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Casey James
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"Heaven" |
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Andrew Garcia
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"Sugar, We're Goin' Down" |
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Top 12 Girls
Originally aired: Tuesday February 23, 2010
Music from Billboard's Charts
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Paige Miles
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"All Right Now" |
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Free's version: |
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Ashley Rodriguez
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"Happy" |
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Leona Lewis' version: |
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Janell Wheeler
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"What About Love" |
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Heart's version: |
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Lilly Scott
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"Fixing a Hole" |
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Katelyn Epperly
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"Oh, Darlin'" |
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The Beatles' version: | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Haeley Vaughn
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"I Wanna Hold Your Hand" |
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The Beatles' version: | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Lacey Brown
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"Landslide" |
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Fleetwood Mac's version: |
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Michelle Delamor
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"Fallin'" |
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Alicia Keys' version: |
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Didi Benami
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"The Way I Am" |
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Ingrid Michaelson's version: |
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Siobhan Magnus
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"Wicked Game" |
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Chris Isaak's version: |
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Crystal Bowersox
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"Hand in My Pocket" |
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Alanis Morissette's version: |
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Katie Stevens
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"Feelin' Good" |
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Michael Buble's version: |
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Season 8
Top 8
Originally aired: Tuesday April 7, 2009
Music From the Year They Were Born
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Danny Gokey | "Stand By Me" | COMING SOON! | Mickey Gilley's version: |
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Kris Allen | "All She Wants to Do is Dance" | COMING SOON! | Don Henley's version: |
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Lil Rounds | "What's Love Got to Do With It" | COMING SOON! | Tina Turner's version: |
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Anoop Desai | "True Colors" | COMING SOON! | Cyndi Lauper's version: |
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Scott MacIntyre | "The Search is Over" | COMING SOON! | Survivor's version: |
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Allison Iraheta | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | COMING SOON! | Bonnie Raitt's version: |
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Matt Giraud | "Part-Time Lover" | COMING SOON! | Stevie Wonder's version: |
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Adam Lambert | "Mad World" | COMING SOON! | Tears for Fears' version: |
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RESULTS SHOW - Top 9
Originally aired: Wednesday April 1, 2009
Top iTunes Downloads
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Top 9
Originally aired: Tuesday March 31, 2009
Top iTunes Downloads
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Anoop Desai | "Caught Up" | COMING SOON! | Usher's version: |
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Megan Joy | "Turn Your Lights Down Low" | COMING SOON! | Bob Marley & Lauryn Hill's version: |
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Danny Gokey | "What Hurts the Most" | COMING SOON! | Rascal Flatts' version: |
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Allison Iraheta | "Don't Speak" | COMING SOON! | No Doubt's version: |
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Scott MacIntyre | "Just the Way You Are" | COMING SOON! | Billy Joel's version: |
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Matt Giraud | "You Found Me" | COMING SOON! | The Fray's version: |
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Lil Rounds | "I Surrender" | COMING SOON! | Celine Dion's version: |
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Adam Lambert | "Play That Funky Music" | COMING SOON! | Wild Cherry's version: |
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Kris Allen | "Ain't No Sunshine" | COMING SOON! | Bill Withers' version: |
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RESULTS SHOW - Top 10
Originally aired: Thursday March 26, 2009
Motown
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Top 10
Originally aired: Wednesday March 25, 2009
Motown
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Matt Giraud | "Let's Get It On" | COMING SOON! | Marvin Gaye's version: |
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Kris Allen | "How Sweet It Is" | COMING SOON! | Marvin Gaye's version: |
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Scott MacIntyre | "You Can't Hurry Love" | COMING SOON! | Diana Ross & The Supremes' version: |
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Megan Joy | "For Once In My Life" | COMING SOON! | Stevie Wonder's version: |
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Anoop Desai | "Ooh Baby, Baby" | COMING SOON! | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles' version: |
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Michael Sarver | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | COMING SOON! | The Temptations' version: |
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Lil Rounds | "Heatwave" | COMING SOON! | Martha Reeves & The Vandellas' version: |
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Adam Lambert | "Tracks of My Tears" | COMING SOON! | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles' version: |
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Danny Gokey | "Get Ready" | COMING SOON! | The Temptations' version: |
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Allison Iraheta | "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | COMING SOON! | The Temptations' version: |
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RESULTS SHOW - Top 11
Originally aired: Wednesday March 18, 2009
Grand Ole Opry
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Brad Paisley | "Then" |
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Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis | "I Told You So" |
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"Jolene" | COMING SOON! | Dolly Parton's version: |
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Top 11
Originally aired: Tuesday March 17, 2009
Grand Ole Opry
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Michael Sarver | "Ain't Goin' Down Til the Sun Comes Up" | COMING SOON! | Garth Brooks' version: | n/a |
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Allison Iraheta | "Blame It On Your Heart" | COMING SOON! | Patty Loveless' version: |
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Kris Allen | "To Make You Feel My Love" | COMING SOON! | Garth Brooks' version: | n/a |
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Lil Rounds | "Independence Day" | COMING SOON! | Martina McBride's version: |
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Adam Lambert | "Ring of Fire" | COMING SOON! | Johnny Cash's version: |
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Scott MacIntyre | "Wild Angels" | COMING SOON! | Martina McBride's version: |
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Alexis Grace |
"Jolene" | COMING SOON! | Dolly Parton's version: |
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Danny Gokey | "Jesus, Take the Wheel" | COMING SOON! | Carrie Underwood's version: |
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Anoop Desai | "Always on My Mind" | COMING SOON! | Willie Nelson's version: |
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Megan Joy | "Walkin' After Midnight" | COMING SOON! | Patsy Cline's version: |
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Matt Giraud | "So Small" | COMING SOON! | Carrie Underwood's version: |
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RESULTS SHOW - Top 13
Originally aired: Wednesday March 11, 2009
The Music of Michael Jackson
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Jasmine Murray | "I'll Be There" | COMING SOON! |
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Kanye West | "Heartless" |
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Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" |
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Jorge Nunez | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | COMING SOON! |
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Top 13
Originally aired: Tuesday March 10, 2009
The Music of Michael Jackson
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Lil Rounds | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | COMING SOON! |
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Scott MacIntyre | "Keep the Faith" | COMING SOON! |
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Danny Gokey | "P.Y.T." | COMING SOON! |
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Michael Sarver | "You Are Not Alone" | COMING SOON! |
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Jasmine Murray | "I'll Be There" | COMING SOON! |
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Kris Allen | "Remember the Time" | COMING SOON! |
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Allison Iraheta | "Give In to Me" | COMING SOON! |
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Anoop Desai | "Beat It" | COMING SOON! |
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Jorge Nunez | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | COMING SOON! |
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Megan Joy Corkrey | "Rockin' Robin" | COMING SOON! |
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Adam Lambert | "Black or White" | COMING SOON! |
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Matt Giraud | "Human Nature" | COMING SOON! |
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Alexis Grace |
"Dirty Diana" | COMING SOON! |
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Group 3 - Wild Card Show
Originally aired: Thursday March 5, 2009
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Jesse Langseth | "Tell Me Something Good" |
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Chaka Khan & Rufus' version: |
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Matt Giraud | "Who's Lovin' You" |
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Jackson 5's version: |
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Megan Joy Corkrey | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" |
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KT Tunstall's version: |
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Von Smith | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" |
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Elton John's version: |
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Jasmine Murray | "Reflection" |
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Christina Aguilera's version: |
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Ricky Braddy | "Superstition" |
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Stevie Wonder's version: |
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Tatiana Del Toro | "Saving All My Love for You" |
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Whitney Houston's version: |
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Anoop Desai | "My Prerogative" |
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Bobby Brown's version: |
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Group 3 - Results Show
Originally aired: Wednesday March 4, 2009
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The Group | "Hot 'n' Cold" | Katy Perry's version: |
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Lil Rounds | "Be Without You" |
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Mary J. Blige's version: |
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Scott MacIntyre | "Mandolin Rain" |
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Bruce Hornsby's version: |
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Jorge Nunez | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" |
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"Elton John's version: |
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Group 3
Originally aired: Tuesday March 3, 2009
Billboard Hot 100 Hits
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Von Smith | "You're All I Need to Get By" |
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Marvin Gaye's version: |
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Taylor Vaifanua | "If I Ain't Got You" |
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Alicia Keys' version: |
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Alex Wagner-Trugman |
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" |
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Elton John's version: |
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Arianna Afsar | "The Winner Takes It All" |
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ABBA's version: |
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Ju'Not Joyner | "Hey There Delilah" |
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The Plain White T's' version: |
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Kristen McNamara | "Give Me One Reason" |
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Tracy Chapman's version: |
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Nathaniel Marshall | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" |
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Meat Loaf's version: |
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Felicia Barton | "No One" |
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Alicia Keys' version: |
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Scott MacIntyre | "Mandolin Rain" |
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Bruce Hornsby's version: |
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Kendall Beard | "This One's for the Girls" |
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Martina McBride's version: |
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Jorge Nunez | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" |
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"Elton John's version: |
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Lil Rounds | "Be Without You" |
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Mary J. Blige's version: |
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Group 2 - Results Show
Originally aired: Thursday February 26, 2009
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The Group | "Closer" | Ne-Yo's version: |
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Allison Iraheta | "Alone" |
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Heart's version: |
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Kris Allen | "Man in the Mirror" |
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Michael Jackson's version: |
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Brooke White | "Hold Up My Heart" |
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Adam Lambert | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" |
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The Rolling Stones' version: |
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Group 2
Originally aired: Wednesday February 25, 2009
Billboard Hot 100 Hits
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Jasmine Murray | "Love Song" |
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Sara Bareilles' version: |
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Matt Giraud | "Viva la Vida" |
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Coldplay's version: |
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Jeanine Vailes |
"This Love" |
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Maroon 5's version: |
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Nick Mitchell (a.k.a Norman Gentle) |
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" |
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Jennifer Holliday's version: |
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Allison Iraheta | "Alone" |
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Heart's version: |
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Kris Allen | "Man in the Mirror" |
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Michael Jackson's version: |
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Megan Joy Corkrey | "Put Your Records On" |
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Corinne Bailey Rae's version: |
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Matt Breitzke | "If You Could Only See" |
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Tonic's version: |
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Jesse Langseth | "Bette Davis Eyes" |
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Kim Carnes' version: |
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Kai Kalama | "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" |
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Jimmy Ruffin's version: |
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Mishavonna Henson | "Drops of Jupiter" |
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Train's version: |
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Adam Lambert | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" |
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The Rolling Stones' version: |
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Group 1 - Results Show
Originally aired: Wednesday February 18, 2009
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Alexis Grace |
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Michael Sarver | "I Don't Want to Be" |
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Carly Smithson & Michael Johns | "The Letter" | Joe Cocker's version: |
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Danny Gokey | "Hero" |
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Group 1
Originally aired: Tuesday February 17, 2009
Billboard Hot 100 Hits
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Jackie Tohn | "A Little Less Conversation" |
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Ricky Braddy | "A Song for You" |
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Leon Russell's version: |
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Alexis Grace |
"I Never Loved a Man" |
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Aretha Franklin's version: |
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Brent Keith | "Hicktown" |
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Jason Aldean's version: |
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Stevie Wright | "You Belong with Me" |
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Taylor Swift's version: |
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Anoop Desai | "Angel of Mine" |
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Monica's version: |
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Casey Carlson | "Every Little Thing (S)He Does is Magic" |
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The Police's version: |
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Michael Sarver | "I Don't Want to Be" |
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Gavin DeGraw's version: |
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Ann Marie Boskovich | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" |
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Aretha Franklin's version: |
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Stephen Fowler | "Rock with You" |
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Michael Jackson's version: |
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Tatiana Del Toro | "Saving All My Love for You" |
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Whitney Houston's version: |
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Danny Gokey | "Hero" |
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Mariah Carey's version: |
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Season 7
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FINALE!
DAVID COOK IS THE NEW AMERICAN IDOL!
Originally aired: Wednesday May 21, 2008
(in order of appearance)
Top 12 Performance: "Get Ready" -
video:
(Click here for The Temptations' version: )
David Cook and David Archuleta performed
"Hero" - video: (Click here for Chad Kroeger's version: )
Syesha Mercado and Seal performed "Waiting for
You" (Click here for Seal's version: )
Jason Castro performed "Hallelujah"
(Click here for Jason's previous performance: ,
and here for Jeff Buckley's version: )
Ford commercial: "Let the Good Times Roll"
Top 6 Girls Medley: "She Works Hard for the
Money", "Hot Stuff" (Click here for
the originals by Donna Summer:
and )
Donna Summer and the Top 6 Girls performed
"Stamp Your Feet", "Last Dance" (Click
here for the originals by Donna Summer:
and )
Carly Smithson and Michael Johns performed
"The Letter" (Click here for The Box Tops'
version: )
Top 6 Guys Medley: "Summer of '69", "Heaven"
(Click here for the originals by Bryan Adams:
and )
Bryan Adams and the Top 6 Guys performed "I
Thought I'd Seen Everything", "Somebody" (Click here for the
originals by Bryan Adams:
and )
David Cook and ZZ Top performed "Sharp Dressed
Man" (Click here for ZZ Top's version: )
Brooke White and Graham Nash performed "Teach
Your Children" (Click here for Crosby, Stills, Nash &
Young's version: )
The Jonas Brothers performed "S.O.S."
Renaldo Lapuz performed
"I Am Your Brother" (Click here for the video from his
previous performance: )
David Archuleta and
OneRepublic performed "Apologize"
(Click here for the original by OneRepublic: )
Jordin Sparks performed
"One Step at a Time"
Gladys Knight and "the
Pips" performed "Midnight Train to Georgia"
(This is the video with Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey, Jr.)
Carrie Underwood
performed "Last Name"
Top 12 Medley: "Faith",
"Father Figure", "Freedom"
(Click here for the originals by George Michael: "Faith" ,
"Father Figure" ,
"Freedom" )
George Michael performed
"Praying for Time"
IDOL WINNER DAVID COOK PERFORMED "TIME
OF MY LIFE"
(Click here for David's video: )
Top 2
Originally aired: Tuesday May 20, 2008
(in order of appearance)
David Cook performed "I
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
(Click here for U2's version: )
David Archuleta performed "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Click here for Elton
John's version: )
David Cook performed "Dream
Big"
David Archuleta performed "In
This Moment"
David Cook performed "The
World I Know" (Click here for Collective Soul's
version: )
David Archuleta performed
"Imagine" (To hear the original
version of this song by John Lennon, click here: )
"Celebrate Me Home" performed by Ruben
Studdard
Results
Originally aired: Wednesday May 14, 2008
(in order of appearance)
Top 3 Performance: "Ain't No Stopping Us
Now" video: (Click here for McFadden and Whitehead's version: )
Ford commercial: "Heaven" (Click
here for Los Lonely Boys' version: )
Fantasia performed "Bore Me (Yawn)"
during David Archuleta's visit home:
("Imagine" performed by David Archuleta
)
("Best Days" performed by Graham Colton
)
during Syesha's visit home:
("I'm Coming Out" performed by Diana Ross
)
("Home" performed by Sheryl Crow
)
("Proud Mary" performed by Syesha Mercado)
("I Believe" performed by Fantasia
