American Idol/Episode 541

Episode 541 The Grand Finale
Season 5, Episode 41
Airdate	May 24, 2006
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American Idol — Season Five

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Episode 541 is the forty-first episode of the fifth season of American Idol, and episode one hundred and eighty-eight overall.

Judges: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul & Randy Jackson

Contestants: Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee

Guest Starring: Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, Paris Bennett, Kellie Pickler, Ace Young, Bucky Covington, Mandisa Hundley, Lisa Tucker, Kevin Covais, Melissa McGhee, Carrie Underwood, Becky O'Donohue, Jessie O'Donohue, Tamyra Gray, Al Jarreau, Live, Meatloaf, Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, Clay Aiken, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Prince

Trivia

The Show

• Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee & the Top 12 - I Made It Through The Rain (Barry Manilow)
• Paris Bennett & Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together
• Chris Daughtry & Live - Mystery
• Katharine McPhee & Meatloaf - It's All Coming Back To Me Now (Celine Dion)
• The Top 12 Guys - Takin' Care of Business / Tobacco Road / Don't Stop
• Elliott Yamin & Mary J. Blige - One (U2)
• Carrie Underwood - Don't Forget To Remember Me
• Taylor Hicks & Toni Braxton - In The Ghetto (Elvis Presley)
• The Top 12 Girls - Man! I Feel Like A Woman! / Trouble / Woman / A Natural Woman / I'm Every Woman
• Clay Aiken - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Elton John)
• The Top 12 & Burt Bacharach
  - What The World Needs Now / The Look of Love / I'll Never Fall In Love Again / Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head / I Say A Little Prayer / Alfie / A House is Not A Home / What's New Pussycat? / The Best That You Can Do / Close To You
• Dionne Warwick & Burt Bacharach - Walk On By / That's What Friends Are For
• The Brokenote Cowboys - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Willie Nelson)
• Prince - Lolita / Satisfied
• Taylor Hicks & Katharine McPhee - [I've Had] The Time of My Life (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)
• Taylor Hicks - Do I Make You Proud

Reviews

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