Taylor Hicks, the 29 year old singer from Birmingham, Alabama and leader of the 'soul patrol' was the winner of American Idol's season five. With him in the finals was Katharine McPhee - a 21 year old from Los Angeles.
Voted out of the final 12:
Katharine McPhee - 21 yrs old from Los Angeles, CA
Elliott Yamin - 27 yrs old from Richmond, VA
Chris Daughtry - 26 yrs old from McLeansville, NC
Paris Bennett - 17 yrs old from Fayetteville, GA
Kellie Pickler - 19 yrs old from Albemarle, NC
Ace Young - 25 yrs old from Denver, CO
Bucky Covington - 28 yrs old from Rockingham, NC
Mandisa - 29 yrs old from Antioch, TN
Lisa Tucker - 16 yrs old from Anaheim, CA
Kevin Covais - 16 yrs old from Levettown, NY
Melissa McGhee - 21 yrs old from Tampa, FL
The contestants who received the lowest vote totals after the third round were:
Ayla Brown - 17 yrs old from Wrentham, MA
Kinnik Sky - 28 yrs old from Duluth, GA
Gedeon McKinnney - 17 yrs old from Memphis, TN
Will Makar - 17 yrs old from The Woodlands, TX
The contestants who received the lowest vote totals after the second round were:
Heather Cox - 22 yrs old from Jonesville, NC
David Radford - 17 yrs old from Crystal Lake, IL
Jose 'Sway' Penala - 28 yrs old from S San Francisco, CA
Brenna Gethers - 25 yrs old from Mt Vernon, NY
The contestants who received the lowest vote totals in the first round were: