American Idol ( season 4 ) - wikipedia American Idol ( season 4 ) American Idol Season 4 Broadcast from January 18 -- May 25, 2005 Judges Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Randy Jackson Host ( s ) Ryan Seacrest Broadcaster Fox Broadcasting Company Finals venue Kodak Theatre Winner Carrie Underwood Origin Checotah, Oklahoma, U.S. Song `` Inside Your Heaven '' Genre ( s ) Country Runner - up Bo Bice Chronology ◀ 2005 ▶ The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18, 2005 and continued until May 25, 2005. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge. Carrie Underwood won the season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale. Underwood has since gone on to become a seven - time Grammy - winning country megastar. Contents 1 Changes 2 Regional auditions 3 Hollywood week 4 Green mile 5 Semi-finals 5.1 Semi-finalists 5.2 Top 24 5.2. 1 Males 5.2. 2 Females 5.3 Top 20 5.3. 1 Males 5.3. 2 Females 5.4 Top 16 5.4. 1 Males 5.4. 2 Females 6 Finals 6.1 Finalists 6.2 Top 12 -- 1960s 6.3 Top 11 -- Billboard Number Ones 6.4 Top 10 -- 1990s 6.5 Top 9 -- Classic Broadway 6.6 Top 8 -- Songs from Birth Year 6.7 Top 7 -- 1970s Dance Music 6.8 Top 6 -- 21st Century 6.9 Top 5 -- Leiber & Stoller / Current week Billboard chart 6.10 Top 4 -- Country / Gamble & Huff 6.11 Top 3 -- Clive 's Choice, Idols ' Choice, Judges ' Choice 6.12 Finale -- Simon Fuller 's choice, Contestant 's choice & Winner 's single 7 Elimination chart 8 Contestants who appeared on other seasons / shows 9 DialIdol 10 Controversy 11 US Nielsen ratings 12 Music releases 13 See also 14 References 15 External links Changes While in the past seasons celebrity guest judges have been invited to participate during the competition, this was the first season where guest judges were invited to participate in the auditions. The music celebrities featured were : January 18 ( Washington auditions ), Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray January 25 ( New Orleans auditions ), Gene Simmons of KISS January 26 ( Las Vegas auditions ), Kenny Loggins February 1 ( Cleveland auditions ), LL Cool J February 2 ( San Francisco audition ), Brandy Where there were four judges present, three yeses were required for the auditioner to proceed on to Hollywood. It is also the first season in which the age limit was raised to 28, in order to increase variety. Among those who benefited from this new rule were Constantine Maroulis and Bo Bice, considered to be the eldest ( and most experienced ) of Idol contestants. They were also constantly mentioned by Ryan Seacrest and in the media as `` the two rockers '', since their long hair and choice of songs made them stand out from conventional Idol standards. Scott Savol and Nadia Turner also benefited from the change. Regional auditions Auditions for Season 4 started in August 2004 in Cleveland, Ohio. An audition was originally planned for Anchorage, Alaska, but that was cancelled about a month before due to possible schedule conflict as a result of hurricanes affecting the Orlando auditions. Auditions were held from August to October 2004, and over 100,000 people attended the auditions for the first time. Episode Air Date Audition City Date First Audition Venue Callback Date Callback Venue Golden Tickets January 18, 2005 Washington, D.C. August 18, 2004 Washington Convention Center August 20 -- 21, 2004 Renaissance Hotel Ninth St. 42 January 19, 2005 St. Louis, Missouri August 8, 2004 Edward Jones Dome August 2004 Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark 32 January 25, 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana August 31, 2004 Louisiana Superdome September 4 -- 5, 2004 The Roosevelt ( Fairmont ) 16 January 26, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada September 12, 2004 Orleans Arena September 15 -- 16, 2004 MGM Grand Conference Center 24 February 1, 2005 Cleveland, Ohio August 4, 2004 Cleveland Browns Stadium August 14 -- 15, 2004 Intercontinental Cleveland 32 Orlando, Florida August 26, 2004 Orange County Convention Center September 14, 2004 MGM Grand, Las Vegas 16 February 2, 2005 San Francisco, California October 5, 2004 Cow Palace October 7 -- 8, 2004 The Regency Center 32 Total Tickets to Hollywood 194 ^ a The audition venue was originally advertised to be Las Vegas Convention Center, but changed to Orleans Arena at the last minute. ^ b The contestants from the Orlando audition were moved to Las Vegas for the final round of the audition due to the impending Hurricane Ivan. It was originally scheduled for September 6 -- 7, 2004, but rescheduled to September 14, 2004 to coincide with the Las Vegas audition. The audition episodes featured the Molfetta twins multiple times. They first auditioned in New Orleans but both failed, Rich Molfetta tried again in Las Vegas and got through to the Hollywood, but J.P. Molfetta failed in his audition in San Francisco. Hollywood week There were 193 contestants in the Hollywood rounds. They were split into two groups to perform on separate day at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The contestants first chose from a list of 12 songs selected by the producers. They were separated into groups of boys and girls but they performed solo with piano accompaniment and back - up singers. Those who failed were eliminated after all in the group performed. 95 contestants were eliminated after this round but one, Marlea Stroman, left on her own free will and became the first ever contestants to choose to leave the American Idol competition. The remaining 97 contestants competed in the second round which featured group performances. The songs for the groups were Four Tops 's `` I Ca n't Help Myself '', The Temptations ' Get Ready, Barry Manilow 's `` Jump Shout Boogie '', The Marvelettes 's `` Please Mr. Postman '' and The Supremes ' `` Where Did Our Love Go ''. 75 remained after this round. In the last round they performed a capella. After their performance, the contestants were divided into 4 groups in separate rooms. Two groups eliminated and the number of contestant cut to 44. Green mile After further deliberation by the judges, 24 semi-finalists, 12 women and 12 men, were then selected. At Pasadena Civic Center, each contestant took the elevator from their holding room to the floor above, and in a walk that would later be dubbed the `` green mile '', to see the judges who would then reveal their fate to them. Semifinals Because of the highly unbalanced finals in Season 3 where female contestants formed the clear majority ( 8 to 4 ) of the Final 12, rules for the semifinals were changed so as to give an equal number of male and female finalists. From this season to season seven, and again for season nine, 12 men and 12 women competed separately on consecutive nights, with 2 of each gender being voted off each week in the result shows until 12 finalists were left, 6 men and 6 women. Semi-finalists Top 24 Males Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Nikko Smith `` Part - Time Lover '' ( Stevie Wonder ) Safe Scott Savol `` You Are My Lady '' ( Freddie Jackson ) Safe Anthony Fedorov `` Hold on to the Nights '' ( Richard Marx ) Safe Bo Bice `` Drift Away '' ( John Henry Kurtz ) Safe 5 Travis Tucker `` My Cherie Amour '' ( Stevie Wonder ) Safe 6 Constantine Maroulis `` Kiss from a Rose '' ( Seal ) Safe 7 David Brown `` Never Can Say Goodbye '' ( The Jackson 5 ) Safe 8 Jared Yates `` How Could I '' ( Marc Anthony ) Eliminated 9 Anwar Robinson `` Moon River '' ( Andy Williams ) Safe 10 Judd Harris `` Travelin ' Band '' ( Creedence Clearwater Revival ) Eliminated 11 Joseph Murena `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( Laura Branigan ) Safe 12 Mario Vazquez `` Do I Do '' ( Stevie Wonder ) Safe Females Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Vonzell Solomon `` ( Love Is Like a ) Heat Wave '' ( Martha and the Vandellas ) Safe Amanda Avila `` How Am I Supposed to Live Without You '' ( Laura Branigan ) Safe Janay Castine `` I Wanna Love You Forever '' ( Jessica Simpson ) Safe Carrie Underwood `` Could 've Been '' ( Tiffany ) Safe 5 Sarah Mather `` Get Ready '' ( The Temptations ) Eliminated 6 Melinda Lira `` The Power of Love '' ( Jennifer Rush ) Eliminated 7 Nadia Turner `` The Power of Love '' ( Ashley Cleveland ) Safe 8 Celena Rae `` I Will Love Again '' ( Lara Fabian ) Safe 9 Mikalah Gordon `` Young Hearts Run Free '' ( Candi Staton ) Safe 10 Lindsey Cardinale `` Standing Right Next to Me '' ( Karla Bonoff ) Safe 11 Jessica Sierra `` Against All Odds ( Take a Look at Me Now ) '' ( Phil Collins ) Safe 12 Aloha Mischeaux `` Work It Out '' ( Beyoncé ) Safe Top 20 Males Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Mario Vazquez `` I Love Music '' ( The O'Jays ) Safe Anwar Robinson `` What 's Going On '' ( Marvin Gaye ) Safe Joseph Murena `` Let 's Stay Together '' ( Al Green ) Eliminated David Brown `` All in Love Is Fair '' ( Stevie Wonder ) Eliminated 5 Constantine Maroulis `` Hard to Handle '' ( Otis Redding ) Safe 6 Scott Savol `` Never Too Much '' ( Luther Vandross ) Safe 7 Travis Tucker `` All Night Long ( All Night ) '' ( Lionel Richie ) Safe 8 Nikko Smith `` Let 's Get It On '' ( Marvin Gaye ) Safe 9 Anthony Fedorov `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' ( Foreigner ) Safe 10 Bo Bice `` Whipping Post '' ( The Allman Brothers Band ) Safe Females Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Aloha Mischeaux `` You Do n't Know My Name '' ( Alicia Keys ) Eliminated Lindsey Cardinale `` I Try to Think About Elvis '' ( Patty Loveless ) Safe Jessica Sierra `` A Broken Wing '' ( Martina McBride ) Safe Mikalah Gordon `` God Bless the Child '' ( Billie Holiday ) Safe 5 Celena Rae `` When the Lights Go Down '' ( Faith Hill ) Eliminated 6 Nadia Turner `` My Love '' ( Paul McCartney ) Safe 7 Amanda Avila `` Turn the Beat Around '' ( Vicki Sue Robinson ) Safe 8 Janay Castine `` Hit ' Em Up Style ( Oops ! ) '' ( Blu Cantrell ) Safe 9 Carrie Underwood `` Piece of My Heart '' ( Erma Franklin ) Safe 10 Vonzell Solomon `` If I Ai n't Got You '' ( Alicia Keys ) Safe Top 16 Males Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Scott Savol `` I Ca n't Help Myself '' ( The Four Tops ) Safe Bo Bice `` I 'll Be '' ( Edwin McCain ) Safe Anthony Fedorov `` I 've Got You '' ( Marc Anthony ) Safe Nikko Smith `` Georgia on My Mind '' ( Hoagy Carmichael ) Eliminated 5 Travis Tucker `` Every Little Step '' ( Bobby Brown ) Eliminated 6 Mario Vazquez `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' ( The Bee Gees ) Safe 7 Constantine Maroulis `` Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic '' ( The Police ) Safe 8 Anwar Robinson `` What a Wonderful World '' ( Louis Armstrong ) Safe ^ Note 1 Smith was originally eliminated during the results show. However, Vazquez withdrew the competition and Smith was called back to replace him for the final 12. Females Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Amanda Avila `` River Deep - Mountain High '' ( Ike & Tina Turner ) Eliminated Janay Castine `` Dreaming of You '' ( Selena ) Eliminated Carrie Underwood `` Because You Love Me '' ( Jo Dee Messina ) Safe Vonzell Solomon `` Respect '' ( Otis Redding ) Safe 5 Nadia Turner `` Try a Little Tenderness '' ( Ray Noble ) Safe 6 Lindsey Cardinale `` I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing '' ( Aerosmith ) Safe 7 Mikalah Gordon `` Somewhere '' ( Reri Grist ) Safe 8 Jessica Sierra `` Boys Are Back in Town '' ( The BusBoys ) Safe Finals Finalists Standing - Anthony Fedorov, Vonzelll Solomon, Bo Bice, Nikko Smith, Mikalah Gordon, Anwar Robinson, Nadia Turner, Lindsey Cardinale, Jessica Sierra Front - Scott Savol, Constantine Maroulis, Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood ( born March 10, 1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 21 years old at the start of the season ) is a farm girl from Checotah, Oklahoma and she auditioned in St. Louis, Missouri with Bonnie Raitt 's `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me ''. She performed Candi Staton 's `` Young Hearts Run Free '' in Hollywood week but forgot part of the lyrics. Bo Bice ( born November 1, 1975 in Huntsville, Alabama, 29 years old during the season ) is from Helena, Alabama, and auditioned in Orlando, Florida with The Allman Brothers Band 's `` Whipping Post ''. He performed The Box Tops 's `` The Letter '', The Temptations ' `` Get Ready '' for the group round in the Hollywood week. He wanted to introduce rock to American Idol. Prior to Idol he performed professionally and released an album with his band Purge. Vonzell Solomon ( born March 18, 1984 in Baxley, Georgia, aged 20 at the start of the season ) is from Fort Myers, Florida and auditioned in Orlando, Florida with Aretha Franklin 's `` Chain of Fools ''. She is proficient in the martial arts. She performed Whitney Houston 's `` How Will I Know '' in the Hollywood round. She now performs as a lead singer for Scott Bradlee 's Postmodern Jukebox. Anthony Fedorov ( born May 4, 1985 in Yalta, Ukraine, 19 years old at the show ) is from Trevose, Pennsylvania and auditioned in Cleveland, Ohio with Jon Secada 's `` Angel ''. He had difficulty breathing when he was little and had a tracheotomy about which his doctor expressed concern that he might not be able to speak again. He performed Diana Ross ' `` When You Tell Me That You Love Me '' and reprised Jon Secada 's `` Angel '' during Hollywood week. Scott Savol ( born April 30, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio, aged 28 at the start of the season ) is from Shaker Heights, Ohio and auditioned in Cleveland with The Carpenters ' `` Superstar ''. He performed Four Tops 's `` I Ca n't Help Myself '' in the group round in Hollywood week. Constantine Maroulis ( born September 17, 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, 29 in the show ) is from New York and auditioned in Washington DC with Aerosmith 's `` Cryin ' ''. He wanted to bring an edgy New York City 's rock and roll to American Idol. Prior to Idol he was in a band Pray for the Soul of Betty and worked in musical theatre. In the Hollywood week, he performed The Box Tops 's `` The Letter '' and Four Tops 's `` I Ca n't Help Myself '' for the group round. Anwar Robinson ( born April 21, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey, aged 25 at the start of the season ) is from East Orange, New Jersey and auditioned in Washington, DC. He was a music teacher before Idol. He performed Four Tops 's `` I Ca n't Help Myself '' for the group round in the Hollywood. Nadia Turner ( born January 11, 1977 in Miami, Florida, 28 during the show ) auditioned in San Francisco with Aretha Franklin 's `` Until You Come Back to Me ''. Nikko Smith ( born April 28, 1982 in San Diego, California, aged 22 at the start of the season ) is from St. Louis, Missouri and auditioned there with his birth name Osborne Smith. He performed Stevie Wonder 's `` All I Do ''. In Hollywood, he performed The Temptations ' Get Ready in Bo Bice 's group. Jessica Sierra ( born November 11, 1985 in Tampa, Florida, aged 19 at the start of the season ) auditioned in Orlando with Etta James ' `` At Last ''. She worked as a nanny before Idol. In the Hollywood week, she performed Diana Ross ' `` When You Tell Me That You Love Me '' Mikalah Gordon ( born January 14, 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada, 17 years old at the show ) auditioned in Las Vegas with Ella Fitzgerald 's `` Lullaby of Broadway '' and Lauryn Hill 's `` Killing Me Softly with His Song ''. She performed Dusty Springfield 's `` You Do n't Have to Say You Love Me '' in the Hollywood rounds. Lindsey Cardinale ( born February 5, 1985 in Hammond, Louisiana, 20 years old at the show ) is from Ponchatoula, Louisiana and auditioned in New Orleans with Karla Bonoff 's `` Standing Right Next to Me ''. She performed The Supremes ' `` Ai n't No Mountain High Enough '' during Hollywood week. Top 12 -- 1960s Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Jessica Sierra `` Shop Around '' ( The Miracles ) Bottom 3 Anwar Robinson `` A House is Not a Home '' ( Dionne Warwick ) Safe Mikalah Gordon `` Son of a Preacher Man '' ( Dusty Springfield ) Bottom 2 Constantine Maroulis `` You 've Made Me So Very Happy '' ( Brenda Holloway ) Safe 5 Lindsey Cardinale `` Knock on Wood '' ( Eddie Floyd ) Eliminated 6 Anthony Fedorov `` Breaking Up Is Hard to Do '' ( Neil Sedaka ) Safe 7 Nadia Turner `` You Do n't Have to Say You Love Me '' ( Dusty Springfield ) Safe 8 Bo Bice `` Spinning Wheel '' ( Blood, Sweat & Tears ) Safe 9 Vonzell Solomon `` Anyone Who Had Heart '' ( Dionne Warwick ) Safe 10 Scott Savol `` Ai n't Too Proud to Beg '' ( The Temptations ) Safe 11 Carrie Underwood `` When Will I Be Loved '' ( The Everly Brothers ) Safe 12 Nikko Smith `` I Want You Back '' ( The Jackson 5 ) Safe Result Show : When You Tell Me That You Love Me by Diana Ross. Top 11 -- Billboard number ones Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Anthony Fedorov `` I Knew You Were Waiting ( For Me ) '' ( Aretha Franklin / George Michael ) Bottom 3 Carrie Underwood `` Alone '' ( i - TEN ) Safe Scott Savol `` Against All Odds ( Take a Look at Me Now ) '' ( Phil Collins ) Safe Bo Bice `` Time in a Bottle '' ( Jim Croce ) Safe 5 Nikko Smith `` Incomplete '' ( Sisqó ) Safe 6 Vonzell Solomon `` Best of My Love '' ( The Emotions ) Safe 7 Constantine Maroulis `` I Think I Love You '' ( The Partridge Family ) Safe 8 Nadia Turner `` Time After Time '' ( Cyndi Lauper ) Bottom 2 9 Mikalah Gordon `` Love Will Lead You Back '' ( Taylor Dayne ) Eliminated 10 Anwar Robinson `` Ai n't Nobody '' ( Chaka Khan ) Safe 11 Jessica Sierra `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' ( Bonnie Tyler ) Safe Result Show : He Ai n't Heavy, He 's My Brother by Kelly Gordon. Note 1 : This song hit number one on the R&B chart. Top 10 -- 1990s Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Bo Bice `` Remedy '' ( The Black Crowes ) Safe Jessica Sierra `` On the Side of Angels '' ( LeAnn Rimes ) Eliminated Anwar Robinson `` I Believe I Can Fly '' ( R. Kelly ) Bottom 2 Nadia Turner `` I 'm the Only One '' ( Melissa Etheridge ) Bottom 3 5 Constantine Maroulis `` I Ca n't Make You Love Me '' ( Bonnie Raitt ) Safe 6 Nikko Smith `` Can We Talk '' ( Tevin Campbell ) Safe 7 Anthony Fedorov `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( Elton John ) Safe 8 Carrie Underwood `` Independence Day '' ( Martina McBride ) Safe 9 Scott Savol `` One Last Cry '' ( Brian McKnight ) Safe 10 Vonzell Solomon `` I Have Nothing '' ( Whitney Houston ) Safe Result Show : Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens Top 9 -- Classic Broadway Order Contestant Song ( musical ) Result Scott Savol `` The Impossible Dream ( The Quest ) '' ( `` Man of La Mancha '' ) Bottom 2 Constantine Maroulis `` My Funny Valentine '' ( `` Babes in Arms '' ) Safe Carrie Underwood `` Hello, Young Lovers '' ( `` The King and I '' ) Safe Vonzell Solomon `` People '' ( `` Funny Girl '' ) Bottom 3 5 Anthony Fedorov `` Climb Every Mountain '' ( `` The Sound of Music '' ) Safe 6 Nikko Smith `` One Hand, One Heart '' ( `` West Side Story '' ) Eliminated 7 Anwar Robinson `` If Ever I Would Leave You '' ( `` Camelot '' ) Safe 8 Bo Bice `` Corner of the Sky '' ( `` Pippin '' ) Safe 9 Nadia Turner `` As Long As He Needs Me '' ( `` Oliver ! '' ) Safe Top 8 -- songs from birth year Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Year Result Nadia Turner `` When I Dream '' ( Crystal Gayle ) 1977 Eliminated Bo Bice `` Free Bird '' ( Lynyrd Skynyrd ) Bottom 2 Anwar Robinson `` I 'll Never Love This Way Again '' ( Dionne Warwick ) 1979 Safe Anthony Fedorov `` Everytime You Go Away '' ( Hall & Oates ) 1985 Safe 5 Vonzell Solomon `` Let 's Hear It for the Boy '' ( Deniece Williams ) 1984 Safe 6 Scott Savol `` She 's Gone '' ( Hall & Oates ) 1976 Bottom 3 7 Carrie Underwood `` Love Is a Battlefield '' ( Pat Benatar ) Safe 8 Constantine Maroulis `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' ( Queen ) Safe Result Show : When You Tell Me That You Love Me by Diana Ross ( 1991 ). Top 7 -- 1970s dance music Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Constantine Maroulis `` Nights on Broadway '' ( Bee Gees ) Safe Carrie Underwood `` MacArthur Park '' ( Richard Harris ) Safe Scott Savol `` Everlasting Love '' ( Robert Knight ) Bottom 3 Anthony Fedorov `` Do n't Take Away the Music '' ( Tavares ) Bottom 3 5 Vonzell Solomon `` I 'm Every Woman '' ( Chaka Khan ) Safe 6 Anwar Robinson `` September '' ( Earth, Wind & Fire ) Eliminated 7 Bo Bice `` Vehicle '' ( The Ides of March ) Safe Result Show : You Can Shine by Earth, Wind & Fire Note 1 : Both Savol and Fedorov were in the Bottom 3 with Robinson, however it was never revealed whether they were in the Bottom 2 or not. Top 6 -- 21st Century Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Carrie Underwood `` When God - Fearin ' Women Get the Blues '' ( Martina McBride ) Safe Bo Bice `` I Do n't Want to Be '' ( Gavin DeGraw ) Safe Vonzell Solomon `` I Turn to You '' ( All - 4 - One ) Bottom 3 Anthony Fedorov `` I Surrender '' ( Celine Dion ) Bottom 2 5 Constantine Maroulis `` How You Remind Me '' ( Nickelback ) Eliminated 6 Scott Savol `` Dance With My Father '' ( Luther Vandross ) Safe Result Show : Emotion by Samantha Sang. Top 5 -- leiber & stoller / current week Billboard chart Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Anthony Fedorov `` Poison Ivy '' ( The Coasters ) Bottom 2 Scott Savol `` On Broadway '' ( The Crystals ) Eliminated Vonzell Solomon `` Treat Me Nice '' ( Elvis Presley ) Safe Bo Bice `` Stand By Me '' ( Ben E. King ) Safe 5 Carrie Underwood `` Trouble '' ( Elvis Presley ) Safe 6 Anthony Fedorov `` Incomplete '' ( Backstreet Boys ) Bottom 2 7 Scott Savol `` Everytime You Go Away '' ( Brian McKnight ) Eliminated 8 Vonzell Solomon `` When You Tell Me That You Love Me '' ( Diana Ross ) Safe 9 Bo Bice `` Heaven '' ( Los Lonely Boys ) Safe 10 Carrie Underwood `` Bless the Broken Road '' ( Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ) Safe Result Show : Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel. Top 4 -- Country / Gamble & Huff Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Carrie Underwood `` Sin Wagon '' ( Dixie Chicks ) Safe Bo Bice `` It 's a Great Day to Be Alive '' ( Jon Randall ) Safe Vonzell Solomon `` How Do I Live '' ( LeAnn Rimes ) Bottom 2 Anthony Fedorov `` I 'm Already There '' ( Lonestar ) Eliminated 5 Carrie Underwood `` If You Do n't Know Me by Now '' ( Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ) Safe 6 Bo Bice `` For the Love of Money '' ( The O'Jays ) Safe 7 Vonzell Solomon `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' ( Thelma Houston ) Bottom 2 8 Anthony Fedorov `` If You Do n't Know Me by Now '' ( Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ) Eliminated Result Show : Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers / Dolly Parton Top 3 -- Clive 's Choice, Idols ' Choice, Judges ' Choice Each contestant sang three songs. Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) -- Judge Result Vonzell Solomon `` I 'll Never Love This Way Again '' ( Dionne Warwick ) Eliminated Bo Bice `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( Elton John ) Safe Carrie Underwood `` Crying '' ( Roy Orbison ) Safe Vonzell Solomon `` Chain of Fools '' ( Aretha Franklin ) Eliminated 5 Bo Bice `` In a Dream '' ( Badlands ) Safe 6 Carrie Underwood `` Making Love Out of Nothing at All '' ( Air Supply ) Safe 7 Vonzell Solomon `` On the Radio '' ( Donna Summer ) -- Simon Cowell Eliminated 8 Bo Bice `` ( I Ca n't Get No ) Satisfaction '' ( The Rolling Stones ) -- Paula Abdul Safe 9 Carrie Underwood `` Man ! I Feel Like a Woman ! '' ( Shania Twain ) -- Randy Jackson Safe Finale -- Simon fuller 's choice, contestant 's choice & winner 's single Each contestant sang three songs. Order Contestant Song ( original artist ) Result Bo Bice `` Long, Long Road '' ( Appleton ) Runner - Up Carrie Underwood `` Inside Your Heaven '' ( Desmond Child ) Winner Bo Bice `` Vehicle '' ( The Ides of March ) Runner - Up Carrie Underwood `` Independence Day '' ( Martina McBride ) Winner 5 Bo Bice `` Inside Your Heaven '' ( Desmond Child ) Runner - Up 6 Carrie Underwood `` Angels Brought Me Here '' ( Guy Sebastian ) Winner Finale Result Show Performers Song Artist Top 12 finalists ( without the Top 2 ) `` Fun, Fun, Fun '' `` Barbara Ann '' `` In My Room '' `` Surfer Girl '' `` I Get Around '' `` Good Vibrations '' Beach Boys Bo Bice `` Vehicle '' The Ides Of March Carrie Underwood `` Angels Brought Me Here '' Guy Sebastian Top 2 finalists `` Up Where We Belong '' Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes Rascal Flatts with Carrie Underwood `` Bless the Broken Road '' Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Kenny G with Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson `` I Believe I Can Fly '' R. Kelly Kenny Wayne Shepherd with Constantine Maroulis, Jessica Sierra, Nadia Turner `` Walk This Way '' Aerosmith George Benson with Scott Savol, Nikko Smith `` On Broadway '' The Drifters Billy Preston with Vonzell Solomon With You I 'm Born Again Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright Babyface with Lindsey Cardinale, Mikalah Gordon `` Every Time I Close My Eyes '' Babyface Lynyrd Skynyrd with Bo Bice `` Sweet Home Alabama '' Lynyrd Skynyrd Carrie Underwood `` Inside Your Heaven '' Carrie Underwood The fourth - season finale featuring Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood aired May 24 May 25. It featured appearances by former auditioners, and celebrity cameos by Kenny G, Rascal Flatts, David Hasselhoff, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, George Benson, Billy Preston, Babyface and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The winner of the competition was Carrie Underwood, who would eventually become the second `` Idol '' winner to sweep all three major music awards ( American Music, Billboard, and Grammy Award ) in a single season ( for 2006 - 07 ). In a nod to the `` Diana knew she 'd been eliminated by the performance order '' controversy of Idol 3, neither contestant sang the winner 's single, `` Inside Your Heaven '', before the results were announced. Underwood 's first single, `` Inside Your Heaven '', debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 14, 2005 and had first - week sales of 170,000 copies. One week later, runner - up Bo Bice released his version of the song, which debuted at number two. Elimination chart Note : Bottom 2 indicates that the contestant was ' saved ' last. This may or may not indicate his or her actual vote rank. Legend Female Male Top 24 Top 12 Winner Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated Stage : Semi-Finals Finals Week : 2 / 23 3 / 2 3 / 9 3 / 16 3 / 24 3 / 30 4 / 6 4 / 13 4 / 20 4 / 27 5 / 4 5 / 11 5 / 18 5 / 25 Place Contestant Result Carrie Underwood Winner Bo Bice Bottom 2 Runner - Up Vonzell Solomon Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Elim Anthony Fedorov Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Bottom 2 Elim 5 Scott Savol Bottom 2 Bottom 3 Bottom 3 Elim 6 Constantine Maroulis Elim 7 Anwar Robinson Bottom 2 Elim 8 Nadia Turner Bottom 2 Bottom 3 Elim 9 Nikko Smith Elim Elim 10 Jessica Sierra Bottom 3 Elim 11 Mikalah Gordon Bottom 2 Elim 12 Lindsey Cardinale Elim 13 Mario Vasquez WD 14 - 16 Amanda Avila Elim Janay Castine Travis Tucker 17 - 20 Joseph Murena Elim David Brown Aloha Mischeaux Celena Rae 21 - 24 Judd Harris Elim Sarah Mather Jared Yates Melinda Lira ^ Note 1 Nikko Smith was originally eliminated in a semi-finals, but was called back after Mario Vasquez withdrew from the competition for personal reasons. ^ Note 2 Owing to a mix - up in which incorrect phone numbers were displayed on - screen for three contestants during the March 22 performance show, American Idol eliminated nobody on its Wednesday, March 23 results show and instead conducted a full re-vote. Mikalah Gordon was sent home on Thursday, March 24. Contestants who appeared on other seasons / shows Melissa Lawson, a member of this season 's top 75, was announced as the winner of the sixth season of Nashville Star on August 4, 2008. JR Aquino, who made it to Hollywood week, appeared on the third season of The Voice in 2012 and was eliminated during the battle rounds. Curtis Finch, Jr., a contestant of the twelfth season, who was originally auditioned for this season, did not make it past into the audition round. DialIdol The computer program DialIdol, which allows voters to autodial their votes and uses the dialing results to make predictions about the eliminations, was in development during season 4. It was finished by Top 6 week and was used to predict the voting results from the Top 6 to Top 2. However, the dialing program was not made available to the general public until season 5. Controversy During the season, Corey Clark, a season two contestant who was disqualified for having an undisclosed arrest record, alleged in an interview on ABC 's Primetime Live that he had an affair with Paula Abdul while on the show. The finale show included a parody segment spoofing the alleged scandal. Votefortheworst.com, which campaigned voting for Scott Savol, made headlines when Savol outlasted Constantine Maroulis and made it into the final five. On the Top 11, the show had a voting error in which three of the contestants had their numbers mixed up. The Wednesday show which was supposed to be the elimination night made fans revote again as the numbers were fixed and Thursday was the elimination. Bo Bice was revealed to have been arrested on a felony cocaine possession charge in June 2001 at a strip club in Madison County, Ala., and was also arrested two years later for marijuana possession, public intoxication, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Scott Savol was also revealed to have been convicted of a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct for domestic violence. However, no action was taken against either of them by the show producers because they had revealed their misdemeanor in advance. Us nielsen ratings Season 4 of American Idol had an overall average viewership of 26.8 million and was the top show for the 2004 -- 2005 TV season. Its Tuesday episodes averaged 27.32 million ( ranked first ) while the Wednesday episodes averaged 26.07 million ( ranked third ). It also drove Fox, for the first time ever, to become the top network in the 18 - to - 49 demographic for the season. hide Episode list Show Episode Air date Week rank 18 - 49 rating Viewers ( in millions ) `` Washington D.C. Auditions '' January 18, 2005 14.0 33.6 `` St. Louis Auditions '' January 19, 2005 11.2 26.7 `` New Orleans Auditions '' January 25, 2005 12.1 28.1 `` Las Vegas Auditions '' January 26, 2005 11.2 26.6 5 `` Cleveland & Orlando Auditions '' February 1, 2005 11.9 28.5 6 `` San Francisco Auditions '' February 2, 2005 10.9 26.2 7 `` Hollywood Week : Part 1 '' February 8, 2005 12.0 28.8 8 `` Hollywood Week : Part 2 '' February 9, 2005 11.4 26.1 9 `` Hollywood Week : Part 3 '' February 15, 2005 11.5 27.1 10 `` Hollywood Week : Part 4 '' February 16, 2005 11.5 26.3 11 `` Top 12 Men Perform '' February 21, 2005 6 9.9 23.5 12 `` Top 12 Women Perform '' February 22, 2005 11.5 28.3 13 `` Top 24 Results '' February 23, 2005 5 11.3 26.7 14 `` Top 10 Men Perform '' February 28, 2005 5 10.1 23.6 15 `` Top 10 Women Perform '' March 1, 2005 11.0 26.9 16 `` Top 20 Results '' March 2, 2005 10.3 24.3 17 `` Top 8 Men Perform '' March 7, 2005 10.1 23.9 18 `` Top 8 Women Perform '' March 8, 2005 11.7 27.7 19 `` Top 16 Results '' March 9, 2005 11.7 26.9 20 `` Top 12 Perform '' March 15, 2005 11.5 28.4 21 `` Top 12 Results '' March 16, 2005 10.8 24.7 22 `` Top 11 Perform '' March 22, 2005 11.6 27.6 23 `` Top 11 Finalists Repeat Special '' March 23, 2005 9.0 20.9 24 `` Top 11 Results '' March 24, 2005 8.6 20.2 25 `` Top 10 Perform '' March 29, 2005 11.0 26.4 26 `` Top 10 Results '' March 30, 2005 10.6 24.9 27 `` Top 9 Perform '' April 5, 2005 10.0 24.5 28 `` Top 9 Results '' April 6, 2005 10.2 24.1 29 `` Top 8 Perform '' April 12, 2005 10.7 25.6 30 `` Top 8 Results '' April 13, 2005 10.8 25.0 31 `` Top 7 Perform '' April 19, 2005 9.8 24.1 32 `` Top 7 Results '' April 20, 2005 9.8 22.7 33 `` Top 6 Perform '' April 26, 2005 10.8 25.5 34 `` Top 6 Results '' April 27, 2005 10.5 24.4 35 `` Top 5 Perform '' May 3, 2005 9.9 24.4 36 `` Top 5 Results '' May 4, 2005 10.8 25.4 37 `` Top 4 Perform '' May 10, 2005 10.2 24.7 38 `` Top 4 Results '' May 11, 2005 11.5 26.6 39 `` Top 3 Perform '' May 17, 2005 5 10.4 25.0 40 `` Top 3 Results '' May 18, 2005 11.8 27.9 41 `` Top 2 Perform '' May 24, 2005 11.6 28.1 42 `` American Idol Season 4 Finale '' May 25, 2005 12.5 30.3 Note 1 : The Top 11 Wednesday night was a repeat performance night due to a mix - up in the phone numbers for the contestants. The result show was moved to Thursday. Music releases The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists. Information The Showstoppers Released : May 17, 2005 Label : RCA Records Chart positions : 6 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : Gold U.S. sales : 332,000 Artist Information Carrie Underwood Some Hearts Released : November 15, 2005 Label : Arista Records Chart Positions : 2 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : 8x Platinum U.S. sales : 7,450,000 Carnival Ride Released : October 23, 2007 Label : Arista Nashville Chart Positions : 1 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : 4x Platinum U.S. sales : 3,400,000 Play On Released : November 3, 2009 Label : Arista Nashville Chart Positions : 1 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : 3x Platinum U.S. sales : 2,300,000 Blown Away Released : May 1, 2012 Label : Arista Nashville Chart Positions : 1 ( Billboard 200 ) U.S. sales : 1,700,000 RIAA Certification : 2x Platinum Storyteller Released : October 23, 2015 Label : Arista Nashville Chart Positions : 2 ( Billboard 200 ) U.S. sales : 752,100 RIAA Certification : Platinum Bo Bice The Real Thing Released : December 13, 2005 Label : RCA Records Chart Positions : 4 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : Gold U.S. sales : 672,000 Mario Vazquez Mario Vazquez Released : September 26, 2006 Label : J Records Chart Positions : 80 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : Uncertified U.S. sales : 56,000 Artist Information Bo Bice See the Light Released : October 23, 2007 Label : SugarMoney / StratArt Records Chart Positions : 150 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : -- U.S. sales : 62,000 Constantine Maroulis Constantine Released : August 7, 2007 Label : Sixth Place Records with Sony RED Distribution Chart Positions : 79 ( Billboard 200 ) RIAA Certification : U.S. sales : 25,000 Celena Rae Invisible Woman Released : 2007 Label : YMC Records Elizabeth Pha ( aka Chandara ) The Moon & the Stars Released : January 23, 2006 Label : Independent Jamie Paul Koehler It 's Christmas Time Released : 2005 Label : Independent Jared Yates All That I Am Released : 2007 Label : Independent Jeff Johnson Enter In Released : July 19, 2005 Label : Jeff Johnson Ministries Jeff Johnson Glorious Day Released : August 14, 2007 Label : Jeff Johnson Ministries Jessica Sierra Deepest Secret - EP Released : 2008 Label : Verge Judd Harris Fly ( with Visible from Space ) Released : April 11, 2006 Label : Independent Kurtis Parks Something for Everyone Released : 2005 Label : Independent Melinda Lira Melinda Released : 2005 Label : Independent Travis Tucker Live Released : 2008 Label : Independent Nadia Turner Standing On Love ( Single ) Released : 2008 Label : Independent Nikko Smith Revolution Released : 2008 Label : Independent Sarah Mather Another Day Released : April 1, 2007 Label : ? ? ? Source : Idolsmusic.com See also American Idols LIVE ! Tour 2005 References Jump up ^ Fox announces first ' American Idol 4 ' auditions, raises age limit to 28 Jump up ^ Alaska Airlines ' Last Chance ' Flight to Fame ' to Bring Musical Dreamers to Final ' American Idol ' Audition. Jump up ^ Wail Watch At ' Idol ' Jump up ^ A journalist 's American Idol audition story : If you believe, you can achieve a music dream Archived 2012 - 04 - 02 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ REACHING FOR THE STARS : It takes hours of idle time to become ` American Idol ' ^ Jump up to : ' American Idol 's ' Caldwell brawls Jump up ^ ' American Idol ' City by City Schedule Posted Here Archived 2012 - 04 - 02 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Thousands Flock To ' American Idol ' Tryouts In Orlando Jump up ^ American Idol 's Twin Twist Jump up ^ American Idol : Season 4 Recap Jump up ^ Foolish Hearts Jump up ^ Clark Snark Jump up ^ Andy Dehnart ( April 28, 2005 ). `` Constantine voted off American Idol 4 ; is Vote for the Worst campaign to blame ? ''. Jump up ^ `` Idol '' Finalist Dodged Cocaine, Pot Raps Jump up ^ American Idol Finalist 's Violence Rap Jump up ^ Bice Squad Jump up ^ I.T.R.S. Ranking Report Archived 2012 - 04 - 21 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Carrie 'd to Victory Jump up ^ Nets Set Their Sights on 2005 - 06 ^ Jump up to : AI week 1 Archived 2011 - 09 - 18 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : AI week 2 ^ Jump up to : AI week 3 ^ Jump up to : AI week 4 ^ Jump up to : AI week 5 ^ Jump up to : AI week 6 ^ Jump up to : AI week 7 Archived 2011 - 09 - 06 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : AI week 8 Archived 2007 - 09 - 30 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : EW - AI week 9 ^ Jump up to : EW - AI week 10 ^ Jump up to : EW - AI week 11 ^ Jump up to : AI week 12 Archived 2007 - 09 - 30 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : AI week 13 Archived 2006 - 04 - 21 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : AI week 14 ^ Jump up to : AI week 15 Archived 2009 - 02 - 21 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : AI week 16 ^ Jump up to : AI week 17 Archived 2011 - 09 - 18 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : AI week 18 Archived 2009 - 02 - 17 at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : AI week 19 Jump up ^ Idol anthology : Best initial sales ever External links Official American Idol Contestants Website American Idol ( Season 4 ) on IMDb American Idol ( Season 4 ) at TV.com American Idol season 4 Finalists Carrie Underwood Bo Bice Vonzell Solomon Anthony Fedorov Scott Savol Constantine Maroulis Anwar Robinson Nadia Turner Nikko Smith Jessica Sierra Mikalah Gordon Lindsey Cardinale Other sources Tour `` Inside Your Heaven '' American Idol Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Finalists Winners Kelly Clarkson Ruben Studdard Fantasia Barrino Carrie Underwood Taylor Hicks Jordin Sparks David Cook Kris Allen Lee DeWyze Scotty McCreery Phillip Phillips Candice Glover Caleb Johnson Nick Fradiani Trent Harmon Maddie Poppe Runners - up Justin Guarini Clay Aiken Diana DeGarmo Bo Bice Katharine McPhee Blake Lewis David Archuleta Adam Lambert Crystal Bowersox Lauren Alaina Jessica Sanchez Kree Harrison Jena Irene Clark Beckham La'Porsha Renae Caleb Lee Hutchinson Winners ' singles `` A Moment Like This '' `` Flying Without Wings '' `` I Believe '' `` Inside Your Heaven '' `` Do I Make You Proud '' `` This Is My Now '' `` The Time of My Life '' `` No Boundaries '' `` Beautiful Day '' `` I Love You This Big '' `` Home '' `` I Am Beautiful '' `` As Long as You Love Me '' `` Beautiful Life '' `` Falling '' `` Going Going Gone '' Concert tours 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 Related programming Idol ( franchise ) American Juniors Idol Christmas Idol Extra Idol Gives Back Idol Rewind World Idol Related articles Alumni album sales Alumni awards and nominations Alumni in film, television and theater Alumni single sales Compilation series Controversies Discography Finalists Hot 100 singles `` Judge Me Tender '' The American Idol Experience Video game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Idol_(season_4)&oldid=841700350 '' Categories : American Idol seasons 2005 American television seasons 2005 in American television 2005 in American music Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Gaeilge Bahasa Indonesia Русский Suomi ไทย Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 17 May 2018, at 13 : 50. 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Question: who won carrie underwood season of american idol
Answer: Carrie Underwood