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5 Finalists Remain And America Makes A Difference, Idol Gives Back Part 2

Episode Number: 222    Season Num: 6    First Aired: Wednesday April 25, 2007    Prod Code: n/a
Last night, American Idol and the Charity Projects Entertainment Fund made history when the Top 6 finalists sang their hearts out and viewers helped change the lives of the less fortunate here in America and in Africa when each of their millions of votes netted a charitable donation. Find out tonight live, during this star-studded evening, who will sing again next week and who will go home. World-renowned artists and celebrities scheduled to appear include Kelly Clarkson, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Forest Whitaker, Gwen Stefani, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Annie Lennox and Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat), among many others. In addition, America will have an opportunity to make their own donations

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Recurring Role: Carrie Underwood (Performs)
Guest Star: Ellen DeGeneres (Co-Host),  Rascal Flatts (Performs),  Celine Dion (Performs),  Annie Lennox (Performs),  Il Divo (Performs),  Josh Groban (Performs),  Kelly Clarkson (Performs),  Earth, Wind & Fire (Performs)

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Celine Dion and Elvis perform "If I Can Dream". (edit)
Earth, Wind & Fire sang a medley of "Boogie Wonderland", "Shining Star" and "September". (edit)
Audience Members included: Sanjaya & Shyamali Malakar, Tom Anderson(MySpace creator), Seal, Jack Black. (edit)
Voted off:
No One (edit)
Annie Lennox sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel. (edit)

Quotes

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Simon: (after Jack Black sang) You were better than Sanjaya. (edit)

Trivia

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During Celine Dion and Elvis' performance the idols got up to sing backup. But there were seven of them instead of six. Sanjaya was there since it was pre-taped before he was sent home. (edit)
The top 6 sang "Time To Care" written by Quincy Jones. (edit)
The top 6 sang "American Prayer" by Bono. (edit)
This results show marks the second time where no one is sent home.
The first was after Corey Clark was kicked off, that result show ended in no one being voted off. (edit)

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9.1
Superb
5 Finalists Remain And America Makes A Difference, Idol Gives Back Part 2
"A very special episode"
So many performances, so many stars, and so many people donating to charity. Good episode!
Continue » Posted May 3, 2007 7:43 pm PST
6.8
Fair
5 Finalists Remain And America Makes A Difference, Idol Gives Back Part 2
"Tearjerker"
very touching, but could have been better.
Continue » Posted May 3, 2007 2:17 pm PST
9.0
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5 Finalists Remain And America Makes A Difference, Idol Gives Back Part 2
"Painful to watch"
I felt like I was watching an infomercal
Continue » Posted May 2, 2007 10:00 am PST
7.6
Good
5 Finalists Remain And America Makes A Difference, Idol Gives Back Part 2
"Out of character"
In a word, 'shocking.' When the six became two and the two became one I knew the Idol first had to have been something pleasant given the season of giving.
Continue » Posted Apr 29, 2007 8:10 pm PST
9.7
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5 Finalists Remain And America Makes A Difference, Idol Gives Back Part 2
"A very special episode"
Wow!
Continue » Posted Apr 28, 2007 1:46 pm PST
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