Editing American Idol (section)

====Season 5 (2006)====
{{Main|American Idol season 5{{!}}''American Idol'' season 5}}
[[File:Taylor Hicks.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Taylor Hicks]], the [[American Idol season 5|fifth season]] winner]]
The fifth season began on January 17, 2006. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, and Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell returned as judges. It remains the highest-rated season in the show's run so far. Two of the more prominent contestants during the Hollywood round were the Brittenum twins who were later disqualified for [[identity theft]].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 17, 2007 |title=Disqualified Brittenum twins return for 'American Idol 7' auditions |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/disqualified-brittenum-twins-return-for-american-idol-7-auditions-5681.php |access-date=February 24, 2011 |publisher=Realitytvworld.com}}</ref>

[[Chris Daughtry]]'s performance of [[Fuel (band)|Fuel]]'s "[[Hemorrhage (In My Hands)]]" on the show was widely praised and led to an invitation to join the band as Fuel's new lead singer, an invitation he declined.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 12, 2006 |title=Chris Daughtry gets job offer from Fuel |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-05-12-daughtry-fuel_x.htm |access-date=February 24, 2011}}</ref> His performance of [[Live (band)|Live]]'s version of "[[I Walk the Line]]" was well received by the judges but later criticized in some quarters for not crediting the arrangement to Live.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=March 24, 2006 |title=Did 'Idol' Contender Daughtry Go Over The Line With 'Walk The Line' Cover? |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526988/20060324/cash_johnny.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304013212/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526988/20060324/cash_johnny.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2007 |access-date=February 24, 2011 |publisher=Mtv}}</ref> He was eliminated at the top four in a shocking result.

On May 30, 2006, [[Taylor Hicks]] was named ''American Idol'', with [[Katharine McPhee]] the runner-up. "[[Do I Make You Proud]]" was released as Hicks' first single and McPhee's was "[[My Destiny (Katharine McPhee song)|My Destiny]]".

Despite being eliminated earlier in the season, Chris Daughtry (as lead of the band [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]]) became the most successful recording artist from this season.<ref name="usatoday 2014">{{cite news |last=Bill Keveney |date=January 14, 2014 |title=TV Singing Shows Fail To Create Stars |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/01/14/tv-singing-shows-stars-story/4478095/}}</ref> Other contestants, such as Hicks, McPhee, [[Bucky Covington]], [[Mandisa]], [[Kellie Pickler]], and [[Elliott Yamin]] have had varying levels of success.