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The sixth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company as a two-night, four-hour premiere special on January 16 and January 17, and ran until May 23, 2007. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returned to judge once again, and Ryan Seacrest returned as host. A new record of 74 million votes were cast in the finale round, and a new record of 609 million votes were cast in the entire season (the seasonal total record was surpassed by the tenth season and the finale vote record was broken by the eleventh season). Jordin Sparks won the competition with Blake Lewis as the first runner-up and Melinda Doolittle finishing third. Jordin Sparks is also the youngest winner of the competition, winning at age 17, as well as the first winner from outside the Southern United States. Sparks remained the last female winner until the twelfth season. ==Regional auditions== The Auditions were held in the following cities: Auditioning contestants were required to be between the ages 16 and 28 on August 6, 2006 (born between August 7, 1977 and August 6, 1990). Guest judges were used for audition this season.〔''〕 Guest judges - Jewel - Minneapolis audition Carole Bayer Sager - New York audition Olivia Newton-John - Los Angeles audition Many of the people who auditioned had trouble with the double doors, with many often going towards the wrong door on their way out; this was spoofed by ''Idol'' later in the season with "audition footage" featuring Tony Bennett. This did not seem to be a problem for the seventh season as both doors were accessible. An elderly man named Sherman Pore auditioned in Los Angeles this year after a successful petition drive to convince the producers to waive the age-limit rule so he can audition. He explained that he did it to ease the pain and suffering of his female companion who was dying of cancer, but had died shortly before he can audition before the judges.〔 He later released an album for the benefit of cancer research.〔(64 Year Old Sherman Pore to Release Album )〕 Another contestant that year was Melissa Sgambelluri, also known as "Fountain girl" for her appearance in the promo and opening sequence celebrating in a fountain after winning her golden ticket. Jordin Sparks, the eventual winner this season, failed to pass through her audition in Los Angeles,〔(Jordin Sparks interview )〕 but later won an audition in Seattle as a reward for winning a local Fox-affiliate-sponsored contest called Arizona Idol.〔(Is Jordin Sparks American Idol's Next Controversy )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Idol (season 6)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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