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The fifth season of reality television singing competition ''American Idol'' began on January 17, 2006, and concluded on May 24, 2006. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell returned to judge, and Ryan Seacrest returned to host. It is the most successful season to date ratings-wise, and resulted in 18 contestants (including all of the top 10 and a few semifinalists) getting record deals – nine of them with major labels. It was the first season with a male winner (Taylor Hicks) and a female runner-up (Katharine McPhee), which happened again in seasons 9, 10, 11 and 13. It was also the first season of the series to be aired in high definition. ==Regional auditions== Auditions were held in seven cities in the summer and fall of 2005.〔(Fox announces 'American Idol' 5 audition dates and locations )〕〔These auditions included many who returned to later seasons, such as Melissa Sgambelluri.〕 An audition was originally planned for Memphis, Tennessee but that was cancelled due to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort that was taking place in the city,〔('American Idol 5' auditions in Memphis canceled due to relief efforts )〕 and replaced by Las Vegas, Nevada and Greensboro, North Carolina.〔('American Idol 5' adds audition sites in Las Vegas and Las Vegas )〕 * Later stages of the Austin auditions were held in San Francisco due to Hurricane Katrina which caused large number of evacuees to be relocated in Texas. The show however made no mention of the venue switch and presented the Austin audition as having taken place entirely in Austin.〔(Think You Know Everything About 'American Idol'? Part 3 )〕 Unlike season four, no guest judges were involved during the auditions. The season used the same rules as season four. One notable auditioner this season was Paula Goodspeed, a fervent fan of Paula Abdul, who auditioned in Austin.〔(Paula Goodspeed Myspace! )〕 In 2008, Goodspeed made headlines when she committed suicide outside Abdul's home.〔(Obsessive Fan of Paula Abdul Commits Suicide )〕 Abdul later claimed that she had objected beforehand to Goodspeed being at the audition because she knew Goodspeed and had been frightened by her past behavior, but the producers overrode her objection.〔(Paula Abdul Lashes Out at Idol Producers )〕 The producers Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe however denied being aware of her fears or that they would put her in danger.〔('Idol': Producer responds to Paula's claims, previews new season )〕〔(Nigel Lythgoe Responds To Paula Abdul’s ‘Idol’ Allegations )〕 In Las Vegas, an auditioner Tora Woloshin gained a golden ticket to Hollywood but was disqualified just before she was due to go to Hollywood for unspecified reasons. She later appeared on the first season of X-Factor.〔(Tora Tora Tora! Is The X Factor’s Tora Woloshin a Fallen Idol? )〕 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 5)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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