Season 5 Top 12 Contestants

• Ace Young

  

  Age: 25

  Denver, CO

  Voted Off Apr. 19

• Bucky Covington

  

  Age: 28

  Rockingham, NC

  Voted Off Apr. 12

• Chris Daughtry

  

  Age: 26

  McLeansville, NC

  Voted Off May 10

• Elliott Yamin

  

  Age: 27

  Richmond, VA

  Voted Off May 17

• Katharine McPhee

  

  Age: 21

  Los Angeles, CA

  Voted Off May 24

• Kellie Pickler

  

  Age: 19

  Albemarle, NC

  Voted Off Apr. 26

• Kevin Covais

  

  Age: 16

  Levittown, NY

  Voted Off Mar. 22

• Lisa Tucker

  

  Age: 16

  Anaheim, CA

  Voted Off Mar. 29

• Mandisa

  

  Age: 29

  Antioch, TN

  Voted Off Apr. 5

• Melissa McGhee

  

  Age: 21

  Tampa, FL

  Voted Off Mar. 15

• Paris Bennett

  

  Age: 17

  Fayetteville, GA

  Voted Off May 3

• Taylor Hicks

  

  Age: 29

  Birmingham, AL

  WINNER!

Season 5 Best of the Rest

• Ayla Brown

  

  Age: 17

  Wrentham, MA

  Voted Off Mar. 9

• Becky O'Donohue

  

  Age: 25

  Dobbs Ferry, NY

  Voted Off Feb. 23

• Bobby Bennett

  

  Age: 19

  Denver, CO

  Voted Off Feb. 23

• Brenna Gethers

  

  Age: 25

  Mt. Vernon, NY

  Voted Off Mar. 2

• David Radford

  

  Age: 17

  Crystal Lake, IL

  Voted Off Mar. 2

• Gedeon McKinney

  

  Age: 17

  Memphis, TN

  Voted Off Mar. 9

• Heather Cox

  

  Age: 22

  Jonesville, NC

  Voted Off Mar. 2

• Jose 'Sway' Penala

  

  Age: 28

  South San Francisco, CA

  Voted Off Mar. 2

• Kinnik Sky

  

  Age: 28

  Duluth, GA

  Voted Off Mar. 9

• Patrick Hall

  

  Age: 27

  Gravette, AR

  Voted Off Feb. 23

• Stevie Scott

  

  Age: 19

  Fair Oaks, CA

  Voted Off Feb. 23

• Will Makar

  

  Age: 17

  The Woodlands, TX

  Voted Off Mar. 9