American Idol (season 5) American Idol (season 5) 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). It was also the first season of the
My Name Is (TV series) The program was hosted by Đại Nghĩa. The judges were Trấn Thành, Hari Won, and Chí Tài. For episodes 6 and 8, Chí Tài was replaced by guest judge Việt Trinh. My Name Is (TV series) Biến Hoá Hoàn Hảo (which translates into English as My Name Is...) is a Vietnamese reality competition talent show television series. The international version is provided by the Endemol-owned Shine Group. "My Name Is..." aired in several countries including the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Chile. Twenty-one contestants were selected after passing local preliminary competitions. The contestants must select one idol whose style