During his third appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on September 15, 2004, Winfrey announced that Manilow is one of the most requested guests of all time on her show. On the show, he promoted his "One Night Live! One Last Time!" tour. It was around this time period where Manilow appeared for the first time on the mainstream FOX program "American Idol" in which his back-up singer, Debra Byrd, doubles as voice coach on the series. Manilow also appeared on Clay Aiken's TV special, "A Clay Aiken Christmas".