American Idol 2008 Season 7
American Idol
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| Birthname | David Roland Cook |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Post-grunge, Hard rock |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Jordin Sparks |
The seventh season of American Idol was scheduled on January 15, 2008 and ended on May 21, 2008. This title was won by David Roland Cook.
American Idol Season 7 Scorecard
| American Idol Top 24 Semi Finalists | |
|---|---|
| Daniel 'Danny' Anthony Noriega | David Cook |
| Luke Menard | David Archuleta |
| Robert "Robbie" Carrico | Syesha Mercado |
| Jason Yeager | Jason Castro |
| Colton Berry | Brooke White |
| Garrett Haley | Carly Smithson |
| Asia'h Epperson | Kristy Lee Cook |
| Kady Malloy | Michael Johns |
| Alaina Whitaker | Ramiele Malubay |
| Alexandrea Lushington | Chikezie |
| Joanne Borgella | Amanda Overmyer |
| Amy Davis | David Hernandez |
| American Idol Top 12 Finalists | |
|---|---|
| David Cook | David Archuleta |
| Syesha Mercado | Jason Castro |
| Brooke White | Carly Smithson |
| Kristy Lee Cook | Michael Johns |
| Ramiele Malubay | Chikezie |
| Amanda Overmyer | David Hernandez |
American Idol Season 7 Weekly Song Themes
- Week 1 -February 18, 2008 1960s
- Week 2 -February 25, 2008 1970s
- Week 3 -March 3, 2008 1980s
- Week 4 -March 11, 2008 Lennon/McCartney Songbook
- Week 5 -March 18, 2008 The Beatles
- Week 6 -March 25, 2008 Year They Were Born
- Week 7 -April 1, 2008 Dolly Parton
- Week 8 -April 8, 2008 Inspirational Songs
- Week 9 -April 15, 2008 Mariah Carey
- Week 10 -April 22, 2008 Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Week 11 -April 29, 2008 Neil Diamond
- Week 12 -May 6, 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Week 13 -May 13, 2008 Judges' Choice, Idols’ Choice, Producers' Choice
- Week 14 -May 20, 2008 Clive Davis' Choice, Contestants' Choice.
American Idol Season 7 Elimination chart
| Female | Male | Top 12 | Top 24 |
| Safe first | Safe second | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | American Idol Season 7 Finals | |||||||||||||
| Week: | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/6 | 3/12 | 3/19 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/101 | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/302 | 5/7 | 5/14 | 5/21 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Cook | Winner | |||||||||||||
| 2 | David Archuleta | Runner-Up | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Syesha Mercado | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||
| 4 | Jason Castro | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Brooke White | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 6 | Carly Smithson | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 7 | Kristy Lee Cook | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 8 | Michael Johns | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Ramiele Malubay | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Chikezie | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Amanda Overmyer | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 12 | David Hernandez | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 13-16 | Danny Noriega | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Asia'h Epperson | |||||||||||||||
| Luke Menard | |||||||||||||||
| Kady Malloy | Btm 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 17-20 | Robbie Carrico | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Alaina Whitaker | |||||||||||||||
| Alexandréa Lushington | |||||||||||||||
| Jason Yeager | |||||||||||||||
| 21-24 | Colton Berry | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Joanne Borgella | |||||||||||||||
| Amy Davis | |||||||||||||||
| Garrett Haley | |||||||||||||||
