The beginning of season seven starts with auditions from Philadelphia, PA.

A second round of auditions moves the judges to Dallas, Texas.

The auditions move to San Diego as the best and worst clips will be revealed.

The judges move to Charleston for the round four of auditions, choosing this season's contestants for a trip to Hollywood.

The judges head to Omaha, Nebraska for round five of the best and worst auditions for a chance to head to Hollywood.

The show heads to Miami where the judges audition both good and bad singers from the area.

The seventh and final week of auditions moves to Atlanta, GA, where the judges will hear both the best and worst singers the area has to offer.

A look at the auditions from previous cities which have yet to air.

The contestants try to reach the top 24 while enduring a grueling rehearsal and audition schedule in the Hollywood round.

The cuts are revealed with 24 competitors remaining, 12 men and 12 women.

The busy week begins as the 12 male contestants perform for the first time.

It's the females turn at the mic as the twelve contestants hit the stage for the first time in competition in front of the judges.

The top 24 find out who will be the first of four voted off the show, two men and two women.

The remaining ten male singers perform in the second round of the competition.

The remaining ten female singers perform in the second round of the competition.

2 men and 2 women of the 20 contestants are voted off the show.

It's 1980's night as the eight remaining males perform a song from that era.

It's 1980's night as the eight remaining females perform a song from that era.

The 12 finalists are revealed as 2 more men and women are voted off the show.

All 12 finalists, the 6 males and 6 females perform in this episode from The Beatles songbook.

Now that all 12 contestants have given their performance, one will be sent home. Also, this years music mentors are revealed.

The remaining eleven contestants take to the stage in a two hour episode singing more songs from the Beatles songbook.

One of the eleven finalists will be voted off the show.

The surviving ten performers will each sing a song from the year in which they were born.

Another of the ten remaining contestants is voted off the show. Kimberly Locke returns to perform a song.

The remaining nine competitors perform on stage singing songs from Dolly Parton's career.

Another of the nine remaining contestants is voted off the show. Dolly Parton is the guest performer, along with the Clark Brothers, season one winners of Next Great American Band.

The remaining eight contestants perform songs of inspiration for this episode.

The annual fund raiser for U.S. and international charities known as Idol Gives Back will feature appearances by Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Bono, Mariah Carey, Billy Crystal, Miley Cyrus, Chris Daughtry, Celine Dion, Fergie, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Maroon 5, Brad Pitt, Snoop Dogg, Kiefer Sutherland, Carrie Underwood, Robin Williams and Reese Witherspoon.

Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks make a guest appearance and perform a song. One of the remaining eight contestants is eliminated from the competition.

The remaining seven contestants perform.

Last night, American Idol's Top 7 sung their hearts out in hopes of winning America over. Find out tonight live who will survive and who will be sent home. Also, Mariah Carey performs. Aired: 4/16/2008

The songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber are performed by the remaining six contestants.

Guest Andrew Lloyd Webber performs before one more of the six finalists are voted off.

The final five contestants perform the songs of Neil Diamond.

One of the five remaining contestants is voted off the show. Guest performers Neil Diamond and Natasha Bedingfield sing.

The final four contestants sing songs from the Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame.

The final three will be determined tonight as one more contestant is eliminated.

The final three contestants will be required to sing three songs each, a judge's choice, a producer's choice and a choice of their own.

The finals will be set after tonight's episode when one of the final three contestants, David Archuleta, David Cook or Syesha Mercado is eliminated.

Live from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live, the two finalists, David Cook and David Archuleta, compete for one last time.

The final two contestants David Cook and David Archuleta have battled it out to the finals. Now tonight one of them will be crowned as the American Idol champion. The top 12 finalists will reunite on the stage at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live.