American Idol (season 6) - American Idol Songwriter Contest

American Idol Songwriter Contest

On the April 3, 2007 show, Ryan Seacrest announced the first American Idol Songwriter: a songwriting contest. Following an open online submission process where over 25,000 submissions were received, twenty songs were selected for competition by Simon Fuller and A&R representatives of his 19 Entertainment. Beginning May 2, 2007 and ending May 8, 2007, with "one online vote per fan", the American public were able to listen to snippets from each song and rated them on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) on the American Idol Songwriter website. On the May 22, 2007 show, the two finalists performed the winning song, "This Is My Now." The song was released as a single by Jordin Sparks, the winner of American Idol Season 6.

The titles of the twenty songs are:

  • "Close to Me" - Michael Doane and AnneMarie Milazzo
  • "Forever Starts Today" - Erin Boheme and CJ Vanston
  • "If You Ask Me To" - Jennifer Hamady and Shedrick Mitchell
  • "I'm Going to Be Me" - Lane Lenhart
  • "In Your Eyes" - Colin Armstrong
  • "I Saw Stars" - Reed Waddle
  • "Lost (Without You)" - Cal Harris, Jr.
  • "Love Me till the Lonely's Gone" - Michael Patzig and Tracey Naples
  • "The Next Big Thing" - Ray Grant and Sam Sims
  • "One Night" - Kelley Hill
  • "Right Here with Me" - Kelli Trontell and Don Gatlin
  • "Secrets and Lies" - Drew Yowell and Byron Zanos
  • "Send Me on My Way" - Matthew Rogers and Scott Young
  • "Someday" - Nelson Kole
  • "This Is My Now" - Jeff Peabody and Scott Krippayne - Contest Winner
  • "Tonight" - Kelly Corsino
  • "Waking in a Dream" - R. J. Martinez and Stacy Hogan
  • "When You Need a Moment" - Christie Leigh
  • "With All the Love Your Heart Can Hold" - Robin Randall and Diana De Witt
  • "You Never Gave Up on Me" - Billy Aerts and Burton Collins

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