MANDISA
Ninth place, Season 5

The uni-monikered diva's now legendary ''I'm Every Woman,'' combined with her megawatt smile and effervescent personality, made it easy to pardon the occasional pitch problems that betrayed her on her semifinal covers of Faith Hill's ''Cry'' and Heart's ''Never.'' Her sorry performance of Shania Twain's ''Any Man of Mine'' during country week, however, proved unforgivable — especially in the deep, contentious fifth-season talent pool.