By Samantha Edussuriya
October 24, 2011

Can you believe four weeks have passed since we unveiled our 10 finalists? We knew they were incredible talents, but we’re honestly overwhelmed by your response. Every week, as we tracked the latest news on each band, your dedication inspired us. So much that we even decided to interview superfans, starting with Yuna fan Nadia Omar.

We know you’ve been dying to know if your efforts helped your favorite band, so now, with only two weeks left, in ALPHABETICAL order, these are the top 5 bands. To be clear, these are the bands with the highest scores so far, but they are not listed according to the number of votes each have received.

Keep in mind that the race is still anyone’s game. Who could have guessed four weeks ago that our top 5, at this point, would contain both Muslim artists (Atif, Yuna), all the Asian bands, and the youngest/newest band (La Vida Boheme) we selected? The countdown clock is ticking at the same pace, but suddenly time begins to fly. Will we see a come-from-behind victory? Will one of these 5 bands break ahead of the pack? Stay tuned…

Atif Aslam

Very early in this program, the streets of New York decided the Pakistani rockstar should be called "Atif Awesome”…and his fans, the Aadeez, could not have agreed more. He recently performed with Slash and ex-members of Guns’n'Roses for a 9/11 benefit and an international project entitled The Dreamer Awakes is in the works.

A search for Atif’s biggest fan resulted in the most passionate and personal comments section we’ve seen in a long time. Each Aadeez feels a personal connection to Atif, and most impressively, his fans aren’t limited by gender and span the widest age spectrum — from teenage boys to young parents to older ladies. Nationality and language don’t pose barriers either, as Biana Pegues Edouard proved: