American idol is one of the most popular american singing reality shows. List of american idol contestants idol series wiki fandom. Aug 11, 2011 a video montage of all ten american idol winners with their audition, best performance, and winning moment. American idol winner trent harmon will embark on a country music career as an artist on 19big machine records, billboard has confirmed and unlike recent seasons, when the runnerup has not. Contestants name age hometown season finished ejay day 20 lawrenceville, georgia 1 10 10th jim verraros 19 chicago, illinois 1 09 9th a. Justin guarinijustin guarini did a movie with kelly clarkson called from justin to kelly after they were on american idol together. A complete list of the youngest american idol winners. The reality television series started in the year 2002 and seventeen seasons of the same have been telecasted so far. The show gives unknown singers the chance to win a recording. American idol aired for 15 seasons on fox before being revived by abc. That said, weve rounded up the youngestever idol winners and runner ups since the show premiered in 2002. American idol is an american singing competition television series created by simon fuller, produced by fremantlemedia north america and 19 entertainment, and distributed by fremantle north america. Have you heard from any past idol winners or contestants about your run.
Who was the runnerup in american idol season 5 answers. While the judging panel has seen a revolving door of. The singersongwriter was at this years oscars, proving that you dont. Season 12 kree harrison season 11 jessica sanchez season 10 lauren alaina season 9 crystal bowersox season 8 adam. Propelled in large part by home and his single gone, gone, gone, phillips. What are 15 of your favorite american idol allstars up to. That said, weve rounded up the youngestever idol winners and runnerups since the show premiered in 2002. American idol winner kelly clarkson embraces idol contestants at the. Im exactly where i need to be this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. After 14 years on the air, american idol finally called it quits after 15 seasons. Former american idol contestant clay aiken runs for the united states congress. Runners up the millers were brothers who sang and played their own instruments. Heck, jennifer hudson and chris daughtry never even made it to finale night and their careers are doing just fine. David archuletasince being on idol, david archuleta has appeared on several tv shows and he has won several awards for his music.
But prior to its comeback, idol produced a range of talented champions and many of them are still creating music. Season, american idol took its final bow on fox with. American idol winners list of all seasons complete list. Lets look back on all the winners and almost winners to see how much they. With the seventeenth season set to begin, we decided to take a look at american idol s past winners and contestants and see what theyve been up to since the show. Revisiting every season of american idol the ringer. Justin guarini, season 1 runnerup listen, weve all seen the masterpiece that is from justin to kelly, but the very first idol runnerup has stayed in the biz since we all fell in love with his. The 16th season of american idol debuted in march 2018 and starred katy perry, luke bryan, and lionel richie as judges. Ryan seacrest continues his role as host, while jennifer lopez, keith urban and harry connick jr. American idol ending after season 15 with all judges. The singing competition show revolutionized reality tv, and, at least a couple times, followed through on its.
Mar 10, 2018 the american idol runner up juggled singing and acting after taylor hicks was crowned the season 5 winner. The 10 greatest american idol contestants of all time mtv. Kelly brianne clarkson born april 24, 1982 is an american pop rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Music the 10 greatest american idol contestants of all time latest champ kris allen didnt make our list, but you might be surprised by who did. Kelly clarkson ruben studdard fantasia barrino carrie underwood taylor hicks jordin. Hes sold the third most records out of an american idol contestant, behind only underwood and clarkson. American idol debuted in 2002 during the reality tv boom and ran for 15 seasons on fox. American idol winner trent harmon will embark on a country music career as an artist on 19big machine records, billboard has confirmed and unlike recent seasons, when the runner up has not. During the series finale on april 7, 2016, there have been seventeen seasons, so there are seventeen winners. Luke bryan, katy perry and lionel richie return for a new season of american idol. The new season of american idol is set to premiere on abc on sunday, feb. Fox has announced that american idol will go off the air after its 15th season next spring. The 15th and final season will premiere january 2016.
Heres a look at what the original american idol winners have been up to over the past few years. The winner of american idol isnt always the most successful contestant. Mar 18, 2019 american idol season 4 top 12 finalists. Every contestant who won american idol in the past 17 seasons. It initially aired on fox from june 11, 2002, to april 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. In 2015, adam beat out carrie underwood, chris daughtry and kelly. Jun 21, 2019 as american idol kicks off its 14th season tonight, lets check in with some of our idol favorites from seasons past. If carrie underwood didnt win american idol season 4, would anybody let us know that weve been waiting all day for sunday night football. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
With nick leisey, ellen zeng, tucker middleton, roseann zimbro. Also note that, almost by definition, many more people dont win than do for every winner, there are multiple runnersup from the top ten or twelve contestants. A video montage of all ten american idol winners with their audition, best performance, and winning moment. With millions tuning in from weektoweek to laugh at whacky. Although the winners are usually the ones who become famous, many of the runners up also find success in music, television, broadway, or other various endeavors. Gil 17 san diego, california 1 08 8th ryan starr 19 sunland, california 1 07 7th christina christian 21. The fourteenth season of american idol, also known as american idol xiv, premiered on the fox television network on january 7, 2015.
This is a video showing the runner up of each season of american idol. American idol is an american talent reality television series that first aired in 2002. May 15, 2015 american idol runner up clark beckham on losing the title. American idol has been the most successful machine at producing huge stars for over 10 years. Sometimes losers outshone winners, especially in the case of runner ups like katharine mcphee and adam lambert. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. American idol winners and runner ups list by each every year. Sometimes losers outshone winners, especially in the case of runnerups like katharine mcphee and adam lambert. We rounded up all the second place finishers from american idol and took a look at what theyre up to today. Mcphee went on to release five albums, with the most recent one being 2017s i fall in. A complete list of the youngest american idol winners and. More recently, clay teamed up with season 2 idol winner and friend. May 11, 2015 american idol is finally coming to a close.
Fox as the official promo song for the 2015 fifa womens world cup. Clay aiken nearly won it all during season 2 of american idol. Will the new winner enjoy more success than the 2018 champion, maddie poppe. As of 2015, underwood has become the most successful idol. He famously beat out runnerup clay aiken in the season finale, performing his. Lee dewyze performs during the american idol season 9 finale. The singersongwriter was at this years oscars, proving that you dont need to win american idol to end up on the red. Each season, the final round of competition features ten to thirteen singers. Tyler performed his new solo single, love is your name, then brought second runnerup jax out to. American idol ran on fox for 15 seasons from 2002 to 2016 and began a run on abc in 2018.
So with the latest season about to kick off, lets take a look back on all the past winners and runner ups and see how theyve fared since their idol days. Mcphee went on to release five albums, with the most recent one being 2017s i. Being crowned the winner of american idol doesnt guarantee an illustrious musical career or even hits for that matter. Lets travel back in time to see what your favorite winners are up to now. While the judging panel has seen a revolving door of celebrities, every season has been hosted by. Check out who won every season of the veteran reality singing competition. So even if any given winner is more likely to hit it big than any given runnerup, you still might see more runnersup who become stars than winners. Whether an idol winner, a runner up or a contestant, many of the shows alums. The north carolina native was the runnerup in 2003, ultimately losing to winner ruben studdard. View photos from americas got talent past winners and finalists. In may 2005, carrie underwood was announced the winner, with bice the runner up. We all know what became of kelly and carrie, but what about the others. American idol winners and runner ups list by each every. The amas and american idol team up to give fan favorites a second chance.
Randy jackson stepped down as mentor, being replaced by scott borchetta. American idol runner up clark beckham on losing the title. As the sixteenth season begins, heres a look at where all the past winners are today. See which previous contestants made the cut in the gallery. Do not continue if you dont want to know who won american idol.
Heres a look back at the idol winners over the years and what theyre up to now. American idol combines the nations obsessions with music, fame, fortune, and the fickleness of all three to create a masterful reality show. A total of 178 contestants have reached the finals of their season. Over the course of 15 seasons, american idol spawned some of the music industrys biggest stars. American idol has served as a platform for several budding singers and helped them build a career in the entertainment industry. After all, she didnt even get a chance to perform on th.
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