American Idol

American Idol

Premiered

May 31, 2002

Network

Genre

American Idol

About

Based on the British series Pop Idol, this competition series, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, featured the original judge trio of Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. The show was revived by ABC in 2018.

Trivia

Several American Idol contestants who were finalists or semi-finalists went on to have success in their careers such as Jennifer Hudson, Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert.

#16 competition

American Idol Winners

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson, 42

Season 1

1

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood, 41

Season 4

2

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks, 35

Season 6

3

Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia Barrino, 40

Season 3

4

Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery, 31

Season 10

5

Maddie Poppe

Maddie Poppe, 27

Season 16

6

Phillip Phillips

Phillip Phillips, 34

Season 11

7

Abi Carter

Abi Carter, 22

Season 22

8

David Cook

David Cook, 42

Season 7

9

Laine Hardy

Laine Hardy, 24

Season 17

10

William Tongi

William Tongi, 20

Season 21

11

Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard, 46

Season 2

12

Chayce Beckham

Chayce Beckham, 28

Season 19

13

Caleb Johnson

Caleb Johnson, 33

Season 13

14

Noah Thompson

Noah Thompson, 22

Season 20

15

Kris Allen

Kris Allen, 39

Season 8

16

Trent Harmon

Trent Harmon, 34

Season 15

17

Samantha Diaz

Samantha Diaz, 26

Season 18

18

Candice Glover

Candice Glover, 35

Season 12

19

Nick Fradiani

Nick Fradiani, 39

Season 14

20

Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks, 48

Season 5

21

Lee DeWyze

Lee DeWyze, 38

Season 9

22

Popularity

Competition #16

Fox Competition #2

Singing Competition #4

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