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.

#4 competition

American Idol Winners

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson, 41

Season 1

1

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood, 41

Season 4

2

Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia Barrino, 39

Season 3

3

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks, 34

Season 6

4

Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery, 30

Season 10

5

Phillip Phillips

Phillip Phillips, 33

Season 11

6

Maddie Poppe

Maddie Poppe, 26

Season 16

7

Laine Hardy

Laine Hardy, 23

Season 17

8

Chayce Beckham

Chayce Beckham, 27

Season 19

9

William Tongi

William Tongi, 19

Season 21

10

Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard, 45

Season 2

11

Noah Thompson

Noah Thompson, 22

Season 20

12

Kris Allen

Kris Allen, 38

Season 8

13

Samantha Diaz

Samantha Diaz, 25

Season 18

14

Nick Fradiani

Nick Fradiani, 38

Season 14

15

David Cook

David Cook, 41

Season 7

16

Caleb Johnson

Caleb Johnson, 32

Season 13

17

Trent Harmon

Trent Harmon, 33

Season 15

18

Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks, 47

Season 5

19

Lee DeWyze

Lee DeWyze, 38

Season 9

20

Candice Glover

Candice Glover, 34

Season 12

21

Popularity

Fox Competition #1

Singing Competition #1

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