Sometimes losers outshone winners, especially in the case of runner ups like katharine mcphee and adam lambert. On the first season of american idol, justin guarini finished behind og winner, kelly clarkson, in second place. That said, weve rounded up the youngestever idol winners and runnerups since the show premiered in 2002. Apr 07, 2016 american idol winners and runner ups by year this week, the final american idol winner will be chosen and we will say goodbye to 15 seasons of talented hopefuls, starsinthemaking, and crazy. But the runnerups of the singing competition show were a differe. Mar 22, 2019 on the first season of american idol, justin guarini finished behind og winner, kelly clarkson, in second place. Clarkson has sold over 25 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide, as of. They say second place is the first loser, but some of the american idol runnersup have still had pretty healthy careers after losing the crown. The end matchup was the youngest in american idol s history with him at seventeen and alaina at sixteen. Clay aiken, for example, was the runner up in season 2, but he went on to record five albums with rca, and two more with decca records.
American idol debuted in 2002 during the reality tv boom and ran for 15 seasons on fox. American idol winners and runnerups 0 as i looked for a certain cd by an idol winner, i realized there werent very many good lists out there. He released his debut album in 2003, followed by a. The farewell season, premiered on the fox television network on january 6, 2016. This week, the final american idol winner will be chosen and we will say goodbye to 15 seasons of talented hopefuls, starsinthemaking, and crazy personalities. American idol winners and runner ups list by each every. Clarkson has sold over 25 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide, as of 2017. Or at least as close as we can get, depending on the trajectory of their careers.
It is the most successful season to date ratingswise, and resulted in 18 contestants including all of the top 10 and a few semifinalists getting. He was the runnerup to carrie underwood in the fourth season of american idol. Losing on american idol isnt the worst thing in the world. There have been 17 american idol winners since the show premiered in 2002 american idols 17th season premiered on march 3, 2019. Follow a new batch of idols for season 12 by adding american idol to your personal watch. Katy perry, luke bryan, and lionel richie are the judges of this season. Sometimes losers outshone winners, especially in the case of runnerups like katharine mcphee and adam lambert.
Clay aiken, for example, was the runnerup in season 2, but he went on to record five albums with rca, and two more with decca records. The fifth season ofamerican idol began on january 17, 2006 and concluded on may 24, 2006. Some american idol runnerups have had super successful careers, while others have pretty much faded into oblivion. Chris daughtry, too, made a career out of a losing run on the show.
May 20, 20 this is a video showing the runner up of each season of american idol. The show gives unknown singers the chance to win a recording. Season 12 kree harrison season 11 jessica sanchez season 10 lauren alaina season 9 crystal bowersox season 8 adam. In its 3 months of journey, stage showed numerous talent contestants proficient in pop, folk, rock, and other.
American idol has been the most successful machine at producing huge stars for over 10 years. See which previous contestants made the cut in the gallery. What american idol winners and runner ups look like today. The rebooted american idol ended its second season on abc sunday night, with southern rocker laine hardy besting viral star alejandro aranda. Will the new winner enjoy more success than the 2018 champion, maddie poppe. After all, she didnt even get a chance to perform on this years. Oct 10, 2018 losing on american idol isnt the worst thing in the world. California native butterscotch beatboxed her way into the winners circle during the second season, coming in at third place.
Bo bice from helena, alabama was the runner up of the season. Each season, the final round of competition features ten to thirteen singers. 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. Scott borchetta also returned as the inhouse mentor. A complete list of the youngest american idol winners. Vonzell solomon from fort myers, florida stood third. American idol 17th season was premiered on 3rd march 2019 and the grand finale will premiere on 19th may 2019. So i made a list of the first album by each american idol winner and runnerup.
That said, weve rounded up the youngestever idol winners and runner ups since the show premiered in 2002. The season ten winner must have made an impression after his final performance. Bo bice is a singersongwriter and musician from huntsville, al. In fact, for these reality tv runner ups, failing to finish in first place didnt stop them from going on to lucrative careers in music. After 17 seasons, american idol is still going strong finding the best voices from across the country and giving them a shot on the national stage. This is a video showing the runnerup of each season of american idol. Revisiting every season of american idol the ringer.
Although the winners are usually the ones who become famous, many of the runnersup also find success in music, television, broadway, or other various endeavors. A total of 178 contestants have reached the finals of their season. In fact, for these reality tv runnerups, failing to finish in first place didnt stop. The fifteenth season of american idol, also branded as american idol. The new season of american idol is set to premiere on abc on sunday, feb. We rounded up all the second place finishers from american idol and took a look at what theyre up to today.
Mar 22, 2020 some american idol runnerups have had super successful careers, while others have pretty much faded into oblivion. He released his debut album in 2003, followed by a second record in 2005 and. It is the most successful season to date ratingswise and also with 17 contestants including all of the top 9 getting record deals nine of them with major labels. Each sea son, the fi nal r ound of competition features ten to thirteen singers. The last episode of season 1 was released on 4 th september, 2002. With the pop culture phenomenon in its farewell season, revisit every winner and see which runnerups have actually gone on to become more famous. The fifth season of reality television singing competition american idol began on january 17, 2006, and concluded on may 24, 2006.
American idol s 17th season premiered march 3, with katy perry, luke bryan and lionel richie returning for their second year as judges on the rebooted reality singing competition, which moved from fox to abc last year. Test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. 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. Follow a new batch of idols for season 12 by adding american idol to your personal watchlist. Apr 06, 2017 during american idols 15 seasons, many of todays household names made their debut there, from kelly clarkson to carrie underwood. The original american idol had hits like breakway, since u been gone and my life would suck without you and released her seventh studio album in 2015. As of may 2019, there have been seventee n seaso ns. Season 4 saw country singer kevin skinner make it all the way to the top slot. A complete list of the youngest american idol winners and. American idol is an american talent reality television series that first aired in 2002.
American idol winners and runner ups list by each every year. Alejandro aranda, laine hardy, madison van denburg are the finalists of this season the seventeenth season of american idol. Who are all the winners and runners up in american idol. American idol winners list of all seasons complete list. The complete list of american idol winners entertainment. Mar 03, 2019 for this list, were looking at american idol runnerups to see what theyve been up to as of early 2019. 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. From kelly clarkson to maddie poppe, heres a list of every winner in idol history. Heres an update on where all the 2nd place finishers are now. Randy jackson, paula abdul and simon cowell returned to judge, and ryan seacrest returned to host. American idol is a singing competition show which was started on 11 th june, 2002 on fox an american tv channel. Sure, a winner gets crowned at the end of each season of american idol, but just because you take home the trophy doesnt mean that youre guaranteed a successful career.
Bice has since started his own band and record label called sugar money. He has sold over million albums overall, making him the fourthhighestselling american idol contestant in the shows history. Ryan seacrest continued as the shows host, while jennifer lopez, keith urban, and harry connick jr. For this list, were looking at american idol runnerups to see what theyve been up to as of early 2019. This week, the final american idol winner will be chosen and we will say goodbye to 15 seasons of talented hopefuls, starsinthemaking, and crazy. American idol winners, season 1 to 6 winner pictures and bios.
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