Mar 03, 2018 they won one of the biggest singing competition shows but where are the winners now lets take a look. Feb 28, 2012 the tenth season victor is one of the most successful idol contestants in recent years, with his debut clear as day already achieving platinum status by the riaa and scotty the first idol. The first season of american idol premiered on june 11, 2002, and a. But, lets face it, there are probably a few winners that you forgot even existed. Her solo studio album, music speaks, was delayed and released a year after her win to modest success. Kelly clarkson 2002 ruben studdard 2003 fantasia barrino 2004 carrie underwood 2005. The first idol winner to score a longterm las vegas residency.
Finically speaking, underwood is by far the most successful performer the hit reality series has ever produced. The 10 most successful american idol winners celebrity net. Fradianis fans are waiting with bated breath to see if he can turn his victory on tv into something substantial, as a select few other winners have. The first season of the show began in 2002 and was known as american idol. The show reached its peak in the fifth season with numbers averaging 30. American idol has launched some incredible careers. Carrie underwood season 4 just by a hair, underwood tops the list as the most successful american idol.
Pop idol was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after series judge. Season 12 became the first to have an allfemale top five, marking the first female winner candice glover since season six. Clarkson is the original american idol, with a career now spanning well over a decade. Most successful american idol contestants business insider. We are going to look at all winners of xfactor from season one to the present season. As american idols last top 10 group begins competing thursday fox, 8 p. In fact, many winners disappear into obscurity while those they beat go on to have successful careers. Uks pop idol american idol has its roots way back in britain, or in down under depending on which you prefer. The x factor winners list of all seasons 1 to 15 uk tv series. Past winners kelly clarkson, ruben studdard, fantasia barrino. Fox has announced that american idol will go off the air after its 15th season next spring. Layla spring wins american idol second chance during dwts finale 2019. She is the most successful idol alum of all time, according to forbes.
The most famous american idol finalists who didnt win. Apr 24, 2020 the x factor is a popular show in the united kingdom aired on itv channel. A couple have become household names kelly clarkson and carrie underwood. From bona fide alisters to deadonarrival artists, the winners of american idol are a remarkably varied bunch in terms of success. We rank american idol winners from least to most successful the. Top 10 biggest stars from american idol as the series. His first album after american idol, called live it up, sold just 168,000 copies at that time a record low for an american idol winner leading his label, rca records, to drop him. His first album, measure of a man, debuted at number one on the billboard hot 100, and his first single, this is the night, debuted at number one ahead of season winner ruben studdards single flying without wings. And when the hit fox series says goodbye for good on thursday, after 15 seasons, it.
List of american idol alumni album sales in the united states. As the iconic competition series is whittling down the competition in its 17th season and second season on abc, et is looking back at all the past idol winners, and where they are now 1. American id ol is an ameri can singing competition telev ision s eries creat ed by simon fuller, produced by fremantlemedia north america and 19 entertainment, and distribut ed by fremantle north a merica. Today, clarkson is a threetime grammy winner with eight studio albums under her belt. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer or pop idol in the uk based on viewer voting and participation. American idol has served as a platform for several budding singers and helped them build a career in the entertainment industry. With american idol coming back to the small screen in 2018, lets take a look back. But prior to its comeback, idol produced a range of talented champions and many of them are still creating music. The series was based on the british show pop idol and has become one of the most popular television shows of all time.
The reality television series started in the year 2002 and seventeen seasons of the same have been telecasted so far. Host ryan seacrest and all seven past american idol winners ruben studdard. The show gives unknown singers the chance to win a recording. 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. Tour our photos that highlight all of the past american idol winners, from. The show will now be brought back on abc in march of 2018 with an entire new judging panel. After winning season 7 of the reality series, cooks first postidol album was certified. Check out the winners through the years and see what theyre up to now. Alumni of the reality television singing competition series, which ran on fox for 15 seasons from 2002 to 2016 before moving to abc in 2018, have gone on to great career heights since being introduced to the american public through the hit show. She is one of the few american idol winners to have major success on the. After their win, what are candice glover, kris allen, david cook, jordin sparks, scotty. Since her first album came out in 2003, clarkson has sold 11 million albums and 16 million track.
American idol s 17th season premiered march 3, with katy perry, luke. Apr 07, 2016 in music history, there have been plenty of idols. For example, more people know of katharine mcphee than of taylor hicks, the winner of mcphees season on american idol, and shows like star search passed on huge future stars like justin timberlake and aaliyah. May 11, 2015 the since u been gone singer is one of the most memorable and still relevant artists to come out of american idol. Apr 29, 2016 as the iconic competition series is whittling down the competition in its 17th season and second season on abc, et is looking back at all the past idol winners, and where they are now 1.
Steve brookstein went through many obstacles throughout the journey, and he became first ever champion x factor in 2004. This article provides a list of albums recorded by alumni of the popular american televised. The seventh season of american idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on january 15, 2008, and concluded on may 21, 2008. Tension rose during the show when phillips was accused of stealing the style of dave matthews of the dave matthews band, but the popular singer laid rumors to rest, tweeting at the time, more power to him i dont mind. American idol has been the most successful machine at producing huge stars for over 10 years. The top ten richest american idol contestants 2018 list. Underwood went on to become american idols most successful.
The 10 wealthiest american idol contestants of all time. An idol contestant to find most of their fame away from the stage, mcphee was the runner up in season 5. Two series were broadcast, one in 20012002 and a second in 2003. In addition, jason hartman and sashalee davids of south africa were the only two finalists to be declared as cowinners of the format. Outside of his musical endeavors hicks now owns a handful of rental properties and coowns saw. There have been 15 american idol winners to date and after tonight, 16. American idol winners list of all seasons complete list. Proving that success on the show was not necessarily a prerequisite to.
American idol aired for 15 seasons on fox before being revived by abc. All of the gold ticket winners from the auditions will compete in order. Feb 24, 2016 as american idol s last top 10 group begins competing thursday fox, 8 p. The 10 most successful american idol winners celebrity. She shot to fame immediately after her victory and has released 4 music albums ever since. Mike fisher went on to become american idol s most successful alum to date. Top 10 biggest stars from american idol as the series comes. At 23 years old, candice glover broke the cycle of males winners, and became the first female winner of american idol in years, since jordin sparks in 2007. Two winners of the series were also able to win for another regional title. Jordin sparks won american idol in 2007 and was the youngest winner in the history of the series. Clay aiken has released six studio albums since his secondplace finish on the second season of american idol. Kelly brianne clarkson, born in 1982, was the first ever american idol.
Though the winners of the past few seasons havent quite. The singing competition show, american idol, was first broadcasted in 2002 on fox. Kelly clarkson, the first american idol, is the most successful winner worldwide. Named country musics reigning queen by billboard, underwood was launched into super stardom after her firstplace finish on season 4 of american idol. Jan 11, 2016 jordin sparks won american idol in 2007 and was the youngest winner in the history of the series. American idol is an american talent reality television series that first aired in 2002. The 36yearold got her start after winning the fourth season of american idol and has never looked back.
American idol is one of the most popular american singing reality shows. This first list only includes contestants with at least 500,000 total album sales. American idol is based on the british series pop idol. Heres a full list of all american idol winners from season 1 to. It had a hiatus for two years, until march 11, 2018, when a revival of the series aired on abc. We rank american idol winners from least to most successful. David cook was announced the winner of the competition on may 21, 2008, defeating runnerup david archuleta by a margin of roughly 12. Dec 11, 2017 phillip phillips won the 11th series of american idol, the first ever winner with original songs. Continue reading to find out which contestant won the first series of american idol. Jan 23, 2020 there is definitely success beyond american idol. The most successful american idol contestants of all time. There have been 17 american idol winners since the show premiered in 2002 american idols 17th season premiered on march 3, 2019. Underwood is the reigning queen of country music with too many recordbreaking accomplishments to list including being the bestselling and most rewarded idol winner. The first idol winner to score a longterm las vegas.
Excluding poppe, we rank american idol winners so far, based on sales, awards, popularity, nonidol endeavors and more. Pop idol was a british music competition television series created by simon fuller which ran on itv from 2001 to 2003. Eventually the competition is whittled down to two finalists who compete for a major recording contract and the american idol title. She released a pair of albums and had a string of successful singles from 2007 to 2009. American idol winners albums ranked highest to lowest. While dewyze spent time touring in a few cities in summer 2016 and then winter 2016 through summer 2017, the singers upcoming tour list is thin to say the least. American idol debuted in 2002 during the reality tv boom and ran for 15 seasons on fox. In the finals, steve mentored by simon cowell to beat young. We all know what became of kelly clarkson and carrie underwood, but what about the others. The country cutie is arguably one of the genres biggest stars and the only artist. The 19 most successful american idol contestants of. Aug 10, 2018 excluding poppe, we rank american idol winners so far, based on sales, awards, popularity, nonidol endeavors and more.
He was cast on the fox pilot studio city, but the network didnt order it to series. Clarkson was the first winner of the tv show and has produced music ever since. Jul 23, 2018 all winner auditions on american idol the girls. Jun 21, 2019 hicks later scored a successful las vegas residency the first idol alum to do so. The since u been gone singer is one of the most memorable and still relevant artists to come out of american idol. The auditions for the 2018 american idol revival are complete and the show now enters into hollywood week. The televised singing competition is currently in its fourteenth season of finding the next music idol but as we all know. Though the winners of the past few seasons havent quite lived up to the shows early superstars, they still got.
The most successful american idol alumni where are they. American idol winner kelly clarkson embraces idol contestants at the kodak theatre in hollywood, calif. Everyone has probably watched american idol at least once in their lives. Heres a look at what the original american idol winners have been up to over the past few years. Kelly clarkson every american idol winner seasons 115. By the fourth season, american idol had become the mostwatched series amongst all viewers on american tv for the first time, with an average viewership of 26. They won one of the biggest singing competition shows but where are the winners now lets take a look. Kurt nilsen of norway also won world idol in 2003, and hady mirza of singapore also won asian idol in 2007. A total of 178 contestants have reached the finals of their season. Thankful, breakaway, my december and all i ever wanted are the names of her albums, out of which breakaway won the prestigious grammy award in 2004. A launch pad for many smalltown kids with bigtime dreams, idol became a starmaking machine that spanned 15 seasons before ending its first run on april 7, 2016. Maddie poppes 2018 win on the return of american idol casts. The following is a list of other american idol alumni album sales and reflects that commercial success can be achieved through. All of the gold ticket winners from the auditions will compete in order to move forward.
Glover was clearly the one to beat during her idol season, and her triumph wasnt a surprise. In 2017, glover released her first single in four years, my mistake. Apr 02, 2018 the auditions for the 2018 american idol revival are complete and the show now enters into hollywood week. The winner of season 7 of idol certainly wasted no time in releasing albums, and breaking records. Nick fradiani was the first american idol winner to come from the nations north east. It initially aired on fox from june 11, 2002, to april 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. A decade after american idol premiered, its first winner is still considered one of its best. Through 11 seasons of american idol, many of the shows winners have gone on to huge success in the entertainment worldfrom the biggest names. This emmywinning reality competition series began in 2002, for more than a decade, it was a ratings powerhouse with many of those winners enjoying some success. 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. After american idols first season 2002, dunkleman left the program. As the iconic competition series gears up for its 15th and final season, et is looking back at what ever happened to those forgotten idol victors.
He released a successful album, hurricane, in 2016 following his victory, and another ep late in 2017. Hicks later scored a successful las vegas residency the first idol alum to do so. The x factor winners list of all seasons 1 to 15 uk tv. Cook has released four albums, the most recent in 2015, and. American idol winners ranked from worst to best goldderby. She has more than 20 million albums across the globe. American idol winners not only does this mark the end of a historic television series, but it also represents the conclusion to a. Meanwhile, the inspiration behind pop idol was the new zealand realitybased talent series popstars, whose franchise also.
Randy jackson, nicki minaj, mariah carey and keith urban. Feb 27, 20 through 11 seasons of american idol, many of the shows winners have gone on to huge success in the entertainment worldfrom the biggest names like carrie underwood and kelly clarkson, to. Heres a look back at the idol winners over the years and what theyre up to now. May 04, 2020 american idol is one of the most popular american singing reality shows. Phillip phillips won the 11th series of american idol, the first ever winner with original songs. The most successful american idol alumni where are they now. Each season, the final round of competition features ten to thirteen singers. Ryan seacrest continued to host the show with simon cowell, paula abdul, and randy jackson returning as judges. The x factor is a popular show in the united kingdom aired on itv channel.