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Kelly Clarkson, season one winner

American Idol is an American talent reality television series that first aired in 2002. As of June 2010, there have been nine seasons. During every season, the final round of competition features twelve singers, except for season one when it had ten finalists and season eight when it had thirteen. A total of 118 contestants have reached the finals of their season. The show's age requirements only allow people to enter if they are between 15 and 29 years of age. Out of the 95 contestants listed, 21 of them were under the age of 20, including two winners and two runners-up. Season one winner Kelly Clarkson currently holds the record for the highest-selling album sales around the world, with more than 25 million copies. Whereas Season four winner Carrie Underwood currently holds the record for the highest-selling album sales in the United States, with more than eleven million copies.

In season one, Jim Verraros, an openly gay contestant, was told by Fox to remove all mentions of his homosexuality from his online journal as producers "thought [he] was trying to gain more votes".[1] During the second season, finalist Corey Clark was disqualified when it was revealed that he had been arrested and charged with resisting arrest, battery upon his sister, and criminal restraint. In season five, voters claimed that phone calls dialed for Chris Daughtry during the first few minutes of voting were misrouted to Katharine McPhee's lines, when they heard her recorded message thanking them for voting for McPhee.[2] In season seven, it was revealed that Carly Smithson held a prior label record deal with MCA Records. Reports suggested that MCA spent over $2 million promoting Smithson's previous album which she made under the name Carly Hennessy. The album sold less than 400 copies.[3] Smithson remained on the show, and placed sixth in her season.

Contestants

Ruben Studdard, season two winner
Fantasia Barrino, season three winner
Carrie Underwood, season four winner
Taylor Hicks, season five winner
Jordin Sparks, season six winner
David Cook, season seven winner
Kris Allen, season eight winner
Lee DeWyze, season nine winner
Name Age[1] Hometown Season Finished
EJay Day 20 Lawrenceville, Georgia 1 9th-10th
Jim Verraros 19 Chicago, Illinois 1 9th-10th
A. J. Gil 17 San Diego, California 1 8th
Ryan Starr 19 Sunland, California 1 7th
Christina Christian 21 Brooklyn, New York 1 6th
R. J. Helton 21 Cumming, Georgia 1 5th
Tamyra Gray 23 Takoma Park, Maryland 1 4th
Nikki McKibbin 23 Grand Prairie, Texas 1 3rd
Justin Guarini 23 Doylestown, Pennsylvania 1 Runner-up
Kelly Clarkson 20 Burleson, Texas 1 Winner
Vanessa Olivarez 22 Atlanta, Georgia 2 12th
Charles Grigsby 24 Oberlin, Ohio 2 11th
Julia DeMato 24 Brookfield, Connecticut 2 10th
Corey Clark 22 Nashville, Tennessee 2 9th
Rickey Smith 23 Keene, Texas 2 8th
Kimberly Caldwell 21 Katy, Texas 2 7th
Carmen Rasmusen 18 Bountiful, Utah 2 6th
Trenyce 23 Memphis, Tennessee 2 5th
Josh Gracin 22 Oceanside, California 2 4th
Kimberley Locke 25 Nashville, Tennessee 2 3rd
Clay Aiken 24 Raleigh, North Carolina 2 Runner-up
Ruben Studdard 25 Birmingham, Alabama 2 Winner
Leah LaBelle 17 Seattle, Washington 3 12th
Matthew Rogers 25 Rancho Cucamonga, California 3 11th
Amy Adams 24 Bakersfield, California 3 10th
Camile Velasco 18 Haiku, Hawaii 3 9th
Jon Peter Lewis 24 Rexburg, Idaho 3 8th
Jennifer Hudson 22 Chicago, Illinois 3 7th
John Stevens 16 East Amherst, New York 3 6th
George Huff 22 New Orleans, Louisiana 3 5th
LaToya London 25 Oakland, California 3 4th
Jasmine Trias 17 Mililani, Hawaii 3 3rd
Diana DeGarmo 16 Snellville, Georgia 3 Runner-up
Fantasia Barrino 19 High Point, North Carolina 3 Winner
Lindsey Cardinale 20 Ponchatoula, Louisiana 4 12th
Mikalah Gordon 17 Las Vegas, Nevada 4 11th
Jessica Sierra 19 Tampa Bay, Florida 4 10th
Nikko Smith 22 Town & Country, Missouri 4 9th
Nadia Turner 28 Miami, Florida 4 8th
Anwar Robinson 25 East Orange, New Jersey 4 7th
Constantine Maroulis 29 New York, New York 4 6th
Scott Savol 28 Shaker Heights, Ohio 4 5th
Anthony Fedorov 19 Trevose, Pennsylvania 4 4th
Vonzell Solomon 21 Fort Myers, Florida 4 3rd
Bo Bice 29 Helena, Alabama 4 Runner-up
Carrie Underwood 21 Checotah, Oklahoma 4 Winner
Melissa McGhee 21 Tampa, Florida 5 12th
Kevin Covais 16 Levittown, New York 5 11th
Lisa Tucker 16 Anaheim, California 5 10th
Mandisa 29 Antioch, Tennessee 5 9th
Bucky Covington 28 Rockingham, North Carolina 5 8th
Ace Young 25 Denver, Colorado 5 7th
Kellie Pickler 19 Albemarle, North Carolina 5 6th
Paris Bennett 17 Fayetteville, Georgia 5 5th
Chris Daughtry 26 McLeansville, North Carolina 5 4th
Elliott Yamin 27 Richmond, Virginia 5 3rd
Katharine McPhee 21 Los Angeles, California 5 Runner-up
Taylor Hicks 29 Birmingham, Alabama 5 Winner
Brandon Rogers 28 North Hollywood, California 6 12th
Stephanie Edwards 19 Savannah, Georgia 6 11th
Chris Sligh 28 Greenville, South Carolina 6 10th
Gina Glocksen 22 Naperville, Illinois 6 9th
Haley Scarnato 24 San Antonio, Texas 6 8th
Sanjaya Malakar 17 Federal Way, Washington 6 7th
Phil Stacey 29 Jacksonville, Florida 6 5th-6th
Chris Richardson 22 Chesapeake, Virginia 6 5th-6th
LaKisha Jones 27 Fort Meade, Maryland 6 4th
Melinda Doolittle 29 Brentwood, Tennessee 6 3rd
Blake Lewis 25 Bothell, Washington 6 Runner-up
Jordin Sparks 17 Glendale, Arizona 6 Winner
David Hernandez 24 Glendale, Arizona 7 12th
Amanda Overmyer 23 Mulberry, Indiana 7 11th
Chikezie 22 Inglewood, California 7 10th
Ramiele Malubay 20 Miramar, Florida 7 9th
Michael Johns 29 Buckhead, Georgia 7 8th
Kristy Lee Cook 24 Selma, Oregon 7 7th
Carly Smithson 24 San Diego, California 7 6th
Brooke White 24 Mesa, Arizona 7 5th
Jason Castro 20 Rockwall, Texas 7 4th
Syesha Mercado 21 Sarasota, Florida 7 3rd
David Archuleta 17 Murray, Utah 7 Runner-up
David Cook 25 Blue Springs, Missouri 7 Winner
Jasmine Murray 16 Starkville, Mississippi 8 12th-13th
Jorge Núñez 21 Carolina, Puerto Rico 8 12th-13th
Alexis Grace 21 Memphis, Tennessee 8 11th
Michael Sarver 27 Jasper, Texas 8 10th
Megan Joy 22 Sandy, Utah 8 9th
Scott MacIntyre 23 Scottsdale, Arizona 8 8th
Lil Rounds 23 Memphis, Tennessee 8 6th-7th
Anoop Desai 21 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8 6th-7th
Matt Giraud 23 Kalamazoo, Michigan 8 5th
Allison Iraheta 16 Los Angeles, California 8 4th
Danny Gokey 28 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8 3rd
Adam Lambert 27 San Diego, California 8 Runner-up
Kris Allen 23 Conway, Arkansas 8 Winner
Lacey Brown 24 Amarillo, Texas 9 12th
Paige Miles 24 Naples, Florida 9 11th
Didi Benami 23 Hollywood, California 9 10th
Andrew Garcia 24 Moreno Valley, California 9 8th-9th
Katie Stevens 17 Middlebury, Connecticut 9 8th-9th
Tim Urban 20 Duncanville, Texas 9 7th
Siobhan Magnus 19 Cape Cod, Massachusetts 9 6th
Aaron Kelly 16 Sonestown, Pennsylvania 9 5th
Michael Lynche 26 St. Petersburg, Florida 9 4th
Casey James 27 Fort Worth, Texas 9 3rd
Crystal Bowersox 23 Elliston, Ohio 9 Runner-up
Lee DeWyze 23 Mount Prospect, Illinois 9 Winner
Ashthon Jones 24 Goodlettsville, Tennessee 10 13th
Karen Rodriguez 21 New York, New York 10 12th
Thia Megia 16 Mountain House, Alameda County, California 10 10th-11th
Naima Adedapo 26 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10 10th-11th
Pia Toscano 22 Howard Beach, New York 10 9th
Paul McDonald 26 Nashville, Tennessee 10 8th
Stefano Langone 21 Kent, Washington 10 7th
Casey Abrams 20 Idyllwild, California 10 TBD
Lauren Alaina 16 Rossville, Georgia 10 TBD
James Durbin 22 Santa Cruz, California 10 TBD
Jacob Lusk 23 Compton, California 10 TBD
Scotty McCreery 17 Garner, North Carolina 10 TBD
Haley Reinhart 20 Wheeling, Illinois 10 TBD

Notes

  • ^ Contestant's age at the time the season's final round began.

References

  1. ^ Steele, Bruce. C (2003-01-21). "A Teen Idol's dreams". The Advocate via Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2008-10-01. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Some callers claim 'Idol' votes were misdirected". MSNBC. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. ^ Gorman, Steve (2008-02-15). "Ex-MCA Records flop advances on "American Idol"". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

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