American idol winners and runner ups list by each every. This week, the final american idol winner will be chosen and we will say goodbye to 15 seasons of talented hopefuls, starsin. American idol debuted in 2002 and instantly became a pop culture phenomenon running for 15 seasons on fox. Top 25 american idol contestants of all time talent recap.
October 28, 1978 is an american singer, musician, actor, host and producer, who in 2002 was the runner up on the first season of american idol. That said, weve rounded up the youngestever idol winners and runnerups since the show premiered in 2002. American idol is an american talent reality television series that first aired in 2002. Majority of the content used in this video belongs to. Just sam has been declared as the winner of the 18th edition of american idol. Lewis is still making electropop music, and his third album, portrait of a chameleon, was released in 2014. See which previous contestants made the cut in the gallery. American idol may have aired its last episode, but theres always an exclusive take it back to where it all began with the top 10 finalists on american idol season 1 and what happened to the. Alejandro aranda 1st runnerup madison van denburg 2nd runnerup american idol 2019 winner.
Most recently, his voice can be heard in playmobil. The second season of american idol premiered on january 21, 2003 and continued until may 21, 2003. Laine hardy became the winner name of american idol. American idol season 7 finale photo 1 pictures cbs.
Contentsshow live show details heat 1 4 february 2003 notes charles grigsby and julia demato advanced to the top 12 of the competition. Before her stint on american idol, she previously competed on the fourth season of americas got talent, making it to the quarterfinals. The second season of american idol premiered on january 21 2003 and continued until may 21 2003. Justin sam wins american idol, arthur gunn finishes second. A complete list of the youngest american idol winners.
Ruben studdard emerged as the winner with clay aiken as a very close runner up. Whatever happened to american idol contestant justin. Lionel richie, luke bryan and katy perry were judges for the second time. Dibesh pokharel, stage name arthur gunn, was the runner up in popular american musical reality show. American idol winner caleb johnson escorts runnerup jena. We rounded up all the second place finishers from american idol and took. American idol season runnerup jena irene asciutto had way too much fun spending time with eventual winner caleb johnson that she didnt want it to end with the finale.
American idol runnerup david archuleta marvels at secondplace finish. Last seasons second runnerup and powerhouse vocalist, gabby barrett returned to the idol stage to perform her latest song, i hope. In fact, he has capitalized on his newfound fame and rolled out a slew of tour dates across the u. Joining the judges on the allstar anthem will be a giant cast of former idol contestants including last years runnerup, alejandro scarypoolparty. He was the runnerup on the sixth season of american idol. Alejandro aranda is the first runnerup and madison van denburg is the second runnerup of american idol. Ryan seacrest continued to host the show with simon cowell, paula abdul, and randy jackson returning as judges. In 2015, he began being featured on tv commercials as lil sweet, a character used to advertise the diet dr. American idol star alejandro aranda was unfortunately not victorious, but he is taking his season 17 runnerup finish in stride. Blake lewis is a singersongwriter and music producer from redmond, wa. It was the first season hosted by ryan seacrest exclusively. Finishing a distant second place in our poll with 8% of the vote was season 2s clay aiken, who lost to ruben studdard in the closest finale vote in american idol history.
Drew has over 1 million subscribers on youtube, where he regularly posts videos, many featuring his service dog stella. The fourth season of american idol premiered on january 18, 2005 and continued until may 25, 2005. Idol sold her to us as the country followup to kelly clarkson for season 10, but she was more carrie underwood. What are 15 of your favorite american idol allstars up to. It was the first season to crown a male winner, and the. The stunning singer is married to a fellow idol alum, season 5 finalist ace young. Which american idol runnerup do you think was robbed. On the may 19 finale, natalie mcconnell was announced as the second american idol over runnerup marcus cady. The new season of american idol is set to premiere on abc on sunday, feb. Even with the shine of two former idol s on her, she couldnt best scotty. Each season, the final round of competition features ten to thirteen singers.
Life and career of american idol runnerup clay aiken. Her second album, road less traveled, was released in 2017 and hit number one on the. After finishing as the runnerup on the eighth season of american idol, adam lambert collaborated with queen as the lead vocalist and has toured worldwide with the band since 2014. The first and second performance were two songs from their favorite. Throughout the american idol season 17 finale sunday night, the winner seemed almost too.
We rounded up all the second place finishers from american idol and took a look at what theyre up to today. Diana degarmo american idol season 3 runnerup second to fantasia barrino in 2004, degarmo released her debut album at only 17 years of. American idol s 17th season premiered on march 3, 2019. Idol 2004 amazingly the top three best singers end up in the bottom. Clay aiken nearly won it all during season 2 of american idol. Justin guarini has the distinction of being the first american idol runnerup ever. Abc has renewed american idol for another season, the network announced on friday. Which american idol runnerup did you say was robbed. On the first season of american idol, justin guarini finished behind og winner, kelly clarkson, in second place. Brian dunkleman reportedly hated working on the show and the studio was dissatisfied with his performance. This video was uploaded for entertainment purpose only. The seventh season of american idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on january 15, 2008, and concluded on may 21, 2008. The second season of american idol premiered on january, 2016.
David cook was announced the winner of the competition on may 21, 2008, defeating runnerup david archuleta by a margin of roughly 12. After falling short of winning american idol on may 19, alejandro aranda caught up with hollywoodlife exclusively to reveal why hes actually relieved about being the runnerup. For every idol winner, theres, of course, a runnerup, and while many have faded away from the spotlight, others have continued successful careers of their own. Since then hes released music, performed on broadway, and become a popular presence on twitter. Striking while the iron was hot, fox quickly renewed the show for a second season in. David blaine shocks jimmy and the roots with magic tricks duration. Ryan seacrest andor the producers might have massively screwed up by announcing different vote totals during the live finale, but ultimately, ruben studdard won. Life and career of american idol runnerup clay aiken after leaving the show november 11, 2019 by edduin carvajal singer and actor clay aiken, best known for finishing in second place in the second season of american idol, has had a very successful life after the competition ended. He beat alejandro aranda, madison van denburg in the grand finale.
The runnerup of the third season of american idol has pivoted to a career in musical theater, starring in multiple broadway shows and national tours. Judges luke bryan, katy perry and lionel richie, as well as host ryan seacrest are all set to return for. Season 3 runnerup diana degarmo also ended up finding her beau from the reality tv singing competition sort of. She also participated in the youtube edition of we are the world along with 56 other youtube artists, including american idol eleventh season runner up jessica sanchez. The movie and he made a cameo in taylor swifts you need to calm down music video. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for. American idol shock season 3 as jennifer hudson leaves.
She also shared the news that shes engaged to fellow american idol contestant, cade foehner. Maddie poppe wins season 16 of american idol and is dating runnerup caleb lee hutchinson. A total of 178 contestants have reached the finals of their season. This summer, beginning july 8, aranda is setting off on a sevendate tour starting on the east coast in washington d. He released his debut album in 2003, followed by a. Of the finalists, 55 of them were under the age of 20, including three winners and five runnersup. And the winner of american idols second season on abc is. See every american idol runnerup through the years. Justin guarini, now 38, rose to fame in 2002 when he became the first runnerup. Underwood has since gone on to become a seventime grammywinning country. Cook, hes like my big brother, bubbly teen says of winner.
First seasonwinner kelly clarkson currently holds the record. In 2018 it found a new home on abc and ryan seacrest continues to. This standup comedian with a stutter was the season 10 runnerup, losing to ventriloquist paul zerdin. Diana degarmo, season 3 runnerup idol was so influential in the young singers life that she even married ace young, a fellow idol vet. They got engaged on live tv during the season 11 idol.
American idol season 3 shock elimination as latoya london leaves duration. The north carolina native was the runnerup in 2003, ultimately losing to. American idols 17th season premiered on march 3, 2019. Randy jackson, paula abdul and simon cowell also returned to judge. The rebooted american idol ended its second season on abc sunday night, with southern rocker laine hardy besting viral star alejandro aranda. Lauren alaina was the runnerup on the 10th season of american idol.