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American Idol (season 15) The fifteenth season of "American Idol", also branded as American Idol: The Farewell Season, premiered on the Fox television network on January 6, 2016. Ryan Seacrest continued as the show's host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick, Jr. returned as judges. Scott Borchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. This season was four to six weeks shorter than seasons 2 through 14. On April 7, Trent Harmon was announced as the season's winner and La'Porsha Renae was the runner-up. Harmon was the third consecutive winner to never be in the bottom two or three,
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during the week. The show started in Iran on August 2017 on PMC. Music releases This was the only season without a concert tour. American Idol (season 15) The fifteenth season of "American Idol", also branded as American Idol: The Farewell Season, premiered on the Fox television network on January 6, 2016. Ryan Seacrest continued as the show's host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick, Jr. returned as judges. Scott Borchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. This season was four to six weeks shorter than seasons 2 through 14. On April 7, Trent Harmon was announced as
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American Idol (season 15) The fifteenth season of "American Idol", also branded as American Idol: The Farewell Season, premiered on the Fox television network on January 6, 2016. Ryan Seacrest continued as the show's host, while Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick, Jr. returned as judges. Scott Borchetta also returned as the in-house mentor. This season was four to six weeks shorter than seasons 2 through 14. On April 7, Trent Harmon was announced as the season's winner and La'Porsha Renae was the runner-up. Harmon was the third consecutive winner to never be in the bottom two or three,
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got huge exposure when Trent Harmon, a contestant in season 15, the last season of the "American Idol" performed it after a suggestion by judge and mentor Keith Urban. In April 2016, James was featured on the cover and in the pages of "Hello Mr.", and in November 2016 was picked as "Artist of the Month" by Elvis Duran performing his single "Sad Song" during the NBC's "Today" show with Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb. Parson James Parson James (born June 7, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for his single "Stole the Show", a
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American Idol (season 3) The third season of "American Idol" premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% (1.3 million votes); the vote total (65 million votes) was the highest recorded vote total in the show's history until the May 23, 2007, finale of the sixth season. This season also featured Jennifer Hudson, who would subsequently win the 2006 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was the last season to be aired in standard definition, with the
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began in 2016, when she released her first album, Songs from the Basement. In Summer 2017, her dad told her American Idol was having auditions and asked if she was interested. She gladly said yes. She sang "Rainbow Connection" at her audition and things started winding up from there. She won American Idol May 21, 2018. She has a single and a Christmas song out. Prior to "Idol", she auditioned to "The Voice" in 2016. The program aired on NBC on February 29, 2016 in season 10 of the show. She sang "Dog Days Are Over" from Florence and the
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August 16, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were: There were six people out of the three semi-final groups that had a second chance to become the tenth and last finalist, on a workshop that was held on August 23, 2006. Latin American Idol (season 1) The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on July 12, 2006 and continued until October 27, 2006, when it was won by Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2006. The concerts started on August 30
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in a stage. Finally, the gyroscope logo appears with the Roman numerals "XIII" below the logo. The intro was also used in the South African version of Idol. In 2015, a new version of the "Idol" intro was created and appeared on the Season 14 premiere of "American Idol". In 2016, a new version of the "Idol" intro was created and appeared on the Season 15 premiere of "American Idol". In 2016, a new version of the "Idol" intro was created and appeared on the Season 5 premiere of "Idols" in Netherland. American Idol's revival on ABC was accompanied with
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December 2016 he won the contest. After winning "Idol", Cacatian Thomassen released his winner's single "Playing with Fire". The song peaked at number 6 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Cacatian Thomassen competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Last Breath". He finished in 6th place in the grand final. He will participate in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Hold You" in a duet with Hanna Ferm. Liam Cacatian Thomassen Liam Cacatian Thomassen (born 10 September 1997), also known as Liamoo, is a Swedish singer. In 2016, he won the twelfth season of Swedish "Idol" series and released his winner's single
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was among four contestants who were either born or lived in the Alexandria market who made it to the Hollywood rounds phase of "American Idol", the most from any market in the U.S. for season four. In 2011, Meeks auditioned for season six of "America's Got Talent". He eventually made it to the live performance rounds, but was eliminated in the first week of the quarterfinal round. Shreveport native Jenny Snider, who won the "Cenla Idol" competition in 2006, made it past the judges in the Memphis audition for season six of "American Idol" to go to Hollywood and was
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to the finale. Before the finale, it was announced that the upcoming season airing in 2016 would be the last of the reality show. Since the series began in 2002 it peaked in viewership at 30 million viewers per episode in 2006, slipping to 20 million viewers per episode in 2011, and down further since with an average of about 9.15 million viewers per episode in 2015. On May 13, Nick Fradiani was announced the winner of the season, with Clark Beckham as runner-up. The fourteenth season of "American Idol" featured a number of major changes to its format and
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the first season in "American Idol" history in which all of the contestants of one gender were voted off before anyone of the opposite gender. The contestants performed a song that a previous "American Idol" winner performed while on the show, including their coronation songs, or a song they recorded in their post-Idol career. Two more acts were presented on the Top 10 results show, for one last spot in the Idol tour 2013. They were Aubrey Cleland and Charlie Askew, who were the sixth-place finishers for each respective gender group. The results were announced the next episode. Before the
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win this year." While on the show, Sparks gained a loyal fan base known as "Sparkplugs". On May 23, 2007, Sparks won the sixth season of "American Idol". She remains the youngest winner in "American Idol" history. Cowell said, "Jordin was the most improved over the whole season – didn't start the best, but midway through this was the girl who suddenly got momentum." He included that "Young girl, likeable, and the singer won over the entertainer [Lewis]." Four selected songs Sparks had performed on "American Idol", including the season's coronation song, "This Is My Now", were made available on
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Talent", winning a contract to Simon Cowell's "Syco" label. Thirteenth season finalists Majesty Rose, Ben Briley, and Emily Piriz all won Dream Tickets at the attraction. Fourteenth season semi-finalist Adam Ezegelian was a two-time Dream Ticket winner (2009 and 2014). The American Idol Experience The American Idol Experience was a theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. Inspired by the popular American television series "American Idol", the attraction invited park guests to audition in front of live audiences who would vote for their favorite singers. The attraction was announced on February 7, 2008, although
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American Idol (season 2) The second season of "American Idol" premiered on January 21, 2003, and continued until May 21, 2003. The title of show was shortened from "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" of Season 1 to just "American Idol". Brian Dunkleman quit after the first season, and Seacrest therefore became the lone host in Season 2 as well as all subsequent seasons. Kristin Holt was a special correspondent. It was won by Ruben Studdard. It was the first season to crown a male winner, and the first season to have a finale with two male contestants, Studdard
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as a solo. During "Idol Grammy Hits" week Harmon was coached to bring his "strange faces he makes when he sings" under control. Judge Harry Connick Jr. noted Harmon also lost an "exaggerated jaw vibrato" that would eventually cause him to lose his singing voice. Harmon won the fifteenth season of "American Idol" on April 7, 2016. His winning coronation single "Falling" was written by singer songwriter and "American Idol" judge Keith Urban with Dallas Davidson and Brett James. For winning the title, Harmon received a Ford car and a recording contract with Big Machine Records. La'Porsha Renae was named
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won a local contest in the "Country Showdown". A notable act that went from the Showdown to appear on "American Idol" is Shelby Dressel. After her band earned 5th place at the Showdown, Dressel tried out for season 9 of "American Idol" and was cut when the top-24 contestants were decided. Another act that appeared with the Country Showdown and also "American Idol" is Kendall Phillips, who was a 2010 and 2011 national finalist for the Showdown. Unlike Dressel, Phillips appeared on "American Idol" before she tried out for the Showdown. Phillips felt that "American Idol" prepared her for the
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of this concert a finalist sing an unpublished song and the other finalist sing the other song. In the second round each finalist sing their best performance during all their way for Latin American Idol. In the third round each finalist sing the unpublished song that didn't sing in the first round. The results show of this last concert is called the great final because in this one is decided who is the new Latin American Idol. The great final is the largest episode of the season because the auditions and the two parts of the theater last one hour
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for the two last places, making the total of finalists to 12. Before the third finalshow Iselin Andresen withdrew from the competition, and the last person to be eliminated, Audun Rensel, was given a second chance. But as he declined and Siri Helene Erland, who was originally eliminated in the very first finalshow returned instead. Aleksander Denstad With won season four, with Jonas Thomassen coming in second. Aleksander got 55% of the votes. The fifth season finished airing in December 2007 on TV2. This season the age limit was changed from 16-28 to 16-35. The fifth season of Idol in
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American Idol compilation series The studio albums in the "American Idol" compilation series are compilations of songs by "American Idol" contestants normally released every year towards the end of the season or after the season has ended. For the first five seasons, the albums consist of cover songs from all the finalists of the season, and is released as CDs before the last episode by RCA Records. After season 5, such compilations were released only sporadically. Compilations for individual contestants were released digitally starting season 6. No compilations were released in season 7. Starting season 10, compilation albums are released
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ethnicity is Hawaiian, Filipino, African-American, Spanish and Portuguese. Her music career started in 2003, with her appearance on "American Idol" during season 3, where she was eliminated during the Hollywood Week of the competition. She appeared on the only season of "Duets", performing with John Legend. Meleana was signed to Dream Records, where they released her first studio album, "White Walls", on November 18, 2016. Meleana (musician) Meleana Brown (born September 11, 1988), who goes by the stage name Meleana, is an American Christian musician. She started her music career, in 2003, with appearing on "American Idol" during season 3,
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seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's full audition. Source: American Idol (season 1) The first season of "American Idol" premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended. The winner, Kelly Clarkson, signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Recordings. Immediately post-finale, Clarkson released two singles, including the coronation
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host was Pär Lernström. The winner of the title was Lisa Ajax. The eleventh season started airing on 17 August 2015. This was the last season with the current jury of Anders Bagge, Laila Bagge Wahlgren and Alexander Bard. The title was won by Martin Almgren. The twelfth season started airing on 12 August 2016. This season there was a new jury made up of Fredrik Kempe, Nikki Amini and Quincy Delight Jones III. The title was won by Liam Cacatian Thomassen. The 13th season aired in 2017. The judging panel was made up of Anders Bagge, Nikki Amini, Alexander
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2007, he released a duet with Sabrina Sloan, who was also a semi-finalist in Season 6 of "American Idol". Notes Sundance Head Jason "Sundance" Head (born July 9, 1978, from Porter, Texas) is an American country-soul singer and songwriter. He is the son of American singer Roy Head. In 2007, he was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of the Fox television series "American Idol", but was eliminated one week before the finals. In 2016, he became the winner of season 11 of the US "The Voice". He was part of Team Blake Shelton. His winning song is "Darlin' Don't
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American Idol (season 1) The first season of "American Idol" premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended. The winner, Kelly Clarkson, signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Recordings. Immediately post-finale, Clarkson released two singles, including the coronation song, "A Moment Like This". "A Moment Like This" went on to break a
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talent. Some of these changes came in response to the falling popularity and viewership of "Idol" in comparison to NBC's competing series "The Voice"; viewership of the thirteenth season had fallen by 27%. Former judge Randy Jackson, who served as a mentor on the previous season, left the show and was succeeded by Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta. In May 2014, Ryan Seacrest signed a two-year extension to remain host of "Idol" through 2016, which would be the show's final season. Long-time sponsor Coca-Cola ended its relationship with the series, and the Ford Motor Company maintained a reduced role.
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Lindén. and Lisa Ajax won. The diagram shows how each participant placed during the qualifying week and the weekly finals. Idol 2014 (Sweden) Idol 2014 will be the Swedish Idol series' tenth season, which will likely premiere in August 2014 and end in December 2014. After the completion of season 9, TV4 announced a tenth season, Idol 2014, airing in 2014. The season will, in addition to the competition, also celebrate the show's 10th anniversary. Alexander Bard, Laila Bagge and Anders Bagge will return as judges from last season. The season's host is the same as 2011 and 2013, Pär
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twelfth season of "American Idol", making Kree Harrison the runner-up. Glover also became the third African-American female behind Fantasia Barrino and Jordin Sparks to win the show. Glover was also the last female contestant to win the competition in the show's run on Fox. In a series first, Glover's debut album, "Music Speaks", was available for pre-order immediately following the finale broadcast. This was the only season to feature Carey and Minaj as judges, who both decided to leave the show in May 2013 to focus on their music careers. After a sharp drop in ratings during the eleventh season,
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on air. The results show last a half-hour, but the great final lasts two hours and is the last episode that is completely live in air. In the great final perform the finalists of the season, and there is a great quantity of guest celebrities. When finishing the show it is decided who the winner is based on the publics' vote and gets a contract with Sony BMG. The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on July 12, 2004. Its official sponsor was Movistar. There were 4 auditions: México City, México; Bogotá, Colombia; Caracas, Venezuela and of course it
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an American Idol winner. Phillip Phillips discography American rock singer Phillip Phillips has released three studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, seven singles, and five music videos. He won the eleventh season of "American Idol" in 2012, earning a recording contract with Interscope Records. His winner's single, "Home", became the highest selling single from the "Idol" in the show's history, with over 5.4 million in sales in the United States alone as of 2015. Two compilations of his performances from American Idol were released: "Phillip Phillips: Journey to the Finale" and "American Idol Season 11 Highlights". His debut
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Latin American Idol (season 2) The second season of "Latin American Idol" premiered on June 13, 2007 and continued until September 27, 2007, when it was won by Guatemalan born Carlos Peña. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2007. The concerts began on July in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the host country. For this season the judge Elizabeth Meza quit, and the Mexican singer Mimi was hired as the new "Latin American Idol" judge. At age 19, Peña is the first male and youngest person to win the competition, and second winner
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progressing to the Grand Final, Chan Myae Maung Cho was unable to participate due to illness. Phyo Myat Aung won the Myanmar Idol Season 3 2018. The judges of Season 1 are Burmese singers Ye Lay, Chan Chan and May Sweet and those of season 2 are Tin Zar Maw, Myanmar Pyi Thein Tan and May Sweet. Season 3 judges are Myanmar Pyi Thein Tan, Yan Aung, Myo Kyawt Myaing, and Tin Zar Maw. Myanmar Idol Myanmar Idol is a popular Myanmar singing contest television series that is broadcast on Myanmar Network TV. Its first season, in 2016, was described
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shows. In January 2016, she took over the role of Kate on the national tour of "If/Then". On January 8, 2018, she took over the role of Papa Ge in the 2018 revival of "Once on This Island". Other songs Tamyra Gray Tamyra Monica Gray (born July 26, 1979)} is an American actress, singer and songwriter, who finished fourth place on the first season of the musical reality competition "American Idol" in 2002. Post "American Idol", Gray has begun acting on Broadway and television. She had a recurring role on the third season of the drama series "Boston Public" in
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Wells, Texas. The marriage however did not last and they divorced two years later. In August 2014, Casey married Kelli Pentzer and in February 2016 they had a daughter. Casey James Casey Everett James (born May 31, 1982) is an American singer and guitarist from Fort Worth, Texas, who was the third-place finalist on the ninth season of "American Idol" and is an independent recording artist. He released his eponymous album in March 2012 from which three singles, "Let's Don't Call It a Night", "Crying on a Suitcase", and "The Good Life" were released. In October 2014, James released "Fall
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boyfriend, Lamar Denson, are expecting their first child. On February 14, 2014, Holcomb gave birth to a baby girl. On April 7, 2016, Holcomb and Ruben Studdard sang "Here, There and Everywhere" on fifteenth season finale of "American Idol." On February 14, 2014 Holcomb gave birth to a baby girl. Her boyfriend, Lamber D. Denson, is reportedly the father of the baby. Amber Holcomb Amber Nicole Holcomb (born March 17, 1994) is an American singer, who came in fourth place on the twelfth season of "American Idol." Amber Nicole Holcomb was born on March 17, 1994, in Houston, Texas. Holcomb
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to 10.96 million viewers, the second lowest since the series premiere. It received an all-time-low 3.0/9 18–49 rating, down 9% from last season. The season finale however had 13.30 million viewers, 5 million more than the season 14 finale. Live + 7 day (DVR) ratings The season premiered in Australia on Fox8 and in New Zealand on Prime on January 7, 2016 and in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2016 on 4Music. The show broadcasts live throughout Africa and Middle Eastern territories on DSTV's Vuzu Channel 114, but due to it being broadcast at 2 am, there are repeats
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airing is delayed, the shows may sometimes be combined into one episode to summarize the results. In Italy, the twelfth season was broadcast by La3. American Idol American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle USA and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It initially aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. On March 11, 2018, the sixteenth season debuted on ABC. It started as an addition to the "Idols" format that was based on "Pop Idol" from British television, and became one
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Allison Iraheta Allison Iraheta (born April 27, 1992) is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of "American Idol". Prior to "Idol", Iraheta won the Telemundo competition "Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista". Following the conclusion of "Idol", Iraheta was signed to a record deal with 19 Entertainment and Jive Records. Her debut album "Just Like You" was released on December 1, 2009. She is currently the lead singer in the band Halo Circus. Iraheta was born in Glendale, California, to Salvadoran immigrants who moved to the United States before she
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a Cowboy. Singer CeCe Peniston grew up in Phoenix and began her career in 1991. Country music star Dierks Bentley is from Phoenix and Michelle Branch is from Sedona. Country star Marty Robbins had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with "El Paso" in 1959. Arizona residents who have had varying success on the "American Idol" show include Jordin Sparks who won the sixth season. She was later selected to sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLII, which happened to take place in her hometown of Glendale, Arizona. On the seventh season of "American Idol", Arizona had two contestants
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Irizarry • Esteban Núñez • Martín Ramírez • Juan Cerviño • Stefanie Álvarez • Pablo Ferraz • Adabella Núñez • Alberto Silva • Stephanie Argüello • Andrea Galindo • Reynaldo Mercier • Rosalba Bueno "(Top 30 from Season 1)" • Nerymar Sanó "(Winner of Venezuela's reality show "Fama y Aplausos")" • Víctor Síndar • Giovanna Pisani • Simón López Chacín • Andrea Silva • Homero Briceño • Raynier Álvarez • Sanyer Nelo Latin American Idol (season 2) The second season of "Latin American Idol" premiered on June 13, 2007 and continued until September 27, 2007, when it was won by
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Ninth-place finisher Mandisa's "True Beauty" album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album in 2007. Season five is the season from the first ten seasons of "American Idol" with the most number of finalists who have made it onto the Billboard charts. The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists. In 2006, American Idol also became the most nominated unscripted show ever, and has several nominations in the 2006 Emmy Awards for season five: American Idol (season 5) The fifth season of reality television singing competition "American Idol" began on January 17,
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broadcast in front of a live studio audience (as well as the first ever live musical special aired by a non-Big Three network on primetime), while "Empire" and "The X-Files" ranked in the Nielsen Top 10 for the season, the first season with 2 Fox programs entering the top rankings since the "American Idol"-"House" duo of the 2007-2008 season (and the first ever season that Fox achieved such rankings without "American Idol" or any other reality television show from Fox in the Top 10). 2016 also marked the finale of "American Idol" in its original run on Fox after airing
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Phillip Phillips discography American rock singer Phillip Phillips has released three studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, seven singles, and five music videos. He won the eleventh season of "American Idol" in 2012, earning a recording contract with Interscope Records. His winner's single, "Home", became the highest selling single from the "Idol" in the show's history, with over 5.4 million in sales in the United States alone as of 2015. Two compilations of his performances from American Idol were released: "Phillip Phillips: Journey to the Finale" and "American Idol Season 11 Highlights". His debut studio album, "The World
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numbers for the contestants. The result show was moved to Thursday." The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists. "Source: Idolsmusic.com" American Idol (season 4) The fourth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 18, 2005 and continued until May 25, 2005. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge. Carrie Underwood won the season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale. Underwood has since gone on to become a seven-time Grammy-winning country megastar. While in the past
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American Idol (season 4) The fourth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 18, 2005 and continued until May 25, 2005. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell also returned to judge. Carrie Underwood won the season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale. Underwood has since gone on to become a seven-time Grammy-winning country megastar. While in the past seasons celebrity guest judges have been invited to participate during the competition, this was the first season where guest judges were invited to participate in the
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American Idol (season 16) The sixteenth season of "American Idol" premiered on March 11, 2018, on the ABC television network. It is the show's first season to air on ABC, after 15 years on Fox. Ryan Seacrest continued his role as the show's host, while Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie joined as judges. Maddie Poppe from Clarksville, Iowa won the season on May 21, 2018, while her boyfriend Caleb Lee Hutchinson was the Runner-up, and Gabby Barrett finished in third place. Poppe was the first female winner since Candice Glover in season twelve. In early 2017, "Variety" reported
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released a contribution each. Jax's first post-"Idol" recording, "La La Land", was released on January 6, 2016. Her first music video was released later that day, for "La La Land". The song is lyrically about her experience on "American Idol". In August 2016, Jax revealed that she was battling thyroid cancer. Jax (singer) Jackie Miskanic (born May 5, 1996), known professionally as Jax, is an American singer from East Brunswick, New Jersey. She finished third on the fourteenth season of "American Idol", an American singing competition series. Jax was raised in Atlantic Beach, New York, and moved with her family
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Battles (La'Porsha Renae song) "Battles" is the debut single by "American Idol" season fifteen runner-up La'Porsha Renae and would have been her coronation song had she won the contest. "Battles" was written by Who Is Fancy, who wrote it as a tribute to the passing of G.R.L. singer and X Factor finalist Simone Battle. Battle and Who Is Fancy were roommates when she died. "Battles" was described as anthem-like and upbeat, if a bit poppier than we're used to hearing from the passionate, soulful vocalist. "Battles" debuted on the iTunes Top 100 chart on April 6, 2016 a day ahead
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"Without Me" debuted at number 74 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. As of July 2016, Fantasia has sold over 3 million albums in the United States. Fantasia Barrino discography The discography of American R&B and gospel singer Fantasia Barrino, who performs under the mononym Fantasia, consists of five studio albums, fourteen singles, two of which she performs as the featured artist, and eight music videos. At the age of nineteen, she won the third season of "American Idol", earning a record deal with 19 Entertainment and J Records. The season's coronation song, "I Believe", debuted at number one on the
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their favourite song in their life, and one duet with Indonesian legendary singers, Glenn Fredly and Sandhy Sondoro. People voted based on last week's performances (Grand Finale) and these performances. Indonesian Idol (season 9) The ninth season of "Indonesian Idol" premiered on RCTI at the end of 2017 after a three-year hiatus. Registration opened 21 August. The main audition process was held in five major cities in Indonesia: Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Jakarta. This season was won by the youngest contestant from the history of Indonesian Idol, at 16 year-old, , from Medan, North Sumatra with as the runner-up.
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(White Guy with Guitar) winners; David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee Dewyze, Nick Fradiani. Former Idol Judge Simon Cowell said Phillip Phillips was the only contestant he liked after he left the show. Jennifer Lopez, who was a judge on Season 11, revealed that Phillips is her favorite American Idol winner - he is the one she listens to and stays abreast of his career. He performed at the 2016 Invictus Games Closing Ceremony in Orlando, FL on May 12, 2016. On June 17, 2016, Phillips started a co-headlining tour with Matt Nathanson at the San Diego County Fair that included
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11 to August 12 and Forever in Your Mind from August 13 to September 16. American Idol (season 16) The sixteenth season of "American Idol" premiered on March 11, 2018, on the ABC television network. It is the show's first season to air on ABC, after 15 years on Fox. Ryan Seacrest continued his role as the show's host, while Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie joined as judges. Maddie Poppe from Clarksville, Iowa won the season on May 21, 2018, while her boyfriend Caleb Lee Hutchinson was the Runner-up, and Gabby Barrett finished in third place. Poppe was
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Myanmar Idol Myanmar Idol is a popular Myanmar singing contest television series that is broadcast on Myanmar Network TV. Its first season, in 2016, was described by "The Myanmar Times" as a "wild success". It has had a second season in 2017, and the third season is in 2018. Following the success of American Idol and other IDOL series, Shwe Thanlwin created a Myanmar version of the series with identical formats and methods. Broadcast on Myanmar Network TV on Sky Net, it grew to be more popular than "Eain Mat Sone Yar" and "Melody World" which were once the most
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show featured 6 top 12 American Idol Finalists performing their own music, cover songs and group numbers. The show ran at the Grand Palace and was produced by Steve Drummond, America's Favorite Finalists. On April 7, 2016 Rogers performed on the fifthteenth season finale of "American Idol" along with other alumni. He has released an R&B album called Automatic on July 24, 2006, which was produced by Authentik Artists. Brandon Rogers (singer) Brandon Rogers (born December 11, 1977) is an American singer who has worked as a professional backup vocalist, and who was the 12th place finalist on the sixth
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work in television and films, the most notable being Jennifer Hudson who, on the recommendation of the "Idol" vocal coach Debra Byrd, won a role in "Dreamgirls" and subsequently received an Academy Award for her performance. The dominance of "American Idol" in the ratings had made it the most profitable show in U.S. TV for many years. The show was estimated to generate $900 million for the year 2004 through sales of TV ads, albums, merchandise and concert tickets. By the seventh season, the show was estimated to earn around $900 million from its ad revenue alone, not including ancillary
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Halo Circus released their second album, "Robots and Wranglers". Allison Iraheta Allison Iraheta (born April 27, 1992) is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of "American Idol". Prior to "Idol", Iraheta won the Telemundo competition "Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista". Following the conclusion of "Idol", Iraheta was signed to a record deal with 19 Entertainment and Jive Records. Her debut album "Just Like You" was released on December 1, 2009. She is currently the lead singer in the band Halo Circus. Iraheta was born in Glendale, California, to Salvadoran
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Aiken said to "People" magazine regarding his appearance at his "American Idol" audition in 2002. He replaced his glasses with contact lenses and agreed to let the show's stylists change his hair style. With longer, flat ironed, spiky hair and a penchant for wearing striped shirts, Aiken had established a trademark look by the final "American Idol" season 2 show. On May 21, 2003, Aiken came in a close second to Ruben Studdard, who won the contest by 134,000 votes out of more than 24,000,000 votes cast. The result was controversial, as some hypothesized that "Idol"'s voting system was incapable
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American Idol American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle USA and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It initially aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to April 7, 2016, for 15 seasons. On March 11, 2018, the sixteenth season debuted on ABC. It started as an addition to the "Idols" format that was based on "Pop Idol" from British television, and became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with
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Sanjaya Malakar Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is an American singer, who was a finalist on the sixth season of "American Idol". He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being poorly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon Cowell. After "Idol", Malakar made many television guest appearances and has been commonly parodied in popular culture. He placed 5th in season two of the reality television show "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!". He recently won the Remington's Got Talent in Whitefish, MT. Malakar was born in Capitol Hill,
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May 2010, one "Dream Ticket" winner, Aaron Kelly, had advanced to the "American Idol" finals. Kelly finished fifth in the 2010 season. Another winner was Nolan Sotillo, who sang " What Hurts The Most " by Rascal Flatts. Sotillo is notable for starring in Disney's "Prom." A previous "Dream Ticket" winner from South Africa Mark Haze was runner-up in the seventh season of "Idols South Africa". Scottish singer Jai McDowall got through the audition stage whilst on holiday in 2009; he later reached the bootcamp stage of the 2010 "The X Factor UK" and then won the 2011 "Britain's Got
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placed second overall amongst the 18–49 age group. The finale night when Ruben Studdard won over Clay Aiken was also the highest-rated ever "American Idol" episode at 38.1 million for the final hour. By the third season, the show had become the top show in the 18–49 demographic<ref name="realitytvworld_5/24/2007"></ref> a position it has held for all subsequent years up to and including the tenth season, and its competition stages ranked first in the nationwide overall ratings. By the fourth season, "American Idol" had become the most watched series amongst all viewers on American TV for the first time, with an
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American Idol (season 13) The thirteenth season of "American Idol", styled as American Idol XIII, premiered on the Fox television network on January 15, 2014. Ryan Seacrest returned as host for his thirteenth season. Keith Urban was the only judge from the twelfth season to return. Former judge Jennifer Lopez, who returned after one season absence, and Harry Connick, Jr. joined the judging panel following the departures of Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson, though Jackson returned as a mentor, replacing Jimmy Iovine. On May 21, Caleb Johnson was announced the winner of the season, with Jena Irene as
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series was won by Amanda Fondell. In January 2013, TV4 announced that "Idol" returns in 2013, following a one-year hiatus. Pär Lernström returns as host, and will also have Karin "Kakan" Hermansson as sidekick. Alexander Bard, Laila Bagge and Anders Bagge return as judges. Winner of this season was Kevin Walker, a professional footballer. After the completion of season 9, TV4 announced a tenth season, Idol 2014, airing in 2014. The season will, in addition to the competition, also celebrate the show's 10th anniversary. Alexander Bard, Laila Bagge and Anders Bagge will return as judges from last season. The season's
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for sales on iTunes straight after the contestants' performances during the season. Sales figures are not released during the season for these album so all numbers are for sales after the season is over. After "Idol"'s debut season, the top four finalists (Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Nikki McKibbin, Tamyra Gray) each recorded a version of the song in the event that they won; but only the winner (Clarkson) released it as a single. The single was included in Clarkson's debut album "Thankful". In addition to the compilation album by season 2 contestants, a Christmas album "American Idol: The Great Holiday
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3 weeks. Jason Kennedy narrates. The fourth edition of "Rewind" featured the fifth season of "American Idol", where Taylor Hicks won and Chris Daughtry was a finalist. Jason Kennedy returns to narrate. The series was quietly canceled after the final episodes aired in May 2010. American Idol Rewind American Idol Rewind is a syndicated television series that ran from September 30, 2006 to May 15, 2010. The hour-long weekly series was a repurposed edition of the hit reality talent show "American Idol", featuring present day interviews with the contestants, semi-finalists and rejected auditioners in addition to extra audition, Hollywood Week,
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The American Idol Experience The American Idol Experience was a theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort. Inspired by the popular American television series "American Idol", the attraction invited park guests to audition in front of live audiences who would vote for their favorite singers. The attraction was announced on February 7, 2008, although specifics were not made public at that time. "American Idol" season six winner Jordin Sparks unveiled its official name and projected opening date during the "American Idol" season seven finale on May 21, 2008. Disney licensed the show's logos and
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the guys were given the chance to compete for our votes, the five remaining...were collectively shuffled before us, looking stunned and solemn, and then sent home, this time with a few tepidly encouraging parting words from the judges." American Idol (season 13) The thirteenth season of "American Idol", styled as American Idol XIII, premiered on the Fox television network on January 15, 2014. Ryan Seacrest returned as host for his thirteenth season. Keith Urban was the only judge from the twelfth season to return. Former judge Jennifer Lopez, who returned after one season absence, and Harry Connick, Jr. joined the
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Latin American Idol (season 1) The first season of Latin American Idol premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on July 12, 2006 and continued until October 27, 2006, when it was won by Venezuelan born Mayré Martínez. Auditions were held in Caracas, Bogotá, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires in the spring of 2006. The concerts started on August 30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the host country. Held on August 2, 2006. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were: Held on August 9, 2006. It had a musical guest appearance by Julieta Venegas. The semi-finalists eliminated from the competition were: Held on
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in the first season of the German version of "The Voice Kids", but lost during the Battle Round to Michèle Birner, who went on to win the show. Marie Wegener Marie Wegener (born 6 July 2001) is a German singer who won the fifteenth season of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (the German version of "Pop Idol" and "American Idol"). She is the youngest winner of the show, its second underage winner, and its fourth female winner. Her winning song "Königlich" was produced by Dieter Bohlen. Marie Wegener lives with her parents and her brother in Duisburg-Meiderich. She is a student
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Chris Konopka Christopher Konopka (born April 14, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a goalkeeper for Minnesota United. In March 2018, Konopka signed a short-term agreement with the club until the end of the 2017–18 EFL Championship season. In 2017, he played for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. During 2016 Konopka signed with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership until the end of the 2015–2016 season. He won the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup on March 16, 2016 while at Ross County. In July 2016, he joined the Portland Timbers of Major League
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the second international spin-off of the original Pop Idol series that went on air. However the South African show did last shorter than the polish version and therefore Heinz Winckler became the second Idol winner worldwide on 17 June 2002. He triumphed over Brandon October who came second and Melanie Lowe who finished third. The second season ran from June to October 2003 and was won by then 20-year-old Anke Pietrangeli who was given the nickname "The Kimberley Diamond" by the viewers during the show. Half of the judging panel were replaced as were the two hosts, with Colin Moss
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last for 30 seconds; the new intro sequences for other "Idol" shows only last 15 seconds, with no customization and instead of the logo being 'stuck down' to the outside of the tunnel, it is pasted over the top. Also, the intro sequence for Nouvelle Star has a purple and blue color scheme instead of the standard light blue/light green. In 2008, a new version of the "Idol" intro was created and introduced by BLT & Associates in Los Angeles on the "American Idol" 7th season finals. The intro starts with the Idol logo spinning behind a gyroscope then features
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Idol 2014 (Sweden) Idol 2014 will be the Swedish Idol series' tenth season, which will likely premiere in August 2014 and end in December 2014. After the completion of season 9, TV4 announced a tenth season, Idol 2014, airing in 2014. The season will, in addition to the competition, also celebrate the show's 10th anniversary. Alexander Bard, Laila Bagge and Anders Bagge will return as judges from last season. The season's host is the same as 2011 and 2013, Pär Lernström. Contestant who made the Top 24 Tristan Björling died in November 2014. The finalists became Lisa Ajax and Mollie
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Haukaas Storeng who, to the surprise of many, was voted off sixth but went on to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 achieving fifth place. Theme: Your Idol Theme: Norwegian Songs Theme: Disco Theme: Your Birth Year Theme: Top 20 Hits Theme: Big Band Theme: Film Hits Theme: Judge's Choice Idol (Norway season 2) Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2004 was the second season of "Idol Norway" based on the British singing competition "Pop Idol". It premiered one year after the first season and was aired in the first half of 2004. Unlike last year's winner Kurt
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Chelsea Malone Chelsea Jean Malone (born April 8, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Morgantown, West Virginia, who was crowned Miss West Virginia 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and placed in the Top 15. Malone began singing publicly at age 9 and started regularly performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball games when she was 12. While a student at Morgantown High School, she won the West Virginia Idol competition in 2008 which earned her an audition for "American Idol". As a student at West Virginia University, Malone
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which garnered positive reviews. His new single "Rear View" will be released on February 19, 2016. Chris Richardson Christopher Michael "Chris" Richardson (born February 19, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter who was the fifth-place finalist on the sixth season of "American Idol". Richardson was born in Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Hospital in Belgium to Phyllis and Danny Richardson. His father spent 20 years in the United States Air Force. Richardson moved to Chesapeake, Virginia, in 1999. He admitted during the March 6, 2007 edition of "American Idol" that he used to be overweight as a child and teenager. He
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Life". The chairman of TeleScope Inc., the company which manages the "American Idol" results, came at the end of the show with the result card. 578 million votes were cast for the season with 63.5 million votes in the finale, and Taylor Hicks was named the winner, the second "American Idol" winner from the city of Birmingham, Alabama (the first being Ruben Studdard), and the fourth finalist with close ties to the city. Note: Bottom 2 indicates that the contestant was 'saved' last. This may or may not indicate his or her actual vote rank. "DialIdol" is both the name
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Guy". With more than 30 million viewers at its peak, "American Idol" catapulted FOX from the last place network to eight consecutive seasons as the number one network. Darnell oversaw "American Idol" from its creation through Season Twelve. Darnell told "Variety" that his proudest achievements during his time at FOX was "American Idol" and the success he had with Gordon Ramsay, as well as the season finale of "Joe Millionaire", which became the "highest-rated entertainment telecast in the history of Fox." Darnell began his television career in the news department of Fox’s owned-and-operated Los Angeles affiliate, KTTV-TV and then became
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season would air across all mainland U.S. time zones, a first for "American Idol". Radio Disney also broadcast its first season of American Idol Insider. In June 2017, it was announced that "American Idol" would begin two bus tours in 19 cities, later increased to 22, for audition starting August 17, 2017. Those who passed their first audition would go in front of the producers where they would be selected to appear before the judges in different cities. Instead of focusing on a city in each aired episode as in previous seasons, this season each episode showed a compilations of
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the music video for "Get Out", Abrams released a short comedy video to YouTube, which featured cameos from Jack Black (who performed with Abrams on the "American Idol" season 10 finale), fellow "American Idol" season 10 alumni Haley Reinhart (who performs "Hit the Road Jack" with Abrams on this album) and Paul McDonald, as well as season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis. Leading up to the release of the video, Abrams managed to pique public curiosity in his affairs by asking several of his friends from "American Idol" to launch a Twitter hashtag called #wherescasey. Those who participated (which included season
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Idol (Norway season 2) Idol: Jakten på en superstjerne 2004 was the second season of "Idol Norway" based on the British singing competition "Pop Idol". It premiered one year after the first season and was aired in the first half of 2004. Unlike last year's winner Kurt Nilsen, his successor Kjartan Salvesen was not able to build up an international career. Other alumni of this season were more successful, most notably runner-up Margaret Berger, who established a career as an electronic dance artist and went on to become the music director of NRK P3 in 2008. Another contestant was Maria
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I Believe (Fantasia song) "I Believe" is the debut single released by singer and "American Idol" season 3 winner, Fantasia Barrino. The song significantly helped Fantasia rise to fame. The song was co-written by former "American Idol" contestant Tamyra Gray and was released on June 29, 2004. "I Believe" peaked at number one on US "Billboard" Hot 100 and Canadian Singles Chart and number four on Australian ARIA Singles Chart. It was included on her debut album "Free Yourself", released on November 23, 2004. Fantasia sang "I Believe" on the third season finale of "American Idol" as her last performance
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Liam Cacatian Thomassen Liam Cacatian Thomassen (born 10 September 1997), also known as Liamoo, is a Swedish singer. In 2016, he won the twelfth season of Swedish "Idol" series and released his winner's single "Playing with Fire". In 2016 Cacatian Thomassen auditioned to take part in the twelfth season of Swedish "Idol". During the Qualifying Week he took part in the fourth heat performing the song "Sure Thing", he failed to qualify for the Finals, but went through as a wildcard. He made it through the live shows to the final along with Rebecka Karlsson and Charlie Grönvall. On 9
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William Hung William James Hung, also known as Hung Hing Cheong, is a Hong Kong-born American former singer who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his unsuccessful audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series "American Idol". At the time of his audition, Hung was a civil engineering student at UC Berkeley. After his spirited audition to be the next "American Idol", he inadvertently won the support of many fans. Hung voluntarily left university to pursue a music career. His recording career was marked by constant negative critical
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ovation. In preparation for the January 6, 2016 premiere of "American Idol"'s Farewell Season, E! Online ranked Reinhart's cover of "Bennie and the Jets" as the series' 14th best performance, TVLine ranked the performance as the 6th best in "Idol" history, and BuzzFeed ranked it 1st on their list of the "17 Most Iconic "American Idol" Performances of All Time." Reinhart's performance of "The House of the Rising Sun" was included at number 9 on LA Times's list of the "10 Most Memorable "Idol" Performances of All-Time." In addition, Reinhart appeared twice on Billboard's list of ""American Idol's" Top 100
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them feel more confident. Her musical influences include Christina Aguilera, Jazmine Sullivan and Brandy. In 2011, Sullivan retweeted Glover's YouTube cover of "Chasing Pavements" by Adele and called it "amazing." Glover once again performed this song on the finale of "American Idol." Candice Glover Candice Rickelle Glover (born November 22, 1989) is an American R&B singer and actress who won the twelfth season of "American Idol". Glover is the first winner to have auditioned three times before being cast for the live shows. Her debut album "Music Speaks" was released on February 18, 2014. Candice Rickelle Glover was born on
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first week sales and inaugural chart position of any American Idol winner. The album has sold 24,000 copies in the United States as of April 2016. Including album equivalent units, a total of 30,695 units has been sold as of March 2018. Johnson also has the distinction of being the first American Idol winner to have their Idol coronation song, "As Long as You Love Me," fail to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Adapted from AllMusic. Testify (Caleb Johnson album) Testify is the debut album by "American Idol" season thirteen winner, Caleb Johnson. Its first single was released
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such as the Sarah foundation and the Gibson flood relief campaign. as well as the ambassador for Brave Beginnings. He has also supported DoSomething, National Park Foundation, NCIRE - the Veterans Health Research Institute, Save The Music Foundation, Habitat for Humanity. Headliner/Co-headliner Opening act Phillip Phillips Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. (born September 20, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter who won the eleventh season of "American Idol" on May 23, 2012. His coronation song, "Home," became the all time best selling song from American Idol. His debut album "The World from the Side of the Moon" was released on
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Phillip Phillips Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. (born September 20, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter who won the eleventh season of "American Idol" on May 23, 2012. His coronation song, "Home," became the all time best selling song from American Idol. His debut album "The World from the Side of the Moon" was released on November 19, 2012. His second album, "Behind the Light", was released on May 19, 2014. His third album, "Collateral" was released January 19, 2018. Phillips was born in Albany, Georgia, to Sheryl (Jacks) and Phillip LaDon "Donnie" Phillips, Sr., and moved to Leesburg, Georgia
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American Idol alumni in film, television and theater This page lists only acting roles and other projects undertaken in film, television and theater in the post-"Idol" career of "American Idol" contestants. It does not include guest musical performances or interviews on TV shows, or any pre-"Idol" work. It is also not intended to be a comprehensive list of all acting roles, appearances, awards nominated or won by any particular alum. Where there are multiple entries, only the more significant may be listed. Please see the appropriate links and references for individual alum for such more complete lists. The first season
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Idol January 22: Croatian Night January 29: My Birth Year February 5: Film Songs February 12: Duets February 19: No. 1 Hits February 26: Grand Finale Hrvatski Idol Hrvatski Idol is the Croatian version of "Pop Idol". There have been two seasons of Hrvatski Idol. The first one was won by Žanamari Lalić (her famous black hair has now dyed into blonde), who received 54% of the vote in the finale night. Patrick Jurdić won the second season, with 50.22% of the vote in the finale, since the number of received phonecalls was only 2.296 votes, Jurdić won with not
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After the season ended, the song debuted at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest of Cook's performances on "American Idol". Dream Big (David Cook song) "Dream Big" is a rock song performed by David Cook on season 7 of "American Idol", of which he won. It was written by Emily Shackelton as an entry for the "American Idol" Songwriting Contest 2008. Cook chose the song to perform and the song was one of the top 10 finalists to be his debut single, losing to "The Time of My Life". His performance received positive reviews from Randy Jackson
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44% in the 18–49 demo. The season viewers averaged at 13.3 million, a drop of 24% from the previous season. The thirteenth season suffered a huge decline in the 18–49 demographic, a drop of 28% from the twelfth season, and "American Idol" lost its Top 10 position in the Nielsen ratings by the end of the 2013–14 television season for the first time since its entry to the rankings in 2003 as a result, and never regained its Top 10 position by the series' end in 2016. The continuing decline influenced further changes for the fourteenth season, including the loss
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best laughs. Reinhart also contributed a cover of "O Holy Night" for the sixth episode of the series entitled "O Holy Moly Night". In January 2016, Reinhart was featured alongside fellow season ten "Idol" alum Jacob Lusk and season 14 alum Adanna Duru in the "Orchestra of People" video for Casey Abrams's song "Never Knew What Love Can Do". It was announced on February 5, 2016, that Reinhart would be returning to "American Idol" for its Farewell Season. She was featured on the February 18 episode mentoring as well as singing duets with two contestants from the season's Top 24
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they disqualified him because he was under contract at the time of the tryouts, in violation of "Idol" rules. He was later replaced by Tim Urban at the last minute of the last part of Hollywood Week. Golightly later appears on a Korean television show called "Superstar K", a singing competition similar to the American Idol. In there, he tells that he also used to write songs for Korean singers, such as Jewelry, DBSK and . The semi-final eliminations of early favorites Alex Lambert, Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott before the Top 12 stunned bloggers and viewers. Michael Slezak of
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Marie Wegener Marie Wegener (born 6 July 2001) is a German singer who won the fifteenth season of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (the German version of "Pop Idol" and "American Idol"). She is the youngest winner of the show, its second underage winner, and its fourth female winner. Her winning song "Königlich" was produced by Dieter Bohlen. Marie Wegener lives with her parents and her brother in Duisburg-Meiderich. She is a student at the , but mentioned the possibility of getting her Abitur with a private teacher in case she won "Deutschland sucht den Superstar". In 2013, she took part
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Paul Kim (musician, born 1981) Paul Kim (born March 26, 1981) is a Korean American musician, singer and rapper who was also a contestant on Season 6 (2007) of "American Idol" who made it as one of the top 24 semi-finalists. Kim grew up in Saratoga, California, and attended Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. As can be seen in his Season 6 "American Idol" segment, Kim's motivation for auditioning for the show was to dispel and shatter the stereotypical Asian images that William Hung perpetuated during prior seasons. Kim's initial performance on Season 6 of "American Idol" garnered
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the show as the new permanent fourth judge for the rounds held at CBS Television City for Hollywood Week and thereafter, onto the live shows. In addition, Simon Cowell announced shortly before the ninth season began that it would be his last season on "American Idol". Cowell left the show to begin preparations for an American version of his talent show "The X-Factor". Also, DeGeneres announced on July 29, 2010 that she would not return to the judging panel because it was not the right fit for her. DioGuardi would also not return as a judge for the tenth season
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Media. After a brief return to his home town of Ellicottville, New York, in 2016, Dunkleman currently resides in Los Angeles. He is married and has one child, Jackson Dunkleman, five years old as of 2018. Brian Dunkleman Brian Dunkleman (born September 25, 1971) is an American comedian, actor and television personality. He is best known as being co-host with Ryan Seacrest on the first season of "American Idol", in 2002. In 2002 Dunkleman appeared as the co-host with Ryan Seacrest during the first season of "American Idol". After the season ended, it was reported that Dunkleman had quit from
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American Idol (season 12) The twelfth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 16, 2013, as part of the mid-season of the 2012–13 network television season. Ryan Seacrest returned to host. Randy Jackson returned for his twelfth season as judge and was joined by new judges Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, who replaced Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. The season was the third to have four judges, after the eighth and ninth seasons. It was also the first season in the show's history where all the finalists of one gender (male) were eliminated before any finalists of the
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Unlike American Idol, Indonesian Idol's Result Show is conducted about 1-hour after the Spectacular Show. For the Grand Final, the Result Show was conducted 7 days after the Grand Final. In the Result Show, some finalists who get the fewest votes are put in the bottom three or bottom two. Each week, finalist with the fewest votes is sent home. This process was repeated each week until the one remaining contestant is declared the winner. "Indonesian Idol"'s famous sentence for the result is "Indonesia Memilih!" (Indonesia has chosen!) along with a 1-minute pause and at last, the result. Every season,
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