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    American Idol

    TV-PG2002 · Music · 22 seasons

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  2. On April 7, 2016, Trent Harmon was announced as this season's winner, while La'Porsha Renae was the runner-up. It was the series' final season to air on Fox. Despite the announcement that the series would be ending, ABC announced in May 2017 that they would revive American Idol.

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    • Kelly Clarkson. Year: 2002. Coronation song: “A Moment Like This” Runner-up: Justin Guarini. Latest album: “Chemistry" (2023) When 20-year-old Kelly Clarkson became the singing competition’s inaugural champ, the world got a taste of what the future queen of pop rock could do with those arresting tonsils.
    • Ruben Studdard. Year: 2003. Coronation song: “Flying Without Wings” Runner-up: Clay Aiken. Latest album: “The Way I Remember It" (2023) They call him the Velvet Teddy Bear, but his resume is nothing to play with.
    • Fantasia Barrino. Year: 2004. Coronation song: “I Believe” Runner-up: Diana DeGarmo. Latest album: “Sketchbook" (2019) Ever since “Idol” judge Simon Cowell told the 19-year-old from North Carolina she was the best contestant the show had ever seen, Fantasia Barrino has been living up to the compliment.
    • Carrie Underwood. Year: 2005. Coronation song: “Inside Your Heaven” Runner-up: Bo Bice. Latest album: “Denim & Rhinestones (Deluxe Edition)" (2023)
  3. 3 days ago · Eric McCandless/Disney. CNN — Katy Perry said her goodbyes on “American Idol” after seven seasons. On Sunday night’s live “Idol” season finale, a medley of Perry’s hit songs were performed,...

  4. Mar 25, 2016 · Anna Swartz. Updated March 25, 2016. The final episode of the final season of American Idol will air Thursday, April 7 — a new winner will be crowned, and a fascinating chapter of American...

    • Auditions
    • Hollywood Week
    • Showcase Week
    • Semifinals
    • Finals
    • Guest Performances
    • Notable Past Contestants

    For American Idol's last season on FOX, auditions took place in five cities across the nation and stopped in numerous other cities as a Bus Tour. This season is the first time pre-judging is shown live; pre-judging being where contestants audition before they audition in front of the official judges. The pre-judges consisted of past contestants and...

    During Hollywood Week, the contestants performed in front of the judges in hopes of advancing to the next round. These rounds consisted of numerous cuts while the contestants performed in solos and in groups. Only the best contestants advanced.

    After the Top 51 performed in front of their first full audience, they met with the judges for their Final Judgement. Only 24 were able to advance to the next round while the rest were unfortunately cut from the season.

    During the Semifinals of Season 15, the Top 24 performed in solos and in duets with IdolAlumni. The Top 24 was split into two groups, one group performing one week and the other the following week. After the combination of solos and duets were performed within a group, the judges handpicked only seven out of the twelve to continue to the next round...

    Top 10 Perform

    During the first round of the Finals, the contestants performed a song of their choice for a spot in the Top 8. Kelly Clarksonappeared as a guest judge during this round. On the next week's live results, the bottom three finalists would be revealed and the judges would have the option to save one of the contestants, who delivered the best performance, to advance.

    Top 8 Perform

    During the Top 8, the contestants performed IdolGrammy Hits songs for a spot in the Top 7.

    Top 6 Perform

    During the Top 6, the contestants performed songs from the American IdolSongbook for a spot in the Top 5.

    Anatalia Villaranda, who made the top 51, later tried out for Season 12 of The Voice ​with Grammy Award-winning R&B superstar Alicia Keysas her mentor. She finished in the top 20.
    Jordyn Simone, who made the top 51, later tried out for Season 14 of The Voicewhere she was eliminated in the Knockout Rounds. Her mentor was Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine.
  5. Mar 26, 2022 · Going into season 15, viewers knew that this would be the last year of the show on Fox, so there was an overall "farewell" theme to the entire season. In the end, Trent Harmon was crowned the winner of American Idol season 15, with many fans believing that he'd be the last person to hold that title in history.

  6. 2 days ago · Winner: Kelly Clarkson. Season 2. Seacrest became the lone host of the series following Dunkleman’s departure in season 2. The final two contestants were both male this season, with Clay Aiken...

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