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- Season 2 overviewJan 21-May 20, 200335 episodesSeason 2 episodes1. S2 E1 Jan 21, 2003
- Hopefuls audition before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 2. S2 E2 Jan 22, 2003
- Performers audition before judges Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson.
- 3. S2 E3 Jan 28, 2003
- Auditions continue in cities across the United States. Host: Ryan Seacrest.
- 4. S2 E4 Jan 29, 2003
- Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell pick 32 finalists.
- 5. S2 E5 Feb 4, 2003
- The first group of eight competitors performs.
- 6. S2 E6 Feb 5, 2003
- Two contestants are announced based on the viewers' votes.
- 7. S2 E7 Feb 11, 2003
- The second group of eight performs.
- 8. S2 E8 Feb 12, 2003
- Two contestants are announced based on the viewers' votes.
- 9. S2 E9 Feb 18, 2003
- The third group of eight performs. Host: Ryan Seacrest.
- 10. S2 E10 Feb 19, 2003
- Two contestants are announced based on viewers' votes. Host: Ryan Seacrest.
- 11. S2 E11 Feb 25, 2003
- The fourth group of eight performs.
- 12. S2 E12 Feb 26, 2003
- Two contestants are announced based on the votes.
- 13. Wild Card Mar 4, 2003
- The judges' wild-card finalists perform.
- 14. S2 E14 Mar 5, 2003
- Additional finalists are announced based on the tally.
- 15. Evening With Motown Mar 11, 2003
- The finalists perform; Lamont Dozier joins the other judges to assess the performances.
- 16. S2 E16 Mar 12, 2003
- The viewers' votes are tallied, and one finalist is eliminated.
- 17. Film Themes Mar 18, 2003
- Finalists perform; Kelly Clarkson performs and previews her new film.
- 18. S2 E18 Mar 19, 2003
- The viewers' votes are tallied, and one finalist is eliminated.
- 19. S2 E19 Mar 25, 2003
- Ten finalists perform, and viewers vote for their favorite competitors.
- 20. S2 E20 Mar 26, 2003
- A tally of viewers' votes eliminates one finalist; guest judge Olivia Newton-John.
- 21. S2 E21 Apr 1, 2003
- Nine finalists perform disco hits; viewers vote for their favorite competitors.
- 22. S2 E22 Apr 2, 2003
- The viewers' votes are tallied, and one finalist is eliminated.
- 23. S2 E23 Apr 8, 2003
- Eight finalists perform; viewers vote for their favorite competitors.
- 24. S2 E24 Apr 9, 2003
- The viewers' votes are tallied, and one finalist is eliminated from competition.
- 25. S2 E25 Apr 15, 2003
- Seven finalists perform; viewers vote for their favorite competitors.
- 26. S2 E26 Apr 16, 2003
- The viewers' votes are tallied, and one finalist is eliminated from competition.
- 27. S2 E27 Apr 22, 2003
- Six finalists perform; viewers vote for their favorite competitors.
- 28. S2 E28 Apr 23, 2003
- Viewers' votes are tallied, and one finalist is eliminated from competition.
- 29. S2 E29 Apr 29, 2003
- Five finalists perform; viewers vote for their favorite competitors.
- 30. S2 E30 Apr 30, 2003
- One finalist is eliminated from competition, leaving four contenders.
Learn about the second season of the popular singing competition show, which aired in 2003 and was won by Ruben Studdard. Find out the judges, host, contestants, auditions, and results of the season.
Oct 26, 2022 · Watch all the episodes of the second season of American Idol, the popular singing competition show, on YouTube. See the auditions, results, performances, and finale of the top 10 contestants.
- Auditions
- Hollywood
- Semi-Finals
- Finals
- Controversies
- Notable Past Idol Contestants
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Auditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, Atlanta, Nashville, and Austin in the fall of 2002. At the Miami auditions, a young man named Edgar Nova auditioned with an off-key and lyrically incorrect rendition of Enrique Iglesias' "My Love." None of the judges put him through to the Hollywood round. Instead of leaving the aud...
The contestants performed in a series of rounds and number of contestants trimmed in each round. In the first round they performed a song, in the second round they were asked to compose a melody for one of five set of lyrics, and 80 remained after this round. In the third round the contestants were separate into the girls and boys and they performe...
The format changed slightly in Season 2; instead of three groups of 10, the semi-finalists were grouped into four groups of 8. s
Top 12 perform
During the first round of the finals, the Top 12 performed a song from the Motor City for a spot in the Top 11.
Top 11 perform
During the first round of the finals, the Top 10 performed a song from the soundtrack of a movie for a spot in the Top 10.
Top 10 perform
During this round of the finals, the Top 10 performed a Country Rock song for a spot in the Top 9.
Finals Voting
This time, Ruben Studdard emerged as the winner with Clay Aiken as a very close runner-up. Out of 24 million votes recorded, Studdard finished just 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken. The accuracy of the reported results remains very controversial. There was much discussion in the communications industry about the phone system being overloaded, and that more than 150 million votes were dropped, making the voting results suspect. Since then the voting methods have been modified to help avoid this pr...
Corey Clark allegations
The rumor mills were buzzing once again in 2005 when Season Two contestant Corey Clark -- who was himself kicked off the show because of a police record he had not disclosed to the show -- alleged that he had had an affair with judge Paula Abdul. Clark also alleged that Abdul gave him preferential treatment on the show because of their alleged romance. A subsequent investigation by Fox found no evidence to support Clark's charges.
Frenchie Davis, who had auditioned in New York City, made it all the way to the top 32 but was disqualified when nude photos of her taken when she was 19 were revealed by the Smoking Gun website. I...
Learn about the second season of American Idol, hosted by Ryan Seacrest and judged by Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson. Find out the winner, runner-up, contestants, auditions, Hollywood round, controversies, and more.
Relive the seventh season of American Idol, where singers compete for the title of Idol. Watch the auditions, Hollywood week, top 24, top 14, top 12, top 10, top 7, top 6, top 3 and the grand finale.
May 19, 2009 · Watch the Top 3 contestants of American Idol Season 2 perform a group medley of songs at the finale. Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard and Kimberly Locke sing together in this video uploaded by SiouxRoux.
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Jan 21, 2003 · Watch the 36 episodes of the second season of American Idol, the reality show that launched the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and more. See the auditions, the judges, the themes and the results of the 2003 competition.
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The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21 2003 and continued until May 21 2003. It was won by Ruben Studdard. This season was hosted by Ryan Seacrest.