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American Idol employs a select panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original judges, for seasons one through eight, were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, singer and choreographer Paula Abdul, and music executive and manager Simon Cowell.
Jul 19, 2021 · Jessica Booth. Jul 19, 2021, 1:55 PM PDT. Simon Cowell was one of the three original judges for the first nine seasons of the show. Gregg DeGuire/Getty; Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty....
Jul 12, 2012 · Television. Photos: ‘American Idol’ judges through the years. Singer Harry Connick Jr., who acted as a mentor for the top 5 finalists in 2010, joined the judging panel of “American Idol” in...
Mar 1, 2019 · In 2018 Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan became the official judges of the competition. With season 17 of "Idol" premiering this March, INSIDER decided to rank all of the judges the...
Mar 1, 2019 · In 2018 Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan became the official judges of the competition. With season 17 of "Idol" premiering this March, INSIDER decided to rank all of the judges the show...
Jul 19, 2021 · After 19 seasons, the show's still going and has had judges including Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul. More recent judges include Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Katy Perry. Advertisement. Simon...
Sep 11, 2017 · "American Idol" has seen a variety of judges, from the original trio of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, to its newest addition of Katy Perry, who will be a judge on the ABC's revival...
