American idol winners

Kris Allen defeated Adam Lambert in what was considered an upset in the contest. Following his win, Allen's coronation song, "No Boundaries," and his version of "Heartless" debuted to great success on the Billboard Hot His self-titled album was released later that year and Allen's second major-label album, Thank You Camellia , dropped in His fifth and latest studio album, Letting You In , came out in , though a decade after his Idol win, he did release an album called 10 , which featured reworked songs from his previous albums.

One year before his reality TV appearance, Allen wed his high school sweetheart, Katy O'Connell, and the two have since welcomed two sons and a daughter. His self-titled album was released later that year and has since been certified platinum, and he followed that up with 's This Loud Morning and 's Digital Vein.

Tragically, his older brother, Adam, died of brain cancer in , and he returned to Idol that year to perform "Permanent" in his sibling's honor. In , Cook married Racheal Stump in Nashville.

At 17, Jordin Sparks became the youngest contestant to win American Idol in She's also tried her hand at acting, making her Broadway debut in and her big-screen debut in 's Sparkle with the late Whitney Houston, and has released a series of perfumes. She took a five-year hiatus from recording, putting out a mixtape in followed by her third studio album, Right Here Right Now , in After a three-year relationship with Jason Derulo ended in , Sparks went on to marry fitness model Dana Isaiah in , and the pair welcomed a son in In a tough season that featured singers Katharine McPhee, Chris Daughtry and Kellie Pickler -- who all went on to find success -- Taylor Hicks became the oldest singer to win American Idol at age He has since released three studio albums, with his last coming out in He performed in Grease both on Broadway in and in the national tour the following year, and he became the first Idol winner to have a long-term residency in Las Vegas, which began in At 21, country cutie Carrie Underwood beat out runner-up Bo Bice to become season 4's winner in Now 37, Underwood is a multi-platinum-selling recording artist who has sold 70 million records worldwide.

In , Underwood was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Underwood has released six studio albums, with the most recent being 's Cry Pretty. She welcomed her second child, rumored to be fathered by fellow Idol contestant Antwaun Cook, in , and married businessman Kendall Taylor in Ruben Studdard snagged Idol glory in , defeating Clay Aiken by a small margin to take home the prestigious title.

Now a gospel singer, Studdard made his Broadway debut in Reigning from Fort Worth, Texas, Kelly Clarkson is the first and arguably the most successful singer to take home the title of American Idol champion.

The then year-old beat out runner-up Justin Guarini for the top prize in September Clarkson's coronation song, "A Moment Like This," went on to break a decades-old record held by The Beatles for the biggest leap to number one on the Billboard Hot Clarkson has since released eight studio albums, been a coach on The Voice and hosts her own daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.

She is also mom to two kids, daughter River and son Remington , with husband Brandon Blackstock. Season Chayce Beckham. Season Just Sam. Season Laine Hardy. Eric McCandless via Getty Images. Season Maddie Poppe. Season Trent Harmon. Season Nick Fradiani. Season 13 Winner: Caleb Johnson. Season Candice Glover.

Season Phillip Phillips. Season Scotty McCreery. Season 9: Lee DeWyze. Season 8: Kris Allen. Season 7: David Cook. Season 6: Jordin Sparks. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released two independent albums.

Upon winning Idol, he was signed to Arista Records, under which his self-titled major label debut was released on December 12, She rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol , which led to her reception of an American Music Award and Grammy nominations in Her self titled debut album was certified Platinum in the U. David Roland Cook born December 20, is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol.

Prior to Idol , he released an album entitled Analog Heart , and his post- Idol self-titled album, produced by Rob Cavallo, was released on November 18, His second major-label album This Loud Morning was released on June 28, Prior to Idol , he self-released a album entitled Brand New Shoes.

His self-titled major-label debut album was released on November 17, , spawning the Top 20 hit "Live Like We're Dying". The winner of the tenth season of American Idol was announced on May 25, The song has since gone gold, having sold , copies as of August 17, His five-song EP, sold exclusively at Wal Mart and online, debuted at number 10 on the BIllboard , selling 40, copies in its first week.

His full-length debut album, Clear as Day , was released on October 4, and made history by becoming the first debut album released by an Idol winner since to debut at 1 on the Billboard with almost , copies sold in its first week. The album also debuted at 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Phillip Phillips , a year-old pawn store employee from Leesburg, Georgia, won Season 11 on May 23, , defeating year-old powerhouse vocalist Jessica Sanchez.

His first single is called " Home ", which was written by Andrew Pearson, who also produced the song, and Greg Holden. His debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon , was released in November and has gone platinum. Her first single is called " I Am Beautiful ". Her debut album, Music Speaks , was released on February 18, The album has received positive reviews.

Caleb Johnson , a year-old rock singer from Asheville, North Carolina, won Season 13 on May 21, , defeating year-old pop-rock singer Jena Irene.

His debut album, Testify , was released on August 12, Nick Fradiani , a year-old singer-songwriter from Guilford, Connecticut, won Season 14 on May 13, , beating out pop-soul singer Clark Beckham , who had been the frontrunner for the majority of the season.

His first single is " Falling ", which was released on April 6, Her first single is " Going Going Gone ", which was released on May 21, His first single is " Flame ", which was released on May 19, Her first single is " Rise Up ", which was released on May 17, Her first singer is "23", which was released on May 23, American Idol Wiki Explore. Season Ryan Seacrest.

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