List of American Idol finalists - wikipedia List of American Idol finalists American Idol is an American talent reality television series that first aired in 2002. As of May 2018, there have been sixteen seasons. Each season, the final round of competition features ten to thirteen singers. A total of 178 contestants have reached the finals of their season. The show 's age requirements have varied year - to - year. Of the finalists, 55 of them were under the age of 20, including three winners and five runners - up. Season - one - winner Kelly Clarkson currently holds the record for the highest - selling album sales worldwide, tyyty with more than 25 million copies, while season - four - winner Carrie Underwood currently holds the record for the highest - selling album sales in the United States, with more than 13 million copies. In season one, Jim Verraros, an openly gay contestant, was told by Fox to remove all mentions of his homosexuality from his online journal as producers `` thought ( he ) was trying to gain more votes ''. During the second season, finalist Corey Clark was disqualified when it was revealed that he had been arrested and charged with resisting arrest, battery upon his sister, and criminal restraint. In season five, voters claimed that phone calls dialed for Chris Daughtry during the first few minutes of voting were misrouted to Katharine McPhee 's lines, when they heard her recorded message thanking them for voting for McPhee. In season seven, it was revealed that Carly Smithson held a prior label record deal with MCA Records. Reports suggested that MCA spent over $ 2 million promoting Smithson 's previous album which she made under the name Carly Hennessy. The album sold fewer than 400 copies. Smithson remained on the show, and placed sixth in her season. Jermaine Jones of season eleven was disqualified for having theft cases and outstanding warrants on Top 11 week. Contents 1 Contestants 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links Contestants Kelly Clarkson, season one winner Ruben Studdard, season two winner Fantasia Barrino, season three winner Carrie Underwood, season four winner Taylor Hicks, season five winner Jordin Sparks, season six winner David Cook, season seven winner Kris Allen, season eight winner Lee DeWyze, season nine winner Scotty McCreery, season ten winner Phillip Phillips, season eleven winner Candice Glover, season twelve winner Nick Fradiani, season fourteen winner Trent Harmon, season fifteen winner Maddie Poppe, season sixteen winner Name Age Hometown Season Place finish EJay Day 20 Lawrenceville, Georgia 9th -- 10th Jim Verraros 19 Chicago, Illinois 9th -- 10th A.J. Gil 17 San Diego, California 8th Ryan Starr 19 Sunland, California 7th Christina Christian 21 Brooklyn, New York 6th R.J. Helton 21 Cumming, Georgia 5th Tamyra Gray 23 Takoma Park, Maryland 4th Nikki McKibbin 23 Grand Prairie, Texas 3rd Justin Guarini 23 Doylestown, Pennsylvania Runner - up Kelly Clarkson 20 Burleson, Texas Winner Vanessa Olivarez 22 Atlanta, Georgia 12th Charles Grigsby 24 Oberlin, Ohio 11th Julia DeMato 24 Brookfield, Connecticut 10th Corey Clark 22 Nashville, Tennessee 9th Rickey Smith 23 Keene, Texas 8th Kimberly Caldwell 21 Katy, Texas 7th Carmen Rasmusen 18 Bountiful, Utah 6th Trenyce 23 Memphis, Tennessee 5th Josh Gracin 22 Oceanside, California 4th Kimberley Locke 25 Nashville, Tennessee 3rd Clay Aiken 24 Raleigh, North Carolina Runner - up Ruben Studdard 25 Birmingham, Alabama Winner Leah LaBelle 17 Seattle, Washington 12th Matthew Rogers 25 Rancho Cucamonga, California 11th Amy Adams 24 Bakersfield, California 10th Camile Velasco 18 Haiku, Hawaii 9th Jon Peter Lewis 24 Rexburg, Idaho 8th Jennifer Hudson 22 Chicago, Illinois 7th John Stevens 16 East Amherst, New York 6th George Huff 22 New Orleans, Louisiana 5th LaToya London 25 Oakland, California 4th Jasmine Trias 17 Mililani, Hawaii 3rd Diana DeGarmo 16 Snellville, Georgia Runner - up Fantasia Barrino 19 High Point, North Carolina Winner Lindsey Cardinale 20 Ponchatoula, Louisiana 12th Mikalah Gordon 17 Las Vegas, Nevada 11th Jessica Sierra 19 Tampa Bay, Florida 10th Nikko Smith 22 Town & Country, Missouri 9th Nadia Turner 28 Miami, Florida 8th Anwar Robinson 25 East Orange, New Jersey 7th Constantine Maroulis 29 New York, New York 6th Scott Savol 28 Shaker Heights, Ohio 5th Anthony Fedorov 19 Trevose, Pennsylvania 4th Vonzell Solomon 21 Fort Myers, Florida 3rd Bo Bice 29 Helena, Alabama Runner - up Carrie Underwood 21 Checotah, Oklahoma Winner Melissa McGhee 21 Tampa, Florida 5 12th Kevin Covais 16 Levittown, New York 5 11th Lisa Tucker 16 Anaheim, California 5 10th Mandisa 29 Antioch, Tennessee 5 9th Bucky Covington 28 Rockingham, North Carolina 5 8th Ace Young 25 Denver, Colorado 5 7th Kellie Pickler 19 Albemarle, North Carolina 5 6th Paris Bennett 17 Fayetteville, Georgia 5 5th Chris Daughtry 26 McLeansville, North Carolina 5 4th Elliott Yamin 27 Richmond, Virginia 5 3rd Katharine McPhee 21 Los Angeles, California 5 Runner - up Taylor Hicks 29 Birmingham, Alabama 5 Winner Brandon Rogers 28 North Hollywood, California 6 12th Stephanie Edwards 19 Savannah, Georgia 6 11th Chris Sligh 28 Greenville, South Carolina 6 10th Gina Glocksen 22 Naperville, Illinois 6 9th Haley Scarnato 24 San Antonio, Texas 6 8th Sanjaya Malakar 17 Federal Way, Washington 6 7th Phil Stacey 29 Jacksonville, Florida 6 5th -- 6th Chris Richardson 22 Chesapeake, Virginia 6 5th -- 6th LaKisha Jones 27 Fort Meade, Maryland 6 4th Melinda Doolittle 29 Brentwood, Tennessee 6 3rd Blake Lewis 25 Bothell, Washington 6 Runner - up Jordin Sparks 17 Glendale, Arizona 6 Winner David Hernandez 24 Glendale, Arizona 7 12th Amanda Overmyer 23 Mulberry, Indiana 7 11th Chikezie 22 Inglewood, California 7 10th Ramiele Malubay 20 Miramar, Florida 7 9th Michael Johns 29 Buckhead, Georgia 7 8th Kristy Lee Cook 24 Selma, Oregon 7 7th Carly Smithson 24 San Diego, California 7 6th Brooke White 24 Mesa, Arizona 7 5th Jason Castro 20 Rockwall, Texas 7 4th Syesha Mercado 21 Sarasota, Florida 7 3rd David Archuleta 17 Murray, Utah 7 Runner - up David Cook 25 Blue Springs, Missouri 7 Winner Jasmine Murray 16 Starkville, Mississippi 8 12th -- 13th Jorge Núñez 21 Carolina, Puerto Rico 8 12th -- 13th Alexis Grace 21 Memphis, Tennessee 8 11th Michael Sarver 27 Jasper, Texas 8 10th Megan Joy 22 Sandy, Utah 8 9th Scott MacIntyre 23 Scottsdale, Arizona 8 8th Lil Rounds 23 Memphis, Tennessee 8 6th -- 7th Anoop Desai 21 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8 6th -- 7th Matt Giraud 23 Kalamazoo, Michigan 8 5th Allison Iraheta 16 Los Angeles, California 8 4th Danny Gokey 28 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8 3rd Adam Lambert 27 San Diego, California 8 Runner - up Kris Allen 23 Conway, Arkansas 8 Winner Lacey Brown 24 Amarillo, Texas 9 12th Paige Miles 24 Naples, Florida 9 11th Didi Benami 23 Hollywood, California 9 10th Andrew Garcia 24 Moreno Valley, California 9 8th -- 9th Katie Stevens 17 Middlebury, Connecticut 9 8th -- 9th Tim Urban 20 Duncanville, Texas 9 7th Siobhan Magnus 19 Cape Cod, Massachusetts 9 6th Aaron Kelly 16 Sonestown, Pennsylvania 9 5th Michael Lynche 26 St. Petersburg, Florida 9 4th Casey James 27 Fort Worth, Texas 9 3rd Crystal Bowersox 23 Elliston, Ohio 9 Runner - up Lee DeWyze 23 Mount Prospect, Illinois 9 Winner Ashthon Jones 24 Goodlettsville, Tennessee 10 13th Karen Rodriguez 21 New York, New York 10 12th Thia Megia 16 Mountain House, Alameda County, California 10 10th -- 11th Naima Adedapo 26 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10 10th -- 11th Pia Toscano 22 Howard Beach, New York 10 9th Paul McDonald 26 Nashville, Tennessee 10 8th Stefano Langone 21 Kent, Washington 10 7th Casey Abrams 20 Idyllwild, California 10 6th Jacob Lusk 23 Compton, California 10 5th James Durbin 22 Santa Cruz, California 10 4th Haley Reinhart 20 Wheeling, Illinois 10 3rd Lauren Alaina 16 Rossville, Georgia 10 Runner - up Scotty McCreery 17 Garner, North Carolina 10 Winner Jeremy Rosado 19 Valrico, Florida 11 13th Jermaine Jones 25 Pine Hill, New Jersey 11 12th Shannon Magrane 16 Tampa, Florida 11 11th Erika Van Pelt 26 South Kingstown, Rhode Island 11 10th Heejun Han 22 Flushing, New York 11 9th DeAndre Brackensick 17 San Jose, California 11 8th Colton Dixon 20 Murfreesboro, Tennessee 11 7th Elise Testone 28 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 11 6th Skylar Laine 18 Brandon, Mississippi 11 5th Hollie Cavanagh 18 McKinney, Texas 11 4th Joshua Ledet 19 Westlake, Louisiana 11 3rd Jessica Sanchez 16 San Diego, California 11 Runner - up Phillip Phillips 21 Leesburg, Georgia 11 Winner Curtis Finch, Jr. 24 St. Louis, Missouri 12 10th Paul Jolley 23 Palmersville, Tennessee 12 9th Devin Velez 18 Chicago, Illinois 12 8th Burnell Taylor 19 New Orleans, Louisiana 12 7th Lazaro Arbos 22 Naples, Florida 12 6th Janelle Arthur 23 Oliver Springs, Tennessee 12 5th Amber Holcomb 19 Houston, Texas 12 4th Angie Miller 19 Beverly, Massachusetts 12 3rd Kree Harrison 22 Woodville, Texas 12 Runner - up Candice Glover 23 St. Helena Island, South Carolina 12 Winner Kristen O'Connor 24 Sebastian, Florida 13 13th Emily Piriz 18 Orlando, Florida 13 12th Ben Briley 24 Gallatin, Tennessee 13 11th MK Nobilette 20 San Francisco, California 13 10th Majesty Rose 21 Goldsboro, North Carolina 13 9th Malaya Watson 16 Southfield, Michigan 13 8th Dexter Roberts 22 Fayette, Alabama 13 7th CJ Harris 23 Jasper, Alabama 13 6th Sam Woolf 17 Bradenton, Florida 13 5th Jessica Meuse 23 Slapout, Alabama 13 4th Alex Preston 20 Mont Vernon, New Hampshire 13 3rd Jena Irene 17 Farmington Hills, Michigan 13 Runner - up Caleb Johnson 23 Asheville, North Carolina 13 Winner Sarina - Joi Crowe 19 Columbia, Tennessee 14 12th Maddie Walker 17 Ankeny, Iowa 14 10th -- 11th Adanna Duru 18 Diamond Bar, California 14 10th -- 11th Daniel Seavey 15 Portland, Oregon 14 9th Qaasim Middleton 19 Brooklyn, New York 14 8th Joey Cook 23 Woodbridge, Virginia 14 7th Quentin Alexander 20 New Orleans, Louisiana 14 6th Tyanna Jones 16 Jacksonville, Florida 14 5th Rayvon Owen 23 Richmond, Virginia 14 4th Jax 19 East Brunswick, New Jersey 14 3rd Clark Beckham 22 White House, Tennessee 14 Runner - up Nick Fradiani 29 Guilford, Connecticut 14 Winner Gianna Isabella 15 Jackson, New Jersey 15 9th -- 10th Olivia Rox 17 Agoura Hills, California 15 9th -- 10th Lee Jean 16 Bluffton, South Carolina 15 7th -- 8th Avalon Young 21 San Diego, California 15 7th -- 8th Tristan McIntosh 16 Nashville, Tennessee 15 6th Sonika Vaid 20 Martha 's Vineyard, Massachusetts 15 5th MacKenzie Bourg 23 Lafayette, Louisiana 15 4th Dalton Rapattoni 20 Dallas, Texas 15 3rd La'Porsha Renae 22 McComb, Mississippi 15 Runner - up Trent Harmon 26 Amory, Mississippi 15 Winner Jonny Brenns 18 St. Augustine, Florida 16 11th - 14th Marcio Donaldson 28 Compton, California 16 11th - 14th Garrett Jacobs 18 Bossier City, Louisiana 16 11th - 14th Mara Justine 15 Galloway Township, New Jersey 16 11th - 14th Dennis Lorenzo 26 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16 8th - 10th Michelle Sussett 22 Miami, Florida 16 8th - 10th Ada Vox 24 San Antonio, Texas 16 8th - 10th Jurnee 18 Denver, Colorado 16 6th - 7th Catie Turner 17 Langhorne, Pennsylvania 16 6th - 7th Cade Foehner 21 Shelbyville, Texas 16 4th - 5th Michael J. Woodard 20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16 4th - 5th Gabby Barrett 17 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16 3rd Caleb Lee Hutchinson 19 Dallas, Georgia 16 Runner - Up Maddie Poppe 20 Clarksville, Iowa 16 Winner Notes ^ Contestant 's age at the time the season 's final round began. References General `` Season 1 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. `` Season 2 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. `` Season 3 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. `` Season 4 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. `` Season 5 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. `` Season 6 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. `` Season 7 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. `` Season 8 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 08. `` Season 9 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. `` Season 10 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. `` Season 11 Top 5 Contestants ''. American Idol. Specific Jump up ^ Steele, Bruce. C ( 2003 - 01 - 21 ). `` A Teen Idol 's dreams ''. The Advocate via Findarticles.com. Archived from the original on 2008 - 12 - 07. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Some callers claim ' Idol ' votes were misdirected ''. MSNBC. 2006 - 05 - 12. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 01. Jump up ^ Gorman, Steve ( 2008 - 02 - 15 ). `` Ex-MCA Records flop advances on `` American Idol '' ``. Reuters.com. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 10. External links Official website American Idol Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Finalists Winners Kelly Clarkson Ruben Studdard Fantasia Barrino Carrie Underwood Taylor Hicks Jordin Sparks David Cook Kris Allen Lee DeWyze Scotty McCreery Phillip Phillips Candice Glover Caleb Johnson Nick Fradiani Trent Harmon Maddie Poppe Runners - up Justin Guarini Clay Aiken Diana DeGarmo Bo Bice Katharine McPhee Blake Lewis David Archuleta Adam Lambert Crystal Bowersox Lauren Alaina Jessica Sanchez Kree Harrison Jena Irene Clark Beckham La'Porsha Renae Caleb Lee Hutchinson Winners ' singles `` A Moment Like This '' `` Flying Without Wings '' `` I Believe '' `` Inside Your Heaven '' `` Do I Make You Proud '' `` This Is My Now '' `` The Time of My Life '' `` No Boundaries '' `` Beautiful Day '' `` I Love You This Big '' `` Home '' `` I Am Beautiful '' `` As Long as You Love Me '' `` Beautiful Life '' `` Falling '' `` Going Going Gone '' Concert tours 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 Related programming Idol ( franchise ) American Juniors Idol Christmas Idol Extra Idol Gives Back Idol Rewind World Idol Related articles Alumni album sales Alumni awards and nominations Alumni in film, television and theater Alumni single sales Compilation series Controversies Discography Finalists Hot 100 singles `` Judge Me Tender '' The American Idol Experience Video game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_American_Idol_finalists&oldid=848153108 '' Categories : American Idol participants Lists of reality show participants Hidden categories : Featured lists Articles with hCards Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bahasa Indonesia Norsk Polski Português Edit links This page was last edited on 30 June 2018, at 02 : 56 ( UTC ). 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