Justin Guarini - wikipedia Justin Guarini Justin Guarini Guarini playing with fellow musicians at the Atlanta Hard Rock Cafe in 2012. Background information Birth name Justin Eldrin Bell Also known as Lil ' Sweet ( 1978 - 10 - 28 ) October 28, 1978 ( age 39 ) Columbus, Georgia Origin Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States Genres Jazz soul funk R&B pop Occupation ( s ) Singer - songwriter actor television host Instruments Piano guitar vocals Years active 2002 -- present Labels RCA Justice Entertainment Website JustinGuarini.com Justin Guarini ( born Justin Eldrin Bell ; October 28, 1978 ) is an American singer / musician, actor, host and producer, who in 2002 was the runner - up on the first season of American Idol. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Beginnings 2.2 American Idol 2.2. 1 American Idol performances 2.3 2003 -- 2004 : Justin Guarini 2.4 2005 -- 2007 : Stranger Things Have Happened 2.5 2008 -- 2009 : Revolve 2.6 2010 -- present : Acting, hosting and performing 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.1. 1 Studio albums 3.1. 2 Other contributions 3.2 EPs 3.3 Songs 4 Filmography and theater 4.1 Films 4.2 Theater roles 5 References 6 External links Early Life Guarini was born in Columbus, Georgia. His father, Eldrin Bell, is African - American and is a former Atlanta, Georgia, Chief of Police, and former Chairperson of Clayton County Commission ( Georgia ). His mother, Kathy Pepino Guarini is Italian American, and was a journalist for WTVM TV in Columbus, and later for CNN. Guarini was primarily raised by his mother and stepfather, physicist Jerry Guarini, in Philadelphia 's suburb of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He attended Central Bucks High School East. Career Beginnings Guarini 's musical experience started at age four when he was accepted by the Atlanta Boy Choir. After moving to Pennsylvania in 1985, he joined the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Boys Choir. Throughout his school years Guarini sang in school choirs, and from 1996 to 2000 was the lead soloist in an award - winning a cappella group named The Midnight Voices. The group released an independent album in 1999 with proceeds benefiting a music scholarship fund at Guarini 's alma mater, Central Bucks High School East in Buckingham, Pennsylvania. He was a director / performer at the Riverside Haunted Woods in Bridgeton, Pennsylvania, in 2001. His high school and college theatre credits include the lead roles in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Little Prince, The Pirates of Penzance, The Taming of the Shrew, and Once on This Island. In addition to singing and stage performing, Guarini plays the piano, guitar, and banjo. After studying vocal performance and theater studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Guarini later moved to New York City where he attended the School for Film and Television. He worked in New York nightclubs, and auditioned for New York Theatre before successfully auditioning for American Idol in April 2002. Shortly after being chosen for American Idol, he was offered a role in the Broadway production of The Lion King. Guarini wrote about his decision between the two offers in his exclusive 2008 blog for the television site, Fancast, stating, `` I had attended master classes... I learned Zulu and Sotho phrases, as well as the music from the show. It was a dream almost come true at the time. But, now I knew I was onto something, and I was n't letting go. I politely declined the offer of a role... ''. He was also considering a contract offer from an independent record label, but the show 's rules prohibited participants from having existing record contracts. American Idol Idol judge Simon Cowell praised Guarini 's performance in the show 's first season, at one early audition telling him `` Justin, you know, occasionally you 're very privileged when you do a competition like this to hear somebody undiscovered who has a voice like yours '', with Guarini ultimately becoming the runner - up to winner Kelly Clarkson in September 2002. Soon after, Guarini signed with American Idol 's 19 Management and secured a record deal with RCA. Prior to the American Idol Tour, he was the only contestant asked to appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show, on which Oprah Winfrey told him, `` Justin, you have it. '' Justin leaping down stairs as he sings on the American Idol Tour in Atlanta, Georgia ( 2002 ). Reviews during the American Idol Tour described Guarini as a `` revelation '' ( Los Angeles Times ), and `` easily the best performer '' ( Boston Herald ). American Idol performances Week Theme Song Sung Artist Order Result Top 30 Semifinal Group 2 `` Ribbon in the Sky '' Stevie Wonder 10 Advanced Top 10 Motown `` For Once in My Life '' Stevie Wonder 6 Safe Top 8 1960s `` Sunny '' Bobby Hebb 7 Safe Top 7 1970s `` Someday We 'll All Be Free '' Donny Hathaway Bottom 2 Top 6 Big Band `` Route 66 '' Nat King Cole Safe Top 5 Burt Bacharach Love Songs `` The Look of Love '' Dusty Springfield Safe Top 4 1980s 1990s `` P.Y.T. ( Pretty Young Thing ) '' `` Get Here '' Michael Jackson Brenda Russell 8 Safe Top 3 Idol 's Choice Judges ' Choice `` Let 's Stay Together '' `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' Al Green Elton John 5 Safe Top 2 Finale `` Before Your Love '' `` Get Here '' `` A Moment Like This '' Justin Guarini Oleta Adams Justin Guarini 5 Runner - Up 2003 -- 2004 : Justin Guarini JustinGuarini concert screencap His self - titled album, Justin Guarini, debuted in June 2003, coinciding with the single releases of the current second season American Idol top two finalists and the movie From Justin to Kelly, in which Guarini co-starred with Kelly Clarkson. The film was critically panned, while the album sold 146,000 copies. In December 2003 Guarini was dropped from RCA Records. Guarini had a role in the 2004 pre-Broadway New York Stage and Film Powerhouse Theater workshop / presentation of the musical Good Vibrations at Vassar College. His performance ( which included singing, dancing, acting, and playing guitar ) landed Guarini an offer to continue the role in the original Broadway production, which he eventually declined. 2005 -- 2007 : Stranger Things Have Happened Guarini co-produced his second album Stranger Things Have Happened, independently released in December 2005 through his own production company, Justice Entertainment, Ltd... The album of reinvented jazz standards was described by Allmusic as `` a successful reinvention... where his natural skills shine '', The Philadelphia Inquirer said that `` Guarini displays an agile, attractive voice with good phrasing, supported by a sophisticated and funky backing ensemble. '' Guarini wrote, co-arranged and recorded a benefit song released with H.H. Gayuna Cealo, and a song for the documentary series Project Everlasting, in August 2006 and featured on the Today Show. The title track from his album Stranger Things Have Happened was also used in the documentary. From 2007 to 2011, TV Guide Network signed Guarini as permanent co-host for Idol Wrap and Idol Tonight. On - air duties with the network expanded to include guest hosting / appearances on other TV Guide Network shows, hosting movie premiere specials, and serving as a member of TV Guide Network 's awards show team with on - air coverage of awards shows such as the Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards. 2008 -- 2009 : Revolve Guarini in The American Idol Experience motorcade at Walt Disney World in 2009. In May 2008, Guarini released an acoustic EP titled Revolve comprising three songs ( `` Sweet Time '', `` Rock Bottom '', and `` When She Cries '' ) co-written and co-produced with Shaun Ingram. Versions of the songs are planned to be included on a future solo album. While stepping out to support the opening of The American Idol Experience at Disney 's Hollywood Studios in February 2009, Guarini confirmed his impending marriage to his fiancée, Reina Capodici. In an exclusive pictorial of the wedding, People reported that the couple married on September 26, 2009. 2010 -- present : acting, hosting and performing Wicked with Justin Guarini as Fiyero. Guarini became a part of the Broadway community with his 2010 Broadway debut as Carlos in a musical adaptation of Pedro Almodovar 's film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Critics called Guarini 's debut `` surprisingly charming '', `` captivating '' and `` extremely likeable ''. Guarini played Will, one of the three male leads in Green Day 's rock musical American Idiot performing March 1, 2011, through the show 's closing night, April 24, 2011. On April 26, 2011, his first child with Capodici, William Neko Bell Guarini, was born. His second child, Asher, was born on February 25, 2013. In 2013, Guarini was cast in a modern Broadway production of William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet as Paris. After its Broadway run, the live - filmed stage play was released in movie theaters. Guarini joined the Broadway production of Wicked, in the role of Fiyero from February 25 to December 14, 2014. Other stage work includes lead roles in regional reproductions of Rent, Chicago, Company and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Original regional productions include Ghost Brothers of Darkland County as one of two feuding brothers in 2012 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. In It 's a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play Guarini voiced George Bailey in a 2015 on - stage comedic production. In 2015, he starred in the New York City Center Encores presentation Paint Your Wagon. Praised by critics, Guarini played the outcast Mexican miner. Guarini starred in the 2015 original musical `` Moonshine : The Hee Haw Musical '' premiering at the Dallas Theater Center on September 2 through October 11, and Mamma Mia ! in 2016. Also in 2016, Guarini was cast in Broadway 's new In Transit, the first a cappella musical with book, music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson - Lopez. Guarini participates in Equity staged readings of The Awakening of Angel DeLuna, hosts and / or performs for various Broadway and stage - related benefits, and other industry - related events including Broadway on the Hudson, the Times Square Tony Awards Simulcast in 2014 and 2015, adding executive producer duties in 2015. He was an executive producer for the 2015 revival of the musical Side Show. In 2016 Guarini attended the Tony Awards, and co-hosted backstage coverage of the live broadcast in conjunction with BroadwayHD.com. He 's also acted in independent film projects such as the drama and action film Fast Girl, The Unknown : Frankie The Squirrel, Mafioso II : The Son and short film Tilt - a-Whirl for the Dances With Films festival. Since 2015, Guarini has been starring as Lil ' Sweet in Diet Dr Pepper television commercials, and web marketing. In 2016, Dr Pepper `` promoted '' tunes for a Lil ' Sweet `` album '' with video clips, promotional pictures of the character, and the character 's own Twitter page. All commercials and clips are available on Dr Pepper 's YouTube channel. Guarini has been a recurring commentator for Today, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Style Channel, Comcast and Larry King Live. Discography Albums An EP of original music will be released by Guarini approximately July 30, 2016. Studio albums Year Album details Peak Certifications ( sales threshold ) US 1999 The Midnight Voices As lead vocalist Released : 1999 -- US sales : N / A 2003 Justin Guarini Released : June 10, 2003 Label : RCA Records 20 US sales : 146,000 2005 Stranger Things Have Happened Released : December, 2005 Label : Justice Entertainment, Ltd -- US sales : N / A `` -- '' denotes releases that did not chart Other contributions Foreign Shores by David Hughes ( featured vocalist ) 2009 The Awakening of Angel DeLuna ( cast album ) 2009 I Could Use a Drink by Drew Gasparini ( featured vocalist ) 2012 Where the Sky Ends : Music by Michael Mott by Michael Mott ( featured vocalist ) 2014 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ( Original Broadway Cast ) 2011 Paint Your Wagon ( cast album ) 2014 EPs Revolve ( Acoustic ) ( May 2008 ) Songs Did You Know That I Know Your Journey ? ( 2006 ) ( vocals, music, co-produced ) Everlasting for documentary Project Everlasting ( 2006 ) ( vocals, music, lyrics, piano ) What You Wo n't Do for Love for Drivetime Reflections ( 2010 ) ( vocals ) Filmography and theater Films Year Title Role 2003 From Justin to Kelly Justin Bell 2008 Fast Girl Darryl K. Sands 2014 Romeo and Juliet Paris Theater roles Good Vibrations ( 2004 ) as Jan The Awakening of Angel DeLuna ( 2009 ) as Fred Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ( 2010 -- 2011 Broadway ) as Carlos American Idiot ( 2011 Broadway ) as Will Rent ( 2011 Regional ) as Roger Davis Chicago ( 2011 Regional ) as Billy Flynn Ghost Brothers of Darkland County ( 2012 Regional ) as Drake McCandless Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ( 2012 Regional ) as Joseph It 's a Wonderful Life : A Live Radio Play ( 2012 Regional ) as Jake Romeo and Juliet ( 2013 Broadway ) as Paris Wicked ( 2014 Broadway ) as Fiyero Paint Your Wagon ( 2015 New York City Center ) as Julio Company ( 2015 Regional ) as Bobby Moonshine : That Hee Haw Musical ( 2015 Regional ) First Gentleman ( 2016 NYC ) Mamma Mia ! ( 2016 Regional ) as Sam Carmichael Cake Off ( 2016 Regional ) multiple roles In Transit ( 2016 Broadway ) as Trent References Jump up ^ `` Atlanta Boy Choir to perform at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit News ''. Rockdalecitizen.com. 2011 - 11 - 24. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini in world premiere of Stephen King musical ''. Philly.com. 2012 - 04 - 24. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` A Comeback for Justin Guarini ''. TV Fanatic. 2007 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` From Justin To Kelly ( 2003 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 29, 2015. Jump up ^ Moss, Corey ( 2003 - 12 - 02 ). `` Where 's Justin Guarini These Days ? Not On RCA Records, Apparently - Music, Celebrity, Artist News ''. MTV. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Idol Star Guarini Leaves Company of Good Vibrations ''. Broadway.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' American Idol ' Alumni Justin Guarini Planning Summer Wedding Access Hollywood - Celebrity News, Photos & Videos ''. Access Hollywood. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ `` American Idol 's Justin Guarini Marches Down the Aisle ''. PEOPLE.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Justin Guarini Joins Broadway 's Women on the Verge ; Casting Complete Archived August 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill.com, August 19, 2010 Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini 's ' Breakdown ' getting a beatdown from theater critics ''. Content.usatoday.com. 2010 - 11 - 09. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ Marks, Peter ( 5 November 2010 ). `` Broadway 's ' Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ' lacks an edge '' -- via washingtonpost.com. Jump up ^ `` Theater review : ' Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ' at the Belasco Theatre Culture Monster Los Angeles Times ''. Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010 - 11 - 04. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Davey Havok, Justin Guarini, Van Hughes Will Be New Leads of Broadway 's American Idiot ''. Playbill.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini Welcomes Son William Neko -- Moms & Babies -- Moms & Babies - People.com ''. Celebritybabies.people.com. 2011 - 06 - 24. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini Welcomes Son Asher -- Moms & Babies -- Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com ''. PEOPLE.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Broadway s Romeo and Juliet with Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad Coming to Fathom Events Network of Movie Theaters Nationwide ''. The Gilmer Mirror. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ Amabile Angermiller, Michele ( February 5, 2014 ). `` Justin Guarini Nabs Lead in ' Wicked ' on Broadway ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 21, 2014. Jump up ^ Gioia, Michael ( November 20, 2014 ). `` Caroline Bowman and Kara Lindsay Will Be Broadway 's New Wicked Witches ; Robin De Jesus, Matt Shingledecker to Also Join Cast ''. Playbill. Retrieved November 20, 2014. Jump up ^ Bert Osborne. `` '' Ghost Brothers of Darkland County '' a musical horror story that t ``. Accessatlanta.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Emily Skinner, Shuler Hensley, Justin Guarini Set for GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY Workshop, 12 / 5 ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Photo Flash : First Look at Justin Guarini, Lauren Molina, Jill Paice and More in Bucks County 's IT 'S A WONDERFUL LIFE ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Review : ' Paint Your Wagon, ' Starring Keith Carradine, Opens at Encores ! ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Theater Review : At Encores !, Paint Your Wagon ''. Vulture. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` First Look ! Take a Gander at Broadway - Aimed Moonshine : That Hee Haw Musical Broadway Buzz ''. Broadway.com. 2015 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Photo Flash : Meet the ' MOONSHINE ' Cast & Creative Team, Beginning Previews Tonight in Dallas ! ''. Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ Blank, Matthew ( 2015 - 09 - 17 ). `` Drink Up ! See Justin Guarini and Rose Hemingway Go Country in Moonshine : That Hee Haw Musical ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. ^ Jump up to : Hayley Levitt ( 2016 - 05 - 31 ). `` Justin Guarini Joins the Muny Cast of Mamma Mia ! ''. TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. ^ Jump up to : Viagas, Robert ( 2016 - 08 - 30 ). `` Telly Leung, Justin Guarini Among Cast of A Cappella Broadway Musical In Transit ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ Eddie Varley. `` Justin Guarini 's ' AWAKENING ' ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Wicked Star Justin Guarini and More Join NYCLU 's Broadway Stands Up for Freedom ''. TheaterMania.com. July 11, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015. ^ Jump up to : ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini & Krysta Rodriguez to Host BROADWAY ON THE HUDSON on 9 / 27 ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini and Kerry Butler to Host Times Square Tony Awards Simulcast ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini and Deborah Cox Will Host Times Square Simulcast of Tony Awards ''. Playbill. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` News : 38 ''. BroadwayHD. 2016 - 06 - 06. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ Writer, Matt Smith2 ; Theatre, Specialties Include ; Entertainment, Other Forms of ( 24 June 2016 ). `` 16 Fun Facts We Learned on the Tonys Behind - the - Scenes Livestream Show ''. Huffingtonpost.com. Jump up ^ `` Diet Dr Pepper -- Lil ' Sweet Self Employed ''. youtube.com. 2015 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ Diet Dr Pepper -- Lil ' Sweet ' Birthday ' ( 2015 ). YouTube. March 20, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Beltrone, Gabriel ( 2016 - 01 - 25 ). `` Diet Dr Pepper 's Lil ' Sweet Is Back, and Sweet - Talking All Over Your House, in New Ads ''. Adweek. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Lil ' Sweet ''. Diet Dr Pepper. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Lil ' Sweet ( @ DietDrPepper ) ''. Twitter. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini : New EP on PledgeMusic ''. Pledgemusic.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ Lisa de Moraes ( 23 May 2011 ). `` American Idol finale : After 10 years, the beat goes on ''. Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ David Clarke. `` BWW CD Reviews : Broadway Records ' WHERE THE SKY ENDS : THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL MOTT Awakens Dreamers ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` USATODAY.com - Guarini to star in ' Good Vibrations ' ''. usatoday.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Eddie Varley. `` Justin Guarini 's ' AWAKENING ' ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Brian Scott Lipton ( 2010 - 11 - 10 ). `` Justin Guarini Is Happy on the Verge ''. TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Ask a Star : Justin Guarini of American Idiot Videos ''. Broadway.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Full Cast Announced for Justin Guarini - Led RENT at Surflight ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` American Idiot 's Justin Guarini Will Star in Media Theatre 's Chicago ''. Playbill. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini Will Star in Muny Production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''. Playbill. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Christine Dwyer, Jenni Barber, Justin Guarini & More to Join Cast of WICKED in February ''. Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Highlights From Paint Your Wagon With Keith Carradine, Alexandra Socha and Justin Guarini ''. Playbill. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` First Look at Keith Carradine, Alexandra Socha, and Justin Guarini in Paint Your Wagon ''. TheaterMania.com. March 18, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Photo Call : First Look at Justin Guarini in Bucks County Playhouse Production of Company ''. Playbill. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini, Rose Hemingway & More Will Star in MOONSHINE : THAT HEE HAW MUSICAL at Dallas Theater Center ''. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Andy Lefkowitz ( June 18, 2015 ). `` Justin Guarini Leads Cast of Moonshine : That Hee Haw Musical ''. TheaterMania.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Gans, Andrew ( 2016 - 02 - 10 ). `` Justin Guarini, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Rupert, Sally Struthers Set for Reading of First Gentleman Musical ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Justin Guarini, Michele Ragusa and Euan Morton to Lead New Musical CAKE OFF at Bucks County Playhouse ''. Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ Derschowitz, Jessica ( 2016 - 08 - 30 ). `` In Transit on Broadway : Justin Guarini joins a capella musical cast ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 09. External links Official website Justin Guarini on IMDb Justin Guarini at AllMusic American Idol season 1 Finalists Kelly Clarkson Justin Guarini Nikki McKibbin Tamyra Gray R.J. Helton Christina Christian Ryan Starr A.J. Gil Jim Verraros EJay Day Other sources Tour `` A Moment Like This '' `` Before Your Love '' American Idol Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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 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 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 '' Concert tours 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Related programming Idol ( series ) 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 VIAF : 53844788 LCCN : no2003089620 MusicBrainz : d7fff0a4 - 3adf - 40fb - a6bc - 09db41b4b618 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Justin_Guarini&oldid=808133680 '' Categories : 1978 births Male actors from Pennsylvania 21st - century American singers 21st - century American male actors African - American musicians American male film actors American Idol participants American jazz singers American male singers American people of Italian descent People from Doylestown, Pennsylvania American pianists Living people Musicians from Columbus, Georgia University of the Arts ( Philadelphia ) alumni American male stage actors 19 Recordings artists Actors from Columbus, Georgia Singers from Pennsylvania Male actors of Italian descent 21st - century American guitarists Guitarists from Georgia ( U.S. state ) Guitarists from Philadelphia Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2016 Use mdy dates from September 2016 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Polski Português Suomi Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 1 November 2017, at 02 : 20. 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Question: who sings in the diet dr. pepper commercial
Answer: Justin Guarini