American Idol

American Idol is an American reality-singing competition series created by Simon Fuller, produced by 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002 to April 7, 2016, as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol and has since become one of the most successful shows in the history of American television. On March 11, 2018, the 16th season aired on ABC.

Eventually the American people are allowed to vote by calling or texting, and the person with the fewest votes is off the show.

The TV show consists of multiple rounds of elimination. The singers can be anyone between the age of 15 and 29 years.

Host and judges
American Idol often has three or four judges, who give comments on performances.

The three judges are: 
+American Idol judgesYearJudges2002Randy JacksonPaula AbdulSimon CowellN/A2003200420052006200720082009Kara DioGuardi2010Ellen DeGeneres2011Jennifer LopezSteven TylerN/A20122013Nicki MinajKeith UrbanMariah Carey2014Jennifer LopezN/A2015Harry Connick 20162018Luke BryanKaty PerryLionel Richie201920202021202220232024

Host
 Ryan Seacrest
 Brian Dunkleman (Season 1)

Winners
 Season 1 (2002): Kelly Clarkson
 Season 2 (2003): Ruben Studdard
 Season 3 (2004): Fantasia Barrino
 Season 4 (2005): Carrie Underwood
 Season 5 (2006): Taylor Hicks
 Season 6 (2007): Jordin Sparks
 Season 7 (2008): David Cook
 Season 8 (2009): Kris Allen
 Season 9 (2010): Lee DeWyze
 Season 9b (2010): William Dempster
 Season 10 (2011): Scotty McCreery
 Season 11 (2012): Phillip Phillips
 Season 12 (2013): Candice Glover
 Season 13 (2014): Caleb Johnson
 Season 14 (2015): Nick Fradiani
 Season 15 (2016): Trent Harmon
 Season 16 (2018): Maddie Poppe
 Season 17 (2019): Laine Hardy
 Season 18 (2020): Just Sam
 Season 19 (2021): Chayce Beckham
 Season 20 (2022): Noah Thompson
 Season 21 (2023): Iam Tongi
 Season 22 (2024): Abi Carter
 Season 23 (2025): Jamal Roberts

Runners-up
 Season 1 (2002): Justin Guarini
 Season 2 (2003): Clay Aiken
 Season 3 (2004): Diana DeGarmo
 Season 4 (2005): Bo Bice
 Season 5 (2006): Katharine McPhee
 Season 6 (2007): Blake Lewis
 Season 7 (2008): David Archuleta
 Season 8 (2009): Adam Lambert
 Season 9 (2010): Crystal Bowersox
 Season 10 (2011): Lauren Alaina
 Season 11 (2012): Jessica Sanchez
 Season 12 (2013): Kree Harrison
 Season 13 (2014): Jena Irene 
 Season 14 (2015): Clark Beckham
 Season 15 (2016): La'Porsha Renae
 Season 16 (2018): Caleb Lee Hutchinson
 Season 17 (2019): Alejandro Aranda
 Season 18 (2020): Arthur Gunn
 Season 19 (2021): Willie Spence
 Season 20 (2022): HunterGirl
 Season 21 (2023): Megan Danielle
 Season 22 (2024): Will Moseley
 Season 23 (2025): John Foster

Other contestants
 Chris Daughtry
 Melinda Doolittle
 Jennifer Hudson
 Sanjaya Malakar
 Lauren Spencer-Smith
 Breanna Nix
 Mattie Pruitt

References

Other websites

 American Idol Official website

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