Question: When was the state of origin of the most successful artist from this season of American Idol added to the union?

Since the show's inception in 2002, ten of the fourteen Idol winners, including its first five, have come from the Southern United States. A large number of other notable finalists during the series' run have also hailed from the American South, including Clay Aiken, Kellie Pickler, and Chris Daughtry, who are all from North Carolina. In 2012, an analysis of the 131 contestants who have appeared in the finals of all seasons of the show up to that point found that 48% have some connection to the Southern United States. <SEP> Density 208.7 / sq mi (80.6 / km) Ranked 15th Median household income $50,797 (38th) Elevation Highest point Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft (2037 m) Mean 700 ft (210 m) Lowest point Atlantic Ocean sea level Before statehood Province of North Carolina Admission to Union November 21, 1789 (12th) Governor Roy Cooper (D) Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest (R) Legislature General Assembly Upper house Senate Lower house House of Representatives U.S. State of North Carolina Flag Seal Nickname (s): Old North State; Tar Heel State Motto (s): Esse quam videri: ``To be, rather than to seem ''(official); First in Flight: First in Freedom Official language English Spoken languages As of 2000 English 90.70% Spanish 6.18% Demonym North Carolinian (official); Tar Heel (colloquial) Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro Charlotte metro area Area Ranked 28th Total 53,819 sq mi (139,390 km) Width 170 miles (261 km) Length 560 miles (901 km)% water 9.5 Latitude 33 ° 50 ′ N to 36 ° 35 ′ N Longitude 75 ° 28 ′ W to 84 ° 19 ′ W Population Ranked 9th Total 10,146,788 (2016 est.) Senators Richard Burr (R) Thom Tillis (R) U.S. House delegation 10 Republicans 3 Democrats (list) Time zone Eastern: UTC - 5 / - 4 ISO 3166 US - NC Abbreviations NC, N.C. Website www.nc.gov <SEP> Despite being eliminated earlier in the season, Chris Daughtry (as lead of the band Daughtry) became the most successful recording artist from this season. Other contestants, such as Hicks, McPhee, Bucky Covington, Mandisa, Kellie Pickler, and Elliott Yamin have had varying levels of success. <SEP> theories given for the success of southerners on idol have been: more versatility with musical genres, as the southern u.s. is home to several music genre scenes; not having as many opportunities to break into the pop music business; text-voting due to the south having the highest percentage of cell-phone only households; and the strong heritage of music and singing, which is notable in the bible belt, where it is in church that many people get their start in public singing. others also suggest that the southern character of these contestants appeal to the south, as well as local pride. according to season five winner taylor hicks, who is from the state of alabama, "people in the south have a lot of pride ... so, they're adamant about supporting the contestants who do well from their state or region." <SEP> the fifth season of reality television singing competition american idol began on january 17, 2006, and concluded on may 24, 2006. randy jackson, paula abdul and simon cowell returned to judge, and ryan seacrest returned to host. it is the most successful season to date ratings-wise, and resulted in 18 contestants (including all of the top 10 and a few semifinalists) getting record deals -- nine of them with major labels. it was the first season with a male winner (taylor hicks) and a female runner - up (katharine mcphee). it was also the first season of the series to be aired in high definition.