For this week’s blog I decided to follow up my precious one of the Top Five, which ended with American Idol at the top. I decided to find out about all the previous winners of American Idol.
In the first season the winner was Kelly Clarkson. She walked her way to glory and became America’s first American Idol as she won 58% votes, on 4th September 2002. Millions of people sat glued to their television sets waiting nervously to find out who would win the title of America’s best singer, Justin Guarini or Kelly Clarkson. In my opinion Kelly is perhaps one of the most successful Idol winners, and ironically the very first one.
Christopher Ruben Studdard became the next winner of the series. The records, till June 2007, say that Studdard is the fifth-best selling American Idol performer with more than 2.4 million albums sold in the U.S.
The third season of American Idol in 2004 gave us, Fantasia Monique Barrino. She released her debut single I Believe which was at number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100. And she also won the 2007 Theater World Award owing to her marvelous stage debut performance.
The most popular and most successful American Idol winner Carrie Underwood was crowned as the 4th season’s winner of American Idol in May 2005. After winning the American Idol title, Carrie has become a multi-platinum selling recording artist. Her debut album Some Hearts was certified 6x platinum and is known as the fastest selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. Underwood is also the first American Idol winner to win all three major music awards in the same awards show season , including four American Music Awards, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards, including the award for the Best New Artist.
Taylor Reuben Hicks, on May 24, 2006, won American Idol’s 5th season title. Hicks, started as an underdog on the show however, he ended up winning the American Idol title. Thereafter he was signed by Arista Records.
The 6th American Idol winner, Jordin Brianna Sparks, is the youngest Idol winner at age 17. In August 2007, Jordin has signed up with 19 Recordings/Jive Records /Zomba Label group which made her the first Idol winner to join the label group.
And the latest winner of American Idol, is Texas native David Cook. He won the American Idol contest on May 21, 2008. After a week after his victory, Cook broke several Billboard chart records and had as many as eleven songs debut on the Hot 100 list.
Well, there they are, all the previous winners of American Idol.
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I think that it is interesting to look back and see all of the past American Idol winners and see the names and see how many of them made it big and stayed big. For example, you don't hear much anymore about Ruben, Fantasia or Taylor Hicks. They make it big on American Idol and then either they lose interest themselves or they lose their record deals. I know that it is exactly the same way for Canadian Idol and I’m sure other things that are similar around the world. Makes you stop and think.
ReplyDeleteWhen American Idol first came out I was totally in to it. I even called in and voted for Kelly Clarkson! But when the second season came on I lost interest for some reason. I have not watched it since. But I will give them one thing, they have turned out several good singers; such as Jordan Sparks, Carrie Underwood, and Kelly Clarkson. But then you think about all of the people who didn't win and have gone on to bigger and better fame just by being on American Idol! I mean, even William Hung (the asian guy that sang "She bangs, she bangs")had his 15 minutes of fame.
ReplyDeleteI think it's time for the show to be over but at the same time i look forward to seeing what other stars they make...or break.