The following contestants were safe from that round and advanced on to the Top 10. Incredible Blanket Puts Humans In A Deep Sleep, Melting Stress Away, © Both KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/AP/REX/Shutterstock. Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 As the iconic competition series is whittling down the competition in its 17th season (and second season on ABC), ET is looking back at all the past Idol winners, and where they are now. Lee DeWyze from Mount Prospect, Illinois enthralled everyone with his melodious voice and won the trophy this time round. Photo: Flickr (Elen Nivrae) 21 years old, Philip Philips from Leesburg, Georgia was declared the winner of 11 th season of American Idol. Justin Guarini from Doylestown, Pennsylvania was the runner-up. Shannon Magrane was the eliminated contestant bringing the total down to 10 remaining contestants. It moved to new home ABC in 2018. Tour our photos below to see who won each season of “American Idol” through the years. The string of white guitar-playing male winners includes David Cook, Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, and Scotty McCreery who won seasons 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively. An avid reader, a nature lover and a travel enthusiast are some of the other terms that describe her. Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan are likely to serve as the judges of the show. On May 23, 2012, Phillip Phillips became the winner of the eleventh season of American Idol, beating Jessica Sanchez, the first and only female recipient of the judges' save. Jordin Sparks (age 17 on the show) is from Glendale, Arizona and auditioned in Seattle, WA. She was eliminated on March 22, 2012. Following those ten singers advancing on Thursday, March 1, six of the remaining 25 semi-finalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. Judges Next → Interscope Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine, a songwriter and producer, also returned as an in-house mentor to work with the contestants on a weekly basis. She was 20 years old at that time. She was all of 20 at that time. Diana De Garmo from Snellville, Georgia became the runner-up and Jasmine Trias from Mililani, Hawaii secured the third position. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Wildfire kills Colorado couple in their 80s who wouldn't evacuate beloved home, sheriff says, A 24-year-old engineer created a website that tells you if your McDonald's has a working ice-cream machine. The season set a record when 132 million votes were gathered for the finale. The super talented singer, Candice Glover from St. Helena Island, South Carolina became the winner of this season. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. “American Idol” debuted in 2002 during the reality TV boom and ran for 15 seasons on Fox. 26 years old, Trent Harmon from Amory, Mississippi became the winner this time. They were the judges in the last season too! The contestants performed in the following order: During this round of the finals, the Top 5 performed songs that is British Pop and from the 1960s for a spot in the Top 4. The following contestants were safe from that round and advanced on to the Top 4. We will happy to remove it. Melinda Doolittle from Brentwood, Tennessee secured the third position. Held from Writing comes naturally to her and she is content doing what she does best - writing and editing. Phillip Phillips became the 5th consecutive male and white person to win the show, which lead to some viewers and critics accusing American Idol of having gender and ethnic biases. 17 year old, Scotty McCreery from Garner, North Carolina became the winner of the show in 2011. The show gives unknown singers the chance to win a recording contract, and during its long run has produced many successful stars including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Phillip Phillips. In the May 17, 2020 season finale, Just Sam won Season 18 over runner-up Arthur Gunn. This video is less 'sit on the couch and chill with dad' and more 'call your boyfriend over immediately'". (The first performance from the contestants were songs of Simon Fuller's choice, the second was a song from their favorite performances, and the last was their winner single). Kelly Clarkson (age 20 on the show) auditioned in Dallas, Texas with Etta James’ “At Last” and Madonna’s “Express Yourself.” Kelly’s winning song was “A Moment Like This.” To this day many fans consider her to be their favorite champ of all time. David’s winning song was “The Time of My Life.” Since winning the show, his self-titled first album was certified platinum and he won a Teen Choice Award. He was twenty nine years old. Clark Beckham from White House, Tennessee became the runner up and Jax from East Brunswick, New Jersey secured the third position. On March 14, 2012, contestant Jermaine Jones was disqualified after it had been revealed that he had not only been arrested twice but had concealed both arrests as well as the outstanding warrants from show producers. He was eliminated on May 17, 2012. The bias towards the so-called "white guy with guitar"(WGWG) has been widely commented on, with some complaining about the predictability of the likely winner. The contestants performed in the following order: During the final round of the finals, the Top 2 performed a song of Simon Fuller's choice, a song of the contestant's favorite performance, and their winner single for a spot as Season 11's American Idol. Alejandro Aranda from Pomona, California became the runner-up and Madison VanDenburg from Cohoes, New York secured the third position. Colton Dixon was the eliminated contestant bringing the total down to 6 remaining contestants. The young and talented, Kelly Clarkson from Burleson, Texas won the first season of the show. Erika Van Pelt was the eliminated contestant bringing the total down to 9 remaining contestants. The following contestants were safe from that round and advanced on to the Top 6. Hollie Cavanagh was the eliminated contestant bringing the total down to 3 remaining contestants. Y’all check it out. The following contestants were safe from that round and advanced on to the Top 12. The total was kept to 12 contestants after Rosado was eliminated from the competition. Since winning the show, Taylor starred in “Grease” on Broadway. Heejun Han was the eliminated contestant bringing the total down to 8 remaining contestants. Critics suggested that the disqualification may have been staged to help boost the show's ratings, which have been going down in recent years. 70 contestants made it to Las Vegas. David Archuleta from Murray, Utah became the runner up and Syesha Mercado from Sarasota, Florida secured the third position. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1. Out of 310 contestants, only 185 made it through to the group round, and despite illness during this part of the competition 98 survived to make it through to the final solo round. Taylor Hicks (age 29 on the show) is from Birmingham, Alabama and performed “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke at his original audition in Las Vegas. It moved to new home ABC in 2018. Season 11 of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012. So, in two words: THANK YOU. Houston, Texas 1. ← Previous Take a look back at the winners to date in this photo gallery. Season 12 Taylor Hicks from Birmingham, Albama was declared the winner of the fifth season of American Idol. During this round of the finals, the Top 7 performed a song from the 2010s for a spot in the Top 6. Lauren Alaina from Rossville, Georgia became the runner up of the season. Clay Aiken from Raleigh, North Carolina was the runner-up of the season. As of … This was the last season to feature Tyler and Lopez as judges after they confirmed they would be leaving the show two months after the finale. Five contestants from this season were signed to record labels. Portland, Oregon 1. 21 years old, Philip Philips from Leesburg, Georgia was declared the winner of 11th season of American Idol.