American Idol (season 19) - Wikipedia

Nineteenth season (2021) of the American reality show singing competition Season of television series

American Idol
Season 19
Promotional poster
Hosted by	Ryan Seacrest
Judges	Luke Bryan Katy Perry Lionel Richie
Winner	Chayce Beckham
Runner-up	Willie Spence
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	February 14 (2021-02-14) –May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The nineteenth season of American Idol premiered on February 14, 2021, on the ABC television network. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie returned as judges, and Bobby Bones came back as the in-house mentor.[1][2]

Chayce Beckham won the season on May 23, 2021, while Willie Spence was the runner-up, and Grace Kinstler finished in third place.

Auditions

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, American Idol offered live virtual auditions to aspiring contestants through its Idol Across America program using custom-built Zoom technology to mirror the way the audition was done in previous season but in a home environment.[3] The remote auditions took place from August 10 to October 28, 2020, in all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., as well as a number of open-call auditions, and from these the producers selected the contestants who would then be invited to audition in front of the judges.[4][5]

Due to the pandemic that limited travel for the judges, the judges' auditions were held in only three locations across California: Los Angeles, San Diego, and Ojai. The judges' auditions began on October 5, 2020, with a number of health and safety protocols in place, such as separate tables for the judges and regular COVID-19 testing for cast and crew.[6]

American Idol (season 19) – auditions

City	Filming date(s)	Filming venue
Los Angeles, California	October 5–6, 2020	The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
San Diego, California	October 16–17, 2020	InterContinental San Diego
Ojai, California	November 16–17, 2020	Ojai Valley Inn

Hollywood week

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Hollywood week was filmed December 7–10, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The format remained similar to last season. In the first round, each contestant chose and performed a song from a selection of musical genres (indie folk, pop, rock, R&B, soul, or country). Those who impressed the judges and the producers were advanced to the next round. Instead of group performances as had been done in earlier seasons, the contestants were paired up by the judges and performed duets. They were given twenty-four hours to rehearse, which included advice from one of the judges. Judges could advance either, neither, or both of the contestants to the Showstopper round.

Showstopper round

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The Showstopper round featured the top 64 contestants performing for the judges at the Dolby Theatre. The round was aired on March 28 and March 29, but only 37 contestants were aired. The next day, the judges narrowed the number of contestants to 24. Here is a list of the contestants who reached the top 24 and the song they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Showstopper round (March 28 & March 29)

Contestant[7][8]	Song[9][10]
Alyssa Wray	"I'm Here"
Jason Warrior	"Believer"
Andrea Valles	"Blinding Lights"
Chayce Beckham	"You Should Probably Leave"
Caleb Kennedy	"When You Leave Tonight"
Wyatt Pike	"Blame It on Me"
Cassandra Coleman	"Running with the Wolves"
Beane	"What's Going On"
Hannah Everhart	"Wrecking Ball"
Graham DeFranco	"Beautiful War"
Alanis Sophia	"Uninvited"
Casey Bishop	"She Talks to Angels"
Willie Spence	"I Was Here"
Mary Jo Young	"Us"
Hunter Metts	"July"
Grace Kinstler	"Father"
Deshawn Goncalves	"Over the Rainbow"
Colin Jamieson	"Sugar, We're Goin Down"
Ava August	"Ghost of You"
Liahona Olayan	"Me Too"
Madison Watkins	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
Alana Sherman	"Bust Your Windows"
Anilee List[a]	"Ain't Nobody"
Cecil Ray	"Beyond"

1. ^ Anilee List was originally eliminated, but was invited back after Benson Boone withdrew from the competition.[11]

Top 24 (April 4 & 5)

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The top 24 contestants were split into two groups of twelve. The first group aired on April 4, and the second group on April 5. Each contestant performed one solo and then one duet with a celebrity singer. Four contestants from each group were eliminated based on the public vote, and the rest advanced to the top 16. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

The artists who performed duets with the top 24 were Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Brandon Boyd, Jewel, Josh Groban, Tori Kelly, Brian McKnight, Katharine McPhee, PJ Morton, Ben Rector, Joss Stone, and Ryan Tedder.[12]

Color key:

This contestant was saved by America's vote.

This contestant was eliminated.

Group 1 (April 4) Contestant Order Song[13] Result Alanis Sophia 1 "Alive" Safe "Shallow"(with Jimmie Allen) Cassandra Coleman 2 "Find Me" Safe "Apologize"(with Ryan Tedder) Alyssa Wray 3 "Something in the Water" Safe "I'm Your Baby Tonight"(with Katharine McPhee) Wyatt Pike 4 "Rubberband" Safe "Brand New"(with Ben Rector) Alana Sherman 5 "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" Eliminated "Back at One"(with Brian McKnight) Anilee List 6 "My Future" Eliminated "Tell Me Something Good"(with Joss Stone) Deshawn Goncalves 7 "Forever Young" Safe "I Lived"(with Ryan Tedder) Graham DeFranco 8 "Raye" Safe "Love Like This"(with Ben Rector) Andrea Valles 9 "Lo Vas a Olvidar" Eliminated "Careless Whisper"(with Brian McKnight) Cecil Ray 10 "Paint Me a Birmingham" Eliminated "Freedom Was a Highway"(with Jimmie Allen) Willie Spence 11 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Safe "The Prayer"(with Katharine McPhee) Grace Kinstler 12 "Queen" Safe "Midnight Train to Georgia"(with Joss Stone)

Group 2 (April 5) Contestant Order Song[14] Result Jason Warrior 1 "Call Out My Name" Eliminated "How Deep Is Your Love"(with PJ Morton) Madison Watkins 2 "Holy" Safe "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"(with Tori Kelly) Beane 3 "Don't Start Now" Safe "Angels"(with Josh Groban) Hannah Everhart 4 "I Was Wrong" Eliminated "She's Country"(with Jason Aldean) Mary Jo Young 5 "Castle on the Hill" Eliminated "Foolish Games"(with Jewel) Chayce Beckham 6 "Afterglow" Safe "Drive"(with Brandon Boyd) Colin Jamieson 7 "Locked Out of Heaven" Safe "Hollow"(with Tori Kelly) Liahona Olayan 8 "Just Friends" Eliminated "Say So"(with PJ Morton) Ava August 9 "Drivers License" Safe "Both Sides, Now"(with Josh Groban) Caleb Kennedy 10 "Midnight Rider" Safe "Fly Over States"(with Jason Aldean) Hunter Metts 11 "Chandelier" Safe "Who Will Save Your Soul"(with Jewel) Casey Bishop 12 "Decode" Safe "Wish You Were Here"(with Brandon Boyd)

Top 16 (April 11 & 12)

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The Top 16 performances aired on Sunday, April 11 and were followed by the live results show on Monday, April 12.[15] Paula Abdul served as a guest judge on April 12 after Luke Bryan tested positive for COVID-19.[16]

Color key:

This contestant was chosen by the public to advance.

This contestant was not chosen by the public, and had to perform again for the judges.

This contestant was not chosen by the public, but was chosen by the judges as a Wild Card pick.

This contestant withdrew from the competition.

This contestant was eliminated.

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 16 (April 11) Contestant Song[17] Result Alyssa Wray "Killing Me Softly with His Song" Safe Graham DeFranco "That's Life" Wild Card Grace Kinstler "Elastic Heart" Safe Alanis Sophia "The Story" Wild Card Willie Spence "Set Fire to the Rain" Safe Deshawn Goncalves "Feeling Good" Safe Wyatt Pike "Use Somebody" Withdrew[a] Cassandra Coleman "Wicked Game" Safe Caleb Kennedy "Midnight Train to Memphis" Safe Colin Jamieson "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Wild Card Casey Bishop "Black Hole Sun" Safe Madison Watkins "Gravity" Wild Card Beane "Searching for a Feeling" Wild Card Hunter Metts "Skinny Love" Safe Ava August "2002" Safe Chayce Beckham "Waiting in Vain" Safe

Results show (April 12) Contestant Song[19] Result Casey Bishop "The House of the Rising Sun" Safe Colin Jamieson "Waves" Eliminated Deshawn Goncalves "Higher Ground" Safe Cassandra Coleman "Light On" Safe Caleb Kennedy "Nowhere" Safe Madison Watkins "Hotline Bling" Saved by the judges Ava August "Love of My Life" Safe Beane "Grow as We Go" Saved by the judges Chayce Beckham "What Brings Life Also Kills" Safe Alyssa Wray "Greatest Love of All" Safe Alanis Sophia "Heart Attack" Eliminated Willie Spence "Diamonds" Safe Grace Kinstler "Dangerous Woman" Safe Hunter Metts "I Can't Make You Love Me" Safe Graham DeFranco "Cover Me Up" Eliminated

1. ^ Wyatt Pike withdrew from the competition prior to the results show for personal reasons.[18]

Top 12

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Color key:

This contestant was saved by America's vote.

This contestant was eliminated.

This contestant won American Idol.

This contestant was the runner-up.

This contestant finished in third place.

Top 12 – Oscar-nominated songs (April 18)

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Each contestant performed one Oscar-nominated song.[20] Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 12 (April 18)

Contestant	Song[20]	Film	Result
Grace Kinstler	"Happy"	Despicable Me 2	Safe
Ava August	"City of Stars"	La La Land	Eliminated
Caleb Kennedy	"On the Road Again"	Honeysuckle Rose	Safe
Hunter Metts	"Falling Slowly"	Once	Safe
Madison Watkins	"Run to You"	The Bodyguard	Eliminated
Chayce Beckham	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	Safe
Beane	"(I've Had) The Time of My Life"	Dirty Dancing	Eliminated
Alyssa Wray	"This Is Me"	The Greatest Showman	Safe
Deshawn Goncalves	"The Way We Were"	The Way We Were	Safe
Casey Bishop	"Over the Rainbow"	The Wizard of Oz	Safe
Cassandra Coleman	"Writing's on the Wall"	Spectre	Safe
Willie Spence	"Stand Up"	Harriet	Safe

The Comeback (April 19)

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Ten contestants from last season were brought back to compete for a second chance since last season's production was forced to go entirely remote because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] Only one was allowed to re-enter the competition. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

The Comeback (April 19)

Contestant	Song[21]	Result
Cyniah Elise	"Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix)"	Eliminated
Nick Merico	"City Lights"	Eliminated
Aliana Jester	"I'll Never Love Again"	Eliminated
Franklin Boone	"Meant to Live"	Eliminated
Faith Becnel	"Cry Baby"	Eliminated
Arthur Gunn	"Iris"	Re-entered
DeWayne Crocker, Jr.	"Voice of God"	Eliminated
Makayla Phillips	"Anyone"	Eliminated
Olivia Ximines	"Say Yes"	Eliminated
Louis Knight	"Maybe That"	Eliminated

Non-competition performances

Performers	Song
Lionel Richie	"Say You, Say Me"
Harry Connick Jr.	"Alone With My Faith""Old Time Religion"
Lauren Daigle	"Look Up Child"

Top 10 – Disney (May 2)

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John Stamos was a guest mentor for the week. Each contestant performed one song from a Disney movie.[22] Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 10 (May 2)

Contestant	Song[23]	Disney film	Result
Caleb Kennedy	"Real Gone"	Cars	Safe
Willie Spence	"Circle of Life"	The Lion King	Safe
Deshawn Goncalves	"When You Wish Upon a Star"	Pinocchio	Eliminated
Casey Bishop	"When She Loved Me"	Toy Story 2	Safe
Chayce Beckham	"Baby Mine"	Dumbo	Safe
Alyssa Wray	"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"	Cinderella	Eliminated
Arthur Gunn	"Remember Me"	Coco	Safe
Cassandra Coleman	"Go the Distance"	Hercules	Eliminated
Hunter Metts	"You'll Be in My Heart"	Tarzan	Safe
Grace Kinstler	"Into the Unknown"	Frozen II	Safe

Non-competition performances

Performers	Song
Top 9with Sofia Carson	"A Whole New World"(from Aladdin)
Jon Batiste	"It's All Right"(from Soul)

Top 7 – Coldplay & Mother's Day (May 9)

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Chris Martin served as a guest mentor this week.[24] Each contestant performed two songs: one song from the Coldplay discography and one song in honor of Mother's Day. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 7 (May 9, 2021)

Contestant	Order	Song[25]	Result
Casey Bishop	1	"Paradise"	Safe
	8	"Ironic"
Chayce Beckham	2	"Magic"	Safe
	9	"Mama"
Willie Spence	3	"Yellow"	Safe
	10	"You Are So Beautiful"
Caleb Kennedy	4	"Violet Hill"	Safe[a]
	11	"Mama Said"
Arthur Gunn	5	"In My Place"	Eliminated
	12	"Simple Man"
Grace Kinstler	6	"Fix You"	Safe
	13	"When We Were Young"
Hunter Metts	7	"Everglow"	Eliminated
	14	"The River"

Non-competition performances

Performers	Song
Coldplay	"Higher Power"

1. ^ Caleb Kennedy withdrew from the competition after this week due to a personal controversy.[26]

Top 4 (May 16)

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Finneas served as a guest mentor this week. Each contestant performed four songs: one song from their personal idol, their winner's single, a repeat of their favorite performance from the season, and one song from the Finneas discography performed as a duet with a fellow contestant.[27]

Top 4 (May 16)

Contestant	Order	Song[28][29][30]	Result
Chayce Beckham	1	"Colder Weather"	Safe
	5	"23"
		"You Should Probably Leave"
Casey Bishop	2	"Wish You Were Gay"	Eliminated
	6	"Love Me, Leave Me"
		"Live Wire"
Grace Kinstler	3	"A Moment Like This"	Safe
	8	"Love Someone"
		"Father"
Willie Spence	4	"Glory"	Safe
	9	"Never Be Alone"
		"I Was Here"
Grace Kinstlerand Willie Spence	7	"What They'll Say About Us"
Chayce Beckhamand Casey Bishop	10	"Break My Heart Again"

Non-competition performances

Ashe and Finneas	"Till Forever Falls Apart"
Luke Bryan	"Waves"

Top 3 – Finale (May 23)

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Each contestant performed two songs–one song chosen by the judges and one song dedicated to the contestant's hometown – before the one contestant who had the fewest votes up to that point was eliminated, thereby finishing in third place. The remaining two contestants performed one last song as voting continued. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Top 3 (May 23)

Contestant	Order	Song[31]	Result
Grace Kinstler	1	"All by Myself"	Third place
	4	"I Have Nothing"
Willie Spence	2	"Georgia on My Mind"	Runner-up
	5	"A Change Is Gonna Come"
	8	"Stand Up"
Chayce Beckham	3	"Blackbird"	Winner
	6	"Fire Away"
	7	"Afterglow"

Non-competition performances

Performers	Song
Top 3with Macklemore	"Can't Hold Us"
Alyssa Wraywith Mickey Guyton	"Black Like Me"
Tom McGovern	"Story of the Season"
Chayce Beckham, Willie Spence,Casey Bishop, and Arthur Gunnwith Fall Out Boy	"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
Grace Kinstler, Cassandra Coleman,Deshawn Goncalves, Alyssa Wray,and Ava Augustwith Chaka Khan	"Sweet Thing""I'm Every Woman""Ain't Nobody"
Willie Spencewith Leona Lewis	"You Are the Reason"
Graham DeFrancowith Sheryl Crow	"If It Makes You Happy""Everyday Is a Winding Road"
Murphy	"Am I Still Mine?""The Painted Man"
Casey Bishopwith Luke Bryan	"Livin' on a Prayer"
Top 8with Lionel Richie	"One World"
Cassandra Colemanwith Lindsey Buckingham	"Go Your Own Way"
Grace Kinstlerwith Alessia Cara	"Scars to Your Beautiful"
Chayce Beckhamwith Luke Combs	"Forever After All"
Hunter Mettswith Katy Perry	"Thinking of You"
Chayce Beckham	"23"

Elimination chart

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Color key:

  Winner   Runner-up   Third place   Did not perform   Saved by the public   Saved by the judges   Eliminated   Withdrew American Idol (season 19) - Eliminations

Contestant	Pl.	Top 24		Top 16	Top 12	Comeback[a]	Top 10	Top 7	Top 4	Finale
		4/4	4/5	4/11	4/18	4/19	5/2	5/9	5/16	5/23
Chayce Beckham	1	N/A	Safe	Safe	Safe	N/A	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner
Willie Spence	2	Safe	N/A	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
Grace Kinstler	3	Safe		Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Third Place
Casey Bishop	4	N/A	Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Safe	Eliminated
Caleb Kennedy	5		Safe	Safe	Safe		Safe	Withdrew[b]
Arthur Gunn	6	Not in competition[a]				Safe	Safe	Eliminated
Hunter Metts		N/A	Safe	Safe	Safe	N/A	Safe
Cassandra Coleman	8	Safe	N/A	Safe	Safe		Eliminated
Deshawn Goncalves		Safe		Safe	Safe
Alyssa Wray		Safe		Safe	Safe
Beane	11	N/A	Safe	Saved	Eliminated
Ava August			Safe	Safe
Madison Watkins			Safe	Saved
Graham DeFranco	Safe	N/A	Eliminated
Colin Jamieson	N/A	Safe
Alanis Sophia	Safe	N/A
Wyatt Pike	Safe		Withdrew[c]
Hannah Everhart	N/A	Eliminated
Liahona Olayan
Jason Warrior
Mary Jo Young
Alana	Eliminated
Anilee List
Cecil Ray
Andrea Valles
Faith Becnel	Not in competition[a]				Eliminated
Franklin Boone
DeWayne Crocker Jr.
Cyniah Elise
Aliana Jester
Louis Knight
Nick Merico
Makayla Phillips
Olivia Ximines

1. ^ a b c Ten contestants from last season were brought back to compete for a second chance in the competition.
2. ^ Caleb Kennedy withdrew from the competition due to a personal controversy.[26]
3. ^ Wyatt Pike withdrew from the competition for personal reasons.[18]

Ratings

[edit] Viewership and ratings per episode of American Idol season 19

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating/share(18–49)	Viewers(millions)	DVR(18–49)	DVR viewers(millions)	Total(18–49)	Total viewers(millions)
1	"Auditions, Part 1"	February 14, 2021	Sunday 8:00 p.m.	1.2/7	6.95[32]	0.3	1.76	1.5	8.72[33]
2	"Auditions, Part 2"	February 21, 2021		1.0/6	6.67[34]	0.3	1.65	1.3	8.34[35]
3	"Auditions, Part 3"	February 28, 2021		1.0/6	6.61[36]	0.3	1.56	1.3	8.17[37]
4	"Auditions, Part 4"	March 7, 2021		0.8/5	5.29[38]	0.3	1.55	1.1	6.85[39]
5	"Auditions, Part 5"	March 14, 2021		0.8/5	5.50[40]	0.3	1.53	1.1	7.04[41]
6	"Hollywood Week: Genre Challenge"	March 21, 2021		0.8/5	5.64[42]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
7	"Hollywood Duets Challenge"	March 22, 2021	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.7/5	4.94[43]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
8	"Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #1"	March 28, 2021	Sunday 8:00 p.m.	0.8/5	6.17[44]	0.2	1.43	1.1	7.60[45]
9	"Showstopper/Final Judgment Part #2"	March 29, 2021	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.7/5	4.99[46]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
10	"All Star Duets and Solos, Part 1"	April 4, 2021	Sunday 8:00 p.m.	0.9/6	5.61[47]	0.3	1.43	1.1	7.04[48]
11	"All Star Duets and Solos, Part 2"	April 5, 2021	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.7/4	4.72[49]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
12	"Top 16"	April 11, 2021	Sunday 8:00 p.m.	0.8/5	6.09[50]	0.2	1.15	1.0	7.25[51]
13	"Top 12 Live Reveal"	April 12, 2021	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.8/5	5.38[52]	0.3	1.32	1.0	6.71[53]
14	"Oscar Nominated Songs"	April 18, 2021	Sunday 8:00 p.m.	0.8/5	5.44[54]	0.2	1.24	1.0	6.67[55]
15	"The Comeback"	April 19, 2021	Monday 8:00 p.m.	0.6/4	4.22[56]	0.2	1.08	0.8	5.30[57]
16	"Disney Night"	May 2, 2021	Sunday 8:00 p.m.	0.8/6	6.01[58]	0.3	1.26	1.1	7.27[59]
17	"Coldplay Songbook & Mother's Day Dedication"	May 9, 2021		0.9/6	5.74[60]	0.3	1.34	1.2	7.08[61]
18	"My Personal Idol/Artist Singles"	May 16, 2021		0.8/5	6.11[62]	0.3	1.33	1.1	7.44[63]
19	"Grand Finale"	May 23, 2021		0.9/6	6.50[64]	0.1	0.84	1.0	7.35[65]

Notes

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Episodes Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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 Maddie Poppe Laine Hardy Just Sam Chayce Beckham Noah Thompson Iam Tongi Abi Carter Jamal Roberts 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 Caleb Lee Hutchinson Alejandro Aranda Arthur Gunn Willie Spence HunterGirl Other alumni Nikki McKibbin Tamyra Gray R. J. Helton Christina Christian Ryan Starr AJ Gil Jim Verraros EJay Day Kimberley Locke Josh Gracin Trenyce Carmen Rasmusen Kimberly Caldwell Corey Clark Charles Grigsby Vanessa Olivarez Jasmine Trias LaToya London George Huff John Stevens Jennifer Hudson Jon Peter Lewis Camile Velasco Matthew Rogers Leah LaBelle Vonzell Solomon Anthony Fedorov Scott Savol Constantine Maroulis Anwar Robinson Nadia Turner Nikko Smith Jessica Sierra Mikalah Gordon Lindsey Cardinale Lucky Daye Elliott Yamin Chris Daughtry Paris Bennett Kellie Pickler Ace Young Bucky Covington Mandisa Lisa Tucker Kevin Covais Melinda Doolittle LaKisha Jones Chris Richardson Phil Stacey Sanjaya Malakar Haley Scarnato Gina Glocksen Chris Sligh Stephanie Edwards Antonella Barba Sundance Head Brendan Vintedge Syesha Mercado Jason Castro Brooke White Carly Smithson Kristy Lee Cook Michael Johns Ramiele Malubay Chikezie Amanda Overmyer David Hernandez Danny Gokey Allison Iraheta Matt Giraud Anoop Desai Scott MacIntyre Megan Joy Michael Sarver Jasmine Murray Felicia Barton Todrick Hall Tori Kelly Casey James Michael Lynche Aaron Kelly Siobhan Magnus Tim Urban Katie Stevens Andrew Garcia Didi Benami Paige Miles Lacey Brown Haley Reinhart James Durbin Jacob Lusk Casey Abrams Stefano Langone Paul McDonald Pia Toscano Naima Adedapo Thia Megia Ashthon Jones Joshua Ledet Hollie Cavanagh Skylar Laine Elise Testone Colton Dixon Han Hee-jun Erika Van Pelt Shannon Magrane Jermaine Jones Jeremy Rosado Monogem Lauren Daigle Angie Miller Amber Holcomb Janelle Arthur Burnell Taylor Alex Preston Jessica Meuse Sam Woolf C. J. Harris Dexter Roberts Malaya Watson Majesty Rose MK Nobilette Ben Briley Emily Piriz Jax Rayvon Owen Quentin Alexander Joey Cook Qaasim Middleton Daniel Seavey Dalton Rapattoni MacKenzie Bourg Gabby Barrett Michael J. Woodard Catie Turner Ada Vox Lauren Spencer Smith Benson Boone Cameron Whitcomb Jack Blocker Breanna Nix Mattie Pruitt
Winners' singles	"A Moment Like This"/"Before Your Love" "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" "Flame" "23"
Other songs	"Like My Mother Does" "Change Nothing" "All Cried Out" "Battles" "Strike a Match" "Roses"
Albums	American Idol Season 5: Encores American Idol Season 6: Greatest Hits American Idol Season 9 American Idol 10th Anniversary – The Hits
Concert tours	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Related programming	Idol (franchise) 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