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'American Idol' runner-up says it was 'agony' going into the season-6 finale because he could tell Jordin Sparks was set up to win
Blake Lewis lost to Jordin Sparks on the reality competition, and he said it was partly because the…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' runner-up says it was 'agony' going into the season-6 finale because he could tell Jordin Sparks was set up to win
Blake Lewis lost to Jordin Sparks on the reality competition, and he said it was partly because the…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' finalists share 12 things even superfans don't know about being on the show
Alumni of the singing competition said that they could vote for each other, the security was strict…
Meghan Cook
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Everyone wants to win 'American Idol' — but what happens to the singers who come in second place?
Insider spoke to nine runners-up, like Justin Guarini and Clark Beckham, about what losing was like…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' runner-up says judges 'forced' him to beatbox during his audition after he said 'no' 3 times
Blake Lewis, who came in second on season six, said judges pressured him into beatboxing and the sh…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' runner-up says she's 'happy' the show stopped airing 'really bad' auditions
Season-11 finalist Jessica Sanchez said she's glad the show stopped showing cringey auditions of si…
Meghan Cook
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Everyone wants to win 'American Idol' — but what happens to the singers who come in second place?
Insider spoke to nine runners-up, like Justin Guarini and Clark Beckham, about what losing was like…
Meghan Cook
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Eurovision is way more than a Will Ferrell movie it's a campy, kooky, global song competition that's like 'American Idol' on acid
If this your first year tuning in, or if your knowledge of the uber-camp, annual song-and-dance kit…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero,Eve Crosb…
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'American Idol' winner Just Sam is back singing in New York City subways just 3 years after triumphing on the show: 'I was super embarrassed'
Samantha "Just Sam" Diaz won season 18 of the talent show during the height of the pandemic in 2020…
Barnaby Lane
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William Hung shares how his legendary 'American Idol' audition came together 18 years ago
Hung didn't make it onto season three of the show, but he's widely known for his rendition of the R…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' runner-up Justin Guarini says it was obvious to 'to any objective observer' Kelly Clarkson was going to beat him
Speaking with Insider for the show's 20th anniversary, the reality-TV contestant said he believed t…
Meghan Cook
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First 'American Idol' runner-up Justin Guarini breaks down what it was like filming season one
Justin Guarini lost to Kelly Clarkson on the debut season of the singing competition. Now, 20 years…
Meghan Cook
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Former 'American Idol' contestant sues show, claiming she was overworked, underpaid, and made a 'laughing stock' by judges
Viewers may remember Normandy Ramos from her high-pitched voice and carrot-shaped purse when she au…
Azmi Haroun
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THEN AND NOW: 15 of the most memorable 'American Idol' contestants and auditionees
Jennifer Hudson on the "American Idol" red carpet in 2004 (left) and on the Tony Awards red carpet …
Meghan Cook
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Katy Perry breaks down in tears and shouts that the US has 'failed us' during a school-shooting survivor's audition on 'American Idol'
Katy Perry had an emotional moment during "American Idol" when the survivor of a school shooting au…
JP Mangalindan
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Luke Bryan defends Katy Perry's voting controversy while responding to an 'American Idol' critic
The two "American Idol" judges were tagged in a tweet by a critic who questioned the show's viewers…
Kim Renfro
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10 relatives of celebrities who auditioned for 'American Idol'
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Yasmin Garaad
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: The first winners of 16 reality TV shows
The first winner of "America's Got Talent," Bianca Ryan, then and now.Mark J. Terrill/AP Images; Gi…
Victoria Montalti
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Ryan Seacrest had to swap underwear with his stylist during the 'American Idol' finale because his pants were too revealing
The "American Idol" host said "there was panic" during the finale's commercial break because his "a…
Kim Renfro
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Former 'American Idol' star Jimmy Levy's backpack exploded into a 'ball of fire' just as his JetBlue flight was about to take off from JFK
Jimmy Levy said he was told a portable battery inside his bag had caught fire. Flight crew quickly …