American Idol contestants

~ Artist series

Artists

#ArtistTypeGenderAreaBeginBegin AreaEndEnd AreaRating
Melinda AdemiYonkers
Season 1RJ Helton (American Idol)PersonMaleUnited States1981-05-17Pasadena
Season 1Tamyra GrayPersonFemaleUnited States1979-07-26Takoma Park
Season 1, runner‐upJustin GuariniPersonMaleUnited States1978-10-28Georgia
Season 1, winnerKelly ClarksonPersonFemaleUnited States1982-04-24Fort Worth4.5
Season 2, runner‐upClay AikenPersonMaleUnited States1978-11-30
Season 2, winnerRuben Studdard (Winner 2nd season of American Idol (2003))PersonMaleUnited States1978-09-12Frankfurt am Main
Season 3Amy Adams (American Idol)PersonFemaleUnited States1979-07-25
Season 3George HuffPersonMaleUnited States1980-11-04New Orleans
Season 3Jennifer HudsonPersonFemaleUnited States1981-09-12Chicago4.5
Season 3, auditionerWilliam Hung (American Idol)PersonMaleUnited States1983-01-13Sha Tin
Season 4Vonzell SolomonPersonFemaleUnited States1984-03-18Baxley
Season 4, runner‐upBo BicePersonMaleUnited States1975-11-01Huntsville5
Season 4, winnerCarrie UnderwoodPersonFemaleUnited States1983-03-10Muskogee4.2
Season 5Bucky CovingtonPersonMaleUnited States1977-11-08
Season 5Elliott YaminPersonMaleUnited States1978-07-20Los Angeles
Season 5Kevin Covais (American Idol)PersonMaleUnited States1989-05-30Levittown
Season 5Lisa TuckerPersonFemaleUnited States1989-06-13Anaheim
Season 5, winnerTaylor HicksPersonMaleUnited States1976-10-06Birmingham
Season 6LaKisha Jones (American Idol)PersonFemaleUnited States1980-01-13Flint
Season 6Sundance HeadPersonMaleTexas1979-01-22
Season 7David Hernandez (American singer, 12th place finalist on season 7 of American Idol)PersonMaleGlendale1983-05-31Phoenix
Season 7Kristy Lee Cook (US country singer)PersonFemaleUnited States1984-01-18
Season 7Michael Johns (Australian singer)PersonMaleUnited States1978-10-20Perth2014-08-01Tustin
Season 7, runner‐upDavid ArchuletaPersonMaleUnited States1990-12-28Miami5
Season 7, winnerDavid Cook (singer‐songwriter, former American Idol winner)PersonMaleUnited States1982-12-20Houston
Season 8Allison IrahetaPersonFemaleUnited States1992-04-275
Season 8Arianna Ayesha Afsar (American singer & composer, best known for her starring role in Hamilton)PersonFemale1991-10-22
Season 8Danny GokeyPersonMaleUnited States1980-04-24Milwaukee
Season 9Todrick HallPersonMaleUnited States1985-04-04Arlington
Season 9, winnerLee DeWyzePersonMaleUnited States1986-04-02Elk Grove Village5
Season 10Casey Abrams (Austin-born singer & bassist, based in California)PersonMaleCalifornia1991-02-12Austin
Season 10Lauren AlainaPersonFemaleUnited States1994-11-08Rossville
Season 10Naima AdedapoPersonFemaleUnited States1984-10-05
Season 10Tim HalperinPersonMaleUnited States1987-05-27Omaha
Season 10, auditionerJimmie AllenPersonMaleUnited States1986-06-18Milton
Season 11Heejun Han (American Idol)PersonMaleUnited States1989-04-20Anyang
Season 12Amber Holcomb (American Idol)PersonFemaleUnited States1994-03-17Houston
Season 12HollynPersonFemaleUnited States1997-01-03Waverly
Season 12, disqualifiedJermaine Jones (American Idol)PersonMaleUnited States1986-11-03New Jersey
Season 12, runner‐upKree Harrison (American Idol)PersonFemaleUnited States1990-05-17Texas
Season 13C.J. Harris (American Idol)PersonMaleAlabama1991-01-28Jasper2023-01-15Jasper
Season 13, runner‐upJena Irene (American Idol)PersonFemaleMichigan1996-07-13Farmington Hills
Season 13, winnerCaleb JohnsonPersonMaleNorth Carolina1991-04-23Asheville
Season 14Joey Cook (American Idol)PersonFemaleUnited States1991-03-30
Season 14Quentin Alexander (American Idol)PersonMaleUnited States1994-12-11New Orleans
Season 16Maddie ZahmPersonFemaleUnited StatesBoise
Season 16, runner‐upCaleb Lee Hutchinson (American Idol)PersonMaleUnited States
Season 17, runner‐upAlejandro Aranda (American indie folk musician)PersonMalePomona1994-08-11Pomona
Season 18, runner‐upArthur GunnPersonMaleUnited States1997-10-24Kathmandu
Season 19, runner‐upWillie Spence (American Idol contestant)PersonMaleUnited States1999-06-18West Palm Beach2022-10-11Jasper