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'American Idol' contestant Sanjaya Malakar says it was 'really difficult' to get a job after the show
The finalist told Insider people told him he wouldn't be valued as an artist if he got a job at a p…
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 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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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' Contestants Are Accusing The Show Of Being Racist
Freeman's clients are Corey Clark and Jaered Andrews, both from Season 2; Donnie Williams from Seas…
Abby Rogers
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'American Idol' finalist hired a bodyguard after Nicole Kidman pulled her aside at a restaurant and told her to 'invest in security'
Season six's Melinda Doolittle said the "Nine Perfect Strangers" actress gave her safety advice aft…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' runner-up says he planned to wear a 'Vote for Jordin Sparks' shirt on the finale because he knew he was going to lose
Season six's Blake Lewis said he knew Jordin Sparks would win the competition, so he was planning t…
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' 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 the 12 worst parts about being on the show
Finalists, runners-up, and winners of the popular singing-competition series said being on "America…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' star Chris Daughtry says he's 'devastated' after the sudden death of his daughter
"American Idol" alum Chris Daughtry announced the death of his daughter, Hannah, 25, in a Facebook …
Lauren Edmonds
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'American Idol' runner-up says she almost lost her 'sole source of income' when the show told her to stop performing local gigs
Crystal Bowersox, a season-nine finalist, said the contract didn't allow her to perform on the side…
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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Here's The Staggering Sum 'American Idol' Gets Each Season From Advertisers
This just an amateur singing contest, after all. And yet it commands the better part of $1 billion …
Jim Edwards
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10 relatives of celebrities who auditioned for 'American Idol'
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Yasmin Garaad
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THEN AND NOW: All of the 'American Idol' judges
Simon Cowell was one of the three original judges for the first nine seasons of the show.Gregg DeGu…
Jessica Booth
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'American Idol' alum David Archuleta called his time on the show 'miserable' and 'traumatic'
David Archuleta appeared on season seven of "American Idol" at age 16 and won second place behind D…
Lauren Edmonds
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'American Idol' finalists share what they sacrificed to compete on the show
Contestants gave up school and jobs to compete.Eric Liebowitz/ABC/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/ImageD…
Meghan Cook
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Sanjaya Malakar is done being the butt of the joke on 'American Idol.' He just wants to make custard in peace.
The singer has been mocked and parodied since being on the Fox-ABC singing competition in 2007. Now…
Meghan Cook
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'American Idol' season-13 winner says his debut single from the show is 'utter crap' and a 'nightmare' to perform
Caleb Johnson won season 13 of the popular singing competition, but he wasn't happy to perform his …