Blogs Posts in Winners category; 29 blog posts

'American Idol' Winner Scotty McCreery's Debut Album Certifi...

For proof, look no further than American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery, whose debut album, Clear As Day, has been certified gold marking sales in excess of 500,000.The feat took all of two months, as the album was released on Oct. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard files for divorce

Ruben Studdard may have found a little career success in his post-American Idol days, but his marriage is down in the dumps. People reported the season 2 winner filed for divorce from his wife of three years, Surata Zuri McCants, on Thurs [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard files to divorce his wif...

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is divorcing his wife of three years, saying they haven’t lived together since last year. Court records show Studdard filed a contested divorce last week in Shelby County, where he lives in suburb [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' roundup: Four new music videos from non-winn...

It’s always fun to follow the careers of American Idol contestants who don’t win the show. Most of them fade into relative obscurity once the American Idols LIVE! tour wraps, but some score record deals and go on to have fruit [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' winner: Accolades belong to Joplin

In hindsight, David Cook said, going out for a pasta dinner Friday night might have been the undoing of what, up until then, had been a closely guarded secret about the identity of entertainment for the Joplin High School homecoming dance [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' Season Ending Showcases Christian Character

Will American Idol finalist Lauren Alaina win over America’s heart with her piercing song “Like My Mother Does”? Alaina’s ode left her mom in tears – with her head buried in her husband’s shoulder &ndas [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' Fans Divided Over Scotty McCreery Win

We will never know the vote total, but it's safe to assume that Scotty McCreery won "American Idol" by a comfortable margin on Wednesday night, despite a late push from his teenage pal and competitor Lauren Alaina. The [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Does winning 'American Idol' even matter anymore?

When "American Idol" first launched in 2002, the fairytale idea was that the show would instantly transform an unsigned unknown into the biggest pop star in the country. And for a while, that seemed to be the casethe first winn [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

American Idol’s Fantasia ODs on Pills in ‘Attempted Suicide’

American Idol” season 3 champion Fantasia Barrino was admitted to a North Carolina hospital for a drug overdose. It was classified as an attempted suicide, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Fantasia had allegedl [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

DeWyze is new American Idol

MAMA SOX aka Crystal Bowersox dominated the stage at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles during the American Idol finale on Wednesday performing three great songs – Me And Bobby McGee, Black Velvet and Up the Mountain – with a [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

American Idol winner Lee DeWyze on his appeal with voters

One thing is for sure: Lee DeWyze really is as nice as he seems. Talking to reporters on Friday, the new American Idol winner could not have been more gracious, thanking each person profusely at the end of each question. It’s clear [...]

Posted On : May, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

American Idol: We Have A Winner!

We have a new American Idol! It took two hours and the second coming of the 1970s to get there last night, but a little after 10 pm, Ryan Seacrest announced that the season nine American Idol winner was none other than Lee DeWyze!There w [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

American Idol winner Kris Allen

The American Idol "Kris Allen" Former 'American Idol' star Kris Allen 'Ultimate underdog' Kris Allen wins 'American Idol 8' Danny Gokey is booted from 'American Idol,' leaving Adam Lambert and Kr [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Simon Cowell thinks a woman will win 'Idol'

Simon Cowell believes a woman is likely to win his final season on "American Idol." The acerbic British judge told a teleconference Thursday he thinks one of the 12 women among the ninth season's 24 semifinalists has a good [...]