Who is the most successful person to win American Idol?
Who is the most successful person to win American Idol?
American Idol: Season 4 Winner Carrie Underwood Now: The most successful winner by far, she has released six studio albums and won seven Grammy Awards, 9 CMA Awards, 11 Billboard Music Awards and 15 ACM Awards.
Who won Season 1 of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson.
How many American Idol winners are successful?
Artists with sales of 500,000 or more albums
| Contestant Total sales | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Carrie Underwood (season 4, winner) 17,971,300 |
| 2. | Kelly Clarkson (season 1, winner) 13,573,000 |
| 3. | Chris Daughtry (as Daughtry) (season 5, 4th place) 7,204,000 |
| 4. | Clay Aiken (season 2, runner-up) 5,069,000 |
Who won Season 4 of American Idol?
Carrie Underwood won the season with approximately 500 million votes cast in the season and 37 million for the finale. Underwood has since gone on to become a six-time Grammy-winning country megastar.
Who were the American Idol winners from all seasons?
Kelly Clarkson (2002)
Who is runner up on American Idol?
Bo Bice is a singer-songwriter and musician from Huntsville , AL. He was the runner-up to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol.
Who was the last American Idol winner?
Trent Harmon was dubbed the last winner of “American Idol” before the show came back in 2016. Harmon, who was 26 years old when he won, released his debut single, “Falling” shortly after winning season 15. In 2018, he dropped his debut album “You Got ‘Em All.”
