Welcome to a new feature of Idol Chatter — a look back at nine years worth of American Idols.
Click on the names of any former Idol finalist below and you’ll be taken to a page that includes videos of their past Idol performances, at least the ones still available on YouTube.
You’ll also find a photo of each contestant from their days on Idol (some of the transformations are pretty wild), plus links to the artist’s Website and Twitter, MySpace and Facebook pages.
It’s amazing how many of the former Idol finalists are still involved in the entertainment industry in one way or another.
The links to the season one finalists also include mini bios, and a video of their more current work. All the links will eventually include those features.
A special thank you to Barb Mundis for tracking down the videos. A special plea to fans: If you know of a Twitter, Facebook or MySpace link I haven’t provided, please pass it along. It’s amazing how many imposters there are out there.
And, finally, an apology to fans of American Idol, season 8. Very few videos of performances from that season still exist on YouTube.
Personally, I think it’s part of a conspiracy to make us forget Idol’s most embarrassing moment — when Adam Lambert wasn’t voted American Idol.
But, hey, if anyone knows of other sites where videos of the performances exist, pass those links along too. I’ll be glad to add them.
At the bottom of the links to past finalists, you’ll also find a list of semifinalists from each past season.
And, don’t forget, click on Idol CD History above and you’ll find mini reviews of nearly every album released post-Idol by former finalists.
Hope you enjoy.
Season One
1. Kelly Clarkson
2. Justin Guarini
3. Nikki McKibbin
4. Tamyra Gray
5. R.J. Helton
6. Christina Christian
7. Ryan Starr
8. A.J. Gill
9. Jim Varraros
9. EJay Day
Season Two
1. Ruben Studdard
2. Clay Aiken
3. Kimberley Locke
4. Josh Gracin
5. Trenyce
6. Carmen Rasmusen
7. Kimberly Caldwell
8. Rickey Smith
9. Corey Clark
10. Julia DeMato
11. Charles Grigsby
12. Vanessa Olivarez
Season Three
1. Fantasia Barrino
2. Diana DeGarmo
3. Jasmine Trias
4. La Toya London
5. George Huff
6. John Stevens
7. Jennifer Hudson
8. Jon Peter Lewis
9. Camile Velasco
10. Amy Adams
11. Matthew Rogers
12. Leah LaBelle
Season Four
1. Carrie Underwood
2. Bo Bice
3. Vonzell Solomon
4. Anthony Fedorov
5. Scott Savol
6. Constantine Maroulis
7. Anwar Robinson
8. Nadia Turner
9. Nikko Smith
10. Jessica Sierra
11. Mikalah Gordon
12. Lindsay Cardinale
Season Five
1. Taylor Hicks
2. Katharine McPhee
3. Elliott Yamin
4. Chris Daughtry
5. Paris Bennett
6. Kellie Pickler
7. Ace Young
8. Bucky Covington
9. Mandisa
10. Lisa Tucker
11. Kevin Covais
12. Melissa McGhee
Season Six
1. Jordin Sparks
2. Blake Lewis
3. Melinda Doolittle
4. Lakisha Jones
5. Phil Stacey
5. Chris Richardson
7. Sanjaya Malakar
8. Haley Scarnato
9. Gina Glocksen
10. Chris Sligh
11. Stephanie Edwards
12. Brandon Rogers
Season Seven
1. David Cook
2. David Archuleta
3. Syesha Mercado
4. Jason Castro
5. Brooke White
6. Carly Smithson
7. Kristy Lee Cook
8. Michael Johns
9. Ramiele Malubay
10. Chikezie
11. Amanda Overmyer
12. David Hernandez
Season Eight
1. Kris Allen
2. Adam Lambert
3. Danny Gokey
4. Allison Iraheta
5. Matt Giraud
6. Anoop Desai
6. Lil Rounds
8. Scott MacIntyre
9. Megan Joy
10. Michael Sarver
11. Alexis Grace
12. Jorge Nunez
12. Jasmine Murray
Season Nine
1. Lee DeWyze
2. Crystal Bowersox
3. Casey James
4. Michael Lynche
5. Aaron Kelly
6. Siobhan Magnus
7. Tim Urban
8. Katie Stevens
9. Andrew Garcia
10. Didi Benami
11. Paige Miles
12. Lacey Brown
Season 1 Semifinalists
Wild Card Eliminations
Chris Aaron
Kelli Glover
Alexis Lopez
Angela J. Peel
Semifinals Round 3
Christoper Badano
Khaleef Chiles
Kristin Holt
Melanie Sanders
Mark Scott
Tanesha Ross
Semifinals Round 2
Alexandra Bachelier
Jamar
Jazmin Lowery
Gil Sinuet
Tenia Taylor
Semifinals Round 1
Natalia Burge
Rodesia Eaves
Brad Estrin
Adriel Herrera
Justinn Waddell
Season 2 Semifinals
Wild Card
Aliceyn Cooeny
Chip Days
Janine Falsone
Olivia Mojica
Nasheka Siddall
Semifinal Group 4
Juanita Barber
Sylvia Chibiliti
Ashley hartman
Patrick Lake
Semifinal Group 3
Samantha Cohen
Equoia Coleman
Louis Gazzara
Kimberly Kelsey
Jodan Segundo
George Trice
Semifinal Group 2
Rebecca Bond
Candice Coleman
jennifer Fuentes
Hadas
Jacob John Smalley
Semifinal Group 1
J.D. Adams
Meosha Denton
Patrick Fortson
Bettis Richardson
Season 3 Semifinals
Wild Card
Elizabeth LeTendre
Matthew Metzger
Suzy Vulaca
Katie Webber
Semifinal Round 4
Heather Piccinni
John Preator
Tiara Purifoy
Lisa Wilson
Semifinal Round 3
Charly Lowry
Jonah Moananu
Eric Yoder
Semifinal Round 2
Lisa Leuschner
Marisa Joy
Kara Master
Briana Ramirez-Rial
Jesus Roman
Noel Roman
Semifinal Round 1
Marque Lynche
Ashley Thomas
Erskin Walcott
Season 4 *
Withdrew: Mario Vasquez
Semifinals Round 3
Amanda Avila
Janay Castine
Travis Tucker
Nikko Smith
Semifinals Round 2
Joseph Mureana
David Brown
Aloha Mischeaux
Celina Rae
Semifinals Round 1
Judd Harris
Jared Yates
Sarah Mather
Melinda Lira
Season 5
Semifinals Round 3
Ayla Brown
Kinnik Sky
Will Maker
Gedeon McKinney
Semifinals Round 2
Heather Cox
Brenna Gethers
David Radford
Jose Penala
Semifinals Round 1
Stevie Scott
Becky O’Donohue
Patrick Hall
Bobby Bennett
Season 6
Semifinals Round 3
Antonella Barba
Sabrina Sloan
Sundance Head
Jared Cotter
Semifinals Round 2
Leslie Hunt
Alaina Alexander
Nicholas Pedro
A.J. Tabaldo
Semifinals Round 3
Nicole Tranquillo
Amy Krebs
Rudy Cardenas
Paul Kim
Season 7
Semifinals Round 3
Asia’h Epperson
Kady Malloy
Danny Noriega
Luke Menard
Semifinals Round 2
Alaina Whitaker
Alexandrea Lushington
Robbie Carrico
Jason Yeager
Semifinals Round 3
Joanna Borgella
Amy Davis
Garrett Haley
Colton Berry
Season 8
Wild Card Eliminations
Jesse Langseth
Tatiana Del Toro
Ricky Braddy
Von Smith
Semifinals Round 3
Arianna Afsar
Felicia Barton
Kendall Beard
Kristen McNamara
Taylor Vaifanua
Ju’Not Joyner
Nathaniel Marshall
Alex Wagner-Trugman
Semifinals Round 2
Mishavonna Henson
Jeanine Vailes
Matt Breitzke
Kai Kalama
Nick Mitchell
Semifinals Round 3
Ann Marie Boskovich
Casey Carlson
Jackie Tohn
Stevie Wright
Stephen Fowler
Brent Keith
Season 9
Semifinals Round 3
Lilly Scott
Katelyn Epperly
Alex Lambert
Todrick Hall
Semifinals Round 2
Haeley Vaughn
Michelle Delamor
Jermaine Sellers
John Park
Semifinals Round 3
Ashley Rodriguez
Janell Wheeler
Joe Munoz
Tyler Grady
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7 Comments
This is great! Thank you!!
Just to let you know, all the Adam Lambert youtube videos you say are “unavailable” ARE in fact on youtube and have been for a while đ Hitting play on ROF right now!
Chica:
Hey, please send me the links to the Adam videos. I’d love to add them. We had tons of videos to track down, and I’m sure we missed some. I just sent out a Tweet asking Idol fans to help with any videos or links I couldn’t find. Thanks, Mark.
This is fun. I’m going to be lost in these videos for days! A couple you missed from David Cook (including one of the greatest performances in Idol history – “Hello”):
Happy Together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37HVkHFPiHg
All Right Now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGg_MYFAYdE
Hello: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxVzkZLzoLU
youtube doesn’t work on this old work PC anymore but you are definitely missing David Archuleta’s first performance Shop Around and his first Imagine (the one in the black jacket).
Was that in the semifinals? Because I’ve only included performances from the finals so far … except for the people who finished very close to the bottom? I plan to go back later and add more semifinal performances. And thanks for checking it out.
No, ‘Shop Around’ and the
first ‘Imagine’ were from Week 1 and 2, Top 24 and Top 20. The first ‘Imagine’ was what vaulted David to the forefront of the competition in his season. It’s incredible.
The YouTube video of that performance had 2,000,000+ views a couple months after the performance, but they took it down for some unknown reason. (Makes ya wonder.)
Oops! I misread your comment. Sorry. =/