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American Idol
in 2002
in
Indonesia
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American Idol
in 2002
in
Canada
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Simon Fuller
American Idol
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Ryan Seacrest
American Idol
on 6/2002
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Brian Dunkleman
American Idol
on 6/2002
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Randy Jackson
American Idol
on 6/2002
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2147486268
Paula Abdul
American Idol
on 6/2002
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American Idol
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Fremantle North America
American Idol
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19 Entertainment
American Idol
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2147486265
Kelly Clarkson
American Idol
defeating Justin Guarini in the final showdown.
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2003
Brian Dunkleman
American Idol
in 2003
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2147486276
American Idol
the second season
on 1/2003
with an increased number of episodes and a higher budget.
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American Idol
on 5/2004
in
Philippines
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Ryan Seacrest
American Idol
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2147486277
American Idol
third season
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2147486278
American Idol
the Peoples Choice Award
in 2005
for favorite competition/reality show
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2147486283
American Idol
the fourth season
with Ryan Seacrest as host and Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell as judges
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2147486280
Carrie Underwood
American Idol
on 5/2005
with Bo Bice as the runner-up
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2006
American Idol
the Peoples Choice Award
in 2006
for favorite competition/reality show
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2147486286
American Idol
the fifth season
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2147486284
Taylor Hicks
American Idol
with Katharine McPhee as the runner-up
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2147486285
Jordin Sparks
American Idol
in 2007
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Jordin Sparks
This Is My Now
in
American Idol
after being performed by both finalists during the finale
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David Cook
American Idol
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2147486294
Kara DioGuardi
American Idol
in 2009
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Paula Abdul
American Idol
in 2009
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2010
Paula Abdul
American Idol
in 2010
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Paula Abdul
American Idol
in 2010
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Kara DioGuardi
American Idol
in 2010
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Simon Cowell
American Idol
in 2010
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Steven Tyler
American Idol
in 2011
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Simon Cowell
American Idol
in 2011
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Ryan Seacrest
American Idol
in 2012
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Steven Tyler
American Idol
in 2012
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Steven Tyler
American Idol
in 2012
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2013
Ryan Seacrest
American Idol
in 2013
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Randy Jackson
American Idol
in 2013
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Nicki Minaj
American Idol
in 2013
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Ryan Seacrest
American Idol
in 2014
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Keith Urban
American Idol
in 2014
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Harry Connick, Jr.
American Idol
in 2014
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Randy Jackson
American Idol
in 2014
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CTV
American Idol
on 8/2014
in
Canada
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Yes TV
American Idol
on 8/2014
in
Canada
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2015
Ryan Seacrest
American Idol
in 2015
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2147486342
Harry Connick, Jr.
American Idol
in 2015
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2147486344
Keith Urban
American Idol
in 2015
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2147486345
Yes TV
American Idol
in 2015
in
Canada
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2147486346
ABC
American Idol
on 5/2017
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2147486349
Katy Perry
American Idol
in 2018
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2147486353
Luke Bryan
American Idol
in 2018
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2147486354
Lionel Richie
American Idol
in 2018
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2147486355
Ryan Seacrest
American Idol
in 2018
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2147486356
ABC
American Idol
in 2018
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2147486357
ABC
American Idol
on 3/2018
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2147486351
Maddie Poppe
American Idol
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2147486352



2019
Bobby Bones
American Idol
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Laine Hardy
American Idol
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ABC
American Idol
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2147486364
ABC
American Idol
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2147486366
ABC
American Idol
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2147486368
ABC
American Idol
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2147486370
ABC
American Idol
on 5/2024
for seven seasons
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2147486374
Katy Perry
American Idol
on 5/2024
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2147486375
ABC
American Idol
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2147486373
Carrie Underwood
American Idol
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