American Idol season 1

American Idol
Season 1
Hosted by	Ryan Seacrest Brian Dunkleman
Judges	Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Randy Jackson
Winner	Kelly Clarkson
Runner-up	Justin Guarini
Finals venue	Kodak Theatre
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	June 11 (2002-06-11) – September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04)
Season chronology
Next → Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of American Idol (originally entitled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) premiered on June 11, 2002, over four months after Pop Idol's first series ended, with Will Young winning the series, and continued until September 4, 2002. The first season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after the season ended. Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, and Randy Jackson served as judges. Kelly Clarkson won the competition, defeating Justin Guarini, who finished in second place.

Kelly Clarkson signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Recordings. Immediately after the finale, Clarkson released two singles, including her coronation song, "A Moment Like This," which went on to break a thirty-eight-year-old record held by The Beatles for a song's biggest leap to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It jumped up from number fifty-two to number one in just one week. Clarkson has enjoyed a successful recording and talk show hosting career since winning, with multiple platinum albums, numerous top-ten hit singles, three Grammy Awards, and seven Emmy Awards. Runner-up Justin Guarini also signed with RCA Records, eventually debuting an album in 2003 after the conclusion of the second season. In addition to Clarkson and Guarini, Nikki McKibbin, Tamyra Gray, R. J. Helton, and Christina Christian also signed recording contracts.

After the finale, a special show in Las Vegas was also shown on September 23, 2002, where all 30 of the contestants who made the judges' initial cut performed in a two-hour concert.

Regional auditions

Auditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle in the spring of 2002, ^[1] and around 10,000 attended the auditions. Auditions were shown in the episode which aired originally on June 11, 2002.

American Idol (season 1) – regional auditions

City	Date(s)	Venue(s)	Golden tickets
Los Angeles, California	April 20–22, 2002	Westin Bonaventure Hotel	31
Seattle, Washington	April 23–25, 2002	Hyatt Regency Hotel	10
Chicago, Illinois	April 26–28, 2002	Congress Plaza Hotel [2]	23
New York City, New York	April 29 – May 1, 2002	Millenium Hilton Hotel [3]	25
Atlanta, Georgia	May 3–5, 2002	AmericasMart [4] & Callanwolde Fine Arts Center	15
Dallas, Texas	May 5–7, 2002	Wyndham Anatole Hotel [5]	11
Miami, Florida	May 11, 2002	Fontainebleau Hilton [6]	6
Total number of tickets to Hollywood			121

Kelly Clarkson was notable for being largely absent in the audition episode, and she remains the only winner whose audition was not aired in the original broadcast. The other top ten finalists whose auditions were not shown were Nikki McKibbin and EJ Day.

Structure of auditions

There were usually three stages in the audition process every season. The first stage was the advertised open call audition, where those auditioning each sing briefly in groups of five in front of selectors, though some may be asked to sing further. Most of those who attended are eliminated at this stage with only a limited number of auditions selected to proceed further. In the second round, they sing in front the executive producers and more are eliminated. In the last round, those who survived the first two stages are invited to sing in front of the judges, and this is the audition shown on television. Those who receive at least two "yes" votes from the three judges then receive a golden ticket to Hollywood.

In the first season, the second and third stage of the audition may take place within a single day, but in the following seasons each stage of the audition may take place on separate days. The initial audition venue may not necessarily be the final audition venue in front of the judges, and in later seasons, up to three separate venues may be used for the auditions in each city. In the early seasons, the entire audition process in each city took place within a relatively short span of time, but became progressively extended in later seasons such that the callback date may be many weeks after the initial auditions.

Hollywood week

The Hollywood week rounds were held in the Pasadena Civic Center, where 121 contestants competed for a place in the finals. The contestants first came onto the stage in groups of nine or ten, but performed solo unaccompanied, and those who did not impress the judges were cut after the group finished their individual performances. The 65 singers who were selected to proceed on to the next round were then separated by gender and given a crash course to learn their next song overnight, which they were expected to perform the next day in small groups. The ladies' song was Dionne Warwick's "I Say a Little Prayer" and the men's song was Stevie Wonder's "For Once in My Life". Again, those who failed to impress were cut immediately after their performance.

In the final round, the remaining 45 were given new songs to learn and each performed solo and a cappella. The top 15 were first announced, and then the judges selected 15 more out of the remaining 30.

Delano Cagnolatti was initially amongst those announced as the Top 30, but he was later disqualified for falsifying his age, ^[7] and became the first person to be disqualified on American Idol. He was replaced by EJay Day.

Semifinals

These 30 contestants reached the semifinals stage of the season. Before their performances, contestants took part in intensive music workshops, where they were given vocal coaching by Debra Byrd and advice by stylists. The contestants each emerged to perform solo with piano accompaniment. There was no studio audience at this stage and the performances were pre-taped. The audiences voted after each round of performances, and the results of the votes were announced the next day. A total of 3.3 million votes were cast in the first week of voting. ^[8] From each group, three contestants advanced to the next round based on votes by the viewers.

Color key:

This contestant was chosen by the public to advance.

This contestant was not chosen by the public, and had to perform again for the judges.

This contestant was not chosen by the public, but was chosen by the judges as a Wild Card pick.

This contestant was eliminated.

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Group 1 (June 19)

Contestant	Song	Result
Tamyra Gray	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"	Safe (1st)
Jim Verraros	"When I Fall in Love"	Safe (3rd)
Adriel Herrera	"I'll Be"	Eliminated
Rodesia Eaves	"Daydream Believer"	Eliminated
Natalie Burge	"Crazy"	Eliminated
Brad Estrin	"Just Once"	Eliminated
Ryan Starr	"The Frim-Fram Sauce"	Safe (2nd)
Justinn Waddell	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Eliminated
Kelli Glover	"I Will Always Love You"	Wild Card
Christopher Aaron	"Still in Love"	Wild Card

Group 2 (June 26)

Contestant	Song	Result
Alexis Lopez	"I Will Survive"	Wild Card
Gil Sinuet	"Ribbon in the Sky"	Eliminated
Angela Peel	"Run to You"	Wild Card
AJ Gil	"All or Nothing"	Safe (3rd)
Tenia Taylor	"The Greatest Love of All"	Eliminated
Alexandra Bachelier	"Save the Best for Last"	Eliminated
Jazmin Lowery	"You Put a Move on My Heart"	Eliminated
Jamar	"Careless Whisper"	Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson	"Respect"	Safe (2nd)
Justin Guarini	"Ribbon in the Sky"	Safe (1st)

Group 3 (July 3)

Contestant	Song	Result
R. J. Helton	"I'll Be There"	Wild Card
Kristin Holt	"Fallin'"	Eliminated
Mark Scott	"My Girl"	Eliminated
Nikki McKibbin	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"	Safe (2nd)
Chris Badano	"I Swear"	Eliminated
Melanie Sanders	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"	Eliminated
EJay Day	"I'll Be"	Safe (3rd)
Tanesha Ross	"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"	Eliminated
Khaleef Chiles	"My Cherie Amour"	Eliminated
Christina Christian	"At Last"	Safe (1st)

Wild Card round (July 10)

Five of the remaining 21 semifinalists were selected by the judges to compete in the Wild Card round. Following another performance by each Wild Card contender, the judges selected one contestant to advance to the final group of ten. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Song	Result
Kelli Glover	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"	Eliminated
Christopher Aaron	"On Bended Knee"	Eliminated
Alexis Lopez	"Saving All My Love for You"	Eliminated
R.J. Helton	"Lately"	Saved by the judges
Angela Peel	"As We Lay"	Eliminated

Top 10 finalists

Back – EJay Day, R. J. Helton, AJ Gil
Middle – Tamyra Gray, Kelly Clarkson, Ryan Starr
Front – Justin Guarini, Nikki McKibbin, Christina Christian, Jim Verraros

• Kelly Clarkson (born April 24, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas; 20 years old at the time of the show) was from Burleson, Texas, and auditioned in Dallas with Etta James' "At Last" and Madonna's "Express Yourself." She performed Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and Vanessa Williams' "Save the Best for Last" in Hollywood.
• Justin Guarini (born October 28, 1978, in Columbus, Georgia; 23 years old at the time of the show) was from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and auditioned in New York City with The Jackson 5's version of "Who's Lovin' You." He performed Oleta Adams' version of "Get Here" in Hollywood.
• Nikki McKibbin (born September 28, 1978, in Grand Prairie, Texas; 23 years old at the time of the show) auditioned in Dallas with Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time." She performed The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" in Hollywood.
• Tamyra Gray (born July 26, 1979, in Takoma Park, Maryland; 23 years old at the time of the show) was from Atlanta, Georgia, and auditioned there with Mariah Carey's "Vision of Love." She performed Oleta Adams' "Get Here" in Hollywood.
• R. J. Helton (born May 17, 1981, in Pasadena, Texas; 21 years old at the time of the show) was from Cumming, Georgia, and auditioned in Atlanta with The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye."
• Christina Christian (born June 21, 1981, in New York City, New York; 21 years old at the time of the show) auditioned in Miami with Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely." She performed Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood.
• Ryan Starr (born November 21, 1982, in Los Angeles, California; 19 years old at the time of the show) auditioned in Los Angeles with Bill Withers' "Lean on Me." She performed Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" in Hollywood.
• AJ Gil (born July 5, 1984, in San Diego, California; 17 years old at the time of the show) was from Tacoma, Washington, and auditioned in Seattle with "The Star-Spangled Banner."
• Jim Verraros (born February 8, 1983, in Chicago, Illinois; 19 years old at the time of the show) was from Crystal Lake, Illinois, and auditioned in Chicago with Nat King Cole's "When I Fall in Love." He performed Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" in Hollywood.
• EJay Day (born September 13, 1981, in Lawrenceville, Georgia; 20 years old at the time of the show) did not originally qualify for the semifinals, but was later chosen to replace disqualified contestant Delano Cagnolatti. He auditioned in Atlanta with Oleta Adams' "Get Here."

Finals

The finals were broadcast in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted for eight weeks, and each finalist performed one or more songs selected from a weekly theme.

The results of public vote were revealed on the results show, which aired the next night. The two or three contestants who received the fewest number of votes were announced. The contestant who received the fewest votes was eliminated from the competition.

This season largely set the pattern for later seasons, such as group performances by the contestants during the result shows, hometown visits for the top three, and performing the songs for the top two that would be released immediately after the finale. In this season, there were no guest mentors aside from Burt Bacharach, who helped the contestants prepare their songs.

Kelly Clarkson was declared the winner over Justin Guarini with Kelly receiving 58% of the 15.5 million votes cast. ^[9] Over 110 million votes were cast over the course of the entire season. ^[8]

A television special from Las Vegas, Nevada, starring the top thirty-two finalists aired in September 23, 2002, ^[10] a thirty-date tour with the top ten followed, as did the box office bomb From Justin to Kelly .

Color key:

This contestant was saved by the public vote.

This contestant was in the bottom two or three, but was saved by the public vote.

This contestant was eliminated.

This contestant won American Idol.

This contestant was the runner-up.

Top 10 – Motown (July 16)

This week featured a double elimination. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Motown song	Result
Ryan Starr	"If You Really Love Me"	Safe
R.J. Helton	"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"	Safe
Nikki McKibbin	"Ben"	Bottom three
EJay Day	"My Girl"	Eliminated
Tamyra Gray	"Touch Me in the Morning"	Safe
Justin Guarini	"For Once in My Life"	Safe
Jim Verraros	"Easy"	Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson	"You're All I Need to Get By"	Safe
AJ Gil	"My Cherie Amour"	Safe
Christina Christian	"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"	Safe

Top 8 – Music from the 1960s (July 23)

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Song	Result
R.J. Helton	"Under the Boardwalk"	Safe
Tamyra Gray	"A Fool in Love"	Safe
Nikki McKibbin	"Piece of My Heart"	Safe
AJ Gil	"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"	Eliminated
Kelly Clarkson	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"	Safe
Christina Christian	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	Bottom three
Justin Guarini	"Sunny"	Safe
Ryan Starr	"You Really Got Me"	Bottom two

Non-competition performance

Performers	Song
Top 8	"California Dreamin'"

Top 7 – Music from the 1970s (July 30)

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Song	Result
Nikki McKibbin	"Heartbreaker"	Bottom three
Ryan Starr	"Last Dance"	Eliminated
Christina Christian	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Safe
Justin Guarini	"Someday We'll All Be Free"	Bottom two
Kelly Clarkson	"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"	Safe
R.J. Helton	"Superstition"	Safe
Tamyra Gray	"If I Were Your Woman"	Safe

Non-competition performance

Performers	Song
Top 7	"Joy to the World"

Top 6 – Big Band (August 6)

Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Big band song	Result
Tamyra Gray	"Minnie the Moocher"	Safe
Justin Guarini	"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"	Safe
Nikki McKibbin	"Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)"	Bottom three
Christina Christian	"The Glory of Love"	Eliminated
R.J. Helton	"I Won't Dance"	Bottom two
Kelly Clarkson	"Stuff Like That There"	Safe

Non-competition performance

Performers	Song
Top 6	"Bandstand Boogie"

Top 5 – Burt Bacharach love songs (August 13)

Burt Bacharach served as a guest mentor this week. Contestants each performed one song written by Bacharach, and listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Burt Bacharach song	Result
Kelly Clarkson	"Walk On By"	Safe
R.J. Helton	"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"	Eliminated
Tamyra Gray	"A House is Not a Home"	Safe
Justin Guarini	"The Look of Love"	Safe
Nikki McKibbin	"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"	Bottom two

Non-competition performances

Performers	Song
Top 5	"That's What Friends Are For"
	Burt Bacharach medley

Top 4 – Music from the 1980s & 1990s (August 20)

Each contestant performed two songs. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Order	Songs	Result
Tamyra Gray	1	"New Attitude"	Eliminated
	5	"Feel the Fire"
Nikki McKibbin	2	"Mary Jane"	Bottom two
	6	"I'm the Only One"
Kelly Clarkson	3	"It's Raining Men"	Safe
	7	"I Surrender"
Justin Guarini	4	"Get Here"	Safe
	8	"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"

Non-competition performance

Performers	Song
Top 4	Paula Abdul medley

Top 3 (August 27)

Each contestant performed two songs: one chosen by the contestant and a second song chosen by the judges. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Order	Songs	Result
Nikki McKibbin	1	"Edge of Seventeen"	Eliminated
	4	"Black Velvet"
Justin Guarini	2	"Let's Stay Together"	Safe
	5	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Kelly Clarkson	3	"Think Twice"	Safe
	6	"Without You"

Non-competition performances

Performers	Song
Top 3	"Love Will Keep Us Together"
Nikki McKibbin	"Black Velvet"
Justin Guarini	"Let's Stay Together"
Kelly Clarkson	"Without You"

Top 2 – Finale (September 3)

Each contestant performed three songs. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.

Contestant	Order	Songs	Result
Justin Guarini	1	"Before Your Love"	Runner-up
	3	"Get Here"
	5	"A Moment Like This"
Kelly Clarkson	2		Winner
	4	"Respect"
	6	"Before Your Love"

Non-competition performances

Performers	Song
Top 10	Medley: [11] "The Shoop Shoop Song" "California Girls" "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" "A Fool in Love" "Piece of My Heart" "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" "The Look of Love" "Don't Make Me Over" "Unchained Melody" "Under the Boardwalk" "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" "Happy Together"
Justin Guarini	"A Moment Like This"
Kelly Clarkson	"Before Your Love"
Top 10 with Will Young	Medley: [11] "Dancing in the Street" "Get Ready" "If You Really Love Me" "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" "I'll Be There" "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" "You're All I Need to Get By" "My Cherie Amour" "My Guy" "My Girl" "With You I'm Born Again" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Kelly Clarkson & Justin Guarini	"It Takes Two"
Kelly Clarkson	"A Moment Like This"

Elimination chart

Color key:

  Winner

  Runner-up

  Saved by the public

  Saved by the judges

  Wild Card

  Bottom two or three

  Did not perform

  Eliminated

American Idol (season 1) - Eliminations

Contestant	Pl.	Semifinals			Wild Card	Top 10	Top 8	Top 7	Top 6	Top 5	Top 4	Top 3	Finale
		6/19	6/26	7/3	7/10	7/17	7/24	7/31	8/7	8/14	8/21	8/28	9/4
Kelly Clarkson	1	N/A	Safe (2nd)	N/A	N/A	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Winner
Justin Guarini	2	N/A	Safe (1st)	N/A	N/A	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Runner-up
Nikki McKibbin	3	N/A	N/A	Safe (2nd)	N/A	Bottom three	Safe	Bottom three	Bottom three	Bottom two	Bottom two	Eliminated
Tamyra Gray	4	Safe (1st)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated
R. J. Helton	5	N/A	N/A	Wild Card	Saved	Safe	Safe	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated
Christina Christian	6	N/A	N/A	Safe (1st)	N/A	Safe	Bottom three	Safe	Eliminated
Ryan Starr	7	Safe (2nd)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Safe	Bottom two	Eliminated
AJ Gil	8	N/A	Safe (3rd)	N/A	N/A	Safe	Eliminated
Jim Verraros	9	Safe (3rd)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Eliminated
EJay Day		N/A	N/A	Safe (3rd)	N/A
Christopher Aaron		Wild Card	N/A	N/A	Eliminated
Kelli Glover		Wild Card	N/A	N/A
Alexis Lopez		N/A	Wild Card	N/A
Angela Peel		N/A	Wild Card	N/A
Chris Badano		N/A	N/A	Eliminated
Khaleef Chiles		N/A	N/A
Kristin Holt		N/A	N/A
Melanie Sanders		N/A	N/A
Mark Scott		N/A	N/A
Tanesha Ross		N/A	N/A
Alexandra Bachelier		N/A	Eliminated
Jamar		N/A
Jazmin Lowery		N/A
Gil Sinuet		N/A
Tenia Taylor		N/A
Natalie Burge		Eliminated
Rodesia Eaves
Brad Estrin
Adriel Herrera
Justinn Waddell

Controversies

It was revealed during the season that around 100 phone-phreak hackers with power-dialing hardware and software were able to place as many as 10,000 votes a night from a single phone line with the touch of a button. ^[12] However, FremantleMedia, which produces the show, contended that the hackers had a 'statistically insignificant' effect on the vote. Simon Cowell also insisted that Tamyra Gray's unexpected ouster from the show only strengthened the producers' contention that the voting was fair. ^[13] Nevertheless, concerns were raised about possible unfairness in the situation of a tight vote. ^[14] Ken Warwick later said in the fifth season that equipment was put in place afterwards to address this issue, but it allegedly has never detected such a problem since. ^[15]

Controversy erupted when Kelly Clarkson was invited to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a deal arranged by 19 Entertainment at a special commemoration for the first anniversary of September 11 attacks at Washington's Lincoln Memorial. Some critics suggested that Clarkson's appearance would turn a somber occasion of national mourning into a "giant promotional opportunity". ^[16] Kelly Clarkson herself considered withdrawing from the commemoration, saying "I think it is a bad idea ... If anybody thinks I'm trying to market anything, well, that's awful." and added "I am not going to do it." ^[17] She was, however, unable to withdraw from the event.

US Nielsen ratings

Season one of American Idol was a surprise summer hit show of 2002 and had an average viewership of 12.7 million per episode. ^[18] It was the summer's highest-rated show in the 18/49 demographic. ^[19]

Episode list

Show Episode Air date Week rank Rating/Share 18-49 rating Viewers (millions) 1 "Auditions" [20] June 11, 2002 12 6.1 / 11 4.8 9.85 2 "Hollywood Week" [20] June 12, 2002 6 6.9 / 12 5.2 11.24 3 "Top 30: Group 1" [21] June 18, 2002 6 6.2 / 11 5.2 10.30 4 "Top 30: Group 1 results" [21] June 19, 2002 22 5.8 / 10 4.7 9.47 5 "Top 30: Group 2" [22] June 25, 2002 11 5.5 / 9 4.5 9.08 6 "Top 30: Group 2 results" [22] June 26, 2002 17 5.3 / 9 4.2 8.53 7 "Top 30: Group 3" [23] July 2, 2002 7 5.9 / 10 5.3 10.28 8 "Top 30: Group 3 results" [24] July 3, 2002 26 4.4 / 8 N/A 7.5 9 "Wild Card Show" [25] July 10, 2002 14 5.4 / 9 4.1 8.97 10 "Top 10 Perform" [26] July 16, 2002 6 6.0 / 11 5.3 10.28 11 "Top 10 Results" [26] July 17, 2002 12 5.5 / 9 4.8 9.39 12 "Top 8 Finalists" [27] July 23, 2002 7 6.6 / 11 5.5 10.77 13 "Top 8 Results" [27] July 24, 2002 16 5.7 / 10 4.4 9.13 14 "Top 7 Finalists" [28] July 30, 2002 5 7.1 / 12 6.3 12.20 15 "Top 7 Results" [28] July 31, 2002 10 6.2 / 10 5.0 10.20 16 "Top 6 Finalists" [29] August 6, 2002 4 7.0 / 12 6.2 12.20 17 "Top 6 Results" [29] August 7, 2002 8 6.4 / 11 5.2 10.82 18 "Top 5 Finalists" [30] August 13, 2002 3 7.4 / 12 6.2 12.67 19 "Top 5 Results" [30] August 14, 2002 4 6.9 / 11 5.7 12.05 20 "Top 4 Finalists" [31] August 20, 2002 1 8.8 / 14 7.9 15.29 21 "Top 4 Results" [31] August 21, 2002 2 8.0 / 13 7.1 14.10 22 "Top 3 Finalists" [32] August 27, 2002 2 8.7 / 14 7.5 14.98 23 "Top 3 Results" [32] August 28, 2002 1 9.7 / 16 8.3 16.94 24 "Top 2 Finalists" [33] September 3, 2002 2 10.5 / 16 9.3 18.69 25 "Season 1 Finale" [33] September 4, 2002 1 12.6 / 21 10.7 22.77

American Idol Rewind

Main article: American Idol Rewind

Re-edited episodes of American Idol season 1 were being shown in syndication as American Idol Rewind. The new episodes featured commentary from some of the first season's top 30, including Justin Guarini, Jim Verraros, Christina Christian, Nikki McKibbin, Angela Peel, and Kelli Glover. Rewind also showcased footage that was not seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's full initial audition. ^[34]

Releases

Compilations

• American Idol: Greatest Moments (Album, 2002)
• American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics (feat. Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Tamyra Gray, Christina Christian - Album, 2003)
• Christmas in a Fishbowl (feat. Nikki McKibbin, Brad Estrin - Album, 2004)
• Voyces United for UNHCR (feat. Alexandria Bachelier, Brad Estrin – Album, 2006)
• American Christmas (feat. Nikki McKibbin, RJ Helton, Alexis Lopez - Album, 2008)
• American Christmas 2 (feat. Nikki McKibbin, RJ Helton, Alexis Lopez - Album, 2010)

Tour

• American Idols Live! Tour 2002

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External links

• Official American Idol Contestants Website
• American Idol at IMDb