In fact, by album sales, she recently passed Kelly Clarkson to take over the #1 spot.
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Although she came in second during Season 5, Katharine McPhee has enjoyed a successful television career following her loss to Taylor Hicks, landing starring roles in shows such as Smash and Scorpion.
The live show at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Calif., which led up to the final moment of crowning the last victor, felt more like a two-hour celebration of the show, rather than a showcase of one particular individual.
The “American Idol” series finale airs at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday.
Originally hosted by Brian Dunkleman and Seacrest, “Idol” went on to become a part of the pop culture zeitgeist. The executive producer of the show, Nigel Lythgoe, has hinted that all the show’s past favourites will perform either individually or in group performances during the finale, and according to reports, there are other star surprises in store as well.
While his debut, self-titled album did do some damage on the Billboard Hot 100, hitting No. 65, Maroulis flexes his muscles on the Broadway stage, most notably in “Rock of Ages”.
“To be honest with you, I haven’t seen it in a couple of years so I don’t really have an opinion on it”, Cowell told Variety when asked what he thought about the long-running show singing its final note.
Clarkson has performed multiple times on Idol this season and even served as a guest judge.
It was also an emotional goodbye for current judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. These 10 performances, ranging from strummed reworks of hip-hop tracks to simply stunning arrangements of classics, helped “Idol” grow from its humble roots into a televised juggernaut that anticipated pop trends.
One of the bigger headscratchers in “Idol” history came early on when Rubben Studdard was crowned champion over Aiken.
A star was born when Underwood, then just a gal from Oklahoma who noted that she had never flown on an airplane, wowed Simon Cowell with her rendition of “I Can’t Make You Love Me”.
Season six victor Sparks calls the show worthy of a grand send-off. Of course, Obama wasn’t just appearing on Idol via prerecorded video to talk about Idol but also to encourage Americans to vote in elections like the up coming Presidential race. Fantasia Barrino, former Idol contestant said, “And I thank them for helping so many of these kids that have walked down this red carpet today”.
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“People always ask me, ‘What were you thinking when you won?'” she said.
