The Best American Idol Winner Goes to...

An American talent reality television series, American Idol, has recently wrapped its tenth season since it was started in 2002. I have been wondering who stand out the most or who has been selling more seats during a concert among those American Idol winners. I mean, don't you feel curious to find out who have managed to fulfill their star potential after defeating hundreds of contestants in the show?? Alrite, I'll try to give you brief review that I gather from Wikipedia to provide you a glimpse of their potential and what they have achieved in their musical career so far. Here are the first five Idol winners:

Kelly Clarkson, American Idol Season 1 Winner

Kelly Clarkson has released four albums to date under RCA Records: her multi-platinum debut album Thankful (2003) (which was nominated for a Grammy Award and sold more than 4 million copies worldwide), her multi-platinum second album Breakaway (2004) (which won two Grammy Awards and sold more than 12 million copies worldwide), her platinum third album My December (2007), and her latest platinum album All I Ever Wanted (2009) (which was nominated for a Grammy Award and sold more than 7 million copies worldwide).

Ruben Studdard, American Idol Season 2 Winner

Ruben Studdard received a Grammy Award nomination in December 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Superstar." Studdard has released four studio albums, including his most recent disc, 2009's Love Is. He won Outstanding New Artist: Soulful in Image Award in 2004. He was nominated in numerous music awards during 2003-2005.

Fantasia Barrino, American Idol Season 3 Winner

Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Subsequently, she released her debut album, Free Yourself, which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006. In 2006, she released her second album, Fantasia, which featured the single "When I See U" which topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eight weeks. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and received three Grammy nominations in 2008. Her third studio album, Back to Me, was released worldwide on August 24, 2010 and features the single "Bittersweet," which peaked in the top ten on the R&B chart. The single won her a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

Carrie Underwood, American Idol Season 4 Winner

After conquering American Idol, Underwood has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award winner, a Golden Globe Award nominee, a three-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Female Vocalist winner, a GMA Dove award winner, and a two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year. She is the first-ever female artist to win back-to-back Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards for Entertainer of the Year (2009/10). Underwood was inducted into and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008. She was also inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009. (fiuhhh...awesome and she's hot too)

Taylor Hicks, American Idol Season 5 Winner

Upon winning Idol, he was signed to Arista Records, under which his self-titled major label debut was released on December 12, 2006. His energetic stage performances and influences derived from classic rock, blues, and R&B music had earned him a following of devout fans, who have been dubbed the "Soul Patrol." He is currently on tour in Grease playing Teen Angel, the role originated by Alan Paul. The new CD, The Distance, was released March 10, 2009, with the first single, "What's Right Is Right", going to AC adds January 27, 2009. The second single was confirmed to be "Seven Mile Breakdown" via his Myspace page.

Ok...I think that's it for now. Thank you Wikipedia for the valuable information. I don't think I will write the second part of this story. I personally think that Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are best winners of Americal Idol. They are not only winning various awards but people around thw world are willing to listen to their songs. So, I pronounce them as the winners of this (time consuming) battle.

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