American Idol participants

American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958)

American singer, actress, model and spokesperson

American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality

American singer (born 1982)

American actress and singer (1987–2020)

American recording artist, singer and songwriter

American singer

American singer-songwriter

Alan Michael Ritchson is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. He subsequently had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel. He also headlined the SyFy action series Blood Drive (2017), and returned to superhero television as Hank Hall / Hawk on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2021. He gained wider recognition for portraying the title character in the ongoing Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Reacher since 2022. In his latest film appearance, War Machine (2026), Ritchson depicted an army ranger candidate fighting an extraterrestrial killing machine.

American singer and songwriter

American actress and singer

American singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer

Kosovo-Albanian singer

Australian singer (1999-)

Benson James Boone is an American singer–songwriter. He began his music career by briefly competing on American Idol in early 2021 before withdrawing voluntarily. He gained popularity on TikTok and subsequently signed a contract with Dan Reynolds's Night Street Records label and released the singles "Ghost Town" in 2021 and "In the Stars" in 2022.

Georgian singer

British singer

American singer & songwriter (born 1994)

American country singer

American musician and American Idol contestant

American singer and actor

American country music singer

American actress and singer

Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence following her runner-up finish on the eleventh season of American Idol. Her debut studio album, Me, You & the Music, peaked at number twenty-six on the US Billboard 200. In 2025, having been ousted in the semifinals of the first season, Sanchez returned nineteen years later for the twentieth season of America's Got Talent and was announced the winner on September 24, 2025.

American singer

singer, musician

American singer, songwriter and actress

American singer and songwriter (born 1991)

American singer and musician

American singer

American singer

American singer (born 1995)

American actress and singer

American musician

Gabby Bernadette Barrett is an American country music singer. She finished third on the sixteenth season of American Idol. Her debut single "I Hope" was the first top 10 Hot Country Songs debut by an unaccompanied woman singer since October 2017. It became a top three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified 9× platinum by the RIAA. Her debut album Goldmine was released on June 19, 2020.

Irish singer

American actress

American country singer

American musician

American singer

American singer-songwriter and poet

American singer-songwriter

American entertainer (born 1985)

American singer and drag queen

American singer

Christian singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant

American actor-singer

American singer (1986–2018)

American actor and singer

American singer and songwriter

American singer and actor

Israeli-American singer

American singer

Mandisa Lynn Hundley () (October 2, 1976 – ), known mononymously as Mandisa, was an American gospel and contemporary Christian recording artist. She began her solo career as a contestant in the fifth season of American Idol finishing in ninth place. Her album Overcomer won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album; she was the fifth American Idol contestant to win a Grammy.

American reality television personality

American singer-songwriter and musician

Canadian singer and songwriter

American singer

American musician

American singer