![]() He performed on the show's 2009 season finale with Danny Gokey. He too is one of the best-selling artists of all time and a five-time Grammy Award winner. Lionel Richie (seasons 16-present): Internationally renowned funk, soul and rhythm and blues artist active since the 60s.Active since 2004, he has sold over 7 million albums and 27 million singles. Luke Bryan (seasons 16-present): Country music artist known as one of the Trope Makers of the "bro-country" sub-genre.Katy Perry (seasons 16-present): Singer, songwriter and actress and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, known for songs such as "Hot n Cold" and "Wide Awake".(seasons 13–15): Singer, actor, pianist, conductor and composer who already guest-judged on the show a handful of times before being named a permanent one for its 13th season. ![]() Nicki Minaj (season 12): Rapper/singer, known for her outrageous persona(s) and even more out-there fashion choices.Most notably the only judge from the 2013 season to return the following year. Keith Urban (seasons 12–15): An Australian country singer.Probably known for being the ultimate diva on the music scene. Mariah Carey (season 12) Grammy Award-winning recording artist, with numerous #1 singles under her belt.Steven Tyler (seasons 10–11), the frontman of Aerosmith.After departing from the show following its 2012 season, she returned for 2014. Jennifer Lopez (seasons 10–11, 13–15), a pop singer, actress and record producer.Ellen went the way of Simon without warning after her only season. For the most part, they were proven wrong, as DeGeneres provided valid criticism and also proved to be a pretty reasonable match for Simon's acerbic wit. Initially, she made fans fear that the show was taking a turn for the worse, seeing as she didn't have roots in the music industry before she came on. Ellen DeGeneres (season 9), a comedienne and talk show host.Kara DioGuardi (seasons 8–9), a record executive, music producer and songwriter who has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music business, including Céline Dion, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, and season 1 Idol winner Kelly Clarkson.(Don't confuse this guy with Steven Randall Jackson, the former member of the Jacksons.) He was the longest-sitting Idol judge, having served as a judge for 12 seasons. Notable for calling nearly everyone "dawg". Randy Jackson (seasons 1–12), a Grammy Award-winning rock bassist, singer, and record producer who was an in-demand session musician in the 1980s and was briefly a member of Journey.Decided not to return for Season 9, and was replaced by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres. Also rose up controversy for judging a performance before it even actually happened. However, later in her run on the show, she became more notable for her off-screen troubles than her judging (and for maybe showing up to set drunk on more than a few occasions). Initially became known as the sweet contrast to Simon's sour attitude, being the most willing to stick her neck out for middling or poor acts, to the point that her endorsement became seen as more of the Hufflepuff House of judgments. Paula Abdul (seasons 1–8), a pop singer and choreographer who had a string of hit singles in the late '80s and early '90s.He left American Idol at the end of the ninth season to start an American version of The X Factor. Imported from the equally successful UK show Pop Idol, which started the tradition. Naturally, he's caught a little flak for his attitude. His acerbic comments are insanely quotable. Simon Cowell (seasons 1–9), a famous UK record exec.So Bad, It's Good, indeed.Īnother reason for the show's popularity is the chemistry among the three(?) judges: It's also launched the "career" of William Hung, whose… slaughtering of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" landed him a record contract, in which he did the same thing to several other pop "standards". Among the more notably talented and successful are Kelly Clarkson (Season 1 winner), Clay Aiken (Season 2 runner-up), Ruben Studdard (Season 2 winner), Fantasia Barrino (Season 3 winner), Jennifer Hudson (an Academy Award winner for Dreamgirls), Chris Daughtry, Bo Bice, David Archuleta, Adam Lambert, and Carrie Underwood (Season 4 winner, the first Idol to go purely country). In twelve seasons, it has launched several careers. The Idol season that followed suffered the worst rating drop in the series' history. In Britain, Pop Idol was also pushed aside for The X Factor. An American version of the British series Pop Idol, which is better known due to the fact that far more people live in America than Britain.
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