American Idol (season 2) - Wikipedia. The second season of American Idol premiered on January 2. May 2. 1, 2. 00. 3. The title of show was shortened from American Idol: The Search for a Superstar of Season 1 to just American Idol. Kristin Holt was a special correspondent. It was won by Ruben Studdard. It was the first season to crown a male winner, and the first season to have a finale with two male contestants, Studdard and Clay Aiken, being followed by the seventh season with David Archuleta and David Cook, then the eighth season with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, and the fourteenth season with Clark Beckham and Nick Fradiani.

Studdard released his coronation song . Billboard Hot 1. 00. Aiken also released a single with . It became the first non- winning contestant to have a Billboard Hot 1. It was also the biggest US single of 2.

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Canada as well as number 1 in New Zealand. Radio DJ Angie Martinez was originally signed up as a fourth judge. Nova then auditioned in Los Angeles, but with a different hairstyle to avoid recognition, and was again unsuccessful. He also tried further in Season 3 and 4. Another auditioner named Bryan Washington auditioned in Atlanta, Georgia, and made it to Hollywood, but did not make it into the top 3. He was also overweight at the time of his American Idol audition, and later became a contestant on The Biggest Loser (Season 4.)Auditioner Amber Riley was rejected by producers and did not get to audition for the judges. In the first round they performed a song, in the second round they were asked to compose a melody for one of five set of lyrics, and 8.

In the third round the contestants were separate into the girls and boys and they performed in small groups. They chose a song from . During the group performance, Corey Clark, who was later to claim a relationship with Paula Abdul, sang to Paula directly and kissed her hand. Watch Fast Track: No Limits Full Movie more.

In the last round each contestants performed solo. After their performances, the contestants were then divided into 3 group of 1.

One group was eliminated, and 3. Semi- finals. The singers performed solo in a new improved stage with piano accompaniment by Michael Orland, and the performance pre- taped. There were no live audience although family members of contestants were present in the Red Room where the contestants were placed. The results of the public vote were announced live the next day. From each group, two were selected to proceed on to the top 1.

Nine of those who failed at any of previous stages (including the Hollywood rounds and the initial regional auditions) were given one more chance to perform again in the wild- card show. Each of the three judges put one contestant from the wild- card group through to the top 1. Semi- final Group 1. He studied at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he graduated with a degree in special education. Kimberley Locke (born January 3, 1. Hartsville, Tennessee, 2. Nashville, Tennessee where she auditioned with Judy Garland's .

He auditioned in Los Angeles with O- Town's . She turned down a record deal at 1. La. Shundra . She did not make the semi- final initially but was brought back for the wild card show and put through to the final. Kimberly Caldwell (born February 2.

Katy, Texas, 2. 0 at the start of the season) – Prior to American Idol, she had appeared on Star Search, where she won five times as a junior vocalist, and in Popstars: USA. Rickey Smith (born May 1. Keene, Texas, 2. 3 at the time of the show, died May 6, 2. Nashville with Brian Mc. Knight's . He worked as a teacher before the show. Smith was killed in a car crash on May 6, 2. American Idol finalist to die after seventh season finalist, Michael Johns.

Corey Clark (born July 1. San Bernardino, California, 2. San Bernardino, California, and auditioned in Nashville with Jackson 5's . He was disqualified hours after the website The Smoking Gun revealed his misdemeanor charges of battery and resisting arrest on March 3. Out of 2. 4 million votes recorded, Studdard finished just 1. Aiken, and the smallness of the margin of victory made this result highly controversial.

Adams. Elim. Meosha Denton. Patrick Fortson. Bettis Richardson^None of the bottom 3 were eliminated on the April 2nd results show due to Clark's disqualification. Other 'Idol' contestants.

They made it to the battle rounds, but were eliminated. Season 3 Contestants. Ryan Seacrest also added fuel by mistakenly announcing the difference in vote count first as 1.

On Larry King Live the next day, Aiken admitted he had indeed seen the card but could not read it in the backstage light; however, he had seen enough to determine that the name on it was too long to be . On the live broadcast, Aiken can be seen turning his body to face Studdard and whispering something in his ear right before the results were announced, a visual clue fans took as confirmation that Aiken had somehow found out he was not the winner. There was controversy when contestant Frenchie Davis was disqualified from the competition after topless photos of her surfaced on the Internet. Shortly afterwards, she landed a role in the Broadway musical Rent.

Corey Clark was also disqualified from the show because, according to the Idol producers, Clark had a police record he had not disclosed to the show. However, in 2. 00. Corey Clark alleged in an interview on ABC's Primetime Live and in a book, They Told Me to Tell the Truth, So.. The Sex, Lies and Paulatics of One of America's Idols, that he and judge Paula Abdul had an affair while he was on the show and that this contributed to his removal.

A subsequent investigation by an independent counsel hired by Fox . Clark or any witnesses.

Shortly after the end of the contest, Studdard sued 2. Flava, Inc. 2. 05 Flava responded by alleging that Studdard had accepted over $1. The allegations, if true, were a clear violation of the American Idol rules. It was suggested that she was deliberately ousted because she had come out as a lesbian to other contestants. The show also helped Fox become the season's number three network in total viewers for the first time. Realitytvworld. com. February 2. 2, 2.

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