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Season 8 winner Kris Allen has a handful of charting songs to his name, but the carefree “Live Like We’re Dying” stands out ...

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Baylee Littrell, son of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, auditioned on the season 23 premiere of show, which aired ...

Baylee Littrell, who was identified on screen as a 21-year-old college student from Alpharetta, Georgia, previously released ...

Carrie Underwood makes history as the first "American Idol" winner to return as a judge in season 23, premiering Sunday.

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and Jordin Sparks, whose father Phillippi Sparks played in the NFL for the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. “American Idol” airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed on Hulu.

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Carrie Underwood earns nickname "Jukebox Carrie" for the depth of her musical knowledges as fans (who turned in) weigh in on her first episode as an American Idol judge -- and among her first ...

Ahead of the 23rd season of "American Idol," it's time to look back on previous winners and see how many actually became ...