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Catch up with your favorite American Idol contestants from Seasons 1 and 5.

Former American Idol contestant Jim Verraros married his partner of four years. The couple who originally met on MySpace were wed this past weekend in Illinois.

The votes are in and the American Idol Top 12 have been selected. Here are the six men and six women that will compete for the coveted top 10 spot.

American Idol season 8 finale shocked audiences when Ryan Seacrest announced Kris Allen as the winner, leaving Adam Lambert as the runner-up.

"I need everybody on their feet!", 5th place American Idol contestant, Matt Giraud said to the crowd in San Jose, CA as he approached the stage like a true showman.

Watching the musical "train wrecks" often proves to be more fun than finding the promising young singers.

The Top 4 American Idol finalists are back to crank it up on Rock Night, with a surprise! Find out who looked like a star and who flopped on the show!

The Top-10 American Idol finalists performed the best of Motown Wednesday night - find out which performances brought down the house, and who flopped on the show!

The Top 5 American Idol finalists are back for another week singing Rat Pack classics- find out who looked like a star and who flopped on the show!

The Top 7 American Idol finalists sang song from the movies Tuesday night - find out who looked like a star and who flopped on the show!

The Top 7 American Idol finalists are back for another week and it was Disco Night - find out who looked like a star and who flopped on the show!

The Top 8 American Idol Finalists each performed songs from the year they were born Tuesday night - find out who got rave reviews and who flopped on the show!

The Top 9 American Idol finalists performed iTunes most downloaded songs Tuesday night - find out which performances brought down the house, and who flopped on the show!

The Top 3 American Idol finalists were back to battle it out for a spot in the Finals - find out who looked like a star and who flopped on the show!

This year's crop of American Idol hopefuls have already given fans plenty of surprises: from shocking eliminations to full-blown Internet scandals. What gives?

Favorite quotes from Fox TV's American Idol top 24 contestants for Season 7, 2008. How would Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul judge these sayings?

After winning the 2008 'American Idol' competition, David Cook became the first singer to star in an "I'm Going to Disney World!" commercial to publicize the attraction.

The opening rounds of American Idol season 8 contestants have officially begun. It became apparent that song choice is key this season, and the judges are taking notice.

Australian born season 7 American Idol contestant, Michael Johns shows Idol fans what his sound truly is on debut album, "Hold Back My Heart".

After thousands of auditions and months of competition, it all comes down to Adam and Kris in the finals - find out who looked like a star and who flopped on the show!

After being linked to James Payton for almost 8 years, Jennifer Hudson reps recently revealed the R&B star is engaged to reality TV star.

Is Susan Boyle set for superstardom?

To date, American Idol has produced eight winners and all eight Idols claim hometowns south of the Mason-Dixon Line. There must be more at play than coincidence.

A former American Idol contestant, Bucky Covington has won over country audiences with his southern charm and his unique mix of southern rock and traditional country.

Escaping a childhood of personal termoil, Kellie Pickler has perservered to become one of Nashville's new it girls.

With only three singers still standing, their choice of songs tell much about what kind of artists they will become once it's all over.

The highest scoring male and female contestants advance to the top 12, as well as the third highest scoring singer.

American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has proved that she is here to stay with eleven number one singles off of three albums an by continuing to break country records.

Adam Lambert may win American Idol. Simon called his vocals "immaculate," Paula and Kara dubbed him "brilliant" and Randy said, "You are ready right now, dude."