American Idol season 1

American Idol season 1
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Created by	Simon Fuller
Directed by	Bruce Gowers
Starring	Ryan Seacrest Brian Dunkleman Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Randy Jackson
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	25
Production
Executive producers	Nigel Lythgoe Ken Warwick Simon Fuller
Running time	Varies
Original release
Network	FOX, CTV
Release	June 11, 2002 – September 4, 2002

The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search For A Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. It was won by Kelly Clarkson. This season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, who left the show after one season.

Auditions

Auditions were held in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle in the spring of 2002.

American Idol 1 Scorecard

Semifinal Group 1

Tamyra Gray - And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going (by Jennifer Holliday)

Jim Verraros - When I Fall In Love (by Nat King Cole)

Adriel Herrera - I'll Be (by Edwin McCain)

Rodesia Eaves - Daydream Believer (by The Monkees)

Natalie Burge - Crazy (by Patsy Cline)

Brad Estrin - Just Once (by James Ingram)

Ryan Starr - Frim Fram Sauce (by Nat King Cole)

Justinn Waddell - When A Man Loves A Woman (by Percy Sledge)

Kelli Glover - I Will Always Love You (by Whitney Houston)

Christopher Aaron - Still In Love (by Brian McKnight)

Advancing to the Top 10: Tamyra, Ryan, Jim

Semifinal Group 2

Alexis Stone Lopez - I Will Survive (by Gloria Gaynor)

Gil Sinuet - Ribbon in the Sky (by Stevie Wonder)

Angela J. Peel - Run to You (by Whitney Houston)

A. J. Gil - All Or Nothing (by O-Town)

Tenia Taylor - Greatest Love of All (by Whitney Houston)

Alexandra Bachelier - Save the Best for Last (by Vanessa Williams)

Jazmin Lowery - You Put a Move On My Heart (by Tamia Washington)

Jamar - Careless Whisper (by Wham!)

Kelly Clarkson - Respect (by Aretha Franklin)

Justin Guarini - Ribbon in the Sky (by Stevie Wonder)

Advancing to the Top 10: Justin, Kelly, A.J.

Semifinal Group 3

R.J. Helton - I'll Be There (by The Jackson 5)

Kristin Holt - Fallin' (by Alicia Keys)

Mark Scott - My Girl (by The Temptations)

Nikki McKibbin - Total Eclipse of the Heart (by Bonnie Tyler)

Christopher Badano - I Swear (by All-4-One)

Melanie Sanders - And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going (by Jennifer Holliday)

EJay Day - I'll Be (by Edwin McCain)

Tanesha Ross - Until You Come Back to Me (by Aretha Franklin)

Khaleef Chiles - My Cherie Amour (by Stevie Wonder)

Christina Christian - At Last (by Etta James)

Advancing to the Top 10: Christina, Nikki, EJay

Wild Card

Kelli Glover - How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (by Laura Branigan)

Chris Aaron - On Bended Knee (by Boyz II Men)

Alexis Stone Lopez - Saving All My Love for You (by Whitney Houston)

R.J. Helton - Lately (by Stevie Wonder)

Angela J. Peel - As We Lay (by Shirley Murdock)

Advancing to the Top 10: R.J.

Top 10 (Motown)

Ryan Starr - If You Really Love Me (by Stevie Wonder)

R.J. Helton - I Can't Help Myself (by The Four Tops)

Nikki McKibbin - Ben (by Michael Jackson)

EJay Day - My Girl (by The Temptations)

Tamyra Gray - Touch Me in the Morning (by Diana Ross)

Justin Guarini - For Once in My Life (by Stevie Wonder)

Jim Verraros - Easy (by The Commodores)

Kelly Clarkson - You're All I Need to Get By (by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

A.J. Gil - My Cherie Amour (by Stevie Wonder)

Christina Christian - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell)

Bottom 3: Nikki, Jim, EJay

First person eliminated: EJay

Second person eliminated: Jim

Top 8 (1960s)

R.J. Helton - Under the Boardwalk (by The Drifters)

Tamyra Gray - A Fool in Love (by Ike & Tina Turner)

Nikki McKibbin - Piece of My Heart (by Janis Joplin, 1968)

A.J. Gil - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (by Marvin Gaye)

Kelly Clarkson - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (by Aretha Franklin, 1968)

Christina Christian - When a Man Loves a Woman (by Percy Sledge, 1966)

Justin Guarini - Sunny (by Bobby Hebb, 1966)

Ryan Starr - You Really Got Me (by The Kinks, 1964)

Result Show - California Dreamin' (by The Mamas & the Papas)

Bottom 3: Ryan, A.J., Christina

Bottom 2: Ryan, A.J.

Eliminated: A.J.

Top 7 (1970s)

Nikki McKibbin - Heartbreaker (by Pat Benatar, 1979)

Ryan Starr - Last Dance (by Donna Summer, 1978)

Christina Christian - Ain't No Sunshine (by Bill Withers, 1971)

Justin Guarini - Someday We'll All Be Free (by Donny Hathaway)

Kelly Clarkson - Don't Play That Song (by Aretha Franklin)

R.J. Helton - Superstition (by Stevie Wonder, 1972)

Tamyra Gray - If I Were Your Woman (by Gladys Knight & the Pips)

Result Show - Joy to the World (by Three Dog Night)

Bottom 3: Nikki, Ryan, Justin

Bottom 2: Ryan, Justin

Eliminated: Ryan

Top 6 (Big Band)

Tamyra Gray - Minnie the Moocher (by Cab Calloway)

Justin Guarini - Route 66 (by Nat King Cole)

Nikki McKibbin - Hard-Hearted Hannah (by Ella Fitzgerald)

Christina Christian - Glory Of Love (by Peggy Lee)

R.J. Helton - I Won't Dance (by Frank Sinatra)

Kelly Clarkson - Stuff Like That There (by Bette Midler)

Result Show - Bandstand Boogie (by Barry Manilow)

Bottom 3: Nikki, R.J., Christina

Bottom 2: R.J., Christina

Eliminated: Christina

Top 5 (Burt Bacharach Love Songs)

Top 5 - That's What Friends Are For (by Dionne & Friends)

Kelly Clarkson - Walk On By (by Dionne Warwick)

R.J. Helton - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (by Christopher Cross)

Tamyra Gray - A House Is Not a Home (by Luther Vandross)

Justin Guarini - The Look of Love (by Dusty Springfield)

Nikki McKibbin - Always Something There to Remind Me (by Naked Eyes)

Result Show - Burt Bacharach Medley

Bottom 2: Nikki, R.J.

Eliminated: R.J.

Top 4 (1980s/1990s)

Tamyra Gray - New Attitude (by Patti LaBelle, 1984)

Nikki McKibbin - Mary Jane (by Alanis Morissette, 1995)

Kelly Clarkson - It's Raining Men (by The Weather Girls, 1983)

Justin Guarini - Get Here (by Oleta Adams, 1991)

Tamyra Gray - Feel the Fire (by Stephanie Mills, 1981)

Nikki McKibbin - I'm the Only One (by Melissa Etheridge, 1993)

Kelly Clarkson - I Surrender (by Celine Dion, 1999)

Justin Guarini - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (by Michael Jackson, 1982)

Result Show - Paula Abdul Medley

Bottom 2: Nikki, Tamyra

Eliminated: Tamyra

Top 3 (Idol's Choice, Judges' Choice)

Nikki McKibbin - Edge of Seventeen (by Stevie Nicks)

Justin Guarini - Let's Stay Together (by Al Green)

Kelly Clarkson - Without You (by Carole King)

Nikki McKibbin - Black Velvet (by Alannah Myles)

Justin Guarini - Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me (by Elton John)

Kelly Clarkson - Think Twice (by Celine Dion)

Result Show - Love Will Keep Us Together (by Captain & Tennille)

Eliminated: Nikki

Top 2 (Finale)

Justin Guarini - Before Your Love

Kelly Clarkson - A Moment Like This

Justin Guarini - Get Here (by Oleta Adams)

Kelly Clarkson - Respect (by Aretha Franklin)

Justin Guarini - A Moment Like This

Kelly Clarkson - Before Your Love

Result Show - 60s Medley, Motown Medley, It Takes Two (by Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston)

American Idol 2002: Kelly

Runner-Up: Justin

Finals

In the first season the show was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. Kelly Clarkson won, with Justin Guarini coming in second. A television special from Las Vegas starring the top thirty-two finalists aired after the show, a forty city tour with the top ten followed, as did the box office bomb titled From Justin to Kelly. Since winning, Clarkson has gone on to a successful recording career, including multiple-platinum albums, a number of Top 10 hit singles and 2 Grammy awards.

Bottom Three Chart

Date	Theme	Bottom Three
July 17	Motown	EJay Day	Jim Verraros	Nikki McKibbin
July 24	1960s	A.J. Gil	Ryan Starr	Christina Christian
July 31	1970s	Ryan Starr (2)	Justin Guarini	Nikki McKibbin (2)
August 7	Big band	Christina Christian (2)	RJ Helton	Nikki McKibbin (3)
		Bottom Two
August 14	Love songs	RJ Helton (2)	Nikki McKibbin (4)
August 21	1980s & 1990s	Tamyra Gray	Nikki McKibbin (5)
		Final Three
August 28	Judge's Pick	Nikki McKibbin (6)
September 4		Justin Guarini (2)	Kelly Clarkson

American Idol Rewind

Main article: American Idol Rewind

Re-edited episodes of American Idol season 1 are now being shown in syndication as "American Idol Rewind." The new episodes feature commentary from some of the first season's top 30, including runner-ups Justin Guarini, Jim Verraros, Christina Christian, Angela Peel, and Kelli Glover. Rewind also showcases footage that was not seen in the initial run of season 1, including Kelly Clarkson's full audition.

Releases

Major releases

• American Idol: Greatest Moments (Compilation - CD)
• "A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• Thankful (Kelly Clarkson - CD)
• Justin Guarini (Justin Guarini - CD)
• "Miss Independent" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• "Low" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• "The Trouble with Love Is" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• "Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• The Dreamer (Tamyra Gray - CD)
• "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson - CD)
• "Behind These Hazel Eyes" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• "Walk Away" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• "Never Again" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• "Sober" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
• My December (Kelly Clarkson - CD)

Minor or independent releases

(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)

• Unsaid and Understood (Jim Verraros, 2003)
• Real Life (RJ Helton, 2004)
• "My Religion" (Ryan Starr, Single 2004)
• Human Again (Adriel Herrera)
• Rollercoaster (Jim Verraros, 2005)
• Stranger Things Have Happened (Justin Guarini, 2005)
• "To Be With You" (Nikki McKibbin, Single 2006)
• "The Lie" (Nikki McKibbin, Single 2006)
• Voyces United for UNHCR (Brad Estrin, 2006)
• Unleashed (Nikki McKibbin)

Source: Idolsmusic.com

External links

• Official American Idol Contestants Website
• American Idol Season One Auto Mash-up