American Idol
American singing competition
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| February 2025 | American Idol begins its 23rd season, continuing the long-running singing competition series on television. |
| 2025 | Gabby Barrett, American Idol Season 16 3rd place contestant, is set to appear in the film 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' playing the role of Isabella |
| 2024 | American Idol begins its 22nd season, continuing the long-running singing competition series on television. |
| 2023 | American Idol Season 21 aired, featuring a new group of contestants competing for the title of American Idol. |
| 2023 | Nick Fradiani, American Idol Season 15 winner, performed in the Broadway musical 'A Beautiful Noise' portraying Neil Diamond |
| 2023 | Justin Guarini performed in the Broadway musical 'Once Upon a One More Time' as Prince Charming. |
| 2023 | Fantasia starred in The Color Purple on Broadway, receiving nominations for Best Actress from Golden Globe and BAFTA. |
| 2022 | Season 20 of American Idol aired, marking a significant milestone for the long-running singing competition show. |
| 2022 | Scotty McCreery served as executive producer for the TV movie 'Five More Minutes: Moments Like These' |
| 2021 | American Idol Season 19 aired, featuring contestants competing for the singing competition title. |
| 2021 | Todrick Hall was a contestant on The Masked Singer (season 6). |
| 2021 | Scotty McCreery wrote and executive produced the TV movie 'Five More Minutes' |
| 2021 | Lauren Alaina appeared in the TV movie 'Roadhouse Romance' as Callie |
| May 12 2021 | Caleb Kennedy leaves Season 19 after a controversial Snapchat video surfaces showing someone in what appears to be a Ku Klux Klan hood. |
| 2020 | Tori Kelly was a contestant on The Masked Singer (season 4). |
| May 17 2020 | The Season 18 finale was held virtually, with host Ryan Seacrest announcing the winner from a remote location. |
| March 22 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show shifted to a remote format with contestants performing from their homes during the Hollywood Week and subsequent rounds. |
| February 16 2020 | American Idol Season 18 premiered, marking the first season after the show's move to ABC and continuing its revival. |
| 2019 | Season 17 of American Idol aired, continuing the popular singing competition show which had been previously revived on ABC after being cancelled on Fox. |
| 2019 | Adore Delano appeared on Ex on the Beach. |
| 2019 | Kelly Clarkson began hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show. |
| 2019 | Lauren Alaina was a contestant on season 28 of 'Dancing with the Stars' |
| 2018 | David Cook performed in Kinky Boots on Broadway as Charlie Price. |
| 2018 | Kelly Clarkson began coaching on The Voice. |
| 2018 | American Idol is revived, returning to television with a new network (ABC) and continued potential for generating public controversies. |
| 2018 | Phillip Phillips guest-starred on Hawaii Five-0 as the character Voss. |
| 2017 | Lauren Alaina appeared as herself in one episode of 'Nashville' |
| 2017 | Lauren Alaina starred in the TV movie 'The Road Less Traveled' as Charlotte |
| 2017 | Jackie Tohn appeared in 'GLOW' as Melrose |
| May 2017 | ABC acquires the rights to American Idol, preparing to revive the series. |
| 2016 | Todrick Hall performs in Kinky Boots as Lola and appears as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race. |
| 2016 | Adore Delano appeared on RuPaul's Drag All-Stars. |
| 2016 | Original run of American Idol ends on Fox after 15 seasons, marking a temporary conclusion to the controversial singing competition series. |
| 2016 | Phillip Phillips appeared in the television show Pure Genius as himself. |
| 2016 | Todrick Hall performs in Kinky Boots as Lola. |
| 2016 | Arianna Afsar was in the original cast of 'Hamilton' (Chicago production) as Eliza Hamilton |
| 2016 | Adam Lambert performed as Eddie in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event' |
| 2015 | Todrick Hall has his own MTV show 'Todrick'. |
| 2015 | Haley Reinhart began voicing Bill Murphy in the animated series 'F Is for Family' |
| 2015 | Arianna Afsar appeared in 'Martian Land' as Miranda |
| 2014 | Adore Delano (Danny Noirega) appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race. |
| 2014 | An awkward exchange occurs between judge Harry Connick Jr. and contestant Quentin Alexander during the Top 6 show, with Connick Jr. criticizing Alexander for his comments about the competition. |
| 2014 | Adam Ezegelian wins his second Dream Ticket at the American Idol Experience. |
| 2014 | Katie Stevens appears in Faking It as Karma. |
| August 2014 | The American Idol Experience attraction was closed at Disney's Hollywood Studios, two months earlier than the initial January 2015 closure date. |
| June 2014 | Disney announced plans to close the American Idol Experience attraction, initially targeting January 2015. |
| 2013 | Brooke White starred in Banner 4 July television film as Desiree. |
| 2013 | Colton Swon placed third on The Voice as part of The Swon Brothers. |
| 2013 | Justin Guarini performed in the Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet as Paris. |
| 2013 | Jessica Sanchez appeared on Glee as the character Frida Romero. |
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