What happened after the show?

American Idol seasons 1–24, The Voice seasons 1–29 and The X Factor seasons 1–3. Every figure has a source and a date.

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All 56 winners, by season.

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  1. Kelly ClarksonS1 · Winner
  2. Ruben StuddardS2 · Winner
  3. Fantasia BarrinoS3 · Winner
  4. Carrie UnderwoodS4 · Winner
  5. Taylor HicksS5 · Winner
  6. Jordin SparksS6 · Winner
  7. David CookS7 · Winner
  8. Kris AllenS8 · Winner
  9. Lee DeWyzeS9 · Winner
  10. Scotty McCreeryS10 · Winner
  11. Phillip PhillipsS11 · Winner
  12. Candice GloverS12 · Winner
  13. Caleb JohnsonS13 · Winner
  14. Nick FradianiS14 · Winner
  15. Trent HarmonS15 · Winner
  16. Maddie PoppeS16 · Winner
  17. Laine HardyS17 · Winner
  18. Just SamS18 · Winner
  19. Chayce BeckhamS19 · Winner
  20. Noah ThompsonS20 · Winner
  21. Iam TongiS21 · Winner
  22. Abi CarterS22 · Winner
  23. Jamal RobertsS23 · Winner
  24. Hannah HarperS24 · Winner
  25. Javier ColonThe Voice S1 · Winner
  26. Jermaine PaulThe Voice S2 · Winner
  27. Cassadee PopeThe Voice S3 · Winner
  28. Danielle BradberyThe Voice S4 · Winner
  29. Tessanne ChinThe Voice S5 · Winner
  30. Josh KaufmanThe Voice S6 · Winner
  31. Craig Wayne BoydThe Voice S7 · Winner
  32. Sawyer FredericksThe Voice S8 · Winner
  33. Jordan SmithThe Voice S9 · Winner
  34. Alisan PorterThe Voice S10 · Winner
  35. Sundance HeadThe Voice S11 · Winner
  36. Chris BlueThe Voice S12 · Winner
  37. Chloe KohanskiThe Voice S13 · Winner
  38. Brynn CartelliThe Voice S14 · Winner
  39. Chevel ShepherdThe Voice S15 · Winner
  40. Maelyn JarmonThe Voice S16 · Winner
  41. Jake HootThe Voice S17 · Winner
  42. Todd TilghmanThe Voice S18 · Winner
  43. Carter RubinThe Voice S19 · Winner
  44. Cam AnthonyThe Voice S20 · Winner
  45. Girl Named TomThe Voice S21 · Winner
  46. Bryce LeatherwoodThe Voice S22 · Winner
  47. Gina MilesThe Voice S23 · Winner
  48. HuntleyThe Voice S24 · Winner
  49. Asher HaVonThe Voice S25 · Winner
  50. Sofronio VasquezThe Voice S26 · Winner
  51. Adam DavidThe Voice S27 · Winner
  52. Aiden RossThe Voice S28 · Winner
  53. Alexia JayyThe Voice S29 · Winner
  54. Melanie AmaroThe X Factor S1 · Winner
  55. Tate StevensThe X Factor S2 · Winner
  56. Alex & SierraThe X Factor S3 · Winner
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A figure links to its ranking, with dates and sources. All rankings

Seasons

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American Idol

  1. 12002
  2. 22003
  3. 32004
  4. 42005
  5. 52006
  6. 62007
  7. 72008
  8. 82009
  9. 92010
  10. 102011
  11. 112012
  12. 122013
  13. 132014
  14. 142015
  15. 152016
  16. 162018
  17. 172019
  18. 182020
  19. 192021
  20. 202022
  21. 212023
  22. 222024
  23. 232025
  24. 242026

The Voice

  1. 12011
  2. 22012
  3. 32012
  4. 42013
  5. 52013
  6. 62014
  7. 72014
  8. 82015
  9. 92015
  10. 102016
  11. 112016
  12. 122017
  13. 132017
  14. 142018
  15. 152018
  16. 162019
  17. 172019
  18. 182020
  19. 192020
  20. 202021
  21. 212021
  22. 222022
  23. 232023
  24. 242023
  25. 252024
  26. 262024
  27. 272025
  28. 282025
  29. 292026

The X Factor

  1. 12011
  2. 22012
  3. 32013
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