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this was the first season where the contestants were permitted to perform in the final rounds songs they wrote themselves . in the top 8 , sam woolf received the fewest votes , but he was saved from elimination by the judges . the 500th episode of the series was the top 3 performance night .
contestants could perform what in the final rounds for the first time ever ?
songs they wrote themselves
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this was the first season where the contestants were permitted to perform in the final rounds songs they wrote themselves . in the top 8 , sam woolf received the fewest votes , but he was saved from elimination by the judges . the 500th episode of the series was the top 3 performance night .
who received the judges ' save this season ?
sam woolf
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this was the first season where the contestants were permitted to perform in the final rounds songs they wrote themselves . in the top 8 , sam woolf received the fewest votes , but he was saved from elimination by the judges . the 500th episode of the series was the top 3 performance night .
when did the judges use their save on woolf ?
top 8
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this was the first season where the contestants were permitted to perform in the final rounds songs they wrote themselves . in the top 8 , sam woolf received the fewest votes , but he was saved from elimination by the judges . the 500th episode of the series was the top 3 performance night .
what episode was the 500th of the entire series ?
top 3 performance night
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caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
who won season 13 of american idol ?
caleb johnson
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caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
who came in second on season 13 of american idol ?
jena irene
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caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
what song did caleb johnson first release after winning american idol ?
as long as you love me
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caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
what song did jena irene release after coming in second on american idol ?
we are one
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14
3
caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
who won this season of idol ?
caleb johnson
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caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
who was the runner up this season ?
jena irene
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8
2
caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
what was johnson ' s coronation song ?
as long as you love me
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8
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caleb johnson was named the winner of the season , with jena irene as the runner up . johnson released " as long as you love me " as his coronation single while irene released " we are one " .
what was irene ' s coronation song ?
we are one
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8
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the fourteenth season premiered on january 7 , 2015 . ryan seacrest returned to host , while jennifer lopez , keith urban and harry connick , jr . returned for their respective fourth , third and second seasons as judges . eighth season runner up adam lambert filled in for urban during the new york city auditions . ran...
what year did american idol first air its fourteenth season ?
2015
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the fourteenth season premiered on january 7 , 2015 . ryan seacrest returned to host , while jennifer lopez , keith urban and harry connick , jr . returned for their respective fourth , third and second seasons as judges . eighth season runner up adam lambert filled in for urban during the new york city auditions . ran...
who was the host of american idol in its fourteenth season ?
ryan seacrest
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the fourteenth season premiered on january 7 , 2015 . ryan seacrest returned to host , while jennifer lopez , keith urban and harry connick , jr . returned for their respective fourth , third and second seasons as judges . eighth season runner up adam lambert filled in for urban during the new york city auditions . ran...
which former contestant replaced keith urban for auditions in new york city ?
adam lambert
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the fourteenth season premiered on january 7 , 2015 . ryan seacrest returned to host , while jennifer lopez , keith urban and harry connick , jr . returned for their respective fourth , third and second seasons as judges . eighth season runner up adam lambert filled in for urban during the new york city auditions . ran...
what was keith urbans position on american idol in its fourteenth season ?
judges
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the fourteenth season premiered on january 7 , 2015 . ryan seacrest returned to host , while jennifer lopez , keith urban and harry connick , jr . returned for their respective fourth , third and second seasons as judges . eighth season runner up adam lambert filled in for urban during the new york city auditions . ran...
who did not come back as a mentor in season 14 ?
randy jackson
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the fourteenth season premiered on january 7 , 2015 . ryan seacrest returned to host , while jennifer lopez , keith urban and harry connick , jr . returned for their respective fourth , third and second seasons as judges . eighth season runner up adam lambert filled in for urban during the new york city auditions . ran...
when did season 14 premiere ?
january 7 , 2015
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the fourteenth season premiered on january 7 , 2015 . ryan seacrest returned to host , while jennifer lopez , keith urban and harry connick , jr . returned for their respective fourth , third and second seasons as judges . eighth season runner up adam lambert filled in for urban during the new york city auditions . ran...
who took urban ' s spot at the new york auditions ?
adam lambert
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
how many episodes did american idol have each week of the top ten ?
one
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
what drink company ended their relationship with american idol in season 14 ?
coca cola
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
what car company had a relationship with american idol in season 14 ?
ford motor company
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
what record label had a contract with the winner of american idols fourteenth season ?
big machine records
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
starting this season , how many episodes of idol aired every week ?
one
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
who ended their sponsorship this season ?
coca cola
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
what other company reduced their sponsorship this season ?
ford motor company
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changes this season include only airing one episode a week during the final ten . coca cola ended their longtime sponsorship of the show and ford motor company maintained a reduced role . the winner of the season also received a recording contract with big machine records .
this season , the winner won a recording contract with what company ?
big machine records
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
who won american idols fourteenth season ?
nick fradiani
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
who came in second on american idol in season 14 ?
clark beckham
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
who came in third on american idol in season 14 ?
jax
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
what was the name of nick fradianis victory song ?
beautiful life
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
what song did jax release after coming in third on american idol ?
forcefield
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13
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
who won this season of idol ?
nick fradiani
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7
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
who was the runner up of idol ?
clark beckham
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8
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
what was nick ' s coronation song ?
beautiful life
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8
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
what was beckham ' s first release ?
champion
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8
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nick fradiani won the season , defeating clark beckham . by winning , fradiani became the first winner from the northeast region . fradiani released " beautiful life " as his coronation single while beckham released " champion " . jax , the third place finalist , also released a single called " forcefield " .
which contestant came in third place ?
jax
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fox announced on may 11 , 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of american idol as such , the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program ' s alumni . ryan seacrest returns as host , with harry connick jr . , keith urban , and jennifer lopez all returning for their respective third...
what year did fox announce the cancellation of american idol ?
2015
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fox announced on may 11 , 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of american idol as such , the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program ' s alumni . ryan seacrest returns as host , with harry connick jr . , keith urban , and jennifer lopez all returning for their respective third...
how many seasons of american idol have there been ?
15
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fox announced on may 11 , 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of american idol as such , the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program ' s alumni . ryan seacrest returns as host , with harry connick jr . , keith urban , and jennifer lopez all returning for their respective third...
how many seasons was jennifer lopez a judge on american idol ?
5
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fox announced on may 11 , 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of american idol as such , the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program ' s alumni . ryan seacrest returns as host , with harry connick jr . , keith urban , and jennifer lopez all returning for their respective third...
what was keith urbans role on american idols fifteenth season ?
judges
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fox announced on may 11 , 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of american idol as such , the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program ' s alumni . ryan seacrest returns as host , with harry connick jr . , keith urban , and jennifer lopez all returning for their respective third...
who hosted american idol in its last season ?
ryan seacrest
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9
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fox announced on may 11 , 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of american idol as such , the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program ' s alumni . ryan seacrest returns as host , with harry connick jr . , keith urban , and jennifer lopez all returning for their respective third...
when did fox announce that season 15 would be the final season ?
may 11 , 2015
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fox announced on may 11 , 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of american idol as such , the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program ' s alumni . ryan seacrest returns as host , with harry connick jr . , keith urban , and jennifer lopez all returning for their respective third...
who is returning as host ?
ryan seacrest
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since the show ' s inception in 2002 , ten of the fourteen idol winners , including its first five , have come from the southern united states . a large number of other notable finalists during the series ' run have also hailed from the american south , including clay aiken , kellie pickler , and chris daughtry , who a...
as of 2012 , how many finalists did american idol have ?
131
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since the show ' s inception in 2002 , ten of the fourteen idol winners , including its first five , have come from the southern united states . a large number of other notable finalists during the series ' run have also hailed from the american south , including clay aiken , kellie pickler , and chris daughtry , who a...
when did american idol begin ?
2002
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since the show ' s inception in 2002 , ten of the fourteen idol winners , including its first five , have come from the southern united states . a large number of other notable finalists during the series ' run have also hailed from the american south , including clay aiken , kellie pickler , and chris daughtry , who a...
what region of the united states were american idols first five winners from ?
southern
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since the show ' s inception in 2002 , ten of the fourteen idol winners , including its first five , have come from the southern united states . a large number of other notable finalists during the series ' run have also hailed from the american south , including clay aiken , kellie pickler , and chris daughtry , who a...
what state is american idol contestant clay aiken from ?
north carolina
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since the show ' s inception in 2002 , ten of the fourteen idol winners , including its first five , have come from the southern united states . a large number of other notable finalists during the series ' run have also hailed from the american south , including clay aiken , kellie pickler , and chris daughtry , who a...
what state is american idol contestant chris daughtry from ?
north carolina
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10
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since the show ' s inception in 2002 , ten of the fourteen idol winners , including its first five , have come from the southern united states . a large number of other notable finalists during the series ' run have also hailed from the american south , including clay aiken , kellie pickler , and chris daughtry , who a...
how many idol winners have come from the southern part of america ?
ten
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since the show ' s inception in 2002 , ten of the fourteen idol winners , including its first five , have come from the southern united states . a large number of other notable finalists during the series ' run have also hailed from the american south , including clay aiken , kellie pickler , and chris daughtry , who a...
in addition to clay aiken and kellie pickler , which other idol is from north carolina ?
chris daughtry
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the show itself is popular in the southern united states , with households in the southeastern united states 10 more likely to watch american idol during the eighth season in 2009 , and those in the east central region , such as kentucky , were 16 percent more likely to tune into the series . data from nielsen soundsca...
how many cds from american idol contestants had been sold at the beginning of 2010 ?
47 million
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the show itself is popular in the southern united states , with households in the southeastern united states 10 more likely to watch american idol during the eighth season in 2009 , and those in the east central region , such as kentucky , were 16 percent more likely to tune into the series . data from nielsen soundsca...
in the same study , how much more likely was someone from kentucky to tune into the show ?
16 percent
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the show itself is popular in the southern united states , with households in the southeastern united states 10 more likely to watch american idol during the eighth season in 2009 , and those in the east central region , such as kentucky , were 16 percent more likely to tune into the series . data from nielsen soundsca...
how many cds were sold by idol contestants up to 2010 ?
47 million
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12
2
the show itself is popular in the southern united states , with households in the southeastern united states 10 more likely to watch american idol during the eighth season in 2009 , and those in the east central region , such as kentucky , were 16 percent more likely to tune into the series . data from nielsen soundsca...
of the cds sold , how many were by the contestants with southern ties ?
85 percent
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theories given for the success of southerners on idol have been : more versatility with musical genres , as the southern u . s . is home to several music genre scenes not having as many opportunities to break into the pop music business text voting due to the south having the highest percentage of cell phone only house...
who won season five of american idol ?
taylor hicks
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8
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theories given for the success of southerners on idol have been : more versatility with musical genres , as the southern u . s . is home to several music genre scenes not having as many opportunities to break into the pop music business text voting due to the south having the highest percentage of cell phone only house...
what state is taylor hicks from ?
alabama
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theories given for the success of southerners on idol have been : more versatility with musical genres , as the southern u . s . is home to several music genre scenes not having as many opportunities to break into the pop music business text voting due to the south having the highest percentage of cell phone only house...
where do people in the southern united states often begin singing ?
church
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12
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theories given for the success of southerners on idol have been : more versatility with musical genres , as the southern u . s . is home to several music genre scenes not having as many opportunities to break into the pop music business text voting due to the south having the highest percentage of cell phone only house...
where do a lot of people get their start in singing in the south ?
church
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15
1
theories given for the success of southerners on idol have been : more versatility with musical genres , as the southern u . s . is home to several music genre scenes not having as many opportunities to break into the pop music business text voting due to the south having the highest percentage of cell phone only house...
where is taylor hicks from ?
alabama
161
6
1
for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
what does the acronym wgwg stand for ?
white guy with guitar
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for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
who won season eleven of american idol ?
phillip phillips
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8
2
for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
what is the name of the book written by richard rushfield about american idol ?
american idol : the untold story
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for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
how many seasons in a row were won by caucasian guitar playing males ?
five
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for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
what instrument did the winners for five seasons in a row play ?
guitar
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for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
what is the wgwg factor ?
white guy with guitar
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for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
who wrote american idol : the untold story ?
richard rushfield
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for five consecutive seasons , starting in season seven , the title was given to a white male who plays the guitar a trend that idol pundits call the " white guy with guitar " or " wgwg " factor . just hours before the season eleven finale , where phillip phillips was named the winner , richard rushfield , author of th...
who was named the winner of season 11 ?
phillip phillips
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9
2
the show had been criticized in earlier seasons over the onerous contract contestants had to sign that gave excessive control to 19 entertainment over their future career , and handed a large part of their future earnings to the management .
what company are contestants required to sign a contract with on american idol ?
19 entertainment
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
who won season two of american idol ?
ruben studdard
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8
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
who came in second on season two of american idol ?
clay aiken
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11
2
voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
what year did vote for the worst cease operations ?
2013
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
how many more text votes were there in season eight of american idol over season seven ?
100 million
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
which season had the biggest voting controversy ?
season two
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
which season had a voting controversy because of a huge increase in text votes ?
season eight
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
which voting concern has been present since the first season ?
power voting
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
when did vote for the girls start ?
2010
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8
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voting results have been a consistent source of controversy . the mechanism of voting had also aroused considerable criticisms , most notably in season two when ruben studdard beat clay aiken in a close vote , and in season eight , when the massive increase in text votes ( 100 million more text votes than season 7 ) fu...
when did vote for the worst close ?
2013
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8
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idol gives back is a special charity event started in season six featuring performances by celebrities and various fund raising initiatives . this event was also held in seasons seven and nine and has raised nearly 185 million in total .
what is the name of the special that raises money for charities on american idol ?
idol gives back
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idol gives back is a special charity event started in season six featuring performances by celebrities and various fund raising initiatives . this event was also held in seasons seven and nine and has raised nearly 185 million in total .
how much money has american idol raised for charity with its idol gives back specials ?
185 million
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idol gives back is a special charity event started in season six featuring performances by celebrities and various fund raising initiatives . this event was also held in seasons seven and nine and has raised nearly 185 million in total .
what is the name of the charity that idol has ?
idol gives back
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idol gives back is a special charity event started in season six featuring performances by celebrities and various fund raising initiatives . this event was also held in seasons seven and nine and has raised nearly 185 million in total .
when was the first idol gives back ?
season six
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american idol premiered in june 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . the first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . the audience steadily grew , and by finale night , the audience had averaged 23 million , with more than 40 millio...
what year did american idol being to air on television ?
2002
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american idol premiered in june 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . the first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . the audience steadily grew , and by finale night , the audience had averaged 23 million , with more than 40 millio...
how many people watched the first episode of american idol ?
9 . 9 million
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american idol premiered in june 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . the first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . the audience steadily grew , and by finale night , the audience had averaged 23 million , with more than 40 millio...
how many people on average watched the american idol finale in its first season ?
23 million
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american idol premiered in june 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . the first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . the audience steadily grew , and by finale night , the audience had averaged 23 million , with more than 40 millio...
what season of the year did american idol first air on television ?
summer
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american idol premiered in june 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . the first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . the audience steadily grew , and by finale night , the audience had averaged 23 million , with more than 40 millio...
when did american idol premiere ?
june 2002
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american idol premiered in june 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . the first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . the audience steadily grew , and by finale night , the audience had averaged 23 million , with more than 40 millio...
how many people watched the first episode of american idol ?
9 . 9 million
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american idol premiered in june 2002 and became the surprise summer hit show of 2002 . the first show drew 9 . 9 million viewers , giving fox the best viewing figure for the 8 . 30 pm spot in over a year . the audience steadily grew , and by finale night , the audience had averaged 23 million , with more than 40 millio...
what was the average for viewership by finale night ?
23 million
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the loss of viewers continued into season seven . the premiere was down 11 among total viewers , and the results show in which kristy lee cook was eliminated delivered its lowest rated wednesday show among the 18 34 demo since the first season in 2002 . however , the ratings rebounded for the season seven finale with t...
during which season of american idol did fox beat the other networks in ratings for the first time ?
season seven
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the loss of viewers continued into season seven . the premiere was down 11 among total viewers , and the results show in which kristy lee cook was eliminated delivered its lowest rated wednesday show among the 18 34 demo since the first season in 2002 . however , the ratings rebounded for the season seven finale with t...
why were television ratings down across the board during american idols seventh season ?
writers guild of america strike
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the loss of viewers continued into season seven . the premiere was down 11 among total viewers , and the results show in which kristy lee cook was eliminated delivered its lowest rated wednesday show among the 18 34 demo since the first season in 2002 . however , the ratings rebounded for the season seven finale with t...
on what season was kristy lee cook a contestant on american idol ?
season seven
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the loss of viewers continued into season seven . the premiere was down 11 among total viewers , and the results show in which kristy lee cook was eliminated delivered its lowest rated wednesday show among the 18 34 demo since the first season in 2002 . however , the ratings rebounded for the season seven finale with t...
who was eliminated during the lowest rated show since season one ?
kristy lee cook
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the loss of viewers continued into season seven . the premiere was down 11 among total viewers , and the results show in which kristy lee cook was eliminated delivered its lowest rated wednesday show among the 18 34 demo since the first season in 2002 . however , the ratings rebounded for the season seven finale with t...
what was the series ' third most watched finale ?
season seven
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the loss of viewers continued into season seven . the premiere was down 11 among total viewers , and the results show in which kristy lee cook was eliminated delivered its lowest rated wednesday show among the 18 34 demo since the first season in 2002 . however , the ratings rebounded for the season seven finale with t...
because of the rebound in viewers , fox became what for the first time ?
the most watched tv network
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the loss of viewers continued into season seven . the premiere was down 11 among total viewers , and the results show in which kristy lee cook was eliminated delivered its lowest rated wednesday show among the 18 34 demo since the first season in 2002 . however , the ratings rebounded for the season seven finale with t...
what happened in 2007 2008 that had a drop in viewers for all networks ?
writers guild of america strike
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the declining trend however continued into season eight , as total viewers numbers fell by 5 10 for early episodes compared to season seven , and by 9 for the finale . in season nine , idol ' s six year extended streak of perfection in the ratings was broken , when nbc ' s coverage of the 2010 winter olympics on februa...
which television network aired the winter olympics in 2010 ?
nbc
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the declining trend however continued into season eight , as total viewers numbers fell by 5 10 for early episodes compared to season seven , and by 9 for the finale . in season nine , idol ' s six year extended streak of perfection in the ratings was broken , when nbc ' s coverage of the 2010 winter olympics on februa...
which television network originally aired all in the family ?
cbs
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the declining trend however continued into season eight , as total viewers numbers fell by 5 10 for early episodes compared to season seven , and by 9 for the finale . in season nine , idol ' s six year extended streak of perfection in the ratings was broken , when nbc ' s coverage of the 2010 winter olympics on februa...
in what year did nbc beat american idol in the ratings for the first time ?
2010
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the declining trend however continued into season eight , as total viewers numbers fell by 5 10 for early episodes compared to season seven , and by 9 for the finale . in season nine , idol ' s six year extended streak of perfection in the ratings was broken , when nbc ' s coverage of the 2010 winter olympics on februa...
what finally beat idol in the ratings during season nine ?
2010 winter olympics
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