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American Idol is a televised reality competition to find a new solo musical talent. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television it was created by Simon Fuller a British entertainment executive who created Pop Idol in the United Kingdom in 2001. American Idol is in it's 8th season and is a spinoff of Pop Idol and is part of the very successful Idol franchise.

The show which is hosted by television personality Ryan Seacrest seeks to discover the best singer in the US through a series of nationwide auditions. The American public decides the outcome of the contestant eliminations through phone voting. A select panel of judges give critiques of the contestants' performances. The current panel of judges consist of Grammy award -winning record producer and music manager Randy Jackson; Grammy award-winning pop singer and Emmy award-winning choreographer Paula Abdul; award-winning music executive and music manager Simon Cowell; and Grammy award-nominated singer-songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi. The show originally featured only three judges and DioGuardi was added in the eighth season.

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The Idol season finals are broadcast live in prime time from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, in front of a live studio audience. The finals lasted for eight weeks in season one and was increased to eleven weeks in subsequent seasons. Each Idol finalist performs a song or songs selected from a weekly theme. During the first few weeks, Idol contestants sing one song each. As the group of contestants thins out the top four and five contestants must sing two songs apiece. And finally the top three Idol contestants perform three songs apiece.

Theme choices are based on a musical genre of songs recorded by recent popular artists, or Billboard #1 hits. In the past, themes have included Motown, disco, and big band music, as well as music performed by popular artists like Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dolly Parton, and Elvis Presley. Contestants usually work with a celebrity mentor during each week of the competition.

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American Idol inspired a 2003 musical film, From Justin to Kelly, featuring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini. The musical love story, produced by Idol's Simon Fuller, was filmed in Miami, Florida over a period of six weeks shortly after the season ended. Released several months later in June 2003, the film failed had a short run in theaters, and is currently available on DVD.

Starting September 30, 2006, the first season of American Idol was repackaged as "American Idol Rewind" and syndicated directly to stations in the US.

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Following each American Idol performance episode, a results show airs that reveals the breakdown of the voting public's decision. The most popular contestants are not typically revealed, though they have been on occasion. The three contestants who received the lowest number of votes are typically called to the center of the stage. Until finally the contestant who received the lowest amount of votes that week is eliminated from the competition. During Season 8, the judges are given the ability to perform a "save" if they feel like the voting audience made a mistake. If they reach a unanimous decision, they can save the contestant for another week. When a contestant is voted off of the show, a montage of the contestant's experience is played and they give their final performance.

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1	American Idol Memorabilia

In the Idol season finale, the two remaining contestants perform and one remaining contestant is declared the winner. For the first six seasons, the finale was broadcast from the Kodak Theatre, which holds an audience of approximately 3,400. For season seven, the venue was changed to the Nokia Theatre, which holds an audience of over 7,000.

The winner receives a one million (US) dollar record deal with a major record label, and is managed by American Idol subsidery 19 Management. In several cases, other finalists have also been signed by the show's management company and received record deals with its major label partner.

Season 1
The first season of American Idol debuted without hype as a summer replacement show in June 2002 on the Fox network. It was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. The show ran for 13 weeks from June–September. An estimated 50 million people watched the finale in September 2002.

The winner, Kelly Clarkson, signed with RCA Records, the label in partnership with American Idol's 19 Management. Immediately post-finale, Clarkson released two singles, including the coronation song, "A Moment Like This". Clarkson has since released three successful albums—Thankful, Breakaway, and My December. Her fourth album All I Ever Wanted was released on March 10, 2009. Clarkson was the first contestant ever to win a Grammy and has gone on to receive several awards and sell over 20 million records worldwide. She is the only contestant to have two number one albums, have two number one singles on The Billboard Hot 100, and the first contestant to have a non-related Idol single to peak at number one.

Runner-up Justin Guarini also signed with RCA Records, eventually debuting an album in 2003 after the conclusion of season 2. RCA dropped him shortly after its debut. Guarini went on to form his own entertainment company and independently produced a jazz album in 2005, and is a host/commentator for the TV Guide Network.

In addition to Clarkson and Guarini, also signed were Nikki McKibbin, Tamyra Gray, R. J. Helton, and Christina Christian. Tamyra Gray was signed, but was dropped before releasing an album. She then signed with Idol creator Simon Fuller's new label 19 Entertainment, released her debut album in 2004, and was dropped from that label in 2005.