We search for the American Idol alums that you didn't know also started on Broadway, from Adam Lambert to Katharine McPhee.

"So I'm guessing you come from a musical family," judge Carrie Underwood asked the singer before the truth came out.

Luke Bryan said that while Musgraves’ song called for a more subdued approach ... “I don’t know how to proceed right now,” Underwood said. It all worked out. 'American Idol' Alum Clay Aiken Explained ...

Freddie McClendon appeared on Sunday's episode of "American Idol" to honor his late father with an original song he wrote about his life. "I've been writing music since I was about a freshman in ...

Carnie Wilson was on hand to support her daughter Lola Bonfiglio as she auditioned for American Idol. Lola, 19, reunited two-thirds of Wilson Phillips to sing Hold On for her audition.

Freddie McClendon brought "American Idol" judges to tears in Sunday night's episode when he performed a moving original song about his late father, Davis McClendon, who was killed in May 2023.

The contestant, who passed her audition with flying colors, is also the granddaughter of a rock legend.

Carrie Underwood‘s American Idol journey has come ... to become one of the biggest names in the country music world, and she returned to Idol several times throughout the years.