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Simon Fuller ( born ___MASK32___ ) is an English entrepreneur , artist manager and television producer . He is best known for being the creator of the " Idol " franchise , which was first seen in the UK under the name " Pop Idol ", and includes " American Idol " in the U . S . Fuller is the executive producer of many other hit shows including the Fox TV reality shows " So You Think You Can Dance " and " Q ' Viva ". Jordin Brianna Sparks ( born December ___MASK66___ , ___MASK21___ ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame in ___MASK8___ after winning the sixth season of " American Idol "; at age 16 , she became the youngest winner in the series ' history . Her self - titled debut studio album , released later that year , was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and has sold over two million copies worldwide . The album spawned the " Billboard " Hot 100 top - ten singles " Tattoo " and " No Air "; the latter , a collaboration with Chris Brown , is currently the third highest - selling single by any " American Idol " contestant , selling over three million digital copies in the United States . The song earned Sparks her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . ___MASK98___ Entertainment is a producer of entertainment properties for television with a focus on music . Based in Los Angeles , their contributions to the music industry include " American Idol " in the United States , " Pop Idol " in the United Kingdom and versions of the " Idol series " in more than seventy countries around the world . ___MASK98___ Entertainment is also responsible for the production of " So You Think You Can Dance ". Brooke Adams ( formerly Brooke Barrettsmith ) is a singer , songwriter , and musician originally from Spring Grove , Illinois . She was a former contestant of the reality television show American Idol during its 5th season in ___MASK27___ - 2006 . Kelly Brianne Clarkson ( born April 24 , ___MASK89___ ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and author . She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of " American Idol ", and has since been referred to as the " Original American Idol " and the " Queen of Covers ". She also became the runner - up of " World Idol " the following year . Signing with RCA Records , Clarkson released her debut single , " A Moment Like This ", which topped the " Billboard " Hot 100 chart and became the best - selling single of 2002 in the United States . Her debut studio album , " Thankful " ( 2003 ), debuted at number one on the " Billboard " 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ). Its lead single , " Miss Independent ", was a top - ten hit in various nations . Pop Idol is a British television music competition created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from ___MASK25___ to 2003 . The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer ( or " pop idol ") in the UK based on viewer voting and participation . Two series were broadcast  one in ___MASK25___  2002 and a second in 2003 . " Pop Idol " was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after series judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of " The X Factor " in the UK in April 2004 . Fantasia Monique Barrino ( born June ___MASK99___ , ___MASK58___ ), known professionally by her mononym Fantasia , is an American R & B singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series " American Idol " in 2004 . Following her victory , she released her debut single , " I Believe ," which debuted at number one on the " Billboard " Hot ___MASK93___ . Subsequently , she released her debut album , " Free Yourself ", which went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA and garnered Barrino three Grammy nominations in 2006 . Christopher Ruben Studdard ( born September ___MASK35___ , ___MASK97___ ), is an American R & B , pop and gospel singer . He rose to fame as winner of the second season of " American Idol " and received a Grammy Award nomination in December 2003 for Best Male R & B Vocal Performance for " Superstar ". In the years following " Idol ", Studdard has released six studio albums , including his platinum - selling debut , " Soulful ", and the top - selling gospel follow - up , " I Need an Angel ". He is most well known for his recording career , which has produced hits including " Flying Without Wings ", " Sorry 2004 ", and " Change Me ", but he has also segued into television and stage work . Most notably , he toured with Robin Givens in the comedy - drama " I Need a Hug " and in ___MASK48___ starred as Fats Waller in a national tour revival of " Ain ' t Misbehavin '", which spawned a Grammy - nominated soundtrack . Taylor Reuben Hicks ( born October ___MASK94___ , 1976 ) is an American singer who won the fifth season of " American Idol ". Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade , during which he also released two independent albums . Upon winning " Idol ", he was signed to Arista Records , under which his self - titled major label debut was released on December 12 , 2006 . Carrie Marie Underwood ( born March ___MASK56___ , 1983 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and actress . She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of " American Idol " in 2005 and has since become one of the most successful artists in any musical genre . Her achievements led her to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in ___MASK48___ and into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009 . She has earned numerous accolades , including seven Grammy Awards , 17 " Billboard " Music Awards , 12 Academy of Country Music Awards , ___MASK57___ American Music Awards , and a Guinness World Record . Spring Grove is a village in McHenry County , Illinois , United States . The population was ___MASK71___ , 778 according to the 2010 census , up from ___MASK71___ , 303 in 2005 and 3 , 880 in 2000 . It is also home to Chain O ' Lakes State Park . American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller , produced by FremantleMedia North America and ___MASK98___ Entertainment , and distributed by FremantleMedia North America . It began airing on Fox on June ___MASK57___ , 2002 , and ended on April 7 , 2016 . It started off as an addition to the " Idols " format based on the British series " Pop Idol ", and became one of the most successful shows in the history of American television . The concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents , with the winner determined by the viewers in America through telephones , Internet , and SMS text voting . Winners chosen by viewers in its fifteen seasons were Kelly Clarkson , Ruben Studdard , Fantasia Barrino , Carrie Underwood , Taylor Hicks , Jordin Sparks , David Cook , Kris Allen , Lee DeWyze , Scotty McCreery , Phillip Phillips , Candice Glover , Caleb Johnson , Nick Fradiani , and Trent Harmon . Kristopher Neil " Kris " Allen ( born June 21 , ___MASK42___ ) is an American musician , singer and songwriter from Conway , Arkansas , and the winner of the eighth season of " American Idol ". Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr . ( born September ___MASK12___ , 1990 ) is an American singer , songwriter and musician who won the eleventh season of " American Idol " on May 23 , 2012 . His coronation song , " Home ," released after his win , became the best selling of all coronation songs . His debut album " The World from the Side of the Moon " was released on November 19 , 2012 . His second album , " Behind the Light ", was released on May 19 , 2014 . Illinois is a state in the midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in ___MASK87___ . It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area , and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word " Illinois " comes from the Algonquin word for " tribe of superior men ". With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois River . For decades , O ' Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world ' s busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population . It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population . The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses ; other common censuses include agriculture , business , and traffic censuses . The United Nations defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as " individual enumeration , universality within a defined territory , simultaneity and defined periodicity ", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ___MASK56___ years . United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected , official definitions , classifications and other useful information to co - ordinate international practice .