American Idol winners: From Kelly Clarkson to Carrie Underwood, full list of past champions
Clara Gaspar
Updated: May 24 2021, 8:22 ET
COUNTRY Singer Chayce Beckham triumphed in American Idol 2021.
He is the 19th champion of the show. Here s who has won the show in previous years.
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Who are the past American Idol winners?
Kelly Clarkson (2002)
Clarkson rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of American Idol
Clarkson rose to fame in 2002 after winning the first season of American Idol when she was 20-years-old.
She has since enjoyed a career in music, film, publishing, and television.
She has released seven albums under RCA Records and enjoyed commercial success with hits such as Miss Independent, Heartbeat Song, and My Life Would Suck Without You.
May 24, 2021
Billy Porter speaks during The Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosted annual grants presentation, HFPA Philanthropy: Empowering the Next Generation on October 13, 2020.
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Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winner, star of the hit series
Pose, and queen of serving stunning red-carpet looks, Billy Porter recently revealed that he has been living with HIV since 2007. While many in major news and social media outlets called the revelation brave, there was also a smattering of “so what?” reactions: Is it such a big deal, in this day and age, that an openly gay celebrity discloses to the world his HIV status?
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SIR – When is the penny finally going to drop that the Government will never allow this Covid crisis to end? Perhaps it will not be until our supposed day of liberation, June 21, comes and goes and our lives are still micromanaged by the Man from the Ministry.
The Government has grown used to unprecedented interference in our affairs. There are arbitrary rules: a distance of two metres is safe, but 1.9 is not; six people meeting indoors is safe, seven is not, unless they are from at most two households.
There are unproven interventions: we are required by law to cover our faces, but there is no quality control over what we use, and very weak evidence for the benefits of doing so.
Binker Golding, Mali Hayes and Camilla George help Manchester Jazz Festival make the Freight Escape Mike Flynn Thursday, May 13, 2021
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