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• American Idol started its seventh year, as America's number one reality show, on January 15, 2008. Prior winners of American Idol were Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks.

  David Cook was declared the winner, earning 12 million more votes from the viewing public than the other finalist David Archuleta on May 21, 2008. Over 97 million votes were cast.

• Fast Facts

  1. Premiered: January 15, 2008
  2. Time: 8/7c
  3. Network: FOX
  4. Starring: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson
  5. Host: Ryan Seacrest

• Top 12 Contestants

  1. Brooke White
  2. David Cook
  3. David Archuleta
  4. Carly Smithson
  5. Michael Johns
  6. Syesha Mercado
  7. Jason Castro
  8. Chikezie Eze
  9. Amanda Overmyer
  10. David Hernandez
  11. Kristy Lee Cook
  12. Ramiele Malubay

• Guest Mentors

  The guest mentors for season seven were:

  1. Dolly Parton
  2. Mariah Carey
  3. Andrew Lloyd Webber
  4. Neil Diamond

• Themes

  The themes for season seven included songs from Neil Diamond, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Beatles.

• Performances

  Contestant's performance songs and studio recordings from each week are available at iTunes for purchase.

• Controversies

  Season 7 was not exempt from it's share of controversies. They ranged from the David Hernandez Stripper scandal, to several contestants having prior recording contracts, to shocking contestant eliminations.

  
  

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