9 Stories on Ruben Studdard
No one knows better than Ruben Studdard what Adam Lambert and Kris Allen face after the finale.
The former American Idol winner weds Surata Zuri McCants in Alabama
The second-season Idol champ plans to tie the knot in big style Saturday in Alabama, a source tells PEOPLE
The second-season champ and fiancée Surata Zuri McCants apply together at an Alabama probate office
At least 29.5 million "American Idol" fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet in the program's history, preliminary numbers showed Thursday.
Two former "American Idol" rivals -- second-season winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken -- will battle again when their new albums are released next month.
After four months, thousands of contestants and countless attempts to hit notes well above middle C, "American Idol" is down to its final three weeks -- and its final four contestants.
Message to "American Idol" finalists Diana DeGarmo and Fantasia Barrino: Even if you lose Wednesday night, you can still walk away a winner.
In 1982, the cable channel Showtime set out to find the Funniest Person in America. The winner was a comedian from New Orleans, Louisiana, Ellen DeGeneres.
No one knows better than Ruben Studdard what Adam Lambert and Kris Allen face after the finale.
The former American Idol winner weds Surata Zuri McCants in Alabama
The second-season Idol champ plans to tie the knot in big style Saturday in Alabama, a source tells PEOPLE
The second-season champ and fiancée Surata Zuri McCants apply together at an Alabama probate office
At least 29.5 million "American Idol" fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet in the program's history, preliminary numbers showed Thursday.
Two former "American Idol" rivals -- second-season winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken -- will battle again when their new albums are released next month.
After four months, thousands of contestants and countless attempts to hit notes well above middle C, "American Idol" is down to its final three weeks -- and its final four contestants.
Message to "American Idol" finalists Diana DeGarmo and Fantasia Barrino: Even if you lose Wednesday night, you can still walk away a winner.
In 1982, the cable channel Showtime set out to find the Funniest Person in America. The winner was a comedian from New Orleans, Louisiana, Ellen DeGeneres.
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