![]() In the third round, the contestants were separated by gender and performed in small groups. In the second round, the remaining 120 contestants were asked to compose a melody for one of five sets of lyrics, and 40 more were cut. In the first round, the 234 contestants performed a song, after which 114 of them were eliminated. The contestants performed in a series of rounds and the number of contestants trimmed was in each round. He was also overweight at the time of his American Idol audition, and later became a contestant on The Biggest Loser ( Season 4.)Īuditioner Amber Riley was rejected by producers and did not get to audition for the judges, but later went on to co-star on the television series Glee as Mercedes Jones. Nova then auditioned in Los Angeles, but with a different hairstyle to avoid recognition, and was again unsuccessful.Īnother auditioner named Bryan Washington auditioned in Atlanta, Georgia, and made it to Hollywood, but did not make it into the top 32. Paula Abdul was absent from the Atlanta audition.Īt the Miami auditions, one failed auditioner was Edgar Nova who, after being rejected, tried to get back again and had to be escorted off the premise. Radio DJ Angie Martinez was originally signed up as a fourth judge, but quit after a few days, stating that "it became too uncomfortable for me to tell someone else to give up on their dream". Around 70,000 attended the auditions this season and 234 were selected to proceed on to the Hollywood round. The number of auditioners increased significantly after the success of the first season, and arenas and stadiums started to be used to hold the first auditions from this season onwards when the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was used this season instead of the hotel originally planned. Regional auditions Īuditions were held in the fall of 2002 in the following cities: Episode Air Date In addition to Studdard and Aiken, Kimberley Locke, Joshua Gracin, Kimberly Caldwell, and Carmen Rasmusen have signed with various record labels. ![]() It was also the biggest US single of 2003, selling over one million copies and reaching six times platinum status in Canada as well as number 1 in New Zealand. It became the first non-winning contestant to have a Billboard Hot 100 number-one. Aiken also released a single with " This Is the Night", written by Chris Braide, Aldo Nova and Gary Burr. Studdard released his coronation song " Flying Without Wings" after the show and reached number two on the U.S. It was also the first season to feature a Wild Card contestant (Aiken) in the finale, followed by the thirteenth season. ![]() It was the first season to crown a male winner and the first season to have a finale with two male contestants. The second season was won by Ruben Studdard, who defeated Clay Aiken by 134,000 votes out of the 24 million votes recorded, in the closest finale vote winning margin ever recorded in the show's history. Kristin Holt was a special correspondent. Brian Dunkleman quit after the first season, and Ryan Seacrest therefore became the lone host in Season 2 as well as all subsequent seasons. The title of show was shortened from American Idol: The Search for a Superstar of Season 1 to just American Idol. The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21, 2003, and continued until May 21, 2003.
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