‘American Idol’ Winners: Which Singer Won Each Season?
See the complete list of American Idol winners.
Black News 
American Idol just wrapped its 24th season, after months of looking for the latest aspiring singer to join its long history of superstars who have gained successful careers from the competition since it launched in 2002.
Throughout the show’s history, viewers have seen singers from all genres and of all ages take the crown — and also a mix of celebrity judges helping the contestants through the competition, starting with OGs Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul leading all the way up to the current panel of Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. (The one constant: Ryan Seacrest has been the host of every season, even moving with the show from its original home of Fox to its current home of ABC.)
On May 11, Hannah Harper rose above the competition, beating fellow finalists Jordan McCullough and Keyla Richardson for the season 24 crown. During the finale, she performed she performed a bluegrass version of Alicia Keys’ 2007 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “No One,” as well as two original songs.
“It’s very hard,” Harper, who is a mom of three, previously told Billboard of competing on the show. “Each morning when I leave for call time, I can hear them hollering all the way to the elevator because they want me. It wouldn’t be doable if I didn’t have a village of people making it happen. I have family members coming out each week to help my husband, who is here. My husband is a full-time dad now. He quit his job so that I could pursue this and so if you have a team of people backing you and the Lord behind you, then it’s going to happen.”
See below for a complete list of American Idol winners.
