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Kris Allen was the winner of the eighth season of the television series. Since then he has launched his three albums of which the first sold over 300,000 copies and had five songs that made into the Billboard Hot 100 list.
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino the winner of season 3 has come up with four albums after the show. Her debut single “I Believe” was placed first in the 100 Billboard Hot Hundred. Her first album sold 1.8 million copies. Well, you can gauge her estimation of wealth by the fact that she earned $4 million in the year 2015 alone.
Philip Philips
Philip Philips (we haven’t made it, this is his actual name) is the winner of the eleventh season of American Idol and his coronation song Home won everyone’s heart. Philips” first of three albums called “The World From The Side Of The Moon” got released in 2012 that sold over a million copies and was ranked number four on the U.S. charts.
Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery is a country singer who won the tenth season of the show. The “see you tonight” hitmaker made it big by his very first album “Clear as day” that became a platinum-selling hit since then he has released his two more albums. His all albums together have successfully sold over two million copies in a very short span of time.
Ruben Studdard
The R&B singer Ruben Studdard came to the big picture when he participated in the second season of “American Idol” and won it later on. This Grammy Award-nominated vocalist had his first album sold over 400,000 copies in the very first week of its release. It is equally important for us to point out that the “soulful” singer got rid of his 119 pounds while participating in The Biggest Loser in 2015. his most recent studio album Unconditional Love in 2014 that is sixth in the row.
David Archuleta
David Archuleta became the youngest contestant to participate on the show. After coming out of the show he released his six studio album that altogether sold over one million. Though he was small in age his ambitions were quite high that is why even after ending up being a runner-up this amazing singer’s debut album secured number 2 on the Billboard charts. Alone in 2015, he earned $1 million. Do we need to say more?