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The first season of American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002 (under the full title American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) and continued until September 4, 2002. This season was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman, the latter of whom left the show after this season.


Auditions
Auditions were held in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, and Seattle in the spring of 2002.
Semifinals
Semifinal Group 1
Tamyra Gray - "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday
Jim Verraros - "When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole
Adriel Herrera - "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain
Rodesia Eaves - "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees
Natalie Burge - "Crazy" by Patsy Cline
Brad Estrin - "Just Once" by James Ingram
Ryan Starr - "The Frim-Fram Sauce" by Nat King Cole
Justinn Waddell - "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge
Kelli Glover - "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
Christopher Aaron - "Still in Love" by Brian McKnight
Advancing to the Top 10: Tamyra Gray, Ryan Starr and Jim Verraros
Semifinal Group 2
Alexis Lopez - "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
Gil Sinuet - "Ribbon in the Sky" by Stevie Wonder
Angela J.

Gil - "All or Nothing" by O-Town
Tenia Taylor - "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston
Alexandra Bachelier - "Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams
Jazmin Lowery - "You Put a Move on My Heart" by Tamia
Jamar - "Careless Whisper" by Wham!
Kelly Clarkson - "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
Justin Guarini - "Ribbon in the Sky" by Stevie Wonder
Advancing to the Top 10: Justin Guarini, Kelly Clarkson and A.J. Helton - "I'll Be There" by The Jackson 5
Kristin Holt - "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys
Mark Scott - "My Girl" by The Temptations
Nikki McKibbin - "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
Christopher Badano - "I Swear" by All-4-One
Melanie Sanders - "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday
EJay Day - "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain
Tanesha Ross - "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" by Aretha Franklin
Khaleef Chiles - "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder
Christina Christian - "At Last" by Etta James
Advancing to the Top 10: Christina Christian, Nikki McKibbin and EJay Day
Wild Card
Kelli Glover - "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Laura Branigan
Chris Aaron - "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men
Alexis Lopez - "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston
R.J.Peel - "As We Lay" by Shirley Murdock
Advancing to the Top 10: R.J. Helton
Finals
Top 10 (Motown)
Ryan Starr - "If You Really Love Me" by Stevie Wonder
R.J.

Helton - "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by The Four Tops
Nikki McKibbin - "Ben" by Michael Jackson
EJay Day - "My Girl" by The Temptations
Tamyra Gray - "Touch Me in the Morning" by Diana Ross
Justin Guarini - "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder
Jim Verraros - "Easy" by The Commodores
Kelly Clarkson - "You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
A.J. Gil - "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder
Christina Christian - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Bottom 3: Nikki McKibbin, Jim Verraros, EJay Day
First person eliminated: EJay Day
Second person eliminated: Jim Verraros
Top 8 (1960s)
R.J.Helton - "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters
Tamyra Gray - "A Fool in Love" by Ike & Tina Turner
Nikki McKibbin - "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin
A.J. Gil
Top 7 (1970s)
Nikki McKibbin - "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar
Ryan Starr - "Last Dance" by Donna Summer
Christina Christian - "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
Justin Guarini - "Someday We'll All Be Free" by Donny Hathaway
Kelly Clarkson - "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" by Aretha Franklin
R.J.

Helton - "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
Tamyra Gray - "If I Were Your Woman" by Gladys Knight & the Pips

Result show - "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night
Bottom 3: Nikki McKibbin, Ryan Starr and Justin Guarini
Bottom 2: Ryan Starr and Justin Guarini
Eliminated: Ryan Starr
Top 6 (Big Band)
Tamyra Gray - "Minnie the Moocher" by Cab Calloway
Justin Guarini - "Route 66" by Nat King Cole
Nikki McKibbin - "Hard-Hearted Hannah" by Ella Fitzgerald
Christina Christian - "The Glory of Love" by Peggy Lee
R.J. Helton - "I Won't Dance" by Frank Sinatra
Kelly Clarkson - "Stuff Like That There" by Betty Hutton

Result show - "Bandstand Boogie" by Barry Manilow
Bottom 3: Nikki McKibbin, R.J.Helton and Christina Christian
Eliminated: Christina Christian
Top 5 (Burt Bacharach Love Songs)
Top 5 - "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends
Kelly Clarkson - "Walk on By" by Dionne Warwick
R.J. Helton - "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross
Tamyra Gray - "A House Is Not a Home" by Luther Vandross
Justin Guarini - "The Look of Love" by Dusty Springfield
Nikki McKibbin - "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" by Naked Eyes

Result show - Burt Bacharach medley
Bottom 2: Nikki McKibbin and R.J.

Helton
Top 4 (1980s/1990s)
Tamyra Gray - "New Attitude" by Patti LaBelle
Nikki McKibbin - "Mary Jane" by Alanis Morissette
Kelly Clarkson - "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls
Justin Guarini - "Get Here" by Oleta Adams

Tamyra Gray - "Feel the Fire" by Stephanie Mills
Nikki McKibbin - "I'm the Only One" by Melissa Etheridge
Kelly Clarkson - "I Surrender" by Celine Dion
Justin Guarini - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson

Result show - Paula Abdul Medley
Bottom 2: Nikki McKibbin and Tamyra Gray
Eliminated: Tamyra Gray
Top 3 (Idol's Choice, Judges' Choice)
Nikki McKibbin - "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks
Justin Guarini - "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green
Kelly Clarkson - "Without You" by Badfinger

Nikki McKibbin - "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles
Justin Guarini - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John
Kelly Clarkson - "Think Twice" by Celine Dion

Result show - "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille
Eliminated: Nikki McKibbin
Top 2 (Finale)
Justin Guarini - "Before Your Love"
Kelly Clarkson - "A Moment Like This"

Justin Guarini - "Get Here" by Oleta Adams
Kelly Clarkson - "Respect" by Aretha Franklin

Justin Guarini - "A Moment Like This"
Kelly Clarkson - "Before Your Love"

Result show: 60s Medley; Motown Medley; "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston; "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" performed by Kelly Clarkson and UK's Pop Idol winner Will Young
Winner: Kelly Clarkson
Runner-up: Justin Guarini
Finals
In the first season the show was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman.Releases
Major releases
American Idol: Greatest Moments (Compilation - album)
"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
Thankful (Kelly Clarkson - album)
Justin Guarini (Justin Guarini - album)
"Miss Independent" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"Low" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"The Trouble with Love Is" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"Raindrops Will Fall" (Tamyra Gray - single)
The Dreamer (Tamyra Gray - album)
"Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson - album)
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"Walk Away" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"Never Again" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"Sober" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
My December (Kelly Clarkson - album)
"Don't Waste Your Time" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"One Minute" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
"My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson - Single)
"All I Ever Wanted (Kelly Clarkson- album)
"I Do Not Hook Up" (Kelly Clarkson- single)

Minor or independent releases
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
Unsaid and Understood (Jim Verraros, album, 2003)
Real Life (RJ Helton, album, 2004)
"My Religion" (Ryan Starr, single, 2004)
Human Again (Adriel Herrera, album)
Rollercoaster (Jim Verraros, album, 2005)
Stranger Things Have Happened (Justin Guarini, album, 2005)
"To Be with You" (Nikki McKibbin, single, 2006)
"The Lie" (Nikki McKibbin, single, 2006)
Voyces United for UNHCR (Brad Estrin, album, 2006)
Unleashed (Nikki McKibbin, album, 2007)
Source: Idolsmusic.com
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