Returning AmericanIdol stars Justin Guarini, Clay Aiken, Jordin Sparks, David Archuleta, Phillip Phillips, Catie Turner and Noah Thompson tell Billboard about coming home to the show that made them famous.
Hollywood Week takes a new twist this Sunday when sevenfinalists from past seasons return to mentor the season 21 contestants during what is famously a grueling and challenging period. Executive producer and showrunner Megan Michaels Wolflick
Justin Guarini , Clay Aiken , Jordin Sparks , David Archuleta , Phillip Phillips , Catie Turner and Noah Thompson to return toJustin Guarini was the very first runner-up, coming in second to Kelly Clarkson in season 1. He is just starting work on his seventh Broadway show and is the author of the book. He teaches actors and performers about confidence and how to successfully audition. Clay Aiken has run for Congress twice and will be touring the U.S.
gave me the opportunity to get my whole body in the door — like get half of the body in the door so they can’t close it on you. So when I go back, it really is family because I know so many of the people who were there from the very beginning. And even though personnel has changed, the attitude has not changed. Megan has set a beautiful tone for the show and picked up where Nigel and Kenny left off and she has made it her own.
: There are two answers to that question. Yes, I feel like I wouldn’t be in the space that I’m in and wouldn’t have been able to do the things that I’ve done in the past 16 years, but I do think on the other side of that that I would still be doing music. I have known since I was very young that it was what I wanted to do. I just didn’t know how it was going to happen andabsolutely 100% gave me that opportunity. I have an amazing fan base that I’ve had for the past 16 years.
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