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After winning the 10th season of “American Idol,” McCreery won Best New Artist at the Academy of County Music Awards and saw his debut album go platinum. That’s an impressive list of accomplishments for an 18-year-old man. Now McCreery is showing ambition of another sort by announcing his plans to put his career on hold to attend college. He’ll start his education this fall as a freshman at North Carolina State University.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Who Needs a Musi...These stars got famous for their singing on "American Idol." These days, they’re focusing on anything but. -Xfinity Music Programmers
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Scotty McCreeryAfter winning the 10th season of “American Idol,” McCreery won Best New Artist at the Academy of County Music Awards and saw his debut album go platinum. That’s an impressive list of accomplishments for an 18-year-old man. Now McCreery is showing ambition of another sort by announcing his plans to put his career on hold to attend college. He’ll start his education this fall as a freshman at North Carolina State University.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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David ArchuletaArchuleta rocketed to fame in 2008 as the runner-up to David Cook on the seventh season of “Idol.” Four years later, the 21-year-old devout Mormon stunned fans stunned fans by announcing a two-year hiatus from music in order to serve a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. "It's not because someone told me I was supposed to do it, and not because I no longer want to do music anymore," a tearful Archuleta told fans during a December 2011 concert. "But it's because it's the feeling of what I feel I need to do next in my life.”-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Katharine McPheeMcPhee stunned judges and fans during her stint on the fifth season of “American Idol,” earning a second-place finish to Taylor Hicks. These days, however, she is best known for her acting chops as the lead of NBC’s hit show “Smash.” McPhee’s acting credits also include episodes of “Family Guy,” “Community,” and “CSI: NY.”-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Fantasia BarrinoFantasia went from rags to riches in 2004 upon winning the third season of “American Idol.” These days, the trouble-prone singer is more known for her televised adventures on the reality show “Fantasia for Real” and the TV movie “The Fantasia Barrino Story.” She’ll appear next as the star of an upcoming biopic on the life of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Constantine Maro...Maroulis gained worldwide notoriety with a sixth-place finish on the fourth season of “American Idol.” He has since parlayed that fame into a successful career in theater, with credits including roles in the Broadway productions of “The Wedding Singer” and “Rock of Ages,” for which he was nominated for a Tony.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Sanjaya MalakarMalakar was a breakout star from the sixth season of “American Idol,” wildly popular among voters despite harsh (and nearly constant) criticism from the judges for his shaky singing. Perhaps wisely, he has spent recent years focusing on nearly everything else. In addition to starring on reality shows like “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” Sanjaya has released the book “Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul” and an autobiography titled “Dancing to the Music in My Head: Memoirs of the People’s Idol.” -Xfinity Music Programmers
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Ryan StarrAfter finishing seventh on the first season of “Idol,” Starr moved quickly into TV, nabbing roles on shows including “That ‘70s Show” and “CSI.” She also starred in the TV movie “'Ring of Darkness” and appeared in numerous reality shows (“The Surreal Life,” “Gimme My Reality Show”) capitalizing on her “Idol” fame.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Matt RogersThis gentle giant was a fan favorite on the third season of “American Idol, despite finishing outside the top 10. He took quick advantage of his newfound status with television gigs as a correspondent for “Idol,” followed by a job hosting Discovery Channel’s “Really Big Things” and CBS’ “There Goes the Neighborhood.” He currently serves as host of Lifetime’s “Coming Home.”-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Melinda Doolittl...After finishing in the top three on the sixth season of “American Idol,” Doolittle enjoyed a window of success in music, during which she sang at the 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Finals and performed for former President Bush. In the years since, she has been recognized more for her writing – her inspirational book “Beyond Me” was published in 2010 – and her work as a philanthropist, particularly with the organization Malaria No More.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Kristin AdamsFormerly known as Kristin Holt, Adams was a semi-finalists during the debut season of “American Idol.” Once she was cut, she was hired by Fox as a correspondent for the show, although her contributions were largely edited out. She experienced far more successful once she exited the show altogether, primarily as the host of G4’s “Cheat!” and the Speed channel’s “GT Academy.” She is currently co-host of the “Character Fantasy” film showcase on USA.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Becky O’DonohueO’Donohue experienced brief success as a semi-finalist on the fifth season of “American Idol,” but only made a lasting impression later alongside her twin sister Jessie. Together, the two starred on reality shows “Fear Factor” and “Minute to Win It,” posed for Maxim, and scored roles as twins on “ER” and the 2007 comedy “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.” Most recently, Becky played the role of a fashion model on a season four episode of “The Mentalist.”-Xfinity Music Programmers
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Jackie TohnThis “American Idol” semi-finalist was working on her second career even before her appearance on season eight. Long before Simon gave her his first smirk, Tohn had appeared on TV shows including “The Sopranos,” “Veronica Mars” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” After her “Idol” stint, she headed right back to TV on the show “Platinum Hit” alongside fellow alum Kara DioGuardi.-Xfinity Music Programmers
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