Success after Idol elimination 

Pia Toscano
Jennifer Hudson
Adam Lambert
Clay Aiken
Bucky Covington
Constantine Maroulis
Diana DeGarmo
Elliott Yamin
Katharine McPhee
Bo Bice
Chris Daughtry
Kellie Pickler
Kimberly Caldwell
Josh Gracin
Mandisa
William Hung
Justin Guarini
Frenchie Davis
Ryan Starr
Tamyra Gray

Jason Castro
David Archuleta
Blake Lewis
Kimberely Locke
Crystal Bowersox
Sanjaya Malakar
Allison Iraheta

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