American Idol................ Now What?

Season 4 (2005)

Winner: Carrie Underwood- http://www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/carrieunderwood , has released one album Some Hearts in 2005 and is about to release her second album Carnival Ride on October 23, 2007. Ms. Underwood is the most successful American Idol winner and contestant to date selling 6 million copies of Some Hearts in the U.S. alone (the album also has been the best selling female country album of 2005, 2006, and 2007 and has had every single she has released be a number 1). Her awards have been numerous including, but not limited to, two Grammys, eight Billboards, four Country Music Television Awards, five Academy of Country Music Awards, two Country Music Association Awards (CMAs), one American Music Award (AMA), and two People's Choice Awards. She is also nominated for four CMAs and three AMAs this year. Ms. Underwood reportedly dates Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Runner Up: Bo Bice- http://www.bobice.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/bobice , released his debut album The Real Thing in 2005 and will also release his second album on October 23, 2007 (the same day as Carrie Underwood) titled See the Light. Mr. Bice married his longtime girlfriend Caroline Fisher in 2005 and his son Aidan was born later that year. Ben Stiller also invited Bo to sing the song "Blades of Glory" for his movie of the same name in 2007.

3rd: Vonzell Solomon- http://www.officialbabyv.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/officialbabyv , her demo CD, My Struggle, surfaced on itunes in 2007. There has been talk that Ms. Solomon is working on a full length album. She will make her acting debut in the movie "Still Green" to be released in December 2007; the movie is receiving critical acclaim on the independent circuit.

4th: Anthony Fedorov- http://www.myspace.com/anthonyfedorovmusic , continues to tour with other American Idol contestants, but has not released an album.

5th: Scott Savol- http://www.scottsavolonline.com/ , says on his website that he is hoping to release an album in 2008, and is doing a show on a cruise line.

6th: Constantine Maroulis- http://www.myspace.com/constantinemaroulis , has not slowed down since American Idol, he released his debut cd "Constantine" this past summer on an indie label. He has a recurring role on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful where ironically he plays a rockstar. Maroulis has done lots of Broadway shows since Idol including Rent in 2003, The Wedding Singer in 2006, and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris in 2007 (where he is currently appearing at the Zipper Theater off Broadway). His single "Everybody Loves" has been featured on The Bold and the Beautiful.

7th: Anwar Robinson- http://www.anwarmusic.com/ , is currently playing the role of Tom Collins in the national and international tour of Rent through at least the end of 2007.

8th: Nadia Turner- http://www.nadiaturner.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/nadiaturner , is currently putting the finishing touches on her debut album, Standing on Love (there is no word on exactly when it will be released, I will post a date as soon as I find one).

9th: Nikko Smith- http://www.myspace.com/nikkostl , performs for private events, but has yet to really break into the music business and release a full length album. He is signed to an indie record label.

10th: Jessica Sierra- http://www.myspace.com/jessicasierramusic , currently is not signed to a record label and performs for private events. She dated fellow Idol contestant Nikko Smith for some time but later confirmed that the two had broken up. She is currently featured on a "Toys R Us" compilation cd.

11th: Mikalah Gordon- http://www.myspace.com/mikalahagordon and http://mikalah-gordon.org/ , Ms. Gordon will be appearing on an episode of "The Unit" on October 30, 2007 on CBS, and hopes to continue acting. She survived a robbery at gunpoint in 2006 in her hometown of Las Vegas in which police said she was lucky to be alive.

12: Lindsay Cardinale- http://myspace.com/lindseycardinale , is currently at work in Nashville with producer Paul Jackson on her debut album.