7 of the richest American Idol stars ever – net worths, ranked: Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson all make the list, of course, but who is the wealthiest of them all?

American Idol was an instant hit when it first debuted on Fox back in 2002. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest and based on the Pop Idol reality format from British television, the show was originally judged by Paula Abdul , Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. Over the years, mega stars like Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Ellen DeGeneres joined the judging panel before the show got cancelled in 2016.

Fortunately, by 2018 the series made its highly anticipated comeback when its 16th season premiered on ABC with Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie acting as judges. With the show’s 22nd season currently in full swing, we take a closer look at American Idol ’s wealthiest contestants ever with the help of Celebrity Net Worth. 7.

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Photo: @chrisdaughtry/Instagram After placing fourth on the fifth season of American Idol , singer Chris Daughtry became the lead vocalist and a guitarist of rock band Daughtry instead. Its 2006 debut album Daughtry reached No 1 on the Billboard chart, earning a Grammy nomin.