David Archuleta
At just 16 years of age, David Archuleta was one of the youngest contestants on season seven of Idol, he ended up being the runner up receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes! Not bad. After Idol, he released a few albums then in 2012, Archuleta left for a two-year hiatus for a missionary trip of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile. After his trip, he did release another two albums.
Diana DeGarmo
Diana is the runner up of season three and after her Idol success, she has done Broadway, three national tours, starred on a soap opera and released a full album and two EPs. She’s also married to fifth-season American Idol finalist Ace Young. I know, right? Lucky woman.