Season 1's real winner: Kelly Clarkson
No one in the inaugural Idol season has come close to Clarkson's success. (Fourth-place finisher Tamyra Gray has come the closest with roles on TV and Broadway.) With chart toppers and Grammy nods for her latest album, Stronger, this star won't be fading anytime soon. —MJ Santilli
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