These American Idols Made Their Light Shine After The Camera Lights Went Off

Published on 03/08/2020
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21.Josh Gracin

Josh Gracin, whole hails from Michigan, is a singer and former US marine who took part in season two of American Idol. Gracin ended fourth place behind Kimberley Locke (mentioned earlier). His appearance on the big stage made his name a great one on the international scene and in the music industry.

Josh Gracin

Josh Gracin

After performing a rendition of “I’m Movin’ On” by Rascal Flatts, the band found Gracin to be an impressive singer and allowed being signed onto their co-producer, Marry Williams, who brought two of their albums to major success. Since then, the singer has had a lot of successes in his career to include signing a major record deal and releasing three albums, one of which was certified gold. Gracin now has a net worth estimated at $2 million.

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20.Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks was the winner of season five of American Idol, where he copped the prize above crowd favorite Katherine McPhee. However, with success on the show, he was yet to see it going right through after stepping from the stage. But, it was not so well for him as he only managed to debut a single album titled “Taylor Hicks,” even though it made it to the Billboards charts at number two. His record label would soon drop him. Luckily enough, the singer was able to revive after joining the Grease’s Broadway cast and become one of the first sets of Idol winners to own a Las Vegas residence. Hicks is now the host of Amazon Prime’s State Plate (a food adventure film) and has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Next: Making a name for herself on the Idol show is what the next star did during her time there…

Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks

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