American Idol season 6 (2007)

Finalists

American Idol season 6 finalists: show result, then career after the show

Finalist	Show result	After the show
Jordin Sparks	WinnerLast competed May 23, 2007	Jordin Sparks released her fifth studio album, No Restrictions, in September 2024, and a holiday EP, Joy, with the music company Epidemic Sound in November 2024. Her discography lists further non-album singles in 2025, including Safe to Me and Who Cares?.
Blake Lewis	Runner-upLast competed May 23, 2007	Wanderlust Unknown was released on January 24, 2020, on Audio Day Dream Records. Portrait of a Chameleon was released on May 20, 2014, on the same label. On February 25, 2013, an announcement said he had signed with Republic Records.
Melinda Doolittle	Eliminated 3rdLast competed May 16, 2007	Melinda Doolittle released the single Deck the Halls (feat. Scott Bradlee) on December 4, 2025. Since 2011 she has co-hosted TVLine's Reality Check with Michael Slezak. Her EP You're the Reason was released on November 12, 2013.
LaKisha Jones	Eliminated 4thLast competed May 9, 2007	LaKisha Jones competed on the 2013 season of The Winner Is and was eliminated in the first round. Her album So Glad I'm Me was released on May 19, 2009, on Elite Music LLC, followed by the single Same Song in August 2009.
Sanjaya Malakar	Eliminated 7thLast competed April 18, 2007	Sanjaya Malakar sings seven jazz standards on Good Merlin by The Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp, released on June 23, 2017. As of April 2014, his album Life ~ Love ~ Music was still a work in progress.
HSHaley Scarnato	Eliminated 8thLast competed April 11, 2007	Haley Scarnato released the country single How I Feel in 2012, written by Dan Hill and Keith Stegall. In November 2009 she said her album Strongheart had been scrapped after she left her management.
Gina Glocksen	Eliminated 9thLast competed April 4, 2007	Gina Glocksen released the single Nothing Before It's Time (Dany's Song) on December 6, 2019. She is the vocalist of the Gina Glocksen Band, which takes booking inquiries in the Chicago area. She has sung the national anthem for the Chicago White Sox.
Chris Sligh	Eliminated 10thLast competed March 28, 2007	In 2024 Chris Sligh released the country EPs Antiques & Spanish Moss on April 19 and White Picket Fences on May 17, both copyrighted by KindacrazyMusic. His site says he returned to co-writing at the end of August 2019, and a December 2023 account said he was focused more on songwriting than on performing.
SEStephanie Edwards	Eliminated 11thLast competed March 21, 2007	Apple Music's Stephanie Edwards artist entry, the same entry as the 2008 single Here I Am, lists Rise Up, a May 30, 2025 single credited to Jamais Vu and Stephanie Edwards. She released the charity single On Our Way in early October 2007 and sang in the 2010 Savannah Theatre revue Southern Nights.
Brandon Rogers	Eliminated 12thLast competed March 14, 2007	Brandon Rogers released the single Don't Fight the Rhythm! on May 24, 2024, billed with Rhett Fisher and Devin Hoffman and copyrighted by Walt Disney Records/Pixar. His artist site describes him as a Los Angeles songwriter and producer whose credits include Troye Sivan's Happy Little Pill, Alec Benjamin's I Built a Friend, and a Children's and Family Emmy nomination for co-writing In Your Shoes from Sneakerella.
Chris Richardson	Eliminated 5th–6thLast competed May 2, 2007	In 2015 Chris Richardson announced that he and YMCMB had parted ways and that he would release music independently. His single Rear View was scheduled for release on February 19, 2016.
Phil Stacey	Eliminated 5th–6thLast competed May 2, 2007	Phil Stacey's 2015 single Reach Beyond peaked at number 11 on Hot Christian Songs. Faith was released on March 29, 2011, on Conquer Entertainment. Into the Light was released on August 25, 2009, via Reunion Records.

Semifinalists

Semifinal round: the Top 24, twelve women and twelve men, who sang over three weeks (Top 24, Top 20 and Top 16) from February 20, 2007; the bottom two women and bottom two men left each week.

American Idol season 6 semifinalists: show result, then career after the show

Semifinalist	Show result	After the show
ABAntonella Barba	Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 8, 2007	No career summary yet.
JCJared Cotter	Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 8, 2007	No career summary yet.
SSSabrina Sloan	Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 8, 2007	No career summary yet.
Sundance Head	Eliminated in the Top 16Last competed March 8, 2007	No career summary yet.
AJA. J. Tabaldo	Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 1, 2007	No career summary yet.
AAAlaina Alexander	Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 1, 2007	No career summary yet.
LHLeslie Hunt	Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 1, 2007	No career summary yet.
NPNick Pedro	Eliminated in the Top 20Last competed March 1, 2007	No career summary yet.
AKAmy Krebs	Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 22, 2007	No career summary yet.
NTNicole Tranquillo	Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 22, 2007	No career summary yet.
PKPaul Kim	Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 22, 2007	No career summary yet.
RCRudy Cardenas	Eliminated in the Top 24Last competed February 22, 2007	No career summary yet.