Who won 'American Idol' Season 23? What do you get for winning 'American Idol'?
A new winner of "American Idol" has been chosen.
About 26 million votes were cast to select the 2025 American Idol and one contestant received a majority of those votes.
Breanna Nix was eliminated first about halfway through the finale, coming in third place on "American Idol" Season 23.
Besides former contestants, guests during the finale included Salt-N-Pepa, Jessica Simpson and Good Charlotte. Contestant Jamal Roberts performed with "artist in residence" Jelly Roll, John Foster went on stage with judge Luke Bryan and Nix sang with Brandon Lake.
Here's who the 2025 "American Idol" winner is, what the winners of "American Idol" get and what to know about your Season 23 champ.
Once the Top 24 singers have joined the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or AFTRA, which costs $3,000, then they earn $1,571 for a two-hour show, $1,303 for each one-hour episode and $910 for each half-hour episode, per 2016 numbers from TV Insider.
Contestants also receive a $400 wardrobe allowance per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The winner of "American Idol" 2025 receives a recording contract and a cash prize. That amount has changed throughout the years, with season 16 winner Maddie Poppe getting $250,000 and season one winner Kelly Clarkson walking away with a $1 million recording deal with RCA Records.
The winner of "American Idol" 2025 is Jamal Roberts, a P.E. teacher from Mississippi.
Roberts is 27 years old.
There is no clear answer on how many votes Roberts received in particular, but 26 million votes were cast in total.
The runner-up of "American Idol" Season 23 is John Foster.
Foster is an 18-year-old from Addis, Louisiana.
Yes, season 23 of "American Idol" began March 2, 2025.
Season 24 of "American Idol" has already been in the works, according to Executive Producer Megan Michaels Wolflick. Thousands of submissions have already come in, but season 24 will likely not come out until 2026.
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If you're not able to watch live, "American Idol" Season 23 will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
A subscription to Hulu costs $9.99 a month (or $99.99/year) for the ad-supported plan. Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $18.99 a month.
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