Many of the American Idol contestants, both current and former, are popping up on Twitter. Unfortunately, I can’t guarantee that these are all real.
In fact, I can guarantee that some are fakes, as some have multiple accounts claiming to be that person. For now, I’m listing the multiples until I can determine the authoritative account.
Season 8
Kris Allen (winner)
@KrisAllenmusic
Adam Lambert (2nd place)
@RealAdamLambert (I believe this one is real)
@MrAdamLambert
Danny Gokey (3rd place)
@dannygokey1
Allison Iraheta (4th place)
@redallisonblack
Matt Giraud (5th place)
@MattGhere
Anoop Desai (6th place)
@AnoopDoggDesai
Scott MacIntyre (8th place)
@IdolScott
Megan Joy (Corkrey) (9th place)
@idolmeganjoy (not at all convinced this is real)
Alexis Grace (11th place)
@agcruc
Casey Carlson (top 36)
@CaseyPCarlson
Season 7
David Archuleta (2nd place)
@DavidArchie
Jason Castro (4th place)
@jasoncastro
Brooke White (5th place)
@babblingbrookie
Michael Johns (8th)
@Mjohnsmusic
Season 6
Jordin Sparks (winner)
@TheRealJordin
Blake Lewis (2nd place)
@BlakeLewis
Melinda Doolittle (3rd place)
@mdoolittle
Season 5
Taylor Hicks (winner)
@TaylorRHicks
Katharine McPhee (2nd place)
@katherinemcphee
Elliott Yamin (3rd place)
@elliottyamin
Chris Daughtry (4th place)
@CHRIS_Daughtry
Season 4
Carrie Underwood (winner)
@cunderwood83
Season 3
None known
Season 2
None known
Season 1
Kelly Clarkson (winner)
@kellyclarkson09
@kelly_clarkson
Justin Guarini (2nd place)
@justin_guarini
Cast and Crew
Ryan Seacrest (host)
@RyanSeacrest
Paula Abdul (judge)
@PaulaAbdul
Kara DioGuardi
@kara_dioguardi
Randy Jackson (judge)
@Rjackson_Dawg (probably not real)
Nigel Lythgoe (producer)
@dizzyfeet
Sy Smith (backup singer)
@Syberspace
If you know of and American Idols on Twitter that I missed, please post them in the comments. I’m not interested in the legion of American Idol fan accounts on Twitter at this time.
[…] I looked at the number of Twitter followers each American Idol finalist had. This was a surprise. Kris has nearly two times the followers that Adam does. It’s not […]
It looks like Megan Joy has a Twitter: @idolmeganjoy
Kimberley Locke of season 2 has a twitter account which is definitely authentic
http://www.twitter.com/kimberleylocke