Seasons · Fox

Season 14 (2015)

Aired on Fox from January 7, 2015 to May 13, 2015. The 12 finalists (Top 12): the contestants listed for season 14 in the Contestants table of Wikipedia's List of American Idol finalists, the same group as the season's Top 12 finals and elimination chart.^⁠[1][2]

Finalists

• Winner
• Runner-up
• Other finalists

Season 14 finalists: show result, then career after the show

Finalist	Show result	After the show
Nick Fradiani	Winner⁠[1][2] Last competed May 13, 2015	Nick Fradiani, the season 14 winner, was lead singer of Beach Avenue and released Hurricane on August 5, 2016. He parted with Big Machine Label Group and 19 Entertainment in January 2017, released Where We Left Off on October 13, 2017, and Past My Past on November 25, 2022. He played Neil Diamond-Then in A Beautiful Noise on Broadway and on the tour billed through July 12, 2026.⁠[3]
CBClark Beckham	Runner-up⁠[1][2] Last competed May 13, 2015	Clark Beckham, runner-up on season 14 of American Idol, released the EP Year One in 2018 and the album Light Year in 2020. Quincy Jones signed him to Quincy Jones Management in 2017. NCS Records announced his signing in October 2025, and Acoustic Worship Sessions was set for June 26, 2026.⁠[4][5][6][7]
JAX	Eliminated (3rd)⁠[1][2] Last competed May 12, 2015	Latest documented update (June 28, 2024): JAX, a season 14 finalist, released the EP Funny in 2017 and signed with Atlantic Records in January 2021. Victoria's Secret reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album Dear Joe, came out on Atlantic on June 28, 2024.⁠[8]
RORayvon Owen	Eliminated (4th)⁠[1][2] Last competed May 6, 2015	Rayvon Owen released Fragile on August 15, 2025. His EPs include Cycles, Air, Las Virginia, and Real. He hosted The Sims Spark'd on TBS from July 17 to August 7, 2020, and he finished fourth on American Idol.⁠[9][10][11][12]
TJTyanna Jones	Eliminated (5th)⁠[1][2] Last competed April 29, 2015	Latest documented update (June 19, 2019): Tyanna Jones released the single I Do on June 19, 2019. She sang on the American Idols Live! Tour 2015 after finishing fifth on American Idol.⁠[13][14]
QAQuentin Alexander	Eliminated (6th)⁠[1][2] Last competed April 22, 2015	Latest documented update (January 3, 2025): Quentin Alexander released the EP SiGH on January 3, 2025. Permission came out on August 1, 2024, and When You're Down came out on April 12, 2022, on Their Eyes In Sun Records. He finished sixth on American Idol in 2015.⁠[15][16]
Joey Cook	Eliminated (7th)⁠[1][2] Last competed April 15, 2015	Latest documented update (2019): Joey Cook, a season 14 finalist, self-published Hey, I Love You on Bandcamp on November 23, 2012. Postmodern Jukebox released four songs with her on lead vocals from August 27, 2015 to January 7, 2017. Welcome to the Variety Show, with Joey Cook and the Partyraddlers, came out on July 1, 2016.⁠[17][18]
QMQaasim Middleton	Eliminated (8th)⁠[1][2] Last competed April 8, 2015	Latest documented update (June 20, 2022): Qaasim Middleton sings and plays guitar with Juggernaut War Party, the band formed on June 22, 2015. On June 20, 2022, the group announced a July 3 show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. He played DJ Big Planet on The Get Down and played guitar on The Naked Brothers Band.⁠[19][20][21]
Daniel Seavey	Eliminated (9th)⁠[1][2] Last competed April 1, 2015	Daniel Seavey, a season 14 finalist, was a founding member of Why Don't We from September 27, 2016 until the band ended on February 27, 2025. The band's albums 8 Letters and The Good Times and the Bad Ones debuted at numbers 9 and 3 on the Billboard 200. His solo album Second Wind was released on March 7, 2025, and reached number 7 on the ARIA albums chart dated March 17, 2025.⁠[22][23][24][25][26]
SCSarina-Joi Crowe	Eliminated (12th)⁠[1][2] Last competed March 12, 2015	Sarina-Joi Crowe sang background vocals on Everlast's album Embers to Ashes, released August 28, 2026. She started the band Blaque Top Blonde, joined the house band at BB King's Blues Club, and works as a vocalist and acoustic guitarist.⁠[27][28]
ADAdanna Duru	Eliminated (10th–11th)⁠[1][2] Last competed March 25, 2015	Adanna Duru appeared on American Idol and The Voice. Based in Los Angeles, she released the album The Naijamerican Dream on July 24, 2026. In 2022, making videos became her full-time work.⁠[29][30]
MWMaddie Walker	Eliminated (10th–11th)⁠[1][2] Last competed March 25, 2015	No career summary documented yet.

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   • Contestants table, row Clark Beckham: Season 14, Place finish Runner-up
   • Contestants table, row JAX: Season 14, Place finish 3rd
   • Contestants table, row Rayvon Owen: Season 14, Place finish 4th
   • Contestants table, row Tyanna Jones: Season 14, Place finish 5th
   • Contestants table, row Quentin Alexander: Season 14, Place finish 6th
   • Contestants table, row Joey Cook: Season 14, Place finish 7th
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   • Lead section: “On May 13, Nick Fradiani was announced as this season's winner, with Clark Beckham as the runner-up.”
   • Lead section; Elimination chart, row Nick Fradiani: Pl. 1, Finale (5/13) Winner; ratings table, episode 30 Season 14 Finale, May 13: “On May 13, Nick Fradiani was announced as this season's winner”
   • Lead section; Elimination chart, row Clark Beckham: Pl. 2, Finale (5/13) Runner-up: “with Clark Beckham as the runner-up”
   • Top 2 – Finale section; Elimination chart, row JAX: Pl. 3, Eliminated in the Top 3 column (5/12); ratings table, episode 29 Top 2 Perform, May 12: “Jax was revealed to have the lowest number of votes from the previous week and was eliminated prior to performing.”
   • Top 3 section; Elimination chart, row Rayvon Owen: Pl. 4, Eliminated in the Top 4 column (5/6); ratings table, episode 28, May 6: “he was revealed to have had the lowest vote count from the previous week and was eliminated.”
   • Top 5 table (Eliminated); Elimination chart, row Tyanna Jones: Pl. 5, Top 5 column (dated 4/30); ratings table, episode 27 Top 4 Perform, April 29
   • Top 5 – Arena anthems section; Elimination chart, row Quentin Alexander: Pl. 6, Top 6 column (dated 4/23); ratings table, episode 26 Top 5 Perform, April 22: “but he lost the Twitter vote and was eliminated.”
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   • Hurricane: “The album ''Hurricane'' was released on August 5, 2016”
   • 2017: “In January 2017, Fradiani parted with Big Machine Label Group and 19 Entertainment.”
   • Where We Left Off: “which was released on October 13, 2017.”
   • Past My Past: “* Released: November 25, 2022”
   • A Beautiful Noise: “The final show of the tour will be on July 12, 2026.”
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   • EPs: “''Year One'' (2018)”
   • Albums: “''Light Year'' (2020)”
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   • 2021: “In January 2021, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.”
   • Lead: “reached number 35 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]”
   • 2024: “On June 28, 2024, she released her debut studio album ''Dear Joe,'' on [[Atlantic Records]].”
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    • When You're Down: "releaseDate":"2022-04-12T07:00:00Z"
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    • Other works: “Cook's first album, ''Hey, I Love You'', was self-published on [[Bandcamp]] in 2012.”
    • Postmodern Jukebox: “with Cook on lead vocals.”
    • Other works: “her album ''Welcome to the Variety Show'' was released on July 1, 2016.”
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    • Show: “Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on Sunday, July 3, 2022”
    • Origin: “Battle of the Bands on June 22, 2015”
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    • Commercial performance: “debuted at number nine on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]”
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    • Personnel: “Sarina-Joi Crowe – background vocals”
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