American Idol (season 8) American Idol (season 8) The eighth season of "American Idol" premiered on January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the "Idol" panel. It was also Abdul's final season as a judge. Kris Allen, a native of Conway, Arkansas, was announced the winner of the competition on May 20, 2009, defeating runner-up Adam Lambert after nearly 100 million votes. This was the second season where both of the final
American Idol (video game) 18, 2008. An iPhone application entitled ""American Idol: The Game"" was released on the App Store. It was released by Electronic Arts on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of Macworld rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed to positive reviews from its users. American Idol (video game) American Idol (known as Pop Idol in Europe) is a music video game. It is based on the Fox Network show "American Idol" developed by Hothouse Creations on the PS2 and PC, and Möbius Entertainment (now called Rockstar Leeds) on the GBA and published by Codemasters. Despite