American Idol (season 7) American Idol (season 7) The seventh season of "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008 and concluded on May 21, 2008. Ryan Seacrest continued to host the show with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson returning as judges. David Cook was announced the winner of the competition on May 21, 2008, defeating runner-up David Archuleta by a margin of roughly 12 million votes out of over 97 million, which was at that time the highest recorded vote total ever recorded in the show's history. The split was 56% to 44%. The seventh
Idol Puerto Rico Idol Puerto Rico Idol Puerto Rico is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the "Idol" franchise, it is based on the British show "Pop Idol" created by Simon Fuller. The first season of the show debut on August 7, 2011 on WAPA-TV. "Idol Puerto Rico" is the Puerto Rico edition of the British show "Pop Idol". Like its international counterparts, the show employs a panel of judges to select singers in audition, then adding other elements such as telephone voting by the viewing public and the drama of backstories and real-life soap opera unfolding