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
Cenla Idol did not receive guaranteed audition spot since it was designated for the "Cenla Idol" winner. "Natchez Idol" competition held only one time." Cenla Idol Cenla Idol is a local singing talent contest, conducted each year by local Fox affiliate WNTZ-TV. The series of off-air singing competitions are based on the Fox television show "American Idol". The local competition began in late 2002 exclusively on local radio station KQID-FM, but eventually broadened with WNTZ-TV as the controlling partner (due to its Fox television affiliation), and a radio station {KHFX (2003); KQID (2004–2006, 2010-2011); KLAA (2009)} as the secondary partner. WNTZ legally