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
Super Idol (Taiwan TV series) Super Idol (Taiwan TV series) Super Idol () is a Taiwanese music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a recording contract. The show is produced by Sanlih E-Television. It premiered on 27 October 2007 on SET Metro. Regine Li hosted the first six seasons, but due to her health, replacements hosted the show until 26 May 2012 when Fang Fangfang took over to be the permanent host. In the start of each season, the judges will decides on promoting the contestant to the next round according to the number of lights turned on (votes). After