Performers:
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, Bobby Bones, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Harry Connick, Jr. (more)Plots(1)
What drives over 30 million people to watch American Idol every week? Find out what the network doesn't want you to see! Kelly, Ruben, Clay, Fantasia, Carrie, Bo, Ryan, Paula, Randy and, of course, Simon, have become household names. How did a simple talent show transform into the most successful television program of all time? Now see an up-close and personal look at the dynamic cast of personalities that made the show a run-away hit from the start. Step backstage and get firsthand accounts of the nail-biting audition process, sold out concert, the fortune and the price of fame. Candid interviews with the show's most unforgettable and forgettable contestants reveal what life is like after the spotlight of being on American Idol has faded. In-depth interviews, expert commentary and diehard fan testimonials laced with good old-fashioned juicy gossip make this a behind-the-scenes expose not to miss! It's unofficial, unrelenting and unaffiliated with the show, so you know you're getting the unadulterated untold story! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Performers
![Beyoncé](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748090_b0e2c5.jpg)
Beyoncé
USA
Best movies:
Beyonce's I Am... World Tour (2010) (concert)
Beyoncé: I Am... Yours (2009) (concert)
Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta (2006) (concert)
![Jack Black](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/360/162360673_4d41b5.png)
Jack Black
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Ice Age (2002)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
![Tony Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901347_9e34f6.jpg)
Tony Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Analyze This (1999)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
The Scout (1994)
![Tim McGraw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/531/160531323_ed2b65.jpg)
Tim McGraw
USA
Best movies:
The Blind Side (2009)
The Kingdom (2007)
Black Cloud (2004)
![Tom Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656102_53a216.jpg)
Tom Jones
UK
Best movies:
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Tom Jones: A Soundstage Special Event (2017) (concert)
The Jerky Boys (1995)
![Bono](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272433_c7bee5.jpg)
Bono
Ireland
Best movies:
Linkin Park & Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017) (concert) - a.f.
U2: The Best of 1980-1990 (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Orianthi Panagaris
Australia
![Kesha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/984/161984760_e389fd.jpg)
Kesha
USA
Best movies:
A Ghost Story (2017)
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
![Joe Jonas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544421_bc5e4c.jpg)
Joe Jonas
USA
Best movies:
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
Grease: Live (2016) (TV movie)
Devotion (2022)
![Miley Cyrus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/025/161025492_4831e8.jpg)
Miley Cyrus
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Bolt (2008)
![Elton John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/333/164333322_98ef4f.png)
Elton John
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) (concert)
Billy Elliot the Musical (2014) (theatrical recording)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
![Justin Bieber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/033/165033060_300ab7.png)
Justin Bieber
Canada
Best movies:
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Zoolander No. 2 (2016)
Behaving Badly (2014)
![Christina Aguilera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281352_dd242d.jpg)
Christina Aguilera
USA
Best movies:
Christina Aguilera: Stripped Live in the UK (2004) (concert)
Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics - Live and Down Under (2008) (concert)
Burlesque (2010)
![Janet Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394637_2a343d.jpg)
Janet Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
![Gwen Stefani](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/451/161451058_f651ee.jpg)
Gwen Stefani
USA
Best movies:
The Aviator (2004)
The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005) (video compilation)
Zoolander (2001)
![Joss Stone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443596_571129.jpg)
Joss Stone
UK
Best movies:
Eragon (2006)
![Dolly Parton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/723/163723526_a25b7b.jpg)
Dolly Parton
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Gone Wild (2004) (video compilation)
Unlikely Angel (1996) (TV movie)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
![Neil Diamond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/368/160368383_e61055.jpg)
Neil Diamond
USA
Best movies:
The Jazz Singer (1980)
Saving Silverman (2001)
Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)
![Adam Levine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/295/158295267_6e92f7.jpg)
Adam Levine
USA
Best movies:
Begin Again (2013)
Klown Forever (2015)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Robin Thicke
USA