Lee DeWyze
Illinois born and bred, Lee DeWyze won season nine of American Idol in 2010. Before the show, he had a band named Lee DeWyze Band and even released two independent albums. Post Idol, he has released five albums. Oil & Water came out in 2016. He married the model and actress Jonna Walsh in 2012.
Crystal Bowersox
If we’re going to talk about the winner season nine, we might as well mention the runner up, Crystal Bowersox. The 32 year old released her second album All That for This in 2013. However since then very little has been heard of the singer-songwriter.