The winner gets a recording contract for a year and 1 million dollars.
The 13 contestants on the show are paid for there appearance on the show
No, they just get a recording contract/label.
yes
No.
On average the general american idol winner can potentially make up to a million dollars. However, contestants usually after they reach the top 12 start earning money through royalties, advertisements and sponsorships of advertising companies.
American Idol pays for your plane ticket to Hollywood, your hotel, food, your not stuck with the bill, they basically pay for everything.
The runner up on American Idol gets to do an album.
$50,000
Make him an American Idol tee. Put his face on it and say 2011 American Idol winner! Research his favorite colors and make that the background.
No.
The song "Do I Make You Proud", sung by American Idol winner Taylor Hicks was parodied in the "Weird Al" Yankovic album Straight Outta Lynwood - it was titled "Do I Creep You Out".Taylor Hicks. His song, "Do I Make You Proud" became "Do I Creep You Out."
As far as I know, David Archuleta made no money on American Idol. I do not even think the winner gets money for winning. The winner gets a guaranteed record contract. That contract might pay some advance money, but that is after Idol ends. As contestants, I believe they received room and board (a place to sleep and food) and the clothing they wore on the show. They may have received a small amount from sales of their performances and studio versions on iTunes, but I think 19E (who runs Idol) probably reaped the most profits from that. After Idol is over, the highest earning Idols can earn from $100,000 to $6,000,000 depending on their album and single sales and the number and size of concerts they do. David Archuleta made 1.3 million dollars in his first year after Idol. Cook made 2 million but that included his sponsorship of Sketchers shoes.
5-8 million per year
On average the general american idol winner can potentially make up to a million dollars. However, contestants usually after they reach the top 12 start earning money through royalties, advertisements and sponsorships of advertising companies.
The fourth season of American Idol premiered on January 18, 2005 and continued until May 25, 200 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_(season_4)American Idol Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood http://www.americanidol.com/archive/contestants/season4/carrie_underwood/
Per the standard "Idol" runner-up contract, she can expect to pocket $150,000 when she starts to record her first album, and will get another $150,000 when it is completed. If she makes a second album, the money will keep increasing.
No, she didn't.
60k
American Idol pays for your plane ticket to Hollywood, your hotel, food, your not stuck with the bill, they basically pay for everything.
The runner up on American Idol gets to do an album.