Based on talent & success as an original artist
1. Kelly (holistically the best)
2. Carrie (one of the best commercial artists, most successful)
3. Phillip (amazing original artist, songwriter, and very successful)
4. Maddie (I think she'll do very well because she actually already is an artist in every sense of the word and not just a singer like most on the show)
5. Scotty (I don't like country but he's very talented)
6. Jordin (she's amazing but only lasted in the biz for 3-4 years and then went awol)
7. Fantasia (a diva, successful in her genre)
8. David (I rooted for him in the f2 and was happy he won, he did okay but faded away)
9. Candice (mega talented but I never really dug her songs after the show & I think she got dropped by her label)
The rest have really faded away after Idol:
10. Ruben (not my cup of tea)
11. Nick (boring, hot, forgettable WGWG)
12. Kris (boring, hot, forgettable WGWG)
13. Trent (WGWG)
14. Caleb (a rocker, cool I guess but I didn't like him and I haven't heard of him after idol)
15. Taylor (so, he's popular in Vegas but he won the best season of Idol against some of the most successful non-winners so I think he's total bullshit)
16. Lee (the most forgettable WGWG ever)
Taylor also does TV shows now wheee he travels the country and eats food (kinda like Guy Fieri). I believe it's on Destination America or some channel no one watches...
