Talented teens took center stage, with a 17-year-old aspiring preacher earning the judges' final platinum ticket as auditions concluded in Episode 4.

My Block, My Hood, My City's Jahmal Cole and a local teen on "American Idol" were on "Windy City Weekend" Friday.

An aspiring singer named Sam Sparks stunned the judges on American Idol with his powerful audition. Sparks' performance was ...

Douglas Kiker reportedly looked unwell before an ambulance picked him up in early March. It seems a pedestrian called 911 and ...

Kiker was sent to Hollywood during the 18th season of “American Idol” by performing “Bless the Broken Road.” He told the ...

AMERICAN IDOL Season 18 contestant Douglas Kiker died Monday at the age of 32. “It is with a heavy heart that we ...

He was 32 years old, NBC News reports. When he auditioned for the 18th season of “American Idol” in 2019, Kiker told judges ...

Douglas Kiker, who was known as the “Singing Garbage Man” on “American Idol,” died at the age of 32, according to his family.

New details have surfaced in last week's death of Doug Kiker, who made waves as the "Singing Garbage Man" on season 18 of ...

Douglas Kiker's inspiring American Idol journey was cut short, but his voice and story will live on after his tragic passing ...