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American Idol just came to an end, and we now have a winner of Season 22! The singing reality TV series, which began as Pop Idol in the U.K. before launching in America in 2012, has successfully sprung up all around the world with a bunch of international versions, boasting major superstars for judges. After running on Fox from 2002 to 2016 for 15 seasons, it was on hiatus for two years until 2018, when a revival of the series began on ABC, and it’s aired ever since. Over the years, plenty of talented stars have judged and mentored the contestants all the way to the top. And one by one, they have eventually left the show to go on and do other things – including every original judge from the U.S. series. We’ve put together all of the judges who have since departed from American Idol, along with the explanations they’ve given for why they left the show. Click through to see every judge who left American Idol and why…
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Posted to: American Idol, EG, Ellen DeGeneres, evergreen, Extended, Jennifer Lopez, Kara DioGuardi, Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell, Slideshow, Steven Tyler
