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Life after winning 'Idol'

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    Former contestants discuss career decisions

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-- -- American Idol winners not only get the title and prize money they get -- record deal.

Last season's winner Phillip Phillips is releasing his debut album November 19 and is ready for this next -- It's hard to believe it's been a year -- faster -- And you know because that -- -- process takes I don't know if that is a whole year.

And forward to be over in his tennis -- strange now go to -- off doing both things.

Even ten winner Scotty mccreery album debuted at number one on the billboard 200.

And -- recently released a Christmas album he says it all still feels new.

I get nervous before everything I know forgo on stage if we put on -- -- You know you really put a lot of work into it in his wanna you know that the fans happy.

The other -- -- make it big like Chris Daughtry Jennifer Hudson it's -- five years in fifth place finisher Chris Richardson -- a household name but he's feeling optimistic about his new single.

I didn't get any deals offered to me after American Idol which is fine.

But I just really really worked hard because I wanted something -- want of this you know to reach a certain goal evil yeah.

Michael lynch played Lawrence on season nine it.

He signed a record deal and took his time working on his first album.

Lot of rewrites and reproductions and remixes.

I think there's only one way to do business right so you know -- just took little time.

In and and what was -- as much my record label didn't put any pressure on me as far as any timeline or anything.

So even -- -- dozens and all of the contestants into super stardom right away.

It can -- -- help them figure out if they're on the right career path.

I know idol can determine if people want to continue on -- music.

Her music career and who can be I mean just from some of the past idols that I talked to mean some are still seeing and in some aren't you now and Jefferson and -- -- career anymore.

We'll see what happens with the next batch of idol hopefuls -- even twelve -- he's in January.

In New York -- court in Fox News.

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