24 Talent Show Losers That Ended up Being Super Successful

JENNIFER HUDSON’S ELIMINATION FROM “AMERICAN IDOL” WAS CONTROVERSIAL TO SAY THE LEAST. SHE WENT ON TO WIN AN ACADEMY AWARD, A GOLDEN GLOBE, AND MULTIPLE GRAMMYS.

Hudson finished seventh on her season of “American Idol,” but her performance in “Dreamgirls” won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She’s also appeared in films such as “Sex and the City,” “The Secret Life of Bees,” and in the live-TV musical “Hairspray Live.”

She joined “The Voice” as a judge last season.