https://hasbeenoftheyear.com/ Satire: the annual for the formerly famous. Celebrities who were once everywhere and are now, on the evidence, somewhere else. Facts sourced, opinions entirely ours. en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://hasbeenoftheyear.com/entries/taylor-hicks/ https://hasbeenoftheyear.com/entries/taylor-hicks/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <p>He won American Idol after 63.4 million votes were cast. Less than two years later his label had dropped him, and before long he was hosting a show about state foods on INSP.</p><p><b>Then (2006):</b> Winner of American Idol, with 63.4 million votes cast on the night<br><b>Now (2023):</b> Host of State Plate, a show about each state’s signature foods, on INSP</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/86171-most-telephone-votes-for-a-television-programme-contestant">Guinness World Records</a></p><p>Fade-o-Meter: 8/10 (State-food TV host). Satire and commentary.</p>American IdolReality TVBroadway