Tonight, American Idol will crown a new winner. More than 40 countries have their own version of the competition.
Below are winners of Idol TV shows around the world. Each of them are of mixed-race descent and/or upbringing, a reminder that music exists in every culture.
Guy Sebastian - Australian Idol, 2003
White (Portuguese and English) and Sri Lankan
Taufik Batisah - Singapore Idol, 2004
Indian and Indonesian
Ben Lummis - NZ Idol, 2004
White (New Zealander), Maori, and Tongan
Melissa O'Neil - Canadian Idol, 2005
White (Canadian) and Chinese
Jorun Stiansen - Idol (Norway), 2005
Transracial adoptee: Colombian raised by Norwegian (White) parents
Eva Avila - Canadian Idol, 2006
White (French Canadian) and Peruvian
Mau Marcelo - Philippine Idol, 2006
Puerto Rican (White and Black) and Filipino
Matthew Saunoa - NZ Idol, 2006
White (English) and Samoan
Jordin Sparks - American Idol, 2007
Black (American) and White (American)
Mark Medlock - Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany), 2007
Black (American) and White (German)
Diandra Flores - Idols (Finland), 2012
White (Finnish) and Chilean
Sophie-Tith Charvet - Nouvelle Star (France), 2013
White (French) and Laotian
