Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old PE teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, won season 23 of "American Idol." Here are more facts about the 2025 winner.

Roberts was named the season 23 winner of the singing competition show on Sunday, May 18 Jamal Roberts reveals his plans after winning American Idol Roberts reveals his reaction to Breanna Nix predicting his win early on in the season The judges share their thoughts on Roberts' victory After winning season 23 of American Idol,

Host Ryan Seacrest said there were 26 million votes cast, which broke a record and was twice as many as for last year's finale.