text: american idol past winners? where are they???  they only person we hear on the radio is kelly clarkson.... where & what are the other doing  working at mcdonalds???????? good question, fantasia is supposed to be working on a movie deal that is a biography of how she went from single, struggling mother to american idol winner.  reuben is i dunno, flippin' burgers at mcdonalds.  carrie underwood released an album last year, didn't she win a grammy for best new country artist or something?