ADAM LAMBERT: FULL-CIRCLE MOMENTS AND FIRSTS

Here we have collected Adam's achievements - both big, like becoming the first openly gay artist to top the Billboard charts, and small, like being the first guest artist to use lasers on the American Idol stage.

• First Simon Cowell Standing Ovation on American Idol
• First Cover of a Led Zeppelin Song on American Idol
• First Active American Idol Contestant to Appear on the Cover of Entertainment Weekly
• First Openly Gay Artist to Launch A Career on a Major Label
• First American Idol Contestant to Return as a Mentor
• First Artist to Use Lasers on the American Idol Stage
• First American Idol Finalist to Headline an International Tour
• First Openly Gay Artist to Debut at #1 on the Billboard Album Charts
• First Western Artist to Perform on The Voice of China
• First American Idol Contestant to Tour Mainland China
• First American Idol Contestant to Return As a Guest Judge