GLOBAL 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