In a continuation of the musical year of the Idol, Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood dominated the festivities at Sunday’s American Music Awards.

Daughtry’s wins included Favorite Breakthrough Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. According to this article on MTV.com, Season 5’s fourth-place finalist was totally pumped.

“Wow. I can’t believe we’re in the category with Justin Timberlake and Linkin Park. It’s pretty awesome,” Chris Daughtry said. “I want to make sure we thank the fans again because you guys made this all possible for us.”

Carrie won awards for top artist and best album in the country category, and she also took home a special text-in award, sponsored by T-Mobile.

After six seasons of AI, that its artists are scoring such big wins in the music industry underscores just how talented Idol finalists have been the past few years. While I’m not sure the show’s producers always find the best way to showcase these singers, it’s irrefutably clear that American Idol is chock-full of serious talent.