Who won the first season of the TV show "American Idol"?

Back in 2002, a little singing competition called "American Idol" premiered on Fox and completely changed how America spent its Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Based on the British hit "Pop Idol," the show promised to find the next big music star through a combination of talent, audience votes, and Simon Cowell's brutal honesty. The first season drew millions of viewers who watched hopeful singers get crushed by judges or soar to stardom, all leading up to a finale that would crown the very first American Idol. Who actually won that inaugural season and earned the right to call themselves the original?