Natalie Burge became one of American Idol's season 1 top 24 final contestants at the age of 17. Natalie Burge is from Morton, IL. Natalie Burge was not the winner of American Idol, far from it. Natalie Burge didn't even make the top 10 list during season 1. However, Natalie Burge was amongst season one's best of the rest.