Kelli Glover became one of American Idol's season 1 top 24 final contestants at the age of 19. Kelli Glover is from Cranford, NJ. Kelli Glover was not the winner of American Idol, far from it. Kelli Glover didn't even make the top 10 list during season 1. However, Kelli Glover was amongst season one's best of the rest.