American Idol Breaking News
The day after Haeley Vaughn, Michelle Delamor, John Park, and Jermaine Sellers were eliminated from the American Idol semifinalists, they opened up about their experiences on a press call.
Something the contestants have been battling the first few weeks of live shows has been their nerves. Sixteen year old Haeley Vaughn said, The first week was really tough. We were all super nervous and scared and worried about our song choiceAnd nerves are always going to play a huge factor in what we do on the show. She explained that the nerves kind of settled down week two, but they were definitely still there, for me anyway. If I would have continued to be on the show, I think as the weeks went on, my nerves would have kind of gone away because I would have gotten more used to it, but theyll always be there.
After Haeleys performance on Wednesday, Kara talked about Haeleys voice and the need for it to mature a bit. Haeley doesnt disagree, I think that more experience and more time working on my vocals would be good. I think experience is always better for someone, especially since Im only 16, and this is the first really big thing that Ive done ever. Ive never performed in front of millions of people before. Ive never even performed in front of 100. And so, I think its always ... read more
Tonight, the eight female semifinalists (Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lacey Brown, Katelyn Epperly, Siobhan Magnus, Paige Miles, Lilly Scott and Katie Stevens) will take the stage once again, singing LIVE for America at 8/7c. Then, its the guys turn tomorrow, Wednesday, March 10 at 9/8c as the eight male semifinalists (Lee Dewyze, Andrew Garcia, Todrick Hall, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Alex Lambert, Michael Lynche and Tim Urban) perform LIVE in hopes of winning Americas vote.
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Many of your favorite American Idols have been in the news lately for upcoming albums, appearances, and more. Here are some of the Idols that have appeared in the news this week.
Idols Featured on NOW CDs:
American Idols Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, and Jordin Sparks will be featured on NOW Thats What I Call Faith CD, which brings together 16 inspiring hits by top pop and Christian artists. The album, which will be released on March 23rd, includes Carries Jesus, Take The Wheel, Jordins One Step At A Time, and Daughtrys Home. Another NOW CD, Now Thats What I Call Music! Vol. 33 will include American Idol Kris Allens Live Like Were Dying, Adam Lamberts Whataya Want From Me, and Daughtrys Life After You. This CD will also be released on March 23rd. The CD features 16 major hits from the pop, hip-hop and crossover country charts, plus five up-and-coming "NOW What's Next" New Music Preview tracks from hot new artists.
Idols on Tour and Idol Appearances
Season 8s third place finalist, Danny Gokey, will be opening for Sugarland on their summer tour. Here is the tour schedule:
Milwaukee, WI 3/6/10
Chicago, IL 3/7/10<... read more
A year after inspiring audiences worldwide as a finalist on the eighth season of American Idol, Scott MacIntyre will release his first post-Idol CD, Heartstrings, on March 11. The album will be available on iTunes and at his website, www.scottmacintyre.com. The release date coincides with his return to American Idol on the March 11th results show, when he will take the stage to perform with Matt Giraud on the same evening that the Season 9 Top 12 are revealed.
The first visually impaired finalist on American Idol, Scott was called an inspiration to the entire world through your commitment, through your talent by former judge Paula Abdul. All of his talents classically trained pianist, award-winning singer, composer and musician come to the fore on Heartstrings, which features a dozen original tracks: from the upbeat pop/rock of Stars, The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and its lead single, Heartstrings, to intimate acoustic ballads like Autumn Leaves and The Sun Still Shines, to the humorous romp Ill Take Tom (MySpace Breakup Song). Scotts contagious spirit of optimism and heartfelt lyrics take the listener on an emotional journey of love and yearning, hardship and hope, from the perspective of someone who deeply understands the challenge of overcoming enormous adversity.
Born in Redondo Beach, Californiaand having lived in Toronto, Canada; London, England; and now Scottsdale, ArizonaScott has been visually impaired since birth and started playing piano by ear at age three. At fourteen, he was admitted into Arizona State Universitys Barrett Honors College and Herberger College of Fine ... read more
The morning after Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Muoz and Tyler Grady were eliminated from Season 9 of American Idol, they opened up about their American Idol experience on a press call.
Janell Wheeler was eliminated on the Top 24 results show, but has a positive outlook on the Idol experience and her future. Many of the semifinalists experience problems with song choice their first week out, and thats what Janell struggled with too. I think I knew exactly what [the judges] wanted from me, Janell said. I just was choosing to do it the second week. The first rehearsal with me and that song was a little more country; however, it lost a lot of its rugged sound and energy, so I did switch it back to the rocker version and I felt like it definitely pumped me up and helped me perform better. But I think that in order for me to really have secured a place to the next round, I should have gone ahead and brought the guitar out and performed a top 40 hit like American Boy, which I was definitely planning on doing next week. But I will definitely, as I progress in my future, I will be sticking with a style that I do best, which is so close to my Hollywood audition, the most memorable one, which was American Boy.
Janells most memorable moment was ... read more
American Idol TV Singing Contest
The program seeks to discover the best young singer in the country, through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the latter stages of this competition are determined by public voting by phone. The format features three judges who critique the contestants' performances in order to facilitate the voting: record producer and bass player Randy Jackson; former pop star Paula Abdul; and music executive Simon Cowell. The show is hosted by former children's game show emcee and television personality Ryan Seacrest; comedian Brian Dunkleman co hosted with Seacrest in season one.
The show usually airs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. In its six seasons, its six winners have been, in order of their season, Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks. The first five American Idols are from the Southern United States of America (U.S) and the sixth, Jordin Sparks, is from the Southwest. Hicks was the oldest winner at 29, Sparks the youngest at just 17.
American Idol is televised on Fox in the United States and on Fox and CTV in Canada. The Idol series was first created by Simon Fuller (manager of the Spice Girls and S Club 7) and developed by Simon Jones of FremantleMedia. The directors are Bruce Gowers (director of Queen's original "Bohemian Rhapsody" video), Nigel Lythgoe (a judge on So You Think You Can Dance) and Ken Warwick (Gladiators and Grudge Match).
