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Erika Van Pelt, Season 11
Erika Van Pelt talks about her time on Idol

March 23, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Erika Van Pelt showed up on the American Idol stage this week sporting a new look. She had shortened her hair. She had dyed it black. And then she launched into a rendition of “New York State of Mind” that got generally good reviews from the Idol judges. None of it mattered. When it came…
Season 11, Season 11 finals
American Idol Top 10 results show photo gallery

March 23, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Erika Van Pelt was eliminated. Haley Reinhart returned to Idol to perform her new single “Free.” And Joe Perry made a surprise appearance to help celebrate Steven Tyler’s birthday. Here are photos from last night’s episode of American Idol, as provided by FOX.
Season 11, Season 11 finals
Results Recap: Who’s on the rise, who’s on the decline

March 23, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

Well, Erika Van Pelt, her new hairdo and her new look lasted all of one week on American Idol. I won’t blame the hairdo, though I’d love to see Tommy Hilfiger eliminated from Idol. I certainly won’t blame Erika’s singing. The blame lies with Idol trends she couldn’t control — the preference for young contestants…
Season 11, Season 11 finals
American Idol Top 10 results: Erika Van Pelt heads home

March 22, 2012 By Mark Franklin 1

Well, at least the 10 remaining Idols enter tonight knowing they have the summer tour to look forward to. And, judging from the performances we saw last night, that should be one heck of a summer tour. Idol has assembled a deep and talented cast. And if they sounded that good singing Billy Joel, imagine…
Season 11
Hooray! Nigel’s taking suggestions for modern Idol themes

March 22, 2012 By Mark Franklin 3

Apparently, the folks behind the scenes at American Idol occasionally listen to fans and critics. I say this because there’s been some grumbling lately about the shortage of current music on Idol. The criticism is certainly warranted. In the first three weeks of the finals the Idols have been forced to sing songs from Stevie…
Season 11, Season 11 finals
American Idol Top 10 photo gallery

March 22, 2012 By Mark Franklin 1

The top 10 on American Idol took on the songs of Billy Joel Wednesday night. Tonight, one of the 10 departs. And we’ll be treated to results show performances by Season 10 contestant Haley Reinhart and Lana Del Ray. Haley will sing her new single, “Free.” Photos from Wednesday’s show appear below. For song-by-song grades…
Season 11
Tommy Hilfiger: A most annoying Idol addition

March 22, 2012 By Mark Franklin 3

What was Tommy Hilfiger doing on my TV screen Wednesday night? I mean, OK, I had heard that he signed on to American Idol as a fashion consultant for Season 11. But I had no idea that meant we were going to see clips of him giving fashion advice to the Idols before every performance….
Season 11, Season 11 finals
Idol Top 10 recap: Who should stay, who should go

March 22, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

If it wasn’t clear before, it should be clear after tonight: American Idol has rounded up some special talent for Season 11. I mean, Joshua Ledet sounded absolutely amazing Wednesday night. And his performance, because it was a little short on emotion, was only my third favorite of the night. Jessica Sanchez and Elise Testone…
Season 11, Season 11 finals
American Idol’s Top 10: Song by song grades

March 22, 2012 By Mark Franklin 1

Tonight, the Top 10 serve up the songs of Billy Joel. With a little help from Jimmy Iovine and P. Diddy, who tweeted earlier today that he had mentored the contestants for this week’s show. P. Diddy mentoring contestants on how to sing Billy Joel songs? Doesn’t sound like a natural fit, but at least…
Ace Young, Diana DeGarmo, New Idol Music
Diana DeGarmo to debut ‘Good Goodbye’ on Friday

March 21, 2012 By Mark Franklin 0

As I noted last week, Diana DeGarmo will perform her new single, “Good Goodbye,” on Friday on The Young and the Restless. But you don’t have to wait until Friday to listen to the song. I’ve embedded it below. And it’s also available on iTunes as a single. Give it a listen. It’s a very…

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