Idol Chatter & Voice Views | By Mark Franklin | The York Dispatch

Ellen DeGeneres, Judges, Kara DioGuardi
Kara DioGuardi: Ellen DeGeneres off to a great start on Idol

February 10, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi says she thinks Ellen DeGeneres displayed a good handle of judging on her first show Tuesday night. Of course, she brings a sense of humor to the show, but Kara said Ellen also knows more about music than most people give her credit for. One thing viewers have to remember…
Judges, Kara DioGuardi
Kara discusses the Adam Lambert effect on Idol, and lots of rumors

February 10, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi says she senses a possible Adam Lambert effect on season nine of the show. “I think people were interpreting songs from the get-go in Hollywood Week. They weren’t just signing them the way people originally recorded them. They were kind of taking some risks. “And I like that. And maybe…
Season 9, Season 9 Hollywood
And it’s finally here — the group performance episode

February 10, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

If you missed what Kara DioGuardi had to say about Ellen’s performance as a judge during Hollywood Week, go here. If you missed what Kara DioGuardi had to say about the Adam Lambert effect on American Idol this year or about all the rumors swirling around the judges’ table, go here. Meanwhile, here comes the…
Season 9, Season 9 Hollywood
Group night — those who survived and those who didn’t

February 10, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Whew! That was a lot to follow tonight on American Idol, wasn’t it. But I’ll give Idol this. The show seems to have learned its lesson. Or at least I hope that’s the explanation for what we just saw. A year ago, the group night episode was full of drama, but focused on just a…
Season 9, Season 9 Contestants, Season 9 Hollywood
Meet American Idols gals from Dallas

February 9, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Audrianna Vargas This 18-year-old from Sioux Falls, S.D., says the first time anyone heard her sing publicly was at a solo competition in Davenport, Iowa. She finished first out of 30 contestants. Not a bad start, huh? Audri — that’s what she goes by — graduated from Washington High School last year, but first participated…
Season 9, Season 9 Hollywood
Ellen fits in; Way to go — Crystal, Andrew, Michael and Janell

February 9, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

I’m wondering if the end of that last real audition episode — the one from Denver — was in some way symbolic. You remember what happened. Bikini boy walked into the audition room. The judges got out of their seats and left the room. Were the judges trying to send us a message? Something along…
Carrie Underwood
Meet Sesame Street’s new character, Carrie Underworm

February 8, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

From the Super Bowl to Sesame Street, with the grace only Carrie Underwood could muster. Wonder what in the world I’m talking about? Well, I just got the latest Carrie Underwood news. She’s going to appear on Sesame Street Feb. 11. Or at least a character created in her likeness (?) will be on the…
Season 9, Season 9 Contestants, Season 9 Hollywood
Meet the American Idol guys from Dallas

February 8, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Alex Lambert A 19-year-old from North Richland Hills, Texas, Alex sang and played guitar with a band called Hands That Hurt prior to Idol. And judging from photos and videos of the band performing, prefers to wear sunglasses all the time. On MySpace, he classifies his music as acoustic / crunk / indie. Besides sounds…
Season 9, Season 9 Contestants, Season 9 Hollywood
Meet the American Idol gals from Los Angeles

February 7, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Vered “Didi” Benami Didi’s the 22-year-old from Hollywood who got so emotional during her audition and says she sings for a college roommate who died suddenly. Here’s the rest of the story. The roommate was Rebecca Joy Lear, a singer/songwriter from Wichita, Kansas, who helped Didi develop her musical ability. According to Didi’s MySpace, they…
Season 9, Season 9 Contestants, Season 9 Hollywood
Meet the American Idol guys from Los Angeles

February 7, 2010 By Mark Franklin 0

Andrew Garcia He’s the 23-year-old from Moreno Valley, Calif., who had a featured role in the Los Angeles audition show — the guy who wants a better life for his young son after watching his parents struggle and hearing how they were involved with gangs in their earlier days. Remember? We met his parents, too,…

Previous
1
2
…
1,002
1,003
1,004
…
1,066
1,067
Next

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

LATEST News

Featured Music

The Voice Season 27 Profiles

The Voice Season 27 Profiles

American Idol Season 19 Profiles

Featured Music

Archives

Post-Voice Music

Recent Voice Views Interviews

Post-American Idol Music

Recent Comments

Recent Comments

Meta

Meta

Recent Posts

Recent Posts