No sooner had American Idol filled out this year’s top 13 than someone started a forum on americanidol.com asking fans to rank the finalists. What has followed is a fine example of forum discipline. Most folks stayed on point, obeyed directions and rated each of the final 13 contestants, with 1 being the best, 13…
So, you say your favorite Idol contestant didn’t make the finals? Join the crowd. I was rooting for Kristen McNamara from day one. The good news is that the ousted Idol contestants are slowly but surely resurfacing on MySpace. I’m assuming Idol requires semifinalists to scrape their MySpace pages once they’ve advanced that far. I…
Hmm, didn’t Paula Abdul equate singing a Michael Jackson song to “a kiss of death” in the first round of this year’s American Idol semifinals? So what will Idol’s finalists be asked to do tonight? Be asked to sing Michael Jackson songs, of course. Hey, it makes as much sense as anything else in this…
Matt Giraud admits to suffering through a sleepless night after his semifinal performance Feb. 25. He had performed Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida.” And the judges were unanimous — it wasn’t very good. In fact, Simon called it “verging on a horrible performance.” In fact, Simon said Matt looked like a “wannabe pop star” after looking…
Whether it’s a performance show or a results show, Anoop Desai is never alone at center stage on American Idol. In a pocket, he always carries a commemorative button bearing the name Eve. The buttons were passed out to graduating seniors at the University of North Carolina in May in memory of fellow student Eve…
Jordin Sparks is becoming an old hand at singing the national anthem. She had the honor of doing so at this year’s NFC championship game, again at the NBA All-Star game and most recently at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ spring training season opener. At left, Jordin meets with former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda. (Associated Press…
Michael Johns “Don’t Look Down” 1. Here We Go; 2. Bless My Soul 3. Don’t Look Down * 4. Life Is Okay (with Brooke White) 5. Never Coming Back 6. Japan *; 7. A Little Different * 8. Tell Me; 9. Come On Come On 10. Killing Sphere *; 11. Teaching * 12. View From…
After adding four people to complete an unprecedented top 13, American Idol held an after-party Thursday evening. And the Associated Press provided these photos as contestants arrived for the affair. The final 13: front row, from left, Matt Giraud, Jorge Nunez, Michael Sarver; middle row, from left, Kris Allen, Jasmine Murray, Lil Rounds, Alexis Grace,…
Watch Jasmine Murray on stage for a while and you won’t be surprised she comes from a scholarship pageant background. The smile is perfect. So is her posture. And none of the judges ever question her fashion sense. And in her pre-Idol days, the 16-year-old from Starkville, Mississippi, was pretty darn succesful on the pageant…
She seems like one of Idol’s most likable contestants ever. The camera is absolutely in love with her smile. And I think she might have shocked some conference call interviewers Friday afternoon when she interrupted the moderator with a very loud and boisterous “Hi!” as she was being introduced. So, hey, Megan Corkrey, what’s up…
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