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2009 semifinal grades, 2009 semifinals, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Jasmine Murray, Jeanine Vailes, Jesse Langseth, Kai Kalama, Kris Allen, Matt Breitzke, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey, Mishavonna Henson, Nick Mitchell, Season 8 Contestants, Season 8 Shows
Idol Semis Show 2: Song by song grades

February 25, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Here we go, semifinal round two. I know what to expect from the guys tonight. Potentially three or four excellent performances. The gals? No idea. Remember, three of the six — Jasmine, Mishavonna and Allison — are teenagers. A fourth, has very little experience on a stage like American Idol. First up, Jasmine Murray. She’ll…
2009 semifinal predictions, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Jasmine Murray, Jeanine Vailes, Jesse Langseth, Kai Kalama, Kris Allen, Matt Breitzke, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey, Mishavonna Henson, Nick Mitchell, Season 8 Contestants
Idol semis week 2: The predictions

February 24, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Let the bloodbath continue. Hey, that’s not my word. It comes from season seven contestant Michael Johns, who performed on last week’s Idol results show. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times afterward, he referred to results night as ”a bloodbath for those kids.” Under the new semifinal format, the term is appropriate. Twelve…
2009 format, 2009 semifinals
Idol’s new format: The problems, Part 2

February 24, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Last week, I came up with seven reasons to hate Idol’s new format for the semifinals. After one week, I’ve come up with more. Boy, oh, boy, Idol producers. This just seems like a giant step in the wrong direction. The first round of the semifinals was horrid. Filled with very weak performances. And, in…
Bucky Covington, Camile Velasco, David Archuleta, Idol runners-up, Kellie Pickler, Other contestants
Catching up with Camile Velasco and other Idols

February 23, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Talk about forgotten Idol contestants. Remember Camile Velasco? A hint: Season three. Dark-haired Hawaiian beauty. Well, Camile will receive the Single of the Year Award at the 12th annual Hawaii Music Awards on April 4. And she’s working on her first album with Up Above Records. So says a press release issued about the awards…
New Idol Music, Other contestants, Sanjaya Malakar
Idol CD spotlight: Sanjaya Malakar

February 22, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Dancing to the Music in My Head 1. A Guy Like Me 2. I Got It For You 3. A Quintessential Lullaby 4. Rainy Days 5. Tell Me Who I Am (free download) On the weekend after Tatiana Del Toro got booted from Idol — temporarily at least — there was only one person I…
Idol champs, Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks: A flashback and new music

February 21, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Add Jordin Sparks to the list of Idols who plan to release new albums this year. Jordin played parts of four songs that might appear on the album on the JohnJay and Rich radio show in Phoenix on Friday. She said her sophomore album might be out as soon as September, but certainly sometime in…
Idol champs, Jennifer Hudson, John Peter Lewis, Other contestants, Taylor Hicks
Jennifer Hudson announces Baltimore concert and other Idol news

February 20, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Fresh off her Grammy win for Best R&B Album, Jennifer Hudson is heading out on tour with Robin Thicke. And two of the first shows of the tour are in this area, an April 4 show at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore; and an April 5 show at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Tickets…
Alexis Grace, Danny Gokey, Michael Sarver, Season 8 Contestants
Hometown papers fill us in on Alexis, Danny and Michael

February 20, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Alexis Grace isn’t quite 5 feet tall. She weighs less than 100 pounds. But she has a big voice. And no one should be too shocked by her ability to belt out soul songs. Her father is a bass player in the Memphis area and has backed Ann Peebles, a pretty accomplished singer/songwriter who recorded…
Season 8 Semifinalists, Tatiana Del Toro
A tribute to Tatiana

February 19, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

She laughed her way into our hearts during the auditions. Her aura is so transcending, she infected not one, but two groups of singers during Hollywood Week’s Group Night. She has been selfless, tearfully thanking all the little people who have had a hand in her success. Clearly, Brent Keith isn’t quite sure what to…
Spinoffs
A closeup look at The Idol Experience

February 19, 2009 By Mark Franklin 0

Last week, I introduced you to The Idol Experience, the new attraction at Disney World in Florida. This week, Randy Flaum, assistant managing editor and visuals editor at The York Dispatch, visited the attraction. Here’s his blog on the experience: “Remember this name: Aaron Kelly. “The 15-year-old Tennessean won the right to get to the…

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