It was the ouster heard round the Idol world. Pia Toscano, clearly one of the best singers of Season 10, sent home in ninth place? How could it be? Fans are calling for her return. For a recount. For someone’s head. I’ll offer up candidates for that. Idol’s three so-called “judges,” who fail to judge….
Her first name means exotic flower, and Naima Adedapo certainly brought some freshness to American Idol during Season 10. Unfortunately, that originality also included a reggae version of Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” that didn’t register with the judges or Idol’s voting public. And so Naima was eliminated from Idol Thursday night, though she will…
At age 15, Thia Megia was so anxious to audition for American Idol that the Californian refused to wait for the show’s auditions to come to her. Instead of auditioning in San Francisco or Los Angeles, she drove to Milwaukee, earning a golden ticket that eventually launched her into the Idol finals. Now 16, her…
Karen Rodriguez became the second contestant ousted from the Season 10 American Idol finals Thursday night. On Friday, Karen talked to American about her Idol experience and her plans for the future. * Karen said both of her parents were Hispanic and came to the U.S. from other countries. Neither of her parents can work,…
Passed over by Idol voters, Ashthon Jones got a second chance to make the Idol finals when the judges picked her as a wild card candidate. She won’t get another chance to woo those voters. Her Idol run ended Thursday night, two days after her pre-taped rendition of Diana Ross’ “When You Tell Me that…
Ever wonder what happened to season nine American Idol contestant Paige Miles? Well, after finishing 11th on Idol, the Naples, Fla., resident relocated to Los Angeles and started working on new music. Now she’s preparing to release a six- or seven-track debut EP, probably in late February. The music is R&B pop, and you can…
David Archuleta is playing the Pullo Center at Penn State York Friday night. So what better place to find out what American Idol fans think of the announcement earlier this week that Jennifer Lopez and Stephen Tyler would be the new Idol judges now that Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi and Ellen DeGeneres have all left…
He turned The Rolling Stones’ “Under My Thumb” into a reggae number. He slid across the stage during his rendition of Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” in what will go down as one of American Idol’s sillier moments. His version of “Sweet Love” was “like a mouse picking a fight with a lion,” according…
If ever a contestant was blessed and haunted by the same single American Idol performance, it was Andrew Garcia. His acoustic version of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up” on the first day of Hollywood Week won praise from judges. It established Andrew as a season nine front-runner. One YouTube version of the song has been viewed…
They’re living the lives of celebrities now. Working with American Idol’s makeup artists. Posing for photo shoots. Filming Ford videos. Rehearsing with Ricky Minor and his band for a performance in front of 30 million TV viewers. But life wasn’t always so cushy for these American Idols, who now find themselves just a performance away…
