Did American Idol find the next Kellie Pickler in Atlanta? You be the judge. Check out the video of Holly Hardin‘s audition below. Then check out her performance on America’s Got Talent back in 2008. The similarities are striking. I mean, like Kellie, this Holly is quite the character. She showed up for her Idol…
Gotta admit, last night, my expectations from the Idol premiere were pretty low. I mean, I was among the members of the media who participated in a conference call interview with Randy Jackson last week. He left us with the impression the Boston auditions were nothing special. Hmm. Tell that to Justin Williams, who looks…
Randy Jackson was right. The Atlanta auditions were something special. Especially when it came to promising country voices. I’m a fan of all sorts of music, country included. What I really appreciate is an American Idol finals that features a wide variety of artists. That was sorely missing last year when we were served up…
Taylor Hicks is coming to Hershey — along with the rest of the cast of “Grease” — in April. Taylor has been playing Teen Angel in “Grease” since the national tour began in December 2008. The show already stopped in Baltimore last February and is scheduled to run at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C.,…
Well, I promised to try to find more music from some of the golden ticket recipients, and that didn’t take all that long. Here are performances you can find on YouTube from five of Tuesday night’s golden ticket recipients. If you know of YouTube videos of any of the other golden ticket recipients from Boston,…
Simon Cowell spoke to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS FM radio program this morning about his decision to bring the X Factor to the U.S. and leave American Idol after season nine. Simon said he’s always wanted to bring the show to the U.S., but that he had considered continuing on American Idol as well….
The Twitter world is ablaze today with commentary on Simon Cowell’s pending departure from American Idol. Here’s just a sampling of the comments I’ve caught today. I’ve included my favorites. In addition to these, there was a mid-morning campaign calling for Sue Sylvester (who plays Jane Lynch on “Glee”) to replace Simon. andysack: “I for…
Welcome to the first Idol Chatter live blog of Season 9. First off, know this. I’ve declared my blog a no-spoiler zone. If you want to know, before the show even starts, who gets a golden ticket or who makes the semifinals, go elsewhere. There are plenty of spoiler blogs out there. I’ve read some…
On Sunday, I posted my review of Katharine McPhee’s new album, “Unbroken.” And I mentioned that two of the songs on the album — lead single “Had It All” and “Terrified”– were co-written by Kara DioGuardi. Knowing that Kat was doing the nighttime talk show rounds, I headed to YouTube, looking for video from one…
Just for fun, on the eve of season nine of American Idol, I thought it might be nice to look back at the season eight semifinalists. Below are the introductions to the contestants I wrote prior to last year’s semifinals. I can’t promise those old links are still working. I’ve retained any pre-Idol photographs I…
Chechi Sarai
Claire Heilig
Claudia B.
Corii
Crystal Nicole
Deejay Young
Dylan Carter
Eli Ward
Elizabeth Evans
Ephraim Owens
Huntley
Jackson Snelling
Jacquie Roar
Jarae Womack
Jason Arcilla
Jenna Marquis
Jordan Rainer
Joslynn Rose
Julia Roome
Juliete Ojeda
Kara Tenae
Kaylee Shimizu
Kristen Bown
Lennon Vanderdoes
Lauren Williams
Lila Forde
LVNDR
Mac Royals
Mara Justine
Ms. Monet
Nini Iris
Noah Spencer
Olivia Eden
Olivia Minogue
Rachel Nguyen
Reid Zingale
Ruby Leigh
RUDI
Sophia Hoffman
Stee
Talakai
Tanner Massey
Taylor Deneen
Tom Nitta
Willie Gomez
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