american idol

A spinoff from entertainment executive Simon Fuller's British reality television show Pop Idol, American Idol first debuted in the United States June 11, 2002 on Fox network. It is a reality television show whose primary purpose is to identify the music artist that most defines who will become a singing sensation, or "American Idol," by holding nationwide auditions to select contestants to appear on the show.

Contestants are restricted to ages 16-28, can't currently have a record deal or management agreements, and can't have formal training to sing in the past. Thousands of contestants show up at each audition, and must make it through two cuts by producers before auditioning for the show judges. Judges determine which contestants are invited to the competition during Hollywood Week. Of the thousands who audition, only forty or so make it through to Hollywood, and those numbers are reduced to 12 male and 12 female contestants for the semi-final rounds.

Seasons one through seven were judged by Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson.  In season eight, a fourth judge, Kara DioGuardi, will be added to the show. The judges give critiques of the performances in the final rounds, but it is the American public who decides the winner by phoning in votes for the finalists.

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• Adam Lambert is Shooting “For Your Entertainment” Video Today

  
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  Adam Lambert is shooting the music video for his single “For Your Entertainment” today at the Alexandria in Los Angeles. Erm. I guess this is the twitter you want to follow if you’re curious, HERE . If there are any photos, I’ll post them here.  ... mjsbigblog posted 3 hours ago from ...
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• Adam Lambert is Shooting “For Your Entertainment” Video Today

  
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  Adam Lambert is shooting the music video for his single “For Your Entertainment” today at the Alexandria in Los Angeles. Lady Gaga director, Ray Kay , will helm the production. (set Stalkers got kicked out….check out comments for more reports. If anything comes up, I’ll post it here) If there are any ...
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• Kris Allens deut drops Tuesday

  
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  American Idol 8 may be over, but the battle begins anew as the most recent crop begin to release their debut albums. First up is Kris Allen, whose self-titled CD drops Nov. 17.
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• Danny Gokey – Live Dream Center Feed!

  
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  You can watch Danny Gokey perform live at the Dream Center in Los Angeles today. Dream Center is the home to the Sophia’s Heart Youth Center in LA. Danny is performing a the 9 am and 11 am PST services today. You can watch it live right HERE . Also, Danny will be performing ... mjsbigblog posted 63 minutes ago ...
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• Danny Gokey – Live Dream Center Feed! 9 and 11 am PST

  
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  You can watch Danny Gokey perform live at the Dream Center in Los Angeles today.  The  Dream Center is the home to the Sophia’s Heart Youth Center in LA. Danny will be performing at  the 9 am and 11 am PST services today.  You can watch it live right HERE . Update: Danny is performing his new single ...
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• Celebrity Backseat Birthday - Ace Young & More!

  
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  It’s a quiet day in the birthday world!  Today’s Backseat Birthday shout out goes to,1980 - Ace Young (American Idol alum) - 291985 - Lily Aldridge (model/actress) - 24Happy Birthday you two!  Enjoy this special day!SEE KELLIE PICKLER’S NEW RED HAIR HERE![image by WENN.com]
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• America, House, and Humiliation

  
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• Kellie Pickler Goes Red

  
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  Kellie Pickler showed off her new hair at the 2009 CMA Awards at the Sommet Center on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The 23-year old American Idol alum talked about her now fiery red hair, saying “It’s different. I wanted to try something new. We got a lot of blondes in country music, so I thought I’m gonna ...
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• Idol Headlines for 11/15/09

  
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  Latin Briefs: Allison Iraheta, Dia de los Muertos Festival “American Idol” Season 8 contestant Allison Iraheta will release “El Viernes Te Olvido Yo,” the Spanish version of her single “Friday I’ll Be Over U” to Latin radio. Iraheta, who won the Telemundo singing competition “Quinceañera: Mamá ...
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• Idol Headlines for 11/15/09

  
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  Latin Briefs: Allison Iraheta, Dia de los Muertos Festival “American Idol” Season 8 contestant Allison Iraheta will release “El Viernes Te Olvido Yo,” the Spanish version of her single “Friday I’ll Be Over U” to Latin radio. Iraheta, who won the ... mjsbigblog posted 3 hours ago from mjsbigblog.com ...
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• Simon Cowell king of US TV earnings poll

  
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• Adam Lambert Totally Looks Like Liza Minelli

  
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  Adam Lambert Totally Looks Like Liza Minelli » Think you can do better? Make your own! Pictures by: dunno source Look-alike by: dunno source via Totally Looks Like Builder
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• Stupid American Idol Fangirl of the Week

  
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• Kris Allen Prepares to Sell Albums, Sleep

  
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  He finished first on American Idol . Therefore, Kris Allen will be the first artist from that shows eighth season to release an album; his self-titled CD will be available on November 17. Is the singer nervous about it? A bit. But he says talking to past contestants has helped ease ... My American Idol found this ...
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• Simon Cowell’s comfort food - Angel Delight

  
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  LONDON - Simon Cowell has started eating his favourite childhood pudding, Angel Delight, as he struggles to cope with the criticism over his treatment of Irish twins John and Edward on the X Factor, according to best pal Sinitta.Sinitta - who used to date Cowell and works as a mentor to ... American Idol Buzz found ...
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• David Cook’s #1 Fan Holly Sockpuppets enjoys saying dreadful things about other women

  
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  Here are a few examples of how Holly/Maryann Sockpuppets attacks other women, whether they are other fans, others who see through her insanity and multiple personalities, and of course, any attractive girl photographed with David Cook who does not meat her definition of CLASSY. On April 20th David had his arm around ...
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• Jefferson Goes to Jail

  
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  Its about time. Hey folks, FINALLY, justice is served for one of the biggest corrupt Politicians in Government. William Jefferson, DEMOCRAT, Louisiana, uh, make that FORMER DEMOCRAT, Louisiana, is going to jail. He will not pass go. He will not collect $90,000 dollars. According to the BBC News - US ...
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• Kris Allen “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” VIDEO ["Live Like We're Dying" LIVE]

  
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  American Idol winner Kris Allen performed his first single “Live Like We’re Dying” on last night’s Conan . FYI, Kris’ self-titled debut album drops this Tuesday.
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• Kris Allen “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” VIDEO ["Live Like Were Dying" LIVE]

  
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  American Idol winner Kris Allen performed his first single “Live Like We’re Dying” on last night’s Conan . FYI, Kris’ self-titled debut album drops this Tuesday.
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• Kris Allen - Tonight Show with Conan OBrien - Live Like Were Dying - singing live (video)

  
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  American Idol winner Kris Allen sings Live Like Were Dying live on the Conan OBrien show. Jay Leno.Kriss tour dates;Nov 8 Live at the Vineyard, Napa Vall... Oh No They Didnt! found this 3 hours ago on youtube.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Celebrities , Kris Allen , Conan ...
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