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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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  • Randy Jackson Resigns From American Idol


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    The Dawg has left the building! Amidst historically low ratings and criticism that American Idol has grown stale, Randy Jackson resigned this afternoon from the Fox competition. “Yo! Yo! Yo! To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on American Idol I have decided it is time to ...
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  • Randy Jackson Officially Departing ‘American Idol’


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    Over the past few weeks, rumors circulated that some, if not all, of the current American Idol judging panel are planning to leave. Out of the four, long-timer Randy Jackson officially revealed his departure on May 9 . Although Ryan Seacrest hinted at Jackson’s plans during that day’s elimination rounds, the ...
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  • American Idol Tickets Tulsa, OK


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    With the final elimination down to two the American Idol Concert Tour has been scheduled and is coming to Tulsa, OK Monday, July 8, 2013 in the BOK Center. Check out the full BOK Center schedule for more great concerts this year such as Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney. via American Idol Tickets Tulsa, OK July ...
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  • American Idol to Axe All Judges: Report


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    One down, three to go. A couple days after Randy Jackson quit American Idol , sources now confirm that Fox will make sure Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj all follow him out the door. Reps for Fox and Fremantle are yet to comment on the report, but insiders tell E! News that all panelists will ...
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  • Who should be on the next American Idol judging panel?


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    With American Idol finale next week, its an interesting time for the show as all four current judges Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey and Keith Urban are not set to return for season thirteen, leaving only Ryan Seacrest as the shows only remaining original cast member. Instead of being fired, ...
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  • American Idol Top Three


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    The Penultimate Outing For the American Idol Girls So we are down to the final three in American Idol and the girls battle it out for a place in the grand final. Tonight each of them would sing three songs, which were chosen by other people. Round one will be songs chosen by uber record producer Jimmy ...
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  • “Only übelst cry” – After American Idol finale: And so it goes Wohlgemuth Lisa now


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    Source: RTL / Stefan Gregorowius Lisa Wohlgemuth (21) has given everything and with her charm and honest kind of convinced the American Idol audience is. In the end, they still had no chance against the pop wave that Beatrice Egli (24) unleashed. The Swiss they rolled over and won the tenth season of “Germany ...
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  • American Idol Winning Moments – From Kelly Clarkson to Phillip Phillips (Video)


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    Relive the American Idol winning moments from season 1 to season 11 on this new plug aired during the Top 3 results show:
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  • Angie, Kree and Candice Sing Selena’s ‘Who Says’ (Video)


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    The Top 3 hit the stage to perform Selena’s Gomez’ hit “Who Says.” It would have been awesome if not for the technical difficulties.
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  • American Idol 12 Finale: Angie Miller To Sing “You Set Me Free”, Release to iTunes


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    Angie Millers will sing her original song, "You Set Me Free" on the American Idol finale this week. Shortly after the show, the song will go on sale on iTunes.
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  • The Buzz Kill Live Episode 4


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    The crew is back for what is being touted as one of the more interesting episodes. Ever want to do cocaine off of Lindsay Lohans Vag? Maybe we can have politics by Dennis Rodman. Is praying on a tv show with hunters bad, we look at the Duck Dynasty controversy. We read some epic Facebook fails including praying to a ...
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  • Jessica Sanchez Performs With Ne-Yo, Zedd in Hometown Concert


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    Jessica Sanchez came home to San Diego, CA Friday night to perform at the Channel 933′s Summer Kickoff Concert. The American Idol Season 11 runner-up had the opportunity to team up with two hot performers during the concert. Pop star, Ne-Yo, joined her onstage to sing their duet (and Jessica’s single) ...
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  • Nicki Minaj Likes Being on ‘Idol’ and wants to Stay


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    *Although Nicki Minaj talks a lot of crap about her cohort, Mariah Carey , she’s not planning to exit stage right from “ American Idol ” just yet … unless they can her and all the other judges as we’ve previously reported . When asked about the 13 th season with Ryan Seacrest , she paused a while. … ...
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  • #BerryReal: @NickiMinaj on Returning to American Idol: “That’s the Million-Dollar Question”


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    Nicki Minaj sheds light on her feelings and experience on her first season on American Idol. She is not sure if she will return next season. She does admit she is grateful to have been chosen to be a judge alongside  Randy Jackson , Keith Urban and Mariah Carey . She still does not understand why Mariah and her ...
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  • American Idol Winner 2013 Predictions for Finale Heat Up


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    LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Who will become the American Idol 2013 winner, and what are predictions for the finale 2013 anticipating? American Idol results this week for the Top 2 left many fans baffled that Angie Miller was sent home, while others asserted that she deserved to be eliminated two weeks ago. But after the ...
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  • American Idol (And More) Appearance Schedule for 5/10/13-5/12/13


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    Adam Lambert will receive an award from GLAAD, Scotty McCreery performs in the Casino Ballroom in Hampton New Hampshire, and Taylor Hicks continues his Las Vegas residency at the Paris Casino.These are some of the appearances American Idol alums will be making this weekend. More after the jump.
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  • 3rd Annual Superstition Round-Up : Sifting the Tea Leaves and Predicting the Winners


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    The Idolworld is filled with a lot of wisdom – wisdom gained through years of observation discussion and obsession. Never dis a judge. Never wear a cow inspired jumpsuit. Never sing “Against All Odds”. If you can play an instrument, play it. If you find a cool cover on YouTube, credit it. If you find [...]
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  • Angie Miller Tonight Show with Jay Leno Video: May 10, 2013 Interview, Performance


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    Here is video of Angie Miller on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, from Fri. May 10, 2013. The American Idol Season 12 top 3 finalist and most recent castoff from the competition was interviewed briefly by the host and performed with Ricky Minor and the Tonight Show Band. Replay and more details below after [...] The ...
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  • VIDEO: ‘Smash’ and ‘The New Normal’ Cancelled, NeNe Leakes Reacts


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    ‘Smash’ and ‘The New Normal’ Cancelled, NeNe Leakes Reacts American Idol Final Two Revealed! ‘American Idol’ Reaches The Top 3 Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage . div#grabpreview ...
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  • VIDEO: ‘Smash’ and ‘The New Normal’ Cancelled, NeNe Leakes Reacts


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    ‘Smash’ and ‘The New Normal’ Cancelled, NeNe Leakes Reacts Alicia Keys Is Sad That Randy Jackson’s Leaving American Idol American Idol Final Two Revealed! Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage . ...
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