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What does it take to be an American Idol?

American Idol is a TV phenomenon, with millions of loyal fans voting for the one person who they want to win out of literally tens of thousands of hopefuls. But what is it that makes us pick one favourite? Is it the looks? The voice or something more than that? Past winners have all been … Continue reading

American Idol Final

So, tonight is the night – the big final show of the 2011 season of American Idol begins TONIGHT (not Wednesday night) with the final winner being announced tomorrow night (Wednesday, NOT Thursday.) The two teenage contestants left in the competitons, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, have become close friends during the filming of the … Continue reading

The Final Eight – What They Sang.

It was another great episode – but the final eight contestants of American Idol 2011 had to become seven with the elimination of Paul McDonald, who, although performed brilliantly (as they all did) just got unlucky. He fell into the final three along with Haley Reinhart and Stefano Langone, though they all performed amazingly, in … Continue reading

James Durbin Rocked a Night at the Movies

So, Wednesday night was all about what the competition is really about. Eight talented finalists really showing their performance characteristics and being what the judges aspire them to be – themselves. In my opinion, every single contestant performed brilliantly, some shined slighhtly better than others, but all of them showed that they truely deserved their … Continue reading

The Final 24

So, the auditoins to the final 24 are done, and love ‘em or hate ‘em, they are the following: Ashthon Jones Brett Loewenstern Casey Abrams Clint Jun Gamboa Haley Reinhart Jacob Lusk James Durbin Jordan Dorsey Jovany Barreto Julie Zorilla Karen Rodriguez Kendra Chantelle Lauren Alaina Lauren Turner Naima Adedapo Paul McDonald Pia Toscano Rachel … Continue reading