Audition #4: Nashville, Tennessee

January 27, 2011

Auditions hit Music City USA.  Nashville is home to Idol Carrie Underwood.  The show started off with the crappy singers that somehow made it through to perform in front of the judges.  Seriously, annoying. Who wasn’t a joke and made it through to Hollywood? Rob Bolin; 23; Nashville, TN Chelsee Oaks; 23; Nashville, TN Stormi [...]

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Audition #3: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

January 27, 2011

The third round of auditions occurred in Milwaukee, WI.  This is where Danny Gokey was discovered!  So here’s to hoping they find another as great as Danny!  Also, it’s home to the biggest music festival in the world; Summerfest. 53 total contestants received golden tickets to Hollywood. Who got a golden ticket? Scotty McCreedy; 16; [...]

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Auditions #2: New Orleans

January 20, 2011

The next round of auditions are set in New Orleans, Louisiana, not far from Baton Rough where Randy Jackson was born.  One contestant, Jacquelyn DuPree, even brought some high school photos of Randy, as well as his high school football coach.  In return, she received a golden ticket. Plenty of potential idols were dressed in [...]

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Round 1 of Auditions: New York/New Jersey

January 19, 2011

What’s new for Season 10?  The judges.  The newest judges to join American Idol are Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler (lead singer of Aerosmith).  The only returning judge is Randy Jackson.  These new faces will give a whole new feel and voice of the much loved show.  Also, Jimmy Iovine is the new music mastermind [...]

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Upcoming American Idol Auditions

June 26, 2010

Nashville, TN – July 17th @ Bridgestone Arena Milwaukee, WI – July 21 @ Bradley Center New Orleans, LA – July 26 East Rutherford, NJ – August 3 @ IZOD Center Austin, TX – August 11 @ Frank Erwin Center San Francisco, CA – August 19 @ AT&T Park

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Many Surprises on Idol; Lee DeWyze Takes It All!

May 26, 2010

There was less than 2% of votes that separated the two finalist that came out of the Chicago auditions.  Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox had to wait patiently while many performance and commercial breaks led up to the conclusion of Idol when the winner was revealed. After 9 season’s, tonight was Simon’s official last night [...]

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Simon’s Last Critic: “That Was Outstanding”

May 25, 2010

With an audience of 7,000 at the Nokia Theater in LA, Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze performed for the last time before an Idol is crowned.  Also, this was Simon’s last night judging. Three rounds were performed tonight; one is the contestant’s favorite from this season, two is Simon Fuller‘s choice, and the third will [...]

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Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox Head to the Finale

May 19, 2010

Over 47 million votes were cast last night to decide who will go to next week’s finale. The contestants went over footage from when they returned to their hometowns.  Casey James went to Texas where a sea of screaming teenage girls were waiting for him.  He even signed some lady’s dog.  Casey also visited the [...]

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Who Should Replace Simon Cowell?

May 18, 2010

As we have all heard, after this season, Simon will be moving on and no longer on American Idol.  So, that leaves Fox with the biggest decision that they need to make this summer…who will his replacement be?  The bad news is that because they will be focusing on the finding a musically inclined and [...]

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Lee DeWyze Leaves the Others in the Dust!

May 18, 2010

The top 3 performed 2 songs, one chosen by them and one that the judges picked. Contestants’ Picks: Casey James – OK, It’s Alright With Me by Eric Hutchinson Randy -  “That song was just kind of alright with me, too.  I wanted to hear more from you, something that was different, unique, interesting.” Ellen [...]

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