Congratulations, Kris Allen!
Congratulations to Kris Allen, the new American Idol! Kris was crowned the winner of Season 8 after a record-setting number of votes were cast, with nearly 100 million votes cast on Tuesday night, and a total of 624 million votes cast this season alone.
Kris winning American Idol was the conclusion to an exciting finale evening. The Top 13 were reunited and kicked off the night with a performance of Pink's "So What." Last year's winner, David Cook, returned to the stage to perform his new single...
Kris Allen Crowned Season 8 American Idol
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Posted May 21st, 2009 at 10:35 am
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Shock filled the Conway, AR 23 year-old Kris Allen as Ryan Seacrest announced the American Idol Season 8 winner. It could not have been more of a surprise. He did manage to thank his fans after insisting that Adam deserved the honor and that he had captured. The night was not without surprises and entertainment. At the top of the list were a Bik...
Appiphilia: Forget Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. You're the next … – Los Angeles Times
Appiphilia: Forget Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. You're the next ...Los Angeles Times, CABehind the scenes of "American Idol" during Season 2 in 2003. Credit: David Strick / For The Times Soon, the seats in Idoldome will empty. The elaborate set will be dismantled. And the haunting strains of the singers and synthesizer that begin ......
Paul Potts Talks Boyle, American Idol and Oprah – E! Online
ABC NewsPaul Potts Talks Boyle, American Idol and OprahE! OnlinePotts, a former phone salesman who won GBT! two years ago, is equally as cautious talking about tonight's American Idol... While Adam Lambert may be the favorite to win, Potts can just as easily see aw-shucks Kris Allen singing his way to victory, too. ...The World is Watching Susan Boyle 2SNAPS.TVBoyle's "Memory" wins spot in finals Denver PostPhoto of the day: Susan Boyle is chic, polished and ready to win ... E...
The Final Song Choices of Season 8
From 100,000 contestants to just 2, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen battled it out with a total of 6 amazing performances. The first song each Idol sang was their own favorite performance from earlier this season, the second song was selected for each contestant by Simon Fuller, and the third song is this year's coronation song, which was co-written by Kara DioGuardi.
Here is a list of the songs:
Adam Lambert - "Mad World" by Tears for Fears
Kris Allen - "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
Adam Lamb...
Disco is Dead Finally
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Posted April 22nd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Disco is Dead Finally
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It's not too often that I repeat a phrase that everybody has known for almost three, count them 1, 2, 3 decades. I find myself doing so now even though I'm no stranger to listening to an ancient relic from radio past as I drive along daydreaming about meaningless crap.
Well, American Idol did it. I kn...
Redemption and Knowledge Abound on American Idol
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Posted April 16th, 2009 at 3:17 am
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It was okay night. The reasons for which seem to be self-evident even to the thickest of heads. Still need me to itemize them? Okay, for one Quentin Tarantino didn't sing, dance, do anything utterly stupid or even show up. Jennifer Hudson convinced me that I should wa...
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