Happy Birthday, Sanjaya Malakar!
Season 6's Sanjaya Malakar was only 17 years old as a contestant on American Idol. On Saturday, September 10, the memorable finalist turned 22! Sanjaya made a name for himself as one of the most talked about Idols in the show's history. Whether it was his creative hair styles, crying fans, or over-the-top performances, he always knew how to put on a show.
Sanjaya released his debut EP called Dancing to the Music in my Head in 2009, and he released a book with the same title on that same day! Thi...
Happy Birthday, Leah LaBelle!
Season 3's Leah LaBelle celebrates her 25th birthday today. Just 17 years old at the time, Leah was chosen by Paula Abdul as one of the wildcard contestants to advance in the competition. She was eliminated in 12th place.
Leah's parents immigrated to America from Bulgaria, which has inspired Leah to work hard to make her singing dreams come true. Leah has performed with hit singer Keri Hilson and she sang back-up vocals for Season 6 American Idol Jordin Sparks. Leah even appears in Jordin's mu...
Happy Birthday, Mikalah Gordon!
Season 4's eleventh place finalist, Mikalah Gordon, was just 17 years old when she was a contestant on American Idol. Now 23, Mikalah has been busy singing, hosting, and acting.
Since making her debut on American Idol, Mikalah has acted on TV shows such as Living with Fran, Identity, and The Unit. She is a natural host and worked as a correspondent on American Idol Extra, The Tyra Banks Show, and hosted David Cook's hometown finale in Missouri. Her hosting gigs often allow her to travel to Ameri...
Happy Birthday, Sanjaya Malakar!
Season 6's Sanjaya Malakar was only 17 years old as a contestant on American Idol. Today the memorable finalist turns 21! Sanjaya made a name for himself as one of the most talked about Idols in the show's history. Whether it was his creative hair styles, crying fans, or over-the-top performances, he always knew how to put on a show.
The Washington resident has many reasons to celebrate his 21st birthday yesterday he debuted his brand new single, "4 A.M."off ofhis upcoming album Life ~Love ~ Mu...
Happy Birthday, Leah LaBelle!
Season 3's Leah LaBelle celebrates her 24th birthday today. Just 17 years old at the time, Leah was chosen by Paula Abdul as one of the wildcard contestants to advance in the competition. She was eliminated in 12th place.
Leah's parents immigrated to America from Bulgaria, which has inspired Leah to work hard to make her singing dreams come true. Leah has performed with hit singer Keri Hilson and she sang back-up vocals for Season 6 American Idol Jordin Sparks. Leah even appears in Jordins music...
Happy Birthday, Paris Bennett!
Paris Bennett was only 17 years old as a contestant on Season 5 of American Idol. On Saturday, Paris celebrated her 22nd birthday. Even though she was one of the shows younger contestants, she excelled with songs by Gladys Knight & The Pips, Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, and more. Music runs in Paris family. Not only does her mom sing, but her grandmother is Ann Nesby, the former lead singer of the Sounds of Blackness.
After her time on Idol, Paris signed to her uncle's recordlabel, 306 Enter...
Happy Birthday, A.J. Gil!
Season 1s A.J. Gil was just 17 years old when he participated in the brand new show. This week, A.J. celebrated his 26th birthday!
Despite being in a semi-final group with Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, A.J. snagged one of the seats in the Top 10. With his Top 10 performance of Stevie Wonders My Cherie Amour, A.J. avoided the Top 10 weeks double elimination and ended up in eighth place. After touring around the country with the first ever Idols LIVE! Tour, A.J. moved to Los Angeles to pursue...
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