The Mormon Church’s Latest Missionary Is An ‘American Idol’ Superstar
He gave a tearful announcement at a concert last night....
Idol’s Archuleta Announces Plans For Mormon Mission
American Idol runner-up David Archuleta says he will take a break from his singing career to serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
American Idol runner-up Archuleta says he’s taking break to serve 2-year Mormon church mission
SALT LAKE CITY - American Idol David runner-up Archuleta says he will take a break from his singing career to serve a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
Local version of American Idol highlights growing rich-poor divide in Papua New Guinea
The glitz of PNG Idol is putting a spotlight on the growing rich-poor divide in the country, which has seen a resource boom....
‘American Idol’s’ David Archuleta Puts Music On Hold for Two-Year Mormon Mission (Video)
Shirley Halperin “It’s not because someone told me I was supposed to do it and not because I no longer want to do music anymore... it's what I feel I need to do next in my life,” said the season 7 runner-up at a concert stop in Salt Lake City. read more...
Cocky Simon Cowell vows "X Factor" will improve
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "X Factor" creator Simon Cowell said on Monday he was probably "too cocky" when he launched the U.S. TV talent show earlier this year, boasting it would overtake his old program, No. 1-rated "American Idol." But Cowell, who admits being confident by nature, pledged that the two-part 'X Factor' finale this week will be worth watching and any of the three finalists is ......
Bruised "X Factor" limps toward finals
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American viewers have chosen the three singers who will compete in the finals of "The X Factor" after a first season that underwhelmed critics and raised questions about audience fatigue ahead of returning TV contests "American Idol" and "The Voice." Power ballad singer Melanie Amaro, 19, bluesy Josh Krajcik, 30, and troubled rapper Chris Rene, 28, will sing for a $5 ......