Kara DioGuardi Talks About Hollywood Week
American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi recently talked about Hollywood Week on a press call. After completing a second season of Hollywood auditions, Kara shared her perspective on the Season 9 Hollywood Week experience.
Hollywood Week auditions saw the addition of Ellen DeGeneres to the judges panel. Kara commented on Ellen saying, She had a really good handle on whether a contestant had potential, whether they had a star quality. She knew if something was off in the vocals or in their performance,...
Song Choices from Hollywood – Night 1
During the first round of Hollywood auditions, contestants were allowed to sing a song of their choice. They could sing that song a capella or with an instrument. There were many classics and new hits performed at the Kodak Theatre.
Here are the song choices from Hollywood Night 1:
Title: Honest Mistake
Artist Version: The Bravery
Contestant: n/a
Title: On The Wing
Artist Version: Owl City
Contestant: n/a
Title: For Once In My Life
Artist Version: Stevie Wonder
Contestant: KATIE STEVENS
Title: ...
Sexy and Scary—It’s a Fine Line
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Posted February 9th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Sexy and Scary—It’s a Fine Line
by Mordant Monkey
It’s Hollywood time! After all the tedium of the auditions we’ve arrived at something that might finally resemble some singing. This is so exciting! And Ellen will be here at last, which is doubly exciting.
After a seven-city search, they’ve picked 181 hopefuls to vie for the American Idol title. And it seems like, in the opening scenes, 178 of them are weeping. I wonder if Simon is just letting loose on his last season with us...
Ellen’s American Idol Debut
The excitement has been building, and the moment America has been waiting for is almost here! Ellen DeGeneres joins judges Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson and host Ryan Seacrest to help winnow down the American Idol contestants during the Hollywood Round beginning Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 8/7c on FOX.
During the Hollywood Round beginning next week, hopefuls from around the nation will endure an intense rehearsal schedule and pressure-packed auditions as they vie for a coveted spot among th...
Song Choices from Dallas
Auditions in the Lone Star State brought out big talent and song choices from the contestants. Whether it was sung by a contestant or added to the background of the show by American Idol, you can find all of the song choices below, including the several original songs performed at Dallas auditions.
Title: Hooray for Hollywood
Artist Version: Benny Goodman
Contestant: n/a
Title: Untouchables Theme
Artist Version: City of Prague Philharmonic
Contestant: n/a
Title: Wait For You
Artist Version: Ell...
Song Choices From Los Angeles
In American Idols hometown of sunny Los Angeles, California, Season 9 hopefuls auditioned with some great song choices. Idol also played many songs throughout the show to set the mood. Wondering what song you've been singing since Tuesday night? Here is a full list of songs played or sung during the Los Angeles hometown auditions episode.
Title: Hooray for Hollywood
Artist Version: Benny Goodman
Contestant: n/a
Title: Tik Tok
Artist Version: Ke$ha
Contestant: n/a
Title: Complicated
Artist Vers...
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