Didi Benami and Lacey Brown to Appear at Grammy Camp
Season 9's Didi Benami has been included as one of the top music industry professionals discussing the realities of the music business and careers in music with more than 700 Los Angeles-area high school students at GRAMMY Camp - Basic Training, a GRAMMY in the Schools initiative of the GRAMMY Foundation. GRAMMY Camp - Basic Training conducts a variety of workshops focusing on various fields in the music industry, utilizing the entire USC Thornton School of Music campus.
It appears that Idol'...
Happy Birthday, Nadia Turner!
Season 4's eighth place finalist, Nadia Turner, celebrates her birthday today. The Miami, Florida native sailed through the semi-finals and into the finals in 2005. Her big hair, bigger voice, and sense of style made her a popular contestant on American Idol.
Since her time on the show, Nadia has dabbled in many areas of entertainment. In 2006, Nadia co-hosted The View. The next year, she starred in the Urban Romantic Comedy Lord Help Us. From August 4th-14th of 2008, Nadia went on a USO tou...
Happy Birthday, Brandon Rogers!
Season 6 finalist Brandon Rogers celebrates his birthday on Sunday, December 11. While on American Idol, Brandon received much praise for his smooth R&B vocals and he made it all the way to the Top 12. Brandon used his Idol experience to further his career in entertainment.
The Los Angeles resident started his career in the music industry as a backup vocalist performing with some of the biggest pop artists including Christina Aguilera, Anastacia, Justin Timberlake, and more.
Multi-talented, ...
Happy Birthday, Ace Young!
Season 5 finalist Ace Young celebrates his birthday today! Ace has done a variety of work in entertainment since his time on American Idol. On October 20, 2006, he released his first single "Scattered," a digital download. In 2008, Ace released his self-titled CD which included the hit "Addicted." The song charted on the Billboard Pop 100, where it peaked at #77. Ace co-wrote seven of the eleven tracks on the album.
The seventh place finalist received a Grammy Award nomination in 2007 for ...
Happy Birthday, Didi Benami!
Season 9's tenth place finalist, Didi Benami, celebrates her 25th birthday today! The Knoxville native was inspired to go on American Idol to pursue the music of her late best friend, Rebecca Joy Lear. Didi impressed the judges at her Los Angeles audition with her performance of "Hey Jude." It was during Hollywood week when Didi really became a stand-out with the Kara DioGuardi penned song by Katharine McPhee, "Terrified."
After becoming a semi-finalist on Season 9, America voted and Didi was sa...
Red Carpet Hosts: Didi & Brandon
Before Wednesday night's Season Finale, the celebrities, Top 2, Season 10 finalists, and Idol alumni will make their way down the red carpet on their way into the Nokia Theatre. AmericanIdol.com is bringing you live 360 videos from the red carpet, and Season 9's Didi Benami and Season 6's Brandon Rogers will be your hosts.
To ask Didi and Brandon your questions, or give them questions to ask your favorites on the red carpet, click here.
Catch up with Didi and Brandon with these bios:
Didi Benami...
Season Finale Headquarters
AmericanIdol.com will be providing extensive coverage of all things related to the Season 10 finale, Lauren Alaina, and Scotty McCreery.
Click here to visit finale headquarters.
After Tuesday's live performance show, we'll have the performance videos and video recap available. At noon on Wednesday, May 25th, you can watch the performances from every angle with brand new 360 video performances and check out photos from the Top 2 performance show.
Then, at 6pm ET/3pm PT, catch the red carpet arriv...
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