Happy Birthday, Anoop Desai!
Season 8 finalist Anoop Desai celebrates his 24th birthday today! The North Carolina native had a successful run on American Idol, where the Wild Card round made him the first-ever 13th finalist. The college grad ended up making it all the way to sixth place. When Anoop auditioned for American Idol in 2008, he suggested the nickname "Anoop Dawg" to Randy Jackson, and the moniker has stuck with him since!
Anoop had a great year in 2010. He released his debut album, All Is Fair, which included his...
Happy Birthday, Randy Jackson!
The dawg, Randy Jackson, celebrates his birthday today. As of Season 10, Randy will be the American Idol judge with the most years of experience hes been on the show every season since the start! Having worked in the music industry for over two decades, Randy has worked with many of the biggest stars around, from Mariah to Whitney and from *NSYNC to Elton John. Randy got his big break when he joined the band Journey, which hes never too shy to talk about on American Idol!
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