Season 11 Mentors
The road to the finale of Season 11 has been filled with out-of- this world performances from some of the most talented performers to ever grace the American Idol stage. With only 4 days to go until Phillip Phillips faces off against Jessica Sanchez for a chance at winning the American Idol crown, let's take a look back at some of the best advice our award winning guest mentors have doled out to all the finalists.
After the Semi-Finalist round, America voted and the 13 finalists were revealed. T...
Adam Lambert’s Success
Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert returns to American Idol on Thursday's results show to perform live at 8/7c on FOX. Adam is one of the most versatile artists to ever come out of American Idol. His highly anticipated sophomore album, Trespassing, is slated for release May 15th (tomorrow).
It is true that Adam Lambert didn't earn the top spot on Idol, coming in second to Kris Allen, but Adam's career has skyrocketed in three short years. Adam's debut album, For Your Entertainment, released in 2009...
Happy Birthday, Allison Iraheta!
Allison Iraheta, Season 8's top girl, turns 20 today! Allison first appeared on American Idol when she was only 16 years old. In her time since the show she has grown so much as an artist and as a person.
Things are looking bright for Allison! After coming in fourth place during Season 8, Allison was signed by Jive Records and 19 Recordings and then recorded her album as she toured across the nation on the American Idols LIVE! 2009 Tour. On December 1, 2009, the redheaded rocker released her deb...
Happy Birthday, Danny Gokey!
Season 8's third place finalist, Danny Gokey, turns 32 today! 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for Danny. After announcing his engagement on Christmas Day 2011, Danny was married to Leyicet Peralta in January of 2012.
On March 2, 2010, Danny released his debut album, My Best Days. The record was so successful that he achieved the highest first-week album sales by a debut country male in 18 years! Two days after his album debuted, Danny performed "My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me" on the Sea...
Happy Birthday, Lee DeWyze!
America's ninth Idol, Lee DeWyze, turns 26 today! He tweeted, "Hey!!! Thank you all for the Birthday wishes :) can't believe it, goes by so fast!"
After winning American Idol in May 2010, Lee toured with the Top 10 of Season 9 on the American Idols LIVE! 2010 Tour. Lee released his post-Idol debut album, Live It Up, on November 16, 2010. The album features the single "Sweet Serendipity" and "Beautiful Like You," which Lee performed on a Season 10 results show.
Last summer, Lee announced that he ...
Kris Allen Announces New Album
American Idol Season 8 Winner Kris Allen announces today the release of his second album entitled Thank You Camellia, the follow-up to his self-titled debut released in 2009 after winning the American Idol title. Thank You Camellia will be available in both standard and deluxe editions.
Kris' lead single from Thank You Camellia entitled "The Vision of Love" was just released this week at iTunes and all digital providers on 19/RCA Records, and his album pre-order launched yesterday at www.krisall...
Top 9 Results and Top 8 Week
Heejun Han was eliminated yesterday on American Idol after he received the fewest votes among the finalists. On the results show, Nicki Minaj took the stage and performed her megahit "Starships" and Season 10 Idol winner and platinum-selling country artist Scotty McCreery returned to perform his newest single, "Water Tower Town." After Scotty's performance, Jimmy Iovine presented him with a platinum record signifying sales of more than one million units for his debut album Clear As Day.
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