Happy Birthday, Katie Stevens!
Season 9's Katie Stevens is growing up before our eyes. The Middlebury, CT native was just 16 when she auditioned for American Idol in Boston, and yesterday she turned 19!
With an amazing first audition of "At Last" by Etta James, Katie instantly won over many viewers. Each week, the high school student performed with the maturity of a singer twice her age. With solid performances of songs like "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Wild Horses," and "Let It Be," Katie made it to eighth place in the competitio...
Happy Birthday, Paige Miles!
Season 9's Paige Miles celebrated her birthday on Saturday, September 24! After the preschool teacher made it to the Top 24 of American Idol, she kicked off the live performances with Free's "All Right Now." The judges were fans of Paige and this performance, and Simon Cowell said, "Out of all the girls, you have the best voice." She returned the following week and put her all into Kelly Clarkson's "Walk Away," and unfortunately she strained her vocal chords and had severe laryngitis throug...
“American Idol” Update: Randy Jackson on Haley Reinhart and Lauren Alaina
Randy Jackson of American Idol Image Credit: collider.com As reported, May 18, 2011 by various entertainment news sites, American Idol goes back tonight as Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery take the stage for three song performances each and of Randy Jackson being very vocal about the girls needing to advance their performance in order [...]...
‘American Idol’ Recap: But Will We Love James Durbin Tomorrow?
Remember when "American Idol" producers promised non-restrictive, decade-based theme weeks for Season 10? Well, Wednesday night the top six sang from the Carole King songbook! As a way to fill 90 minutes an added bonus, the top six paired off for duets in which the girls sounded flawless and the boys sounded like constipated donkeys. But OMG, [...]...
‘American Idol’ will consider changing voting rules for next season
American Idol executive producer Ken Warwick says the show will consider changing its voting rules in light of this season's voting results, in which the first five tenth-season finalists sent home were all girls....
‘American Idol’ to consider changing voting rules for next season
American Idol executive producer Ken Warwick says the show will consider changing its voting rules in light of this tenth-season's voting results, in which the first five finalists sent home were all girls....
Dave on Demand: Is there gender bias on "American Idol"?
Are American Idol fans misogynistic? The argument goes that the last three Idols have all been boys (David Cook, Kris Allen, and Lee DeWyze); that this season, particularly, girls seem to be targeted for elimination; and that teenyboppers are to blame for this gender bias, because they always vote for the cute guys....