Happy Birthday, Jim Verarros
We first met Jim Verraros when he was just 19 years old. The Season 1 finalist is celebrating his 29th birthday today! Many people remember Jim as the contestant who was fluent in American Sign Language because both of his parents are deaf.
Jim performed on the first ever semifinals show and advanced to the Top 10 with his performance of "When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole. Although Jim was eliminated during the Top 10's Motown Week, he went on to have a successful career in music. In 2004, h...
Happy Birthday, Lindsey Cardinale!
Season 4's Top 12 finalist, Lindsey Cardinale, celebrated her birthday yesterday. Only 19 years old when the Ponchatoula, Louisiana native auditioned for American Idol, Lindsey showed her smoky vocals singing songs like "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and "Knock on Wood." Since her time on American Idol, Lindsey has pursued music, going down the country music route. She released two singles, "Drive" and "Nothin' Like a Dream" and continues to perform shows around the southern part of the U...
Weekly Scoop: Idol Auditions Wrap Up
American Idol travels to the last two hometowns this week with Portland auditions on Wednesday and St. Louis auditions on Thursday. Check AmericanIdol.com on Friday to meet ALL of the Hollywood-bound finalists. The Idol alumni and judges are as busy as ever this week.
Here's the weekly scoop:
Monday, January 30
Jennifer Lopez appears on The Today Show.
Jordin Sparks co-hosts with Hoda Kotb on The Today Show.
Jennifer Lopez appears on Late Show with David Letterman.
Happy Birthday, Thia Megia!
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Happy Birthday, Thia Megia
Season 10's co-tenth place finalist, Thia Megia, turns 17 today! The Hayward, California native was our youngest contestant ever when she auditioned for American Idol in Milwaukee at the age of 15.
The teen made an impression on the judges and America with her take on big ballads including "Out Here On My Own," "Smile," and "Colors of the Wind." Thia got to join the rest of the Top 11 finalists all summer long on the American Idols LIVE! 2011 Tour, where she sang "Born This Way," "Who Says," "Ti...
Happy 30th Birthday, Adam Lambert!
Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert celebrated his big 30th birthday yesterday! Last year, Adam and his fans raised $323,803 to bring clean water to over 16,000 people. How does he plan to top that? Yesterday he tweeted, "Today is my birthday, and for my 30th I'd like you all to help me change the world...Let's use birthdays to raise $1 million this year for @charitywater 100% directly funds water projects: charitywater.org/adamlambert."
This year is shaping up to be a huge one for the superstar. He...
Happy Birthday, Mikalah Gordon!
It's hard to believe that Season 4's Mikalah Gordon turns 24 tomorrow! We have watched her grow from a 17-year-old Idol contestant into a busy young woman.
Since making her debut on American Idol, Mikalah has acted on TV shows such as Living with Fran, Identity, and The Unit. She is a natural host and worked as a correspondent on American Idol Extra, The Tyra Banks Show, and hosted David Cook's hometown finale in Missouri. Her hosting gigs often allow her to travel to American Idol's hometown au...
Happy Birthday, LaKisha Jones!
Season 6's LaKisha Jones celebrates her birthday today. Her big voice was a standout on the very first live episode of the season when she sang Jennifer Holliday's "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," during the Top 24 performance show. LaKisha, a.k.a. KiKi, continued to soar through the competition and was eliminated during the Top 4 Bee Gees week.
Just a month after the Season 6 competition was over, LaKisha released Lakisha Jones - EP. The EP was a collection of her five most downloaded song...
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