Happy Birthday, Lindsey Cardinale!
Season 4s Top 12 finalist, Lindsey Cardinale, celebrates her 25th birthday today. Only 19 years old when the Ponchatoula, Louisiana native auditioned for American Idol, Lindsey showed her smoky vocals singing songs like I Dont 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.S. In fact, Lind...
The Road to Hollywood Song Choices
The Road to Hollywood was filled with some very memorable performances and wonderful song choices from the seven hometown audition cities. Here is a list of the songs the contestants sang, as well as the songs that American Idol inserted to set the mood.
Title: Pants on the Ground
Artist Version: Original
Contestant: LARRY PLATT
Title: Cry Baby
Artist Version: Janis Joplin
Contestant: JESSICA FURNEY
Title: Footprints In The Sand
Artist Version: Leona Lewis
Contestant: JESSICA FURNEY
Title: Oops ...
Getting Real with Randy Jackson
Earlier this month, American Idol judge Randy Jackson opened up about Season 9 of American Idol, Ellen DeGeneres, hometown auditions, Idol alumni, and more.
During the hometown audition rounds, Randy has to sit through an innumerable amount of auditions which include the good, the bad, and the "interesting." However, he noticed many standout performers and he shared, There are some really talented girls that showed up this time. I also think that what changes the show from year to year are the c...