Kelly Clarkson to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl!
The first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, will sing the national anthem as part of the Super Bowl XLVI pregame festivities at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, Feb. 5, the NFL announced today. This means that four American Idols will have performed the National Anthem in five years: Jordin Sparks (2008), Jennifer Hudson (2009), Carrie Underwood (2010), and now Kelly Clarkson (2012). Although this is Kelly's Super Bowl debut, she wowed fans with the National Anthem during Game 3 of the ...
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, Jordin Sparks!
America's sixth Idol, Jordin Sparks, turns 22 today! When the Glendale, Arizona native auditioned for American Idol, she was only 16 years old. To date, Jordin remains the youngest American Idol winner.
Four years ago, Jordin released her self-titled debut album, which was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album included the hot singles "Tattoo," "No Air," and "One Step at a Time." Jordin became the first American Idol alum to sing The National Anthe...
‘American Idol’ Season 6 Winner is 22! Celebrate Jordin Sparks with a Fun Trivia Game
"American Idol" season six winner, Jordin Sparks, celebrates her 22nd birthday on December 22, 2011. The singer and her new friend, actress Minka Kelly, welcomed home our armed forces on Tuesday, December 20, in a special ceremony. The pair was said to become close pals on their whirlwind tour of Army bases in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan meeting and greeting U.S. troops for the holidays....
Happy Birthday, Anoop Desai!
Season 8 finalist Anoop Desaicelebrates his 25th 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 2011. He released a new album, Zero.0, and he released music videos...
Happy Birthday, David Cook!
America's seventh Idol, David Cook,turned 29on December 20th. In honor of David's 29th birthday today, fans like you donated to his Crowdrise Mozilla Firefox Challenge, which is raising funds for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure and could win his ABC2 I LA Marathon Fundraising team an additional $25,000! Fans also successfully trended #WeBelieve to No. 1 world wide! Donations today alone exceeded $16,000, bringing total team donations to more than $31,000! Be sure to make your contribution before Da...
Jordin Sparks, ‘Idol’ alumna, travels with teens
Jordin Sparks, who won the sixth season of "American Idol" back in 2007, isn't just busy building a career as a recording artist. She's also carved out a sizeable chunk of time to inspire high school students to see the world....
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