Happy Birthday, Melinda Doolittle!
Season 6s humble second runner-up, Melinda Doolittle, celebrates her birthday today. The charitable singer has a big birthday wish. She took to her official website and posted a special video, saying, I am not normally a person to ask for gifts for my birthday, but this year Ive come up with the most amazing gift in the entire worldI have been involved with an organization called Malaria No More for the last three yearsits a $10 bed net, thats all it takes--$10, and you are saving lives. Watch M...
This Week in Idol History
This week in Idol history, the Idol franchise launched with Britains Pop Idol, which featured Simon Cowell as a judge. Two Season 6 finalists, Melinda Doolittle and Blake Lewis have a special tie to the 6th of October, as it is Melindas birthday and the one year anniversary of the release of Blakes sophomore album, Heartbreak on Vinyl. American Idols Season 5 champ, Taylor Hicks, celebrates his birthday this week on the 7th, and he shares his b-day with former Idol judge Simon Cowell. And, can y...
Idol Birthdays
September is a popular month for American Idol alumni birthdays. Ruben Studdard, Jennifer Hudson, and Carly Smithson all celebrated their birthdays on Sunday. Here are some other Idol alumni who are turning another year older this week.
Season 7s tenth place finalist, Chikezie, turned 25 on September 11th. The former TSA screener at LAX originally auditioned for Season 6 and made it to Hollywood Week. Not one to give up, Chikezie worked hard and came back for Season 7 auditions. The judges were ...
Bo Bice’s New Album is Available Now
Season 4s runner-up, Bo Bice, released his third album today, which is appropriately titled 3. Bo has three other important things in his life his sons Aidan, Caleb, and Ean, who arrived this January. His new album includes 10 tracks and one bonus track, many of which he wrote. Season 6s Melinda Doolittle performed back-up vocals for many years, and she lent her voice to Bos song Get On and Ride. The Alabama native now resides in Nashville, and due to the recent flooding that hit Tennessee, Bo...
Melinda Doolittle’s New Book
Season 6s third place contestant, Melinda Doolittle, is not just a singernow shes an author too! Today, Melinda released her book, Beyond Me. In addition to talking about her American Idol journey, the Tennessee native also talks about overcoming obstacles, making the best of every situation, facing your fears, dealing with criticism, and giving back. Giving back is something that has been important to Melinda. She was a finalist when American Idol held their first ever Idol Gives Back show. She...
Idol Alumni Give Back At Feeding America Food Banks
This week, former American Idol finalists from all around the country, including Amy Adams, Bo Bice, Didi Benami, Lacey Brown, Kevin Covais, Bucky Covington, Diana DeGarmo, Julia DeMato, Melinda Doolittle, Chikezie, Gina Glocksen, Danny Gokey, Mikalah Gordon, RJ Helton, David Hernandez, Mandisa, Michael Johns, LaKisha Jones, ...
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