Happy Birthday, Camile Velasco!
Season 3 finalist Camile Velasco made it on American Idol after a successful audition in Hawaii. While on the show, Camile wore a red, yellow, and green wristband to represent reggae music, as Lauryn Hill and Bob Marley were her music inspirations.
Last year, Camile released a single called "Guava Jelly," which was produced by Stephen Marley. In January, she released a new single called Superstar in Japan. Camile often covers pop songs and uploads the videos for her fans on the web.
Happy Birthd...
Exclusive Interview with Casey James
Season 9s third place finalist, Casey James, is currently touring around the country with the American Idols LIVE! 2010 Tour. He took time out of his busy tour schedule to talk about the upcoming Texas shows, performing on no sleep, and what was in that mystery box!
Casey is having a wonderful time on tour. I love everything about it! Obviously the music is what its all about. Getting to meet the people and see new places has been great.
MyIdol member Danna1988 wanted to know which of the tour s...
Exclusive Interview with Lee DeWyze
American Idol Lee DeWyze has been touring the country for three weeks now with his fellow Top 10 Season 9 finalists. The reigning champ hopped on the phone with us before performing in Pittsburgh for an exclusive interview. He chatted about his upcoming album, advice for Season 10 hopefuls, and more.
Lee told us that The best part of being on tour is getting to play live; really live! There are no judges and no cameras. Its just me doing my thing and getting to play for the fans. So does Lee get...
Happy Birthday, A.J. Gil!
Season 1s A.J. Gil was just 17 years old when he participated in the brand new show. This week, A.J. celebrated his 26th birthday!
Despite being in a semi-final group with Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, A.J. snagged one of the seats in the Top 10. With his Top 10 performance of Stevie Wonders My Cherie Amour, A.J. avoided the Top 10 weeks double elimination and ended up in eighth place. After touring around the country with the first ever Idols LIVE! Tour, A.J. moved to Los Angeles to pursue...
Happy Birthday, Lisa Tucker!
Little Lisa Tucker is all grown up. The Season 5 singer turned 21 years old on June 13. The Lion King alum was only 16 years old when she appeared on American Idol. While on the show, Lisa found success with songs by Jennifer Holliday, The Jackson 5, and Tiffany Taylor. She made it all the way to tenth place, so she got to spend the summer touring the nation with the rest of the Top 10 Idols, where she impressed fans with her guitar and piano skills.
Since appearing American Idol, Lisa has found...
Happy Birthday, Brooke White!
Season 7 finalist Brooke White celebrates her 27th birthday today. Since coming in fifth place on American Idol two years ago, the nanny from Arizona has been busy making music, touring, hosting, and more. While competing on American Idol, Brooke always stayed true to who she is as an artist, and she continued to stick to her roots on her 2009 album, High Hopes & Heartbreak. The album was released under the label June Baby Records, which Brooke started with Idol judge Randy Jackson. She prom...
Jason Castro, Boat Captain!
In the third installment of Jason Castros latest series of webisodes, the Season 7 finalist sees what life would have been like if he became a boat captain instead of a performer. Jason brought some familiar faces out to sea with him, and try as he might, he couldnt resist making music.
Watch the Jason Castro: Boat Captain webisode.
Theres only one more webisode left in this series, and Jason will try out life as a singer and guitar player. I have a feeling hell find his niche!
Catch up on Jason...