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...
‘American Idol’ Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart release Christmas video
The season ten finalists release their rendition of 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'....
Happy Birthday, Megan Joy!
Season 8 finalist Megan Joy turned 26 on Sunday, September 18th. Megan took to her tumblr account over the weekend to say, "This has been the best year of my life. Thank you 25, it was incredible from day one."
After earning a wildcard spot in the Season 8 finals, Megan made it all the way to ninth place by putting her own quirky twist on some classic songs. While on American Idol, Megan developed a trademark twisty dance. After performing "Rockin' Robin," Megan shouted, "Caw Caw!" which has now...
Jacob Lusk’s Season 10 Journey
The morning after Jacob Lusk was eliminated in fifth place, he opened up to the press on a conference call. The 23-year-old opened up about his swan song performance, "God Bless The Child," and his future album.
Jacob Lusk landed on the American Idol radar during Season 10's Hollywood auditions. His rendition of "God Bless The Child" was called "the single best performance on Idol ever" by judge Randy Jackson. Jacob explained, "I went out there and I don't know if anyone noticed, but I changed o...
‘American Idol’ Castoff Stefano Langone Answers MTV News’ 10 Questions
By Alex Mohr, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Stefano Langone sang his heart out to be a finalist on "American Idol"; however, number seven did not prove to be so lucky for him. Last Thursday, Stefano's rendition of "Closer" resulted in him getting farther from the "Idol" title. A few days after his elimination, Stefano stopped [...]...
American Idol: Crystal Bowersox Returns To The Idol Stage Next Week!
American Idol on FOX fans said goodbye to Stefano Langone after his rendition of NeYo’s “Closer” as his 21st century music performancedid not win America’s votes. Next week before we find out which one of the top six finalists will be sent home, we’ll see season nine runner up Crystal Bowersox take the stage. Keep [...]...
‘American Idol’ singers take on 21st century songs
"American Idol" finalist Casey Abrams ended his song with a smooch. The eccentric 20-year-old film camp counselor of Idyllwild, Calif., planted a peck on "Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez after delivering a rockin' rendition of Maroon 5's "Harder to Breathe" during the Fox talent competition's evening of 21st century songs Wednesday....