Happy Birthday, Allison Iraheta!
Allison Iraheta, Season 8's top girl, turns 20 today! Allison first appeared on American Idol when she was only 16 years old. In her time since the show she has grown so much as an artist and as a person.
Things are looking bright for Allison! After coming in fourth place during Season 8, Allison was signed by Jive Records and 19 Recordings and then recorded her album as she toured across the nation on the American Idols LIVE! 2009 Tour. On December 1, 2009, the redheaded rocker released her deb...
Happy Birthday, Danny Gokey!
Season 8's third place finalist, Danny Gokey, turns 32 today! 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for Danny. After announcing his engagement on Christmas Day 2011, Danny was married to Leyicet Peralta in January of 2012.
On March 2, 2010, Danny released his debut album, My Best Days. The record was so successful that he achieved the highest first-week album sales by a debut country male in 18 years! Two days after his album debuted, Danny performed "My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me" on the Sea...
Song List: Now & Then
The talented Top 7 got the chance to perform two songs for America last night. They first performed hits from recent years and then paid tribute to Soul Train by performing soul songs.
The save has been used and now anyone could go home! Tune in TONIGHT 8/7c to get the results and see LIVE performances from Season 8's Kris Allen and LMFAO! Who do you think did enough to stay in the competition?
Take a look at the photo gallery from the show!
Here is the song list from the episode:
Song Title: Ro...
Weekly Scoop: Kris Allen Returns to American Idol
Season 8 winner Kris Allen returns to American Idol on Thursday to perform LIVE on the results show. Tune in Wednesday 8/7c on FOX to see the Top 7 perform. Now that the judges' save has been used your VOTE is more important than ever!
What are your other favorite Idol alumni up to this week? Check out the events and performances below.
Monday 4/16
Katharine McPhee appears on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Tuesday 4/17
Daughtry performs at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC.
Justin Guarini perfo...
Did You Notice the History of the Save?
It's an event that has only happened 4 times in American Idol history - the judges' save! On Thursday, April 12th the judges saved Jessica Sanchez from elimination, but did you notice a Jennifer Hudson coincidence?
Season 3 superstar Jennifer Hudson has been a guest performer on American Idol three times. EACH of those three times that she was at the show, the judges used the save: Season 8 Top 7 (Matt Giraud), Season 10 Top 11 (Casey Abrams), and Season 11 Top 7 (Jessica Sanchez). The other sav...
Scott MacIntyre Releases First Book
Season 8 Idol finalist Scott MacIntyre releases his first book called By Faith, Not By Sight, tomorrow. In the book, Scott talks about the thrill of competing on Idol as well as some of the most difficult struggles of his life and how he never gave up, even when circumstances threatened to take everything away.
"I've experienced some incredible highs and incredible lows in my life, and I want to encourage my readers that no obstacle is too big to overcome if you walk by faith, not by sight."
But...
Kris Allen Announces New Album
American Idol Season 8 Winner Kris Allen announces today the release of his second album entitled Thank You Camellia, the follow-up to his self-titled debut released in 2009 after winning the American Idol title. Thank You Camellia will be available in both standard and deluxe editions.
Kris' lead single from Thank You Camellia entitled "The Vision of Love" was just released this week at iTunes and all digital providers on 19/RCA Records, and his album pre-order launched yesterday at www.krisall...
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