Happy Birthday, Blake Lewis!
Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis turns 29 today! The beatboxer was one of the first Idol finalists to really change up the songs and make them his own. Blake also sang modern songs when given the option. He only landed in the bottom once before coming in second place.
Blakes debut album, Audio Day Dream, hit the Billboard album charts at #10 and has since sold over 350,000 units to date. One year ago today, Blake released his first single off his sophomore album: Sad Song off Heartbreak On Vinyl. ...
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, Gina Glocksen!
Season 6s Gina Glocksen celebrated her 26th birthday on the 4th of July. Gina originally auditioned for Season 5 of American Idol, but she didnt make it onto the show. When she returned for Season 6, the Illinois native impressed the judges and made it onto the show. With her boyfriend Joe who is now her husband and her good luck charm Pickle by her side, Gina made it to 9th place.
The resident rocker brought the energy up each week, and never landed in the bottom until her Top 9 week eliminat...
Happy Birthday, Kellie Pickler!
American Idol Season 5 finalist and country music darling Kellie Pickler celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday. Kellie was introduced to America as the 19-year-old with a big personality and sense of humor, and shes grown up before our eyes. Just last week Kellie announced that shes engaged to songwriter Kyle Jacobs.
The North Carolina native has a busy year ahead of her. In addition to planning a wedding, Kellie is touring the nation with the Rascal Flatts this summer. One of the most successf...
Happy Birthday, Kris Allen!
Season 8s American Idol, Kris Allen, celebrates his big 25th birthday today! Hes only been around for a quarter of a century, but Kris has lived a lot of life over the past two years. Since the husband from Conway, Arkansas became the 2009 American Idol, hes traveled the nation on tour with the Season 8 Top 10, released an album, volunteered with Idol Gives Back in Haiti, toured the country to promote his self-titled album, and scored three No. 1s on the Billboard charts.
How will Kris celebrat...
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...
Happy Birthday, Matt Giraud!
Season 8s jazz crooner, Matt Giraud, celebrates his 25th birthday today. Matt will always be remembered as the first person to be saved by the judges on American Idol. The four judges thought his performance of Bryan Adams Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? was worthy of using the save on him, and he returned the next week to sing the applicable disco hit, Stayin Alive. Matt made it all the way to fifth place, when he was eliminated during Rat Pack Week, despite receiving solid reviews from Sim...
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