Happy Birthday, Jason Castro!
Season 7's dreadlocked singer, Jason Castro, celebrated his 25th birthday yesterday. He's been very busy since his time on American Idol. On his birthday, Jason tweeted, "Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! Ive had an awesome day celebrating. Thankful for all of the sweet people in my life.#quartercentury"
The singer became a first-time dad on August 28, 2011 with wife Mandy to daughter Madeline. Jason married Mandy Mayhall on January 2, 2010. A week later, he released The Love Uncompromise...
Haley Reinhart Celebrates Muhammad Ali, Performs with Slash
Season 10's Haley Reinhart has had a busy week! On Tuesday, Haley performed her first single "Free" off of her upcoming albumat the 104.3 MYfm New Music Night at the Hardrock Cafe in Hollywood. Check out her performance on Entertainment Weekly HERE!
A week ago tonight, Haley performed an acoustic version of The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses" with Slash and Myles Kennedy at Keep Memory Alive's Power of Love Gala in honor of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday. Slash tweeted "Myles Kennedy...
Happy Birthday, Chris Richardson!
Season 6 finalist Chris Richardson celebrated his 28th birthday over the weekend. While Chris was a contestant on American Idol, he soared through the semifinals and into the finals, eventually making it to the Top 6. Chris plays the piano, guitar, and drums although he wasn't allowed to use his abilities on stage because Idol didn't allow contestants to play instruments until Season 7.
This talented musician was signed to Young Money/Cash Money Records on January 9th, 2012 and began work on his...
Happy Birthday, Jim Verarros
We first met Jim Verraros when he was just 19 years old. The Season 1 finalist is celebrating his 29th birthday today! Many people remember Jim as the contestant who was fluent in American Sign Language because both of his parents are deaf.
Jim performed on the first ever semifinals show and advanced to the Top 10 with his performance of "When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole. Although Jim was eliminated during the Top 10's Motown Week, he went on to have a successful career in music. In 2004, h...
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...
Happy 30th Birthday, Adam Lambert!
Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert celebrated his big 30th birthday yesterday! Last year, Adam and his fans raised $323,803 to bring clean water to over 16,000 people. How does he plan to top that? Yesterday he tweeted, "Today is my birthday, and for my 30th I'd like you all to help me change the world...Let's use birthdays to raise $1 million this year for @charitywater 100% directly funds water projects: charitywater.org/adamlambert."
This year is shaping up to be a huge one for the superstar. He...
This Week in Idol History
History was made last night when Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert fronted the iconic band Queen at the European Music Awards. Queen received this year's Global Icon Award at the EMAs, and they closed the show with Adam by performing an amazing medley including "The Show Must Go On," "We Will Rock You," and "We Are The Champions." You might remember that Adam and Kris Allen performed with Queen on the Season 8 finale, and Adam even auditioned for Season 8 with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." Yesterda...
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