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Happy 30th Birthday, Jennifer Hudson!
One of American Idol's most successful finalists, Jennifer Hudson, turned the big 3-0 yesterday! Although Jennifer was eliminated in seventh place from Season 3 of American Idol, she has gone on to be the first Idol to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe award, and a SAG award.
Jennifer's self-titled debut album led to five singles, three music videos, and it earned her four Grammy award nominations and one win for Best R&B album. In March of 2011, Jennifer released her sophomore album, I R...
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David Cook Co-Headlines Tour with Gavin DeGraw
Platinum sellingmusicians Gavin DeGraw and David Cook will embark on a national tour kicking off on October 9th at Penn State University. The US tour, with opening act Carolina Liar, will wrap on November 10th in Athens, GA. Tickets in select markets will go on sale beginning September 16th. For the latest ticket information please visit www.davidcookofficial.com.
Season 7 American Idol David Cook is touring in support of his most recent release This Loud Morning (19 Recordings / RCA Records), ...
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Happy Birthday, Michael Sarver!
Season 8's tenth place finalist, Michael Sarver, turns the big 3-0 today! The former oil rig worker and father of two has been busy working on his music since his time on American Idol.
Michael released his self-titled debut album in 2010 with Dream Records/Universal. The album includes the singles "You Are," "Cinderella Girl," and "Ferris Wheel." The winter before he released his album, he sang new music while on the "American Stars in Concert Tour" with fellow Season 8 alum Alexis Grace, Seaso...
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Happy Birthday, Jason Castro!
Season 7's dreadlocked singer, Jason Castro, celebrates his 24th birthday today. He's been very busy since his time on American Idol. Last year was a big one for Jason. On January 2, 2010, Jason married Mandy Mayhall. A week later, he released The Love Uncompromised EP and then promoted his music on tour with singer-songwriter Matt Hires. Then, on April 13, Jason released his self-titled debut album, which peaked at #7 on the US Billboard Top Digital Albums Chart. Seven months later on November ...
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Jennifer Hudson’s New Single and Upcoming Album
Season 3 American Idol finalist and movie superstar, Jennifer Hudson, announced that she will release her highly anticipated sophomore album on March 22, 2011! The new album is called I Remember Me and you can listen to the album's first single, "Where You At," now on JenniferHudson.com.
Academy Award-winner and mother released her self-titled debut album in September of 2008. It earned her four Grammy award nominations and one win for Best R&B album.
Jennifer opened up to AmericanIdol.com a...
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Happy Birthday, Phil Stacey!
Season 6 finalist Phil Stacey turns another year older today. We first met Phil during auditions, when his wife gave birth to their second daughter, McKayla, while he was away. Luckily, he hurried back home with a golden ticket in his hand to meet the new bundle of joy. While on American Idol, Phil soared to the Top 6 and got to travel around the nation with the Top 10 finalists on the American Idols LIVE! 2007 Tour.
In spring of 2008, Phil Stacey released his self-titled debut album, which peak...
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Happy Birthday, David Archuleta!
Season 7's runner-up, David Archuleta, turns 20 years old today! We've watched David grow from a 16-year-old Season 7 Hollywood hopeful to an international star.
This year has been a huge one for the Murray, Utah native. In June, David released his first book, Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song, and The Power of Perseverance. David put out his new album, The Other Side of Down, in October. David co-wrote an impressive 9 of the 12 songs on the album.
Six months after David's run on Americ...
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