Yesterday night our lovely American Idol judges announced our top 36 contestants for season 8 and hopeful Joanna Pacitti was one of them. Unfortunately for her, they have decided to take back their decision and have instead given the spot to contestant Felicia Barton.

The reason Joanna was disqualified was due to an already extensive music career. FOX put out a press release saying, “It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition. ‘American Idol’ contestant Felicia Barton has replaced Ms. Pacitti as part of the Top 36.”
According to her Wikipedia and IMDB page (yeah, that’s …read more

Tonight, American Idol is in the bluegrass state!  The auditions are taking place in Louisville, Kentucky!

Tiffany Shedd (Cincinnati, OH) was the first to audition.  She chose to sing “Hero” by Mariah Carey and it was truly atrocious.  Her parents had told her she was an great singer (how could they not know or tell her the truth) and she really believed she was good.  Of course, they didn’t put her through.
Joanna Pacitti (Philadelphia, PA) has been trying to make it in the music industry for years and Kara DioGuardi recognized her.  She sang “We Belong” by Pat Benetar and …read more