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Why Idol Auditions Should Allow Instruments Part 1

Jeanne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:31:51 +0000

Here is one glaring example of why American Idol should allow the use of instruments during auditions (Australian Idol and Canadian Idol allow it).

Carly Rae Jepsen, 21 from Mission, B.C. So unique, so fresh, so creative. Can’t believe that’s an original song. She’s great!!!

Again, forgive the poor quality of the video

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Canadian Idol Best Female Audition – Jessica Sheppard

Jeanne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:41:54 +0000

Jessica Sheppard, 21, of Bowmanville, ON wowed the judges when she auditioned for Canadian Idol. She doesn’t mess up, by the way. The judges just wanted her to get to a certain point in the song.

It’s bad quality but you can hear her just fine!

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Canadian Idol Best Male Performance – Sam Romijn

Jeanne — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:52:05 +0000

Here’s an admittedly poor quality video of Sam Romijn’s audition for this season of Canadian Idol. Why is he so great??? Because he is sooooo Canadian! I think he’s immensely talented and unique. Just great!

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Carrie Underwood at 2007 CMA Festival

Jeanne — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:47:28 +0000

Here are some great pics of American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, at the 2007 CMA Festival in Nashville!

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Jordin Sparks Sings National Anthem at NBA Finals

Jeanne — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000

American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, sang the National Anthem before Game One of the 2007 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday night (Go Spurs!).

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The Kelly Clarkson Report – June 6, 2007

Jeanne — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:53:21 +0000

Here’s the cover of Kelly Clarkson’s Single “Sober” – Do you like it?

MORE REBA AND KELLY!!!!

CMT will debut CMT Crossroads: Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire on June 24. The episode was filmed recently at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and features duet versions of their biggest hits, including McEntire’s “Why Haven’t I Heard From You” and “Fancy” and Clarkson’s “Because of You,” “Walkaway” and “Since You’ve Been Gone.” A studio version of “Because of You” will be included on McEntire’s duets album to be released on Sept. 18.

This should be interesting! I’m definitely going to watch!

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Simon’s American Inventor Returns Tonight

Jeanne — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:41:29 +0000

American Idol judge, Simon Cowell, has the new season of American Inventor to think about. With barely two weeks’ between the season finale of Idol and the beginning of Inventor, Simon is a very busy man. He’s also estimated to be worth $200 million. That’s quite an accomplishment given the fact that he didn’t go to college. “There was nothing I could— and wanted to— learn in school,” Cowell said. “It was just a complete waste of my time.”

“The secret of my success is that I make other people money,” he said. “And, never ever, ever, ever be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you’re working with is also making money. That’s life! The more they’re making, the more money I want.”

For his American Inventor winner, who will take home $1 million, Simon has certain expectations – they must make a product that he thinks is worthwhile. “You’ve got to relate to the product,” he said. “Something where you go: ‘God! I wish I’d invented that.’”

Last year’s winner invented a baby car seat which spins in a crash, lowering the impact on an infant.

“Its gonna take a long time to get it manufactured because you’ve got to go through obviously, tons of safety checks, and the government gets involved, but it will go on the market,” Cowell said. “And I believe when it goes on the market it will save thousands and thousands of lives. So, it’s fantastic!”

He is not as enthusiastic about some of the other submissions he has seen. “We even had a guy who had to be escorted out by security this year, who came in with the best invention in the world and when we asked him what it was: it was the wheel,” he said.

One of the show’s four judges is boxing legend George Foreman, who didn’t invent the famous grill that bears his name. But his heavyweight endorsement earned him a reported $150 million.

If Simon were a contestant on this show, he knows what he’d bring in as his invention. “I’ve invented good shows, and I think that when you invent TV shows, it’s a very similar process,” he said. “You’ve got to get it financed, then you’ve got to get it made. Then you’ve got to make it popular. They’re all inventions, aren’t they?”

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Canadian Idol Returns Today With Some Changes!

Jeanne — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:30:00 +0000

It’s June 5th which means that Canadian Idol returns to CTV!!! The season will start with 2 weeks of auditions followed by a two-night review “Top 200″ in week 3 which will, ultimately, leave us with this year’s Top 22.

There have been changes to this new season. The first change is the most interesting. This year, contestants will be allowed to audition and perform using instruments. The judges feel it will give them a better idea of what the contestants will sound like with music. Australian Idol has the same rules.

The other change is that the new “roving host” to accompany Ben Mulroney will be comedian, Dave Kerr.

Here’s the schedule:

Tuesday, June 5 – 90 minutes of auditions! (Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, St. John’s and Halifax)
Tuesday, June 12 with 90 minutes of auditions! (Saskatoon, Montreal, Vancouver and London)
Top 200 episodes air Monday, June 18 and Tuesday, June 19
Top 22 performances air Mondays/Tuesdays beginning June 25
Top 22 results air Wednesdays beginning June 27
Top 10 week one airs Tuesday, July 17 and Wednesday, July 18
Shows move to regular Monday/Tuesday timeslot on July 23

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Fantasia On Regis and Kelly!

Jeanne — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:30:00 +0000

Here’s a video of American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino’s interview on Live with Regis and Kelly. A video of her performance can be seen after the jump!

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