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American Idols
It's all change on American Idol for 2010, with the ninth season of the show featuring new judges and missing some regular faces. Paula Abdul is now not part of the show, having signed on to head off to the american version of the UK talent show X-Factor. Her place has been taken by a number of guest judges, with one in particular that will turn into a permanent fixture on the show.
Ellen DeGeneres announced on her very own 'Ellen' show that she would be starring as Paula's replacement, and will definitely be joining the existing panel with Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi. We are also going to be seeing a number of guest judges, with the likes of Kristin Chenoweth, Shania Twain, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas, Victoria Beckham, Neil Patrick Harris and Katy Perry!
This year's auditions have been held all over the states as usual, in towns such as Denver, Orlando, LA, Atlanta, Chicago, Arlington and Foxsborough. A number of potential idols are beginning to stand out, with performances from Vanessa Wolfe, Mallorie Haley and Keia Johnson having hit a selected high note with the judges at the Atlanta and Boston auditions. During the Chicago auditions, a few performers in particular stood out like Paige DeChausse, Marcus Jones, Justin Ray, Keith Semple, John Park, Angela Martin, Charity Vance and of course, the wonderful Katelyn Epperlys audition.
The Idol celebrity machine is working too, with one particular audition having found massive audiences on the internet. The performance in question was from one General Larry Platt, a 62-year-old veteran from Georgia, singing his song'Pants on the Ground'.
unfortunately for a lot of Idol fans, this may be the last season with Simon Cowell. Having come to the end of his contract, Cowell seems to have made a decision to move on from American Idol, and speculation is abundant as to who will replace him. Names like Elton John, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight and George Cloony are being thrown around, but the actual replacement is sure to be kept a closely guarded secret for a while yet.
once again this year, American Idol is allowing contestants to use their own instruments during performances. This has been featuring heavily on the show for the past couple of seasons, and whilst it's not to everyone's tastes, it does add an aspect to the american Idol auditions that has been lacking over time.
Also this year we'll be seeing the return of 'Idol Gives Back' on American Idol. It's planned to be held in the final seven result show, and will be showing videos of all the nice stuff american idol is doing to help folks worldwide . The date for the show is at present set as Apr the 21st.
The format of the show stays the same this year - the first few weeks concentrate on the diverse town auditions, giving back-stories to the contestants and letting us all get to know them. The aim at the competitors during this stage is to receive their'Golden Ticket' and move on to the following phase, Hollywood. During the Hollywood auditions, the speed is stepped up and those who've made it are anticipated to perform to their best. 24 are selected, and these American Idol finalists move on to the show properly. They then contend for the judges and audiences favor, facing weekly'votes' over who stays and who goes home!
finally, we'll again be seeing everyone's favourite Ryan Seacrest, presenting american idol with his usual flair and unique style. Seacrest is also rumored to be in line for Cowells role on the series ; however it has been mentioned that he likes his current presenter's position and wouldn't like to take on the judges chair.
It's all change on American Idol for 2010, with the ninth season of the show featuring new judges and missing some regular faces. Paula Abdul is now not part of the show, having signed on to head off to the american version of the UK talent show X-Factor. Her place has been taken by a number of guest judges, with one in particular that will turn into a permanent fixture on the show.
Ellen DeGeneres announced on her very own 'Ellen' show that she would be starring as Paula's replacement, and will definitely be joining the existing panel with Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi. We are also going to be seeing a number of guest judges, with the likes of Kristin Chenoweth, Shania Twain, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas, Victoria Beckham, Neil Patrick Harris and Katy Perry!
This year's auditions have been held all over the states as usual, in towns such as Denver, Orlando, LA, Atlanta, Chicago, Arlington and Foxsborough. A number of potential idols are beginning to stand out, with performances from Vanessa Wolfe, Mallorie Haley and Keia Johnson having hit a selected high note with the judges at the Atlanta and Boston auditions. During the Chicago auditions, a few performers in particular stood out like Paige DeChausse, Marcus Jones, Justin Ray, Keith Semple, John Park, Angela Martin, Charity Vance and of course, the wonderful Katelyn Epperlys audition.
The Idol celebrity machine is working too, with one particular audition having found massive audiences on the internet. The performance in question was from one General Larry Platt, a 62-year-old veteran from Georgia, singing his song'Pants on the Ground'.
unfortunately for a lot of Idol fans, this may be the last season with Simon Cowell. Having come to the end of his contract, Cowell seems to have made a decision to move on from American Idol, and speculation is abundant as to who will replace him. Names like Elton John, Quincy Jones, Gladys Knight and George Cloony are being thrown around, but the actual replacement is sure to be kept a closely guarded secret for a while yet.
once again this year, American Idol is allowing contestants to use their own instruments during performances. This has been featuring heavily on the show for the past couple of seasons, and whilst it's not to everyone's tastes, it does add an aspect to the american Idol auditions that has been lacking over time.
Also this year we'll be seeing the return of 'Idol Gives Back' on American Idol. It's planned to be held in the final seven result show, and will be showing videos of all the nice stuff american idol is doing to help folks worldwide . The date for the show is at present set as Apr the 21st.
The format of the show stays the same this year - the first few weeks concentrate on the diverse town auditions, giving back-stories to the contestants and letting us all get to know them. The aim at the competitors during this stage is to receive their'Golden Ticket' and move on to the following phase, Hollywood. During the Hollywood auditions, the speed is stepped up and those who've made it are anticipated to perform to their best. 24 are selected, and these American Idol finalists move on to the show properly. They then contend for the judges and audiences favor, facing weekly'votes' over who stays and who goes home!
finally, we'll again be seeing everyone's favourite Ryan Seacrest, presenting american idol with his usual flair and unique style. Seacrest is also rumored to be in line for Cowells role on the series ; however it has been mentioned that he likes his current presenter's position and wouldn't like to take on the judges chair.
