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Several changes were planned for the eighth season. Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly stated that Idol would feature fewer "William Hung-like" contestants and "funny auditions," and would quickly move its focus to the potential singers during the earlier stages of the competition, thus moving the season at a faster pace. [4]
The American Idols Live!Tour 2009 was a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada that featured the top 10 contestants of the eighth season of American Idol.The 52 date tour started on July 5, 2009 in Portland, Oregon and ended on September 15, 2009 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Throughout the series, twelve of the seventeen Idol winners, including its first five, had come from the Southern United States. [294] A large number of other finalists during the series' run have also hailed from the American South, including Clay Aiken, Kellie Pickler, and Chris Daughtry, [294] who are all from North Carolina. In 2012, an ...
In 2012, VH1 named her one of the 100 greatest women in music and she has since become one of the most successful Idol contestants. ... Season 8 (2009): Kris Allen. Now: in 2021, ...
The ninth season of American Idol premiered on Fox on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, and concluded on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. [1] Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, and Randy Jackson returned as judges and were joined by Ellen DeGeneres, who was brought on as a replacement for Paula Abdul after a series of guest judges filled in during the auditions.
It’s official: American Idol is back for season 23—with a major change. At the beginning of August, ABC announced that Idol alumnus Carrie Underwood would be replacing outgoing judge Katy ...
As of May 2024, there have been twenty-two seasons. Each season, the final round of competition features ten to fourteen singers. A total of 178 contestants have reached the finals of their season. The show's age requirements have varied year-to-year. Of the finalists, 55 of them were under the age of 20, including three winners and five ...
Born in Plantation, in 2000, Kelly-Cohen will sing a song that was released in his birth year on Sunday's “Idol” episode. Shania Twain will mentor the contestants and eight will move on.