Posts Tagged ‘American Idol’

Randy Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, and former A&R executive. Randy Jackson is best known as a judge on American Idol and Executive Producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. Jackson has won a Grammy Award as a producer. Randy Jackson also hosts a radio top 40 ... Full story

Brooke White was the fifth place finalist of the seventh season of American Idol. White's debut album, Songs from the Attic was released by the independent record label New Millennium Records Group in 2006. Brooke White's first music video was from a song off Songs from the Attic entitled , "Free". Brooke White's first ... Full story

Jason Castro was the fourth place finalist on the seventh season of the television series American Idol. On August 18, 2009, Jason Castro performed his new single "Let's Just Fall In Love Again" on a live video webchat from his website, as well another song titled "It Matters to Me", from Jason's yet to ... Full story

David Cook rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. Prior to Idol David Cook released an album entitled Analog Heart, and his post-Idol self-titled album, produced by Rob Cavallo, was released on November 17, 2008. On the finale of the 8th season of American Idol, Cook ... Full story

Kellie Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the FOX reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, Kellie Pickler signed to BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing her debut album, Small Town Girl, later that year. The album produced three singles on the Billboard Hot ... Full story

David Archuleta finished as the runner-up, on the seventh season of American Idol (2008).  In August 2008 Archuleta released "Crush", the first single from his self-titled debut album. At ten years old David Archuleta won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances. At twelve, David Archuleta became ... Full story

Jennifer Hudson came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX reality television series American Idol. She made her film debut in the 2006 hit Dreamgirls. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, also winning a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA ... Full story

Chris Daughtry was the fourth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. Chris was given a record deal by RCA Records, and his self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies after just 5 weeks of release, becoming the fastest selling debut rock album in history. In its ninth week of release, ... Full story

Kris Allen was announced as the winner of  American Idol 2009, defeating runner-up Adam Lambert after nearly 100 million votes, the highest recorded vote total in the show's history. The 8th season of American Idol had numerous changes to the format of the show. There were 36 semi-finalists instead of 24, thirteen finalists instead ... Full story

Paula Abdul became famous In 1988, with the album Forever Your Girl, and the singles (MTV vidoes) "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl", "Cold Hearted", "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me", and "Opposites Attract".  Paula Abdul started as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers then a choreographer at the height of the ... Full story