Michael “Big Mike” Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the “American Idol” judges giddy with a moving performance of “This Woman’s Work.”
Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male semifinalists Wednesday and emerged as the star of the Fox TV show.
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Steve Lillywhite wants to “help America find the next Elvis Presley.” And that’s why the Grammy Award-winning producer — whose resume includes work with U2, the Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Morrissey, the Rolling Stones, Phish and scores of others — wants to be “American Idol’s” next Simon Cowell.
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“American Idol” sends home four competitors
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Crystal Bowersox still has a healthy shot at becoming the next “American Idol.”
The 24-year-old single mother from Toledo, Ohio, performed Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Long As I Can See The Light” to rave reviews from the judges Wednesday, the day after she was hospitalized for an undisclosed malady that prompted the show’s producers to switch [...]
It won’t be ladies night on “American Idol.”
The 10 male semifinalists will perform Tuesday on the Fox singing competition instead of the 10 female semifinalists because 24-year-old dreadlocked singer Crystal Bowersox from Toledo, Ohio, has “medical issues which would prevent” her from performing, the network said Tuesday.
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After dishing out tough criticism this week, the “American Idol” judges got some feedback from ousted contestants. Ashley Rodriguez, one of the first four singers voted off by viewers, chided the panel Friday for being hard on contestants during their first live shows.
“They were coming in throwing punches,” she told a teleconference. “I wouldn’t [...]
Ellen DeGeneres is proving a hit with “American Idol” fans as a new judge, although Paula Abdul is very much missed, according to an AOL Television poll released on Tuesday.
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Ellen is hit with “Idol” fans, Garcia early favorite
‘Idol’ judges admire unique female semifinalists
The success of an “American Idol” contestant is causing a stir among parents who are complaining they never got refunds for performance fees in a failed musical production Todrick Hall wrote and directed.
Hall, who on Tuesday made it into the top 24 on “American Idol,” wrote “Oz, The Musical,” which he billed on its Facebook [...]
“American Idol” contestant Chris Golightly was dropped from the top 24 semifinalists because of a “lack of veracity” during the audition process, a person close to the Fox TV show said Thursday.
Golightly didn’t disclose that he’d had a music contract, a point on which all contestants are queried because singers with current deals are [...]
Paula Abdul tried to avoid commenting on the rumors she’s going to join Simon Cowell when he launches his new reality singing competition “The X Factor” next fall, but she did drop some hints about her next project.
“Drop a clue? Oh, I’m gonna be going back to my roots and doing a TV show that [...]
Ellen DeGeneres is glad that her “American Idol” debut drew big ratings and high praise from the show’s creator, media mogul Simon Fuller. But the real test, she says, was judging herself.
She decided she didn’t let the contestants down, DeGeneres said Wednesday, the day after she watched the broadcast of her first “Idol” episode.
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“American Idol” finished its auditions with a trip to Denver, and the Mile High City did not disappoint. There were enough “Idol” hopefuls who brought along cute little kids that it was sometimes hard to tell whether this was a singing competition or the waiting area for “SuperNanny.”
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Actor was entertaining and helpful — and even snapped at Simon Cowell
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Lavigne, Perry offer a dose of reality in L.A.
Guest judges channel their inner Simon to challenge ‘Idol’ hopefuls
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