American Idol!
After 6 successful seasons, American Idol is back for a 7th
Season! The new season premiers on January 15th, 2008. American
can't seem to get enough of American Idol, and judges Simon
Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul.
American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition,
which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the
Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program
Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive
Simon Fuller.
The program seeks to discover the best young singer in the
country, through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes
of the latter stages of this competition are determined by
public voting by phone. The format features three judges who
critique the contestants' performances in order to facilitate
the voting: record producer and bass player Randy Jackson;
former pop star Paula Abdul; and music executive Simon Cowell.
The show is hosted by former children's game show emcee and
television personality Ryan Seacrest; comedian Brian Dunkleman
cohosted with Seacrest in season one.
The show usually airs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. In
its six seasons, its six winners have been, in order of their
season, Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino,
Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, and Jordin Sparks. The first
five American Idols are from the Southern United States of
America (U.S) and the sixth, Jordin Sparks, is from the Southwest.
Hicks was the oldest winner at 29, Sparks the youngest at
just 17. Read more
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