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‘American Idol’ judges save finalist Jessica Sanchez from el...

LOS ANGELES — The “American Idol” judges didn’t stutter: Jessica Sanchez “ain’t going home.”The 16-year-old high school student from San Diego who powered through the Jazmine Sullivan ballad &ldqu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' Finalist Jessica Sanchez Has Roots In Bataan

LOS ANGELES – “Oh, my baby!” Editha Sanchez, the charming mother of Jessica Sanchez exclaimed as she watched her eldest daughter being interviewed by the press on the “blue carpet” at the recently-concluded & [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

‘American Idol’ 2012: Top 13 finalists revealed

Our mission tonight on “Idol XI” is to eliminate 12 of the 25 contestants in two hours and, since show host Ryan Seacrest hasn’t been teasing any guest entertainers, looks like we’re going to have to do it all ours [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' announces 13 finalists

LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" is down to the top 13 singers. Smooth 21-year-old pawn shop worker Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., quirky 22-year-old nonprofit organizer Heejun Han of New York, and spunky 18-year-old country c [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' finalist James Durbin marries

"American Idol" finalist James Durbin has married longtime girlfriend Heidi Lowe in a New Year's Eve ceremony at the edge of a California redwood forest. The couple says in a statement that the wedding in a Santa Cruz Mounta [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

American Idol Finalists Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams Take...

American Idol season 10 sensations Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams have turned to live video chats to reach thousands of fans in a very personal way. The duo, who is promoting their holiday single, "Baby, It's Cold Outside,&qu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' S10 finalists want you to refuse disposable ...

Did you know every bit of plastic that has ever been created still exists? Well, Lauren Alaina does and she and the rest of the "American Idol" season 10 top 11 finalists want to do something to put a stop to plastic pollution. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' Finalist James Durbin Dropping LP Same Day A...

Though he was most often compared to "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert last year during his rebel-yelling run to a #4 finish, classic rock lover James Durbin will end up being measured against another head-banging "Ido [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol finalists arrive in Manila for concert

The finalists of American Idol Season 10 arrived in the Philippines before dawn Saturday in time for a two-day concert in Quezon City on September 20 and 21. The performers arrived aboard a Philippine Airlines PR-103 flight at the Ninoy A [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' finalist joins Drivetrain for central Illino...

Peoria native Nick Boettcher and his band Drivetrain will bring a new face into the mix during a show at 9 p.m. Saturday at Crusens on War Memorial. Boettcher, a 2002 graduate of Notre Dame High School, will bring in Morris native Paige D [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' finalist to perform at SAISD convocation

Scott MacIntyre said he's excited about coming to San Angelo to share his music and his thoughts on overcoming obstacles. The singer, songwriter and one of the finalists from the eighth season of TV's "American Idol" is [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' Finalists Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina Rev...

The wait is almost over, kids! Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina have announced release dates for their debut, full-length albums and they are a week apart. Have I mentioned these two seem to do everything in tandem? Scotty’s a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

American Idol finalist Casey Abrams talks health, half marat...

I had a Friday telephone interview with Casey Abrams in conjunction with the "American Idol" finalist's role in a new campaign to raise awareness about inflammatory bowel disease. Casey has ulcerative colitis, an inflammator [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

'American Idol' finalists share similar career goals

In their own style, Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina are the newest duo on the country scene. Just a week following the season finale of "American Idol," the teenagers are together doing press like a team — and this team [...]