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Johnny Keyser + Heejun Han Move Forward During ‘American Idol’ Hollywood Auditions
It’s Hollywood time.
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‘American Idol’ Portland Auditions Recap: Brittany Zika, Britnee Kellogg Show Their Blond Ambition
Portland is a pop culture hot bed. From the hilarious series ‘Portlandia’ — which celebrates the indie-dom and coolness of the region and is as far removed from ‘American Idol‘ and its pop sensibilities — to the hipster-friendly nature of the often cloudy and rainy area, Portland is on our radar a bunch. No wonder ‘American Idol’ producers hit the city again this season for the audition phase.
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Romeo Diahn Survives Refugee Camp, Moves On After ‘American Idol’ Audition
There are ‘American Idol‘ backstories and then there are backstories! We doubt that any of the contestants that have stood on the audition stage through the show’s entire history could lay claim to going through what hopeful Romeo Diahn has been through. He is a true survivor with a feel good story if there ever was one.
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Jessica Phillips Overcomes Hardships to Advance on ‘American Idol’
Jessica Phillips of Brooklyn, N.Y. has been through a lot in her short life. Her boyfriend, Angelo, of five years suffered a massive stroke and had to be hospitalized for a month and a half. When he finally came to, Phillips said he didn’t know who she was.
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Naomi Gillies Impresses ‘American Idol’ Judge Steven Tyler With Cover of His Song ‘Cryin"
The three ‘American Idol‘ judges had little to say about contestant Naomi Gillies on Wednesday night. The Lancaster, Penn. native was that impressive, singing a song Steven Tyler made famous with Aerosmith. While her version of ‘Cryin” wasn’t pitch-perfect, she showed enough range and passion to get through to Hollywood.
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Britnee Kellogg Gets Motherly Advice From Jennifer Lopez on ‘American Idol’
Britnee Kellogg knows a thing or two about heartbreak. On tonight’s ‘American Idol,’ the blond bombshell and mother of two told the story of her lyin’, cheatin’, good for nothin’ ex-husband who held her back so he could pursue his own basketball career. (And in Kellogg’s words, “pursue other women,” too).
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Brittany Zika, AKA Tripster the Hipster, Tells Her ‘Story’ at ‘American Idol’ Portland Audition
The ‘American Idol‘ audition round has moved to the Pacific Northwest to the lovely (if cloudy) city of Portland. The first contestant was evidence that you can’t judge a singer by her clothes! Brittany Zika, a golden blonde, tripped when making her way to the mini stage to perform before the judges. She joked that her friends call her “Tripster the Hipster,” and with her thi
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It’s ‘So Hard’ for Judges Not to Love Jairon Jackson
‘American Idol‘ has come under fire for essentially seeming like a glorified karaoke contest, but Aspen contestant Jairon Jackson disproved that all by himself. The 19-year-old restaurant host performed an original song for his audition and blew the roof off.
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Judges Want To See More of Haley Smith on ‘American Idol’
Haley Smith is a true flower child in our face-paced, technology-laden era. During her introduction to the American public, Smith said she was most at peace in nature, but we could see she was really at ease soaking up the limelight during her audition on ‘American Idol.’
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Shelby Tweten Battles Bipolar Disorder, Wins Judges Over During ‘American Idol’ Audition
Pretty, 17-year-old Shelby Tweten of Mankato, Minn. revealed on her ‘American Idol‘ audition in Aspen, Colo. tonight (Jan. 25) that she has been battling depression since she was in the fourth grade. She was also officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder in March.
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‘Heartbreaker’ Jenni Schick Lays One on Steven Tyler
Music teacher Jenny Schick described herself as always having “too much energy,” but she had just the right amount to impress the ‘American Idol‘ judges.
In her opening montage, the blond Sterling, Va. native described her disdain for beginners’ recorder classes and revealed her “Hall Pass” list to host Ryan Seacrest. It included Adam Levine, Lady Gaga and … Steven Tyler!
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Adam Levine Disses ‘American Idol’ Over Failure to Encourage Gay Contestants to Come Out
In a new interview, Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine blasts ‘American Idol,’ claiming the show discourages gay contestants from being open about their sexuality.