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American Idol 9 Contestants to Watch Summary – Who Will Make It Through Hollywood?
by David Bloomberg
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David has been watching the American Idol auditions and noting those he thinks have good chances of making it past Hollywood, to the semi-finals, and even to the finals. He’s gone back to pull out his predictions into a single list. Whom does he think will make it all the way? Will Haeley (right) be among them? Find out here! |
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American Idol 9 Contestants to Watch from the Road to Hollywood
by David Bloomberg
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In our final American Idol audition episode, we saw the best of the rest – auditions from around the seven previous cities that we hadn’t seen before. Among them was Michael Lynche (right), who had a powerful physical presence – did that correlate with his voice? What does David think? |
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The NGH Report – American Idol Season 9’s Road To Hollywood: “Beautiful Man-Flower”
by Joseph Banks
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We got to see the final American Idol auditions from around the country last night. Of those who succeeded, how does Joseph rate them? Whom does he describe as “phenomenal”? Could it be Didi Benami (right)? |
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American Idol 9, February 3 Recap: The Staple Singers
by Tyler Sandersfeld
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For this last audition episode of the season, American Idol takes us all over the country, looking at some of the best and worst auditions that the city-based episodes missed. We'll be seeing the usual suspects – good 16-year-olds, voices that don't match bodies, and rejects from previous seasons (like Jessica Furney, right). |
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American Idol 9 Contestants to Watch from Denver
by David Bloomberg
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Denver was something of a surprise – or at least this episode was – because we got to see some decent singers and the bad auditions were kept to a relative minimum. Some of the contestants were surprising as well. For example, David was sure Mark Labriola (right) would be one of the bad ones… |
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The NGH Report – American Idol Season 9’s Denver Auditions: “Hotdog in the House!”
by Joseph Banks
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We hit our final full stop on the American Idol audition tour and found 26 contestants to send to Hollywood. We only saw seven of them, mind you, and Joseph is here to tell us what he thought of them. For example, is Haeley (right) original enough to move forward? |
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American Idol 9, February 2 Recap: Bikini Overkill
by Jenn Brasler
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In Denver we meet the male Mary J. Blige, a black country singer, and a little girl who melts Simon’s cold, cold heart. We also get an unwelcome reminder of Bikini Girl (right). Read on to find out which of these memorable auditioners are actually good and which need to go far, far away. |
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American Idol 9 Contestants to Watch from Dallas
by David Bloomberg
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Dallas provided us with more successful auditioners shown than L.A. did, which means more opportunity for David to judge and predict how they will do in the future. Will Barney’s Erica Rhodes (right, in days gone by) move past her days on the kids’ show in order to engage an adult audience? Read on to see what David thinks. |
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The NGH Report – American Idol 9’s Dallas Auditions: “It’s Awkward Now”
by Joseph Banks
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It was a Texas-sized audition on American Idol! Did any of these auditioners stack up to original winner Kelly Clarkson? Those were the themes of the night. But what you want to know is how Joseph rated them all. For example, Todrick Hall (right) was clever with his original song and the on-site judges seemed to like it – but what did Joseph think? |
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American Idol 9, January 27 Recap: I Love You, You Scare Me
by Tyler Sandersfeld
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The auditions come around to Dallas, Texas. We have a Jonas brother, Barney Stinson, and a Barney kid. Yes, that Barney. You can hide under a rock now. |
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American Idol 9 Contestants to Watch from Los Angeles
by Davd Bloomberg
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In theory, Los Angeles should have provided us with a large number of successful American Idol auditions. But it didn’t. Of the few we saw who made it through, who has the potential to get beyond Hollywood and who will go no further? Into which category does Tasha Layton (right) fall? |
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The NGH Report – American Idol 9’s Los Angeles Auditions: “I Feel Dirty”
by Joesph Banks
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Chris Golightly (right) has what should be a sympathy-inducing back story, but Joseph just isn’t feeling for the guy. Why not? And what feeling did Joseph get while watching this hourlong episode that only gave us five auditions of people going to Hollywood?! |
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American Idol 9, January 26 Recap: You Can’t Spell “Irrelevance” Without “Avril”
by Jenn Brasler
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Avril Lavigne (right) and Katy Perry serve as guest judges for the mostly disappointing auditions in L.A. The fakers are out in droves, as are the auditioners who don’t stand a chance. Don’t blink or you’ll miss the actual good singers. |
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American Idol 9 Contestants to Watch from Orlando
by David Bloomberg
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Orlando may be home to Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, but enough about the judges! American Idol checked in and we saw a few pretty good auditions. Who is the most likely to make it past Hollywood? Can Matthew Lawrence (right) overcome his checkered past to soar on Idol? |
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The NGH Report – American Idol 9’s Orlando Auditions: “Take Me Out in Cuffs”
by Joseph Banks
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Among the successful auditioners in Orlando were the Desimone sisters (right), who work together in a New Jersey salon. Besides these two annoyances, how does Joseph think everybody who made it to Hollywood did while in Orlando? |
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American Idol 9, January 20 Recap: Wicked Game
by Tyler Sandersfeld
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Kristin Chenoweth, one of the original stars of Broadway's Wicked, joins the panel in Orlando. We'll see some wicked talent, some wicked behavior, and a lovable ex-con. Wait, what? |
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American Idol 9 Contestants to Watch from Chicago
by David Bloomberg
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Two days of Chicago American Idol auditions gave us a lot of bad performances, but not many good ones… at least, not many good ones that made it to TV. But of the ones we saw, who does David think will go far? Will Paige Dechausse (right) be one of them? |
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The NGH Report – American Idol 9’s Chicago Auditions: “You Tiptoe Like That?”
by Joseph Banks
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The Chicago American Idol, auditions started off fairly well with Katelyn (right), but we didn’t see many better than her. How did Joey rate the eight contestants we saw get their golden tickets to Hollywood? Who had the best back story? Who had the worst? Who has the best chance of making it to the point where they are Never Going Home? |
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American Idol 9, January 19 Recap: Third Time’s the Charm?
by Jenn Brasler
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In the Windy City, either the judges are tougher than ever or the auditioners are just worse than ever. Either way, not many people have a good day. Angela Martin (right) is back for her third shot at a golden ticket. Is the third time the charm for her? |
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American Idol 9 News Items from the First Week of Auditions – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
by David Bloomberg
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General Larry Platt’s “Pants on the Ground” is already a sensation around the country – even among those who don’t watch American Idol! But do you know how he got his nickname or how well-known he already is? And what’s the story on the rumored record contract? Plus, we have inside information on Christy Marie Agronow, of “411… the show” infamy. Then there is the criminal history of Antonio “Skii Bo Ski” Wheeler – will he even get in the doors in Hollywood? Read on for all the info! |
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