UPDATE: There will be a Top 30 in the end, when Neco Starr and Ben Briley are forced to compete against each other for the 30th spot.
I guess the new producers want to begin this new season with a fresh slate. No contestants from last year’s Top 20 made the cut, although any contestant outside of the Top 11 was eligible, due to a rule change. In the meantime, here are more Hollywood hopefuls who made the cut. We’ll be participating in the event, so please join us then! You can follow them on twitter at IdolSpoilers. The Idol Pad will be revealing the American Idol XIII Top 30, and a few other twists, this evening, sometime between 7-10 pm CT.
I’ll be pinning it to the top of the blog, and reblogging it when new names are added! I’m going to make this the official list.
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So as we wait to see how FOX will close out the final week - Clarkson and Underwood will definitely perform on the series finale, but will we also see a reunion by Simon, Paula and Randy? - I beg you to forget the cheesy bubble-gum excesses, shameless product placement and faulty popular votes.OK. Television execs “wait a lifetime” for a show like this, and for the better part of 15 years, “American Idol” caught lightning in a bottle, transfixing audiences and reshaping our pop culture. To truly appreciate the show’s hit-making legacy, check out Billboard’s list of the Top 100 “American Idol” Hits. You’ll be surprised at how many you remember - and how many you’ll never forget. Clarkson has won three Grammys across a string of hits, including “Miss Independent,” “Since U Been Gone,” “Breakaway,” “Because of You” and “Stronger,” while Underwood has won a whopping seven Grammys amid cranking out country gems like “Jesus Take the Wheel,” “Before He Cheats,” “Wasted” and “All-American Girl.” Then, of course, there were the winners, the most successful of which were undoubtedly Season 1 champ Kelly Clarkson and Season 4 victor Carrie Underwood. And Adam Lambert shook off his loss to Kris Allen to replace the late Freddie Mercury as the new frontman for Queen. Chris Daughtry overcame his shocking Season 5 elimination to become a chart-topping rock radio star. Clay Aiken turned his defeat to Ruben Studdard into an “Invisible” pop career for devoted fans. Jennifer Hudson turned her Season 3 ousting into an Academy Award victory for “Dreamgirls” (2006). Often the runners-up became the show’s biggest winners. Its judges became household names, especially the trio of Simon Cowell (“Absolutely dreadful”), Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson (“Dawg, we’ve got a hot one tonight! She’s in it to win it!”), whose departures left a revolving door of Kara Dioguardi, Ellen DeGeneres, Steven Tyler, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj before settling on a solid trio of Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr.Įven the most infamous auditions became pop culture staples. Who can forget William Hung’s energetic rendition of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs,” Larry Platt’s original lyrics to “Pants on the Ground” or Sanjaya Malakar making an underdog run thanks to “Vote for the Worst” campaigns? It was Seacrest who built his brand, opening each show with “This … is ‘American Idol,'” building the suspense, “After the break,” and closing out each show with his signature quip, “Seacrest, out.” Poor Brian Dunkleman. It elevated host Ryan Seacrest into both the Dick Clark and Casey Kasem of the 21st century, landing him coveted hosting gigs on TV’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” and radio’s “American Top 40.” But he didn’t become the hardest working man in showbiz overnight. It provided a reason for post-9/11 families to gather around television sets and feel optimistic again, adapting to emerging cell-phone technology and learning to text as a way of casting their votes. “Idol” inspired countless “reality competition” imitations, including “The Voice,” “Nashville Star,” “America’s Got Talent,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing with the Stars” and “X-Factor.” You can’t overstate the show’s pop culture impact. Not only has “Idol” been a ratings juggernaut for the better part of 15 years - peak viewership averaging a 12.6 rating - it has grown from simple singing competition to undisputed cultural phenomenon. Whether you’re a die-hard fan who has watched all 15 seasons religiously, or bailed years ago only to come back to see how this sucker ends, one thing is for certain - it will be the end of an era. “American Idol” kicks off a special three-night farewell Tuesday night with a 90-minute retrospective, followed by a final competition Wednesday and results show Thursday on FOX.
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