televisionwithoutpity.com - 1/14/2009
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"In life, the microphone passes your lips but once... You had better be ready to sing." That's a little bit of inspiration courtesy David Foster. I'm not sure exactly what it means in this context, but let's look at some idiots. Those crazy ladies Mary Roach and Clay Aiken remind you what the ...
msnbc.msn.com - 1/19/2009
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In her first two appearances on the country's
top-rated television show, the show's new fourth judge, Kara...
DioGuardi, has already improved "American Idol." Besides fitting in with the other judges as if she'd been there for seven previous seasons and ...
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New judge has already improved ‘Idol’ - American Idol- ...
google.com - 1/7/2009
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New `Idol' judge says male contestants hold edge
By LYNN ELBER 16 hours ago LOS ANGELES (AP)...
Kara DioGuardi was fretting about being the new face of "American Idol," and she put the blame on hungry mosquitoes. "Here I am in Hawaii and I wake up ...
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The Associated Press: New `Idol' judge says male ...
mtv.com - 1/13/2009
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mtv.com —
"American Idol" auditions are back, and they're better
than ever — as you've come to expect, they...
will once again have an amazing mix of the good, the bad and the ear-splittingly ugly when the show returns to Fox on Tuesday. MTV News has gotten a ...
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'American Idol' Auditions Are Better (And Worse) Than ...
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American Idol - "Next Time, Just Come Naked"
iVillage - TV Cocktail —
... "What A Wonderful World," again for no reason), the Crying Sanjaya Girl, Sanjaya the Crying Girl, William Hung the original Sanjaya, that Fran Drescher girl I liked so much, toothless diabetic guy and his dead mom, Sparks, Hicks, Ruben, and finally you know the montage is ending because it's Carrie, Kelly and David, the only legit people ever on this stage. And then there's the sucky Dunk, and then lots and lots of different versions of Ryan Seacrest's hair.
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