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mtv.com - 2/27/2009
How Will The Wild-Card Round Work On 'American Idol'?
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'There will be more personality, more interest and just more diversity,' Simon Cowell says of this season's twist. By Gil Kaufman Ricky Braddy Photo: FOX "American Idol" producers have thrown viewers a bunch of curveballs this season already, from the inexplicably long ride by comedian/singer Nick "Norman Gentle" Mitchell and their patience with eliminated emotional time-bomb Tatiana Del Toro, to the return of the wild-card round of the show. The round — which in ...
Don’t Hate Me for Being Typical
tifaux.com - 2/27/2009
Don’t Hate Me for Being Typical
— tifaux.com — [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="522" caption="It's back to college with you, Tatiana. "][/caption] I watch American Idol. Wanna... mess? I've been watching it since the first season. My sister got me hooked over a summer, then I went back to ... (more) Don’t Hate Me for Being Typical

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American Idol Wild Card Round S08E18 March 5 (video)
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youtube.com - 3/6/2009
American Idol Wild Card Round S08E18 March 5 (video)
— youtube.com — A select group of previously eliminated semi-finalists make their return to compete one more time, then judges... Randy, Paula, Simon, & Kara will choose who takes the final 3 spots in the top 12. Performing Tonight Are: Anoop Desai, Jasmine Murray, Jesse Langseth, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey, Ricky ... (more) American Idol Wild Card Round S08E18 March 5 (video)

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dailyadvance.com - 2/22/2009
Braddy still in running as American Idol 'wild card' - News
— dailyadvance.com — COMMENTS (18) Braddy still in running as American Idol 'wild card' Fans: EC native needs more airtime... By Toby Tate Staff Writer 2009-02-21 18:44:19.0 Don t count Ricky Braddy out just yet. Braddy, a local contestant on the popular national talent ... (more) Braddy still in running as American Idol 'wild card' - ...

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reality blurred:  Each Idol judge will pick two top-36 contestants for Thursday's wild card round

BuzzSugar:  Does Nick "Normund Gentle" Mitchell Deserve Another Shot?

dingoRUE:  American Idol Season 8 Wild Card Round

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Each Idol judge will pick two top-36 contestants for Thursday's wild card round
reality blurred — ... Earlier, after talking to a show rep, MTV News reported that "each judge can pick two contestants from the top 36 -- from which everyone is eligible -- and those eight (or possibly nine) singers will perform a song on the one-hour March 5 show, with three advancing into the top 12. ... The same rules apply as during the audition phases, with majority picks winning the day and judge Simon Cowell casting the tie-breaking vote should there be a 2-2 deadlock." ...

Does Nick "Normund Gentle" Mitchell Deserve Another Shot?
BuzzSugar — ... , but now it seems they've changed it so it's totally up to the judges. Simon oozes contempt every time he's in the presence of Nick, but could one of the other three bring him back? ...

American Idol Season 8 Wild Card Round
dingoRUE — ... The American Idol season 8 wild card round will air as a special 1 hour episode on Thursday March 5 at 8/7c on Fox. During that episode, we will also find out live who the top 12 contestants are, so apparently it will be the judges picking the three people who America did not select. MTV has revealed how the selection process for the wild card round will work. ...

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Is Nick Mitchell (aka Norman Gentle) ruining American Idol?
tvsquad.com 2/27/2009 — Confession time: I was scared when the call came from on high to help cover American Idol this year. Yes, I've watched it from the beginning and got wrapped up with the whole Kelly/Justin thing like the rest of the country, and unlike the rest of ...
Wild Card Update
slimtainment.com 2/25/2009 — Simon Cowell shed a little more light on how the Wild Card round will work this season and it could mean the return of Bikini Girl. Simon Said - In next Thursday’s wild-card round, the judges bring back eight or nine singers — not necessarily just from the semifinals — and pick three to ...
Idol: Halfway to the top 12 — Tubular
Chris Cuffaro: FoxI heart Iraheta, for reals. American Idol Feb. 26, 2009 Wednesday night brought 25 million votes. How many of those were for Norman Gentle? I'd love to know. Recap, recap, recap. Ah, results shows. Tonight's dreaded -- you...
American Idol’s Normund (Norman) Gentle the highlight — Addicted To TV - Television News and Reviews
I know I wasn’t the only one who was disappointed in the latest Hollywood round of American Idol. The contestants in this show on the whole were extremely unimpressive and failed to produce much. This is why the entire concept of the rounds of twelve sucks. The first round of twelve ...
POLL: Should Norman Gentle Make Idol’s Top 12? — People TV Watch blog
He’s the most controversial contestant since Sanjaya Malakar! Nick Mitchell, who performs as the wacky Norman Gentle on American Idol, will face elimination on Thursday’s episode after singing “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” on Wednesday’s show. Watch a ...
American Idol: Nick Mitchell ‘Norman Gentle’ Wows With ‘And I Am Telling You’ — Unreality TV
Nick Mitchell, who goes by his flamboyant alter ego Norman Gentle, 27, left the judges LAUGHING and almost SPEECHLESS at his performance on last night’s American idol (it airs tonight on ITV2). He also managed to wow the crowd with an over-the-top performance of “And I Am Telling ...
American Idol 8: Top 36, Second 12 Perform - Live Thoughts (Page 2/3) — BuddyTV
Nick Mitchell - “And I Am Telling You” Nick is Norman Gentle tonight.  He's singing his signature song more straight away tonight, actually showing off his solid voice, but throwing in touches of Norman everywhere.  Sorry if I didn't write...
American Idol 8 Top 36 – Group 2 Performs Tonight! — Idol Stalker
Tonight, the second group from the Top 36 on American Idol will take the stage.  I’m not a big fan of anyone in this group but there is at least one controversial person in the lot. We’ve found out that Jessica Langseth was once arrested for a DUI and, of course, there is Nick ...
Simon Cowell Says Last Tuesday’s Show “Didn’t Quite Gel” Plus, He Explains the Wildcard Round, Sorta — mjsbigblog
More clues about next Thursday’s wildcard show from Simon Cowell via USA Today : Overall, Cowell is happy with Season 8, saying changes to the semifinal structure, including the return of judges’ wild-card picks, will yield better finalists. In next Thursday’s wild-card ...
How wild will the wild-card round get? — Idol Chatter: Top Stories & Community Feed
TV writer Bill Keveney has a new article that looks at American Idol’s semifinal rounds and beyond (Simon Cowell says last week’s first live show “didn’t quite gel” and promises “there are better singers to come”). While the new semifinal format hasn’t helped ratings (the show’s down 8 percent ...
Nick Mitchell Talks About American Idol — Idol Stalker
Nick Mitchell , who you may remember best as his alter ego “ Norm Gentle” has made it to the Top 36 on the eighth season of American Idol against all odds (and reason?).  He recently spoke to the News-Times and had a few things to share that you might find interesting. He says that ...
'American Idol' Wannabes Norman Gentle, Adam Lambert, Megan Corkrey Up Next — VH1 News
"American Idol" wannabes Norman Gentle, Adam Lambert, Megan Corkrey and more are up next. The show will return Wednesday after being pre-empted by President Obama.