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8Eight is a South Korean music trio consisting of Baek Chan, Lee Hyun, and Joo Hee.
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Shania Twain is reportedly the latest contender for a seat at American Idol‘s new judges table. This follows news that talks between Idol producers and Jennifer Lopez have broken down, due to Lopez’s contract demands. Twain was well-received as a guest judge and mentor on last season’s Idol. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe recently rejoined...
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Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B/soul singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol in 2004. She has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards. After playing the part of Celie in...
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Fantasia Barrino, the “American Idol” season 3 champ, was hospitalized Monday after overdosing on aspirin and a sleep aid, according to media reports.
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Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British music executive, television producer and entrepreneur. He is known in the United Kingdom and in the United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, and American Idol. He is also...
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After shocking almost everyone — including himself — by winning the season 8 of American Idol last week, Kris Allen told reporters, “I’m not a man of many words.” We noticed! PEOPLE caught up with Idol’s dark horse from Conway, Ark., Saturday, and finally got him talking. Here’s what we learned:
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American Idol judge Simon Cowell thought his ex-girlfriend was joking when she called him to reveal she’d been attacked on Tuesday night – but now accepts the incident was “terrible”. TV presenter Terri Seymour was covering the American Idol in Los Angeles when a woman attempted to choke her. Friends helped fight the attacker,...
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AMERICAN Idol judge Kara DioGuardi stripped down to her bikini at the show’s final last night – and the new champ was revealed. The celeb-filled audience was stunned when Kris Allen, 23 from Arkansas, was crowned the winner instead of favourite Adam Lambert, 27. The student looked shocked as host Ryan Seacrest delivered the...
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Kara DioGuardi — the now and possibly future judge of “American Idol” — has co-written the winner’s first single.  The song, entitled “No Boundaries,” was written with Cathy Dennis and Mitch Allan. Before her season-long “Idol” tenure, DioGuardi was best known as a songwriter for such artists as Pink, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson....
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Not much has changed about Kris Allen since his mostly forgettable “American Idol” audition. Well, except for the winning-it-all part. When the 23-year-old college student from Conway, Ark., first auditioned with Leon Russell’s “A Song for You” in Louisville, Ky., he seemed nothing more than a boy-next-door “Idol” hopeful, lacking the instant juggernaut feel...
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