Jessica Sanchez
After a streak of four male winners in the past four years, the eleventh season of American Idol could be the year a girl triumphs. That's what music producer and Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine thinks anyway.
"Jessica [Sanchez] is born with one of those gifts that you see very, very rarely -- the tone of her voice, the range, her poise," Iovine told reporters on a call Monday. "She has every chance to win this thing because she can strike a chord in you with the right song that, no matter what you think before that, you're going to vote for her. She can change your mind on a dime because those voices don't come around every day. There are so few people who can sing like that in the industry today.
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Battleship
The Avengers continued to hold onto the top spot at the box office, sinking three major new releases in the process.
The Avengers grossed an estimated $55 million in its third week of release, Box Office Mojo reports. The expensive action film Battleship, starring Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna, plundered just...
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Joshua Ledet
Joshua Ledet was determined to stay stoic, even after Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez were announced as American Idol's Season 11 finalists and his own journey came to an end. But after the lights dimmed on his final performance — and a tearful Jennifer Lopez threw her arms around his neck — Ledet could no longer keep his emotions in check.
"Honestly I didn't think I was going to cry," Ledet told reporters after the show.
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American idol
As American Idol nears its finale and the judges' demands for "moments, moments, moments" increase, one would think emotions would be flaring backstage.
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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez may be saying farewell to American Idol.
The singer-actress-reality show judge seemed...
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American Idol
With the 11th Season of American Idol complete, we feel like things are getting a little tired in Hollywood. Don't get us wrong: Phillip Phillips is a deserving champ, but it was just a bit too predictable that he'd win, even in the face of some amazing competition. Will a girl, even one as talented as Jessica Sanchez, really have a chance to win ever again now that the young girls of America have proven their voting supremacy?
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Hollie Cavanaugh
It's British music week on American Idol, and each of the Top 5 will sing two songs of British origins. The Beatles? The Rolling Stones? Oasis? We've got the set list and — blimey! -- there are a few surprises in store.
Who will have "London Calling"? And who won't get no "Satisfaction"? TVGuide.com assesses the song choices:
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Christina Aguilera
In the battle of the U.S. singing competition shows, The Wanted is definitely voting for American Idol.
While appearing on New York radio station 92.3 Now, band member Max George was asked why he gave a kiss to Idol judge Jennifer Lopez and not...
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Beyonce
People magazine has named Beyoncé Knowles as the World's Most Beautiful Woman.
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American Idol
Jessica Sanchez may have had the lowest number of votes on American Idol last week, but she earned the judges' save in a moment even more dramatically befuddling than last season's save of Casey Abrams.
Before Jessica could even sing a full verse of her "save me" song, the Idol judges stormed the stage. Jennifer Lopez yanked the mic from her hand and said, "This is crazy! Yes, we're using the save. You ain't going home. Go sit down; go sit down." Randy Jackson then admonished the...
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