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Twain Leaves Station for Idol's Mandisa

Irony alert! Last Wednesday Nashville's own Mandisa Hundley was the casualty of country-music week on Fox's American Idol (Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET), as her rendition of Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine" failed to make the entire judging panel (or, apparently, the voting public) effuse.

Defending the song choice — and addressing Simon's reaction to it in particular — Mandisa says, "I know that he does not care for country or for that song too much, but I absolutely love it and don't have any regrets. I think it's a great song and I think that whoever wrote it is brilliant."

If only all the debates Mandisa had to contend with during her Idol engagement were so tidy. Having prefaced her previous week's read more

American Idol Changed My Life

After they're booted off American Idol, the rejects always go down promising they'll score a major record deal, despite what Simon says. Here, TVGuide.com catches up with six of last season's AI finalists, who are all still chasing the impossible dream.Jasmine Trias, 3rd PlaceAge: 18 From: Mililani, Hawaii Before Idol: She was a high school senior singing at birthday parties and weddings. Life change: "Suddenly, everybody knows who you are. I was like, 'Oh, my gosh, this is so weird.' Because I was never very popular in high school — I always kept to myself." Up next: "I just did a McDonald's commercial for the Philippines. I had no idea American Idol was being watched in another country! I'm also working on a new album in L.A." Advice to hopefuls: "Stay close to your family. With all the hype, you really need people whread more

Idol's Jasmine: Graceful Under Fire

Few American Idol contestants have polarized fans like Jasmine Trias has. They either love the 17-year-old Hawaiian cutie — or they can't stand the tone-deaf little so-and-so! Last week marked the end for Trias, who smiled through her tears all the way to the final three. Now that Fantasia and Diana are left to fight it out, she has time to take on a few of our nagging questions. Hey, it should be a piece of pineapple upside-down cake for the Mililani girl who faced Simon's slams and lived to tell the tale! Simon commented that everyone in Hawaii would have to vote to save Jasmine. Then, she beat out La Toya London! Did Hawaii really do it or was that just hype?According to Verizon, Hawaii logged more calls during Idol's two-hour voting period than all of the company's 29 coverage states — with the exception of New York and California. So it could've happened. "They said Hawaii voted a lot that week wread more

La Toya London: Videos

Ethan Jones
St. Louis Auditions
Lauren M., Jeremy and Symone
Billy Callahan

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2006 Reality Chat: 2001 June Episode, Appearing
2005 Soul Train: Episode Episode, Performer
2004 The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Episode Episode, Guest
2004 Late Show With David Letterman: Episode Episode, Guest
2002 American Idol TV Show Series, Reality Cast Member

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Was La Toya Robbed?

On Wednesday's American Idol results show, the audience booed when La Toya London joined Fantasia Barrino in the bottom two. Worse yet, La Toya was bounced! Y'all know we think Ms. London's fabulous — a poised, graceful lil' powerhouse of a singer. So let's go straight to the 25-year-old Californian crooner's reaction to this travesty of justice. (Yeah, OK, it's just a talent show, but we're passionate about our TV!) TV Guide Online: Isn't it crazy how upset your fans are?La Toya London: It feels good to know that people really believe in me and are upset that I'm off the show. It makes me feel really, really important and good. I hope it dies down and turns into happiness because I'm happy. Stay tuned, because La Toya's comin' back atcha. TVGO: What did you think of Paula's on-air meltdown after your ouster?London: I didn't know how much she cared about me until that moment! She supported me, she gave me a huge hug read more

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