Day: January 17, 2008

Super Speshul Bonus: Here’s Philly auditioner Melanie Nyema rehearsing bgvs for “Dream Myself Awake during Taylor Hicks’ tour last year:

From Idolator: Simon Cowell’s favorite performer last night was 18-year-old Kady Malloy, a Houston teen who started off impersonating Britney Spears and Carrie Underwood before belting out “Unchained Melody” in the style of Christina Aguilera.

From Mediaweek: Once again it was a robust victory for Fox care of American Idol, which averaged a 17.6 rating/26 share in the overnights from 8-10 p.m. But compared to one year earlier (21.6/31 on

Why Professional Singers Should Be Allowed on ‹American Idol Fans are up in arms this morning about the overrepresentation of professional singers on the new season of American Idol. Rickey.org notes that Kristy Lee Cook