UPDATE: The OP of the original comment posted a slight correction in comments:

One quick correction-I was talking to my neighbor again this afternoon and I apparently misunderstood what he said about a recording contract in Nashville. What he said was that Kendallà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s parents decided it might make sense to move to Nashville to help her further her career.

Also, Joes Place has confirmed that Kendall is indeed, Top 50.

BTW, nothing in the OP’s comments gave away that Kendall was in the Top 50.   It was the fact that she pulled down her music recently.   The comments only bolstered my suspicion that she probably made Top 50…

An interesting comment pulled from this post, from a regular MJer who has been with us practically from the beginning. (so I know she ain’t punking us.)

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I was at a party last night and one of our neighbors said his roommate from collegeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s daughter made it to Hollywood. Her name is Kendall(canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember the last name) and she is from Austin but her parents are from Louisiana. They got the father doing the gator on film. He went to the producers and asked that it not be shown on tv and was told the one thing he could be sure was going to be shown was him doing the gator. According to this guy the parents were told to plan to move to Nashville, that even if Kendall didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t win AI, she would get a record contract. It will be interesting to see if all he says is true.

That would be Kendall Beard. Here’s her MySpace.   She took all her music down.   Evidence that she made the Top 50, as Top 50 contestants are required to take down their online music   by January.   That, and the producers seem to be very sure of her success, if friend-of-dad isn’t overstating Kendall’s case.

I listened to her stuff before she took it down, and she’s another one with a distinct singer/songwriter vibe.

Poor Dad is going to look stupid on national TV.   Didn’t he read the contract he signed that states they can do whatever, whenever with the video they shoot?   Hopefully Dad and Kendall are becoming hep to the ways of reality TV.

Not enough evidence, yet to put her on my list, but it’s interesting all the same, don’t you think?

 
  • BootStar

    Very interesting indeed!

    I didn’t catch her stuff before it was pulled, but if she’s as good as she sounds, I’m a little concerned that she bears a superficial physical resemblance to KLC. Last season I was able to distinguish Kristy Lee from the other blonds, but I literally got Kady Malloy and Alaina Whitaker confused at times, and I often wondered if Alaina got the boot too early (IMO) because other viewers got them confused as well.

    Kendall is gorgeous; she might want to go for a shorter, hipper hairstyle if she wants to separate herself from all those gorgeous blonds with flowing locks (e.g., Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood). It’s worked well for Kellie Pickler, no?

  • hoodathunk

    Pardon my ignorance, but what is “the gator”?

  • hicksaholic

    It’s a gross dance where you lay on the floor stomach down and wiggle around like an alligator. Trust me it ain’t pretty.

  • Garnetstar

    Ok is it a requirement that you have to be blond to be a country singer. LOL In a couple of pictures she kinda looks like KLC but actually the first thing I thought was that she looked like Kristen Chenowith. HeHe

  • hicksaholic

    “Kendall is gorgeous; she might want to go for a shorter, hipper hairstyle if she wants to separate herself from all those gorgeous blonds with flowing locks (e.g., Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood). Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s worked well for Kellie Pickler, no?”

    You are exactly right about confusing her with other blondes on the show. She definitely has the Carrie Underwood look. It could help her get in the top ten but hurt her once she is there unless she can be unique.

  • gingerly

    Why would anybody be stupid enough to do that dance for the camera and then expect they wouldn’t use it? I sure hope she’s a bit more enlightened than her father. Yup she looks like KLC 2.0.

  • cheese

    She looks like KLC’s evil twin. I’m guessing she sounds a bit better.

  • http://www.myspace.com/swood1104 Sarah

    Hmmm, interesting. I’d guess that she’s probably a lock for the top 50 and then 36. I’ll be curious to see her audition footage and what she’s like because I think I remember listening to her myspace clips before they were taken down, but I don’t remember anything about her voice. So obviously she didn’t make that much of an impression on me upon first listen.

    And yeah, she does bear quite a resemblance to KLC. Weird.

  • Hi Five

    Kendall looks like a cross between KLC and Miranda Lambert

  • cookcricket

    I listened to her stuff before she took it down, and sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s another one with a distinct singer/songwriter vibe.

    So if she has the singer/songwriter vibe this will help her stand out in the country genre (i.e. Taylor Swift). Hmmmm, shall be interesting…My prediction is a definite no win, but will get very, very far…

  • BootStar

    Interesting that we may have a Taylor Swift “type” and an Adele one, too. (At least in terms of sound.) What else do we need? Jonas Bros.? Jason Mraz? Chris Brown? Beyonce? Am I missing anybody, LOL?

  • Tony

    Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a gross dance where you lay on the floor stomach down and wiggle around like an alligator. Trust me it ainà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t pretty.

    I thought that was called the worm? The first thing I thought of when I heard “gator” was the gator chomp that the Florida Gator fans do. But since they’re not from Florida, I guess that wouldn’t make much since.

  • Lisa

    Am I missing anybody, LOL?

    I can’t believe I am even going to type these names…

    Miley/Brit/Jessica, you know the non singers to match Taylor Swift.

  • http://www.idolbloglive.com DJSlim

    most likely she made the Top 50. The domain name KENDALLBEARDOFFICIAL.COM was registered by the usual idol company Domains by proxy on the same date a couple of others that have made the Top 50 were registered.

    http://who.godaddy.com/WhoIs.aspx?domain=kendallbeardofficial.com&prog_id=godaddy

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    most likely she made the Top 50. The domain name n was registered by the usual idol company Domains by proxy on the same date a couple of others that have made the Top 50 were registered.

    Every single Hollywood contestant was registered by GoDaddy in November, so that is actually not proof that she made the Top 50.

  • anijsch

    most likely she made the Top 50. The domain name KENDALLBEARDOFFICIAL.COM was registered by the usual idol company Domain

    Thanks for that idea DJSlim to looking this way.
    But it is not only Top 50. It seems the have registered domains for all Hollywood contestants
    http://www.nsspy.org/archive/domaincontrol.com/2008-11-14/1.html
    If you want you can download the list in excel. It includes the first 20000 hits.
    The ones with official.com address are easy to find the rest you have to look up by name (names within the range A to OV)

  • http://www.idolbloglive.com DJSlim

    ahhh i thought they only bought the names of those who made Top 50 not all of Hollywood. my mistake :)

  • itsalleternal

    Update: JoesPlace has confirmed it, per an IDF post.

  • hicksaholic

    One quick correction-I was talking to my neighbor again this afternoon and I apparently misunderstood what he said about a recording contract in Nashville. What he said was that Kendall’s parents decided it might make sense to move to Nashville to help her further her career.

  • skye

    edit: you need to read my guidelines before you post here again.

  • spicy

    Wow! Kendall is gorgeous! I caught her on my space and she really has alot of talent. What is all this stuff about the alligator? I am from south Louisiana and it is really no big deal down here. For everybody’s info, it is a fun thing that we do and we really don’t pay particular attention to what other people who aren’t having a good time feel about it. Down here in south Louisiana it is almost a ritual at wedding receptions, Mardi Gras parties, celebrating big wins at LSU football game tailgating parties and just about any other festival gathering that calls for having a good time! I suggest to any of you are not from our part of the country to get down, learn it and try it out. It can be a blast! Don’t knock it till you try it, I always say. Oh, and as for Kendall Beard, I have no doubt that her talent and her ability will take her right through this years Idol season. I read her bio and I was very impressed with her background and education. She could be a real winner. If her parents are from Louisiana, you can bet somebody will be celebrating by doing the Alligator and you can also bet they will be having a great time as well!

  • One

    edit: Hi newbie. You need to read my guidelines STAT.

  • cookcricket

    Heyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦I think she is gorgeousà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦whether she is in idol or not!!!! Why do you have to compare her to taylor swift, etc. She far surpasses them in looks. Keep your negative comments to yourself.

    Oh, I didn’t mean this as a negative. I meant it as a compliment. There are not too many songwriter/singer vibes in country, IMO. Perhaps her vocal chops surpass Taylor Swift, and the fact that maybe she can write em’ and sing em’ is awesome! To me “looks” don’t mean much in the music industry. If you sound good and look believable, well go fer it! I hope she ends ups with a recording contract if this is the case. However, AI has there country singer and the doors are open to who’s next. So personally, I don’t think she’ll win, but I think perhaps she’ll go far. I could be wrong and I’m okay with that.

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    BTW, newbies…I suspect you know Kendall or her family, please read my guidelines before you post.

    http://mjsbigblog.com/?page_id=1172

    You are certainly welcome to defend Kendall, but not in an angry or defensive way. Posters can criticize the Idols, but not each other.

    And the pre-publicity for Kendall is a good thing. I’ve had parents of Idols personally thank me for spoiling their children. One who went very far in last year’s competition, as a matter of fact. :).

  • itsalleternal

    And the pre-publicity for Kendall is a good thing. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had parents of Idols personally thank me for spoiling their children. One who went very far in last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s competition, as a matter of fact. :)

    I guess the producers don’t care? I do agree it helps the Idols-to-be in that they can build up a fan base from the get-go…

  • milajoy

    most likely she made the Top 50. The domain name KENDALLBEARDOFFICIAL.COM was registered by the usual idol company Domains by proxy on the same date a couple of others that have made the Top 50 were registered.

    http://who.godaddy.com/WhoIs.aspx?domain=kendallbeardofficial.com&prog_id=godaddy

    DJ, ALL 175 Hollywood contestants have a registered Domain name from GoDaddy.

  • milajoy

    Here’s her album at cdbaby:

    http://cdbaby.com/cd/kendallbeard

  • milajoy

    And the pre-publicity for Kendall is a good thing. Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve had parents of Idols personally thank me for spoiling their children. One who went very far in last yearà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s competition, as a matter of fact. :).

    God, ME TOO, MJ. The smart parents and family members find a spoiler they can trust and spill their kids along with a few more contestants.

    They realize that last year poor Colton Berry, etc. didnt have a prayer because all AI fanatics had already chosen a favorite.

    I know David Cooks family is thrilled I took an extra special interest in him in September 2007…lol

    JoesPlace

  • http://myspace.com/girlgeek mj

    I guess the producers donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t care?

    Oh, the producers certainly care. But the benefit to the contestant far outweighs the producer’s consternation.

    Carly and Michael being splashed all over the media before it was known they actually made it didn’t stop the producers from pimping them early on…

  • atxrock

    here’s more Kendall info – pictures, etc:

    http://www.myspace.com/texas_music

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