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About mj santilli
Founder and editor of mjsbigblog.com, home of the awesomest fan community on the net. I love cheesy singing shows of all kinds, whether reality or scripted. I adore American Idol, but also love The Voice, Glee, X Factor and more!
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Top 16 Elimination Roundup

03/10/2007 mj santilli 14
Here are exit interview transcripts from  MTV. And  from Entertainment Weekly, Antonella Barba and Sabrina Sloan  and Jared Cotter and Sundance Head.   All four contestants were surprised to be eliminated. A few of the
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Billboard Update 03/17/07

03/10/2007 mj santilli 7
Here is this week’s American Idol Billboard Update.   Play along, kids! The Highlights: DAUGHTRY climbs back to the #1 spot on the Billboard 200.   The single “It’s Not Over” continues to hold the
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Top 16 Results

03/08/2007 mj santilli 74
First things first.   Eliminated tonight: Antonella Barba Sabrina Sloan Jared Cotter Sundance Head Tonight’s results:  Not exactly what I expected. What I did expect:   Vote-splitting between the big voiced divas  LaKisha Jones, Sabrina
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Tonight’s Special Announcement

03/08/2007 mj santilli 3
As many people were speculating on the boards and blogs, tonight’s “important announcement” involves charity.   You can read the entire press release here: During tonight live broadcast of AMERICAN IDOL, it will be announced
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Top 8 Girls Perform

03/07/2007 mj santilli 63
Ryan, dressed from head to  toe  in black tonight, introduces the Top 8 girls, who are surely on their way to kicking some Top 8  boy butt.  He goes into a slight panic when he
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Top 8 Girls – Spoilers

03/07/2007 mj santilli 28
Here are  song spoilers and performance order for tonight from Ricky at Idol Forums.   Thanks, Milajoy, for bringing these over…   Jordin – “Heartbreaker” Sabrina – “Don’t Let Go” Antonella – Put Your Records
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Top 8 Guys Perform

03/06/2007 mj santilli 69
The boys.  Oy. Tonight,  bookended between 2 good performances is a  whole lotta suck.   Simon looks  alternately distressed and bored the  entire evening.  Several times during this first live performance show of the season,
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American Idol Bits and Pieces

03/05/2007 mj santilli 33
The always obsequious Chuck Ross has resumed his weekly interviews with the producers of American Idol.  Nigel Lythgoe’s  Top 24 interview  had a couple of interesting bits in it.   He revealed that Blake Lewis
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Top 20 Roundup

03/04/2007 mj santilli 4
I’ve been working hard, hard all morning uploading screencaps for this week’s recaps so check it out. Here are your newly photo-enhanced Top 10 Guys, Top 10 Girls  and Top 20 Results  show recaps. Four