News, Recaps and Spoilers for

Homecoming: Update

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Judges Song Choice: Simon Cowell chose Jordin Sparks’ song- “Wishing on a Star” by Rose Royce. Also, Jordin told classmates that her personal song choice would be a reprise of “I Who Have Nothing”–her

Top 4 Results

05/09/2007 mj santilli 80

Jordin Sparks is SAFE. Melinda Doolittle is SAFE LaKisha Jones and Blake Lewis: Last two standing. LaKisha Jones: Eliminated tonight ****************** No Top 4 surprise boot this year, kids. LaKisha Jones, who has been

TV Week Interview with Ken Warwick

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This week’s TV Week backlot talk interview with Ken Warwick. Ken on the contestant’s performances:

Top 4 Spoilers (and other assorted odds and ends)

05/08/2007 mj santilli 59

Check out this USA Today behind-the-scenes article to find mucho spoilers for tonight. When I get a minute, I’ll pull out the good stuff, so watch for updates around noon EST. Song Spoilers: (thanks

Top 6* Results

05/02/2007 mj santilli 91

Goodbye Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson Declared safe: Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones Eliminated: Phil Stacey…. Declared safe: Jordin Sparks, Blake Lewis Eliminated: Chris Richardson ***************** “Im not that shocked tonight, and I dont

Top 6* Performance

05/01/2007 mj santilli 68

Can I just whine for a bit? I know the charity special last week raised a lot of money for people who need it. And that perhaps it would have been some bad

Idol Gives Back Charity Special

04/25/2007 mj santilli 81

What to look forward to tonight: Update: Ryan just announced that tonight’s elimination will be THE MOST SHOCKING IN IDOL HISTORY….Plus, they got over 70 million votes last night. Kelly Clarkson singing with Jeff Beck

Top 6 Performance

04/24/2007 mj santilli 92

Cold opening – Ryan is standing in the control room looking very serious. “Tonight, ” he says, “We are presenting a very special show. We’ve got the same 3 judges, the same 6 finalists (Each

Top 6 Song Spoilers

04/24/2007 mj santilli 49

ETA: Kirsten just posted this blog from Access Hollywood in comments. It contains a very detailed account of tonight’s show. A couple of interesting tidbits not mentioned anywhere yet: News Corp which

Idols on Oprah

04/19/2007 mj santilli 29

Simon Cowell and the Top 6 were Oprah Winfrey’s guests today on her show. Simon answered Oprah’s questions via satellite from Las Vegas. His top 2 Idols are Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks,