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Sam Lautmann hoped that, if her costume didn't win her a spot on "American Idol," her song selection would. Lautmann, 18, showed up early Wednesday morning at the Bradley Center to audition for the popular Fox reality show dressed as a beer can and wearing a cheesehead to "represent Wisconsin." The can's song of choice: "On, Wisconsin!" Unfortunately, Lautmann got nervous and forgot the words after the chorus.

"But I represented the state for sure!" she said with a laugh after it was all over. "And it was a great experience, even if my dreams were crushed."More than 10,000 excited people lined up Wednesday for their chance at stardom and a chance to make the first cut to appear on "American Idol." Many of them arrived at the Bradley Center late Tuesday night in a bid to win a spot at the front of the line. By 6 a.m., the gates were packed with energetic singers hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood.

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In the aftermath of American Idol’s first — but probably not last — real shock of the season, it’s worth looking at Idol’s past and how regional voting patterns affect the outcome of prime-time television’s most addictive, most-watched talent competition.

Geography and order of performance count just as much as vocal ability and Simon Cowell’s approval — if not more so — according to a study prepared late last year for the Farquhar College of Arts & Sciences at Nova Southeastern University by Jason Gershman, an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., school.

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American Idol 2010 Denver Auditions Latest – We are back on our tour over the United States, Here we are going to Denver our the American Idol Auditions, Get to watch the latest American Idol scenes as We go to Denver, Interested to know who our American Idol will be tonight? Find out through the American Idol Denver Auditions Update, we will be posting updates right below, including some of the highlights clips for this Audition, Will we be able to pick the nextAmerican Idol here? Find out as we have a look on it.

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The judges continue their quest to find the next singing superstar in the “Mile High City” with returning guest judge Victoria Beckham The Picture above shows roaring fans greet Victoria Beckham as she Guest stars on this American Idol Denver Audition. We will be posting below some of the source list to watch this American Idol at denver episode. The preview video will be added right below very soon. So do check it out after a while 

On Tuesday night (February 9), we find out what kind of chemistry — if any — talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres has with the rest of the "American Idol" judging panel as the comedian makes her debut as the fourth judge during the start of Hollywood Week.In the early going, DeGeneres reportedly clashed at times with lead judge Simon Cowell, who is departing at the end of the current season, a move that has set off rampant speculation about who might fill his opinionated shoes next season.

DeGeneres has some pretty big sneakers to fill herself, as she steps in following the departure of beloved loopy ex-judge Paula Abdul, who quit the show last year after failing to reach a new contract settlement. The ninth season of "Idol" will be the first without Abdul's lovably loony and predictably supportive commentary. Fox is hoping the cuddly and quick-witted DeGeneres can make fans forget about Abdul's exit and boost slowly eroding ratings on what is still the #1 show in prime time."Ellen brings a huge fanbase and people will be curious to see how she does. But if she performs poorly, that is bad for the show's long-term health," Entertainment Weekly senior writer Michael Slezak told Reuters.

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To the relief of anyone who's a true fan, Wednesday night's "American Idol" brought an end to the audition rounds, the traditional home of costumed jokers, cracked-voice clowns, delusional dingbats and the occasional kewpie-doll ringer and blue-eyed crooner with a broken heart of gold.

The clip show brought together a variety of the best of this year's wannabes, from raspy-voiced Lee DeWyze of Illinois, a paint store clerk who sang a sandpaper cover of Bill Withers' classic soul tune "Ain't No Sunshine," to dreadlocked hippie chick Crystal Bowersox, a 23-year-old musician mom who went with the rocker girl classic "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin.

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The fourth episode of American Idol was the auditions in Orlando. in the first day they already gave away more golden tickets than they gave away in Chicago in two days. They call Orlando the place where dreams come true. Apparently looking at some of the rejects, nightmares came true too.

We started off the episode with Kara and the guest judge Kristin Chenoweth having a good time and bonding. In the meantime Ryan, Simon and Randy were late because they were still in Miami trying to get to Orlando. The first contestant was Theo Glinton, while wearing just a weird outfit his performance was also completely over the top. The first sentence he was singing wasn't too bad. But after that he went quickly downhill. Simon said he was screaming a song and gave a definite no. Kara said his tone of his voice was over the top. They started showing a collage already to show that the morning was filled with a lot of people getting No's. They did show that the girls were having a blast. Simon was of course annoyed by it and apparently took it out on the contestants. He said to one of the contestants: "You walked in like a cocktail stick and sang like you sat on a cat.

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12,000 contestants, 13 golden tickets: The Chicago auditions made for a ponderously dull night on “American Idol.” Despite Simon’s avowed distaste for country music, this episode featured the inimitable Shania Twain as a guest judge. Though perhaps the underwhelming lineup was payback. The two days of torture probably had Shania hopping the next plane back to La Tour-de-Peilz.

1. First, not a question, but a directive: Enough with the “Pants on the Ground” business. Really. In the annals of comic-awkward “Idol” auditions, it’s not even in the top 10.

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In the six months since American Idol viewers elected Kris Allen 2009's best singer, the Jacksonville, Arkansas native has played concerts in more than 50 cities, as well as co-written and recorded the dozen songs (plus three bonus tracks) that comprise his major-label debut. In advance of the November 17 release of Kris Allen, we spoke to him by phone about the stresses of a speedy album-making process and why Kanye's outburst at the VMAs didn't affect his record's track list. The Idol finale was on May 20, then you were on the Idols tour from July until the beginning of September. That didn't leave you with much time to record this album.

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eason 7 American Idolcontestant Jason Castro is engaged!  Castro proposed to Mandy Mayhall on October 31st at a Halloween festival preceding an Oklahoma-Kansas State football game in Norman, Oklahoma where they were dressed as Beauty and the Beast.

Castro made it to the final 4 on Idol's 7th season because of his unique style.  He is the Texas born Colombian with dreadlocks that sang in three different languages and played a ukulele.  The engagement comes just months before the release of Castro's debut album on Atlantic Records. 

Words do not even begin to express my confusion and sick, splodey delight. The runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert (Yes, the Goth kid), has made a 2012 music video. It's him walking through explosions, naturally.

Where do I even start with this ridiculous yet brilliant blend of marketing hype? The title of the song is, "Time For Miracles," and while I'm not a huge fan of the song, you gotta love the idea behind blending the world's most hyped-up show and Roland Emmerich.

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