In what had to be the most competitive round of IDOL LIVE's 2010 edition of the poll of the week champion series, Season 5's Kellie Pickler ruled her fellow sixth-place finalists.
Kellie nabbed 13 votes, or 35% of all 37 votes cast, compared with Season 7's Carly Smithson's 12 votes (32%) and the club's newest member, Siobhan Magnus of Season 9, at nine votes (24%). These three independent women were the only ones who really excited IDOL LIVE readers, and it's easy to see why when considering their not so popular comrades from the six other seasons.
In the next round, readers will be asked which 5th-place finalist is their favorite of all nine seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Christina Christian 0 (0%)
Carmen Rasmussen 1 (2%)
John Stevens 0 (0%)
Constantine Maroulis 0 (0%)
Kellie Pickler 13 (35%)
Phil Stacey 0 (0%)
Carly Smithson 12 (32%)
Anoop Desai 2 (5%)
Siobhan Magnus 9 (24%)
Total votes: 37
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Poll of the week: Pickler picked once again among sixth-placers
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Out today: Ayla Brown's 'Ayla Brown Live!,' Katharine McPhee's "Lifetime"
Two releases from alums of Idol's fifth season hit the digital marketplace today, as semifinalist Ayla Brown debuts her live album with The James Montgomery Blues Band and The Uptown Horns, while runner-up Katharine McPhee has her third digital single ahead of her sophomore album's drop date of Jan. 5, 2010.
Ayla Brown Live! features six tracks that were recorded by the Top 16 contestant over the summer with the aforementioned bands. It is her first main release since 2006's Forward.
Katharine's single "Lifetime" is her third digital release since August following lead single "Had It All" and "Say Goodbye."
Also appearing on iTunes for a limited time only is third season sixth-place finalist John Stevens' Christmas album Home For Christmas, which includes 12 holiday favorites.
And Brooke White's exclusive Live Session - EP featuring three songs is also up on iTunes, as are pre-orders for Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment and Allison Iraheta's Just Like You.
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Albums
Ayla Brown, Ayla Brown Live!
Amazon MP3 - ($5.94) - Buy
iTunes - ($6.93) - Buy
John Stevens, Home for Christmas
iTunes - ($9.99) - Buy
EPs
Brooke White, Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)
iTunes - ($2.97) - Buy
Singles
Katharine McPhee, "Lifetime"
iTunes - ($0.99) - Buy
Pre-orders
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment
iTunes - ($16.99) - Buy
Allison Iraheta, Just Like You
iTunes - ($11.99) - Buy
The iTunes version of Ayla Brown Live! includes a bonus track in the form of a studio version of Macy Gray's "Come Together."
Monday, August 10, 2009
Flashback: John Stevens' "Crocodile Rock"
John Stevens provided one of the most unintentionally funny performances ever delivered on Idol during Season 3's Top 9 week with his take on Elton John's "Crocodile Rock." Relive the classic moment below:
Although John deserves plenty of props for trying on the song, his shrieky "la la la la la"s were enough to send any self-respecting artist's head into violent bouts of shaking of disapproval. Regardless of the fact that John would only last three more weeks on the show, this performance alone was worth him taking away a spot from more "deserving" contestants, and since he's a nice guy he gets a pass for the performance. That does not change the fact that it's memorable, though.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Poll of the week: Fans still pick Pickler
It was a spirited week of voting on IDOL LIVE's poll of the week champion series for the favorite sixth-place finalist of all eight seasons, and the competition broke the win streak of Season 7 finalists for the first time this voting period.
Leave it to Kellie Pickler and her faithful fans to stand in the way of Carly Smithson and her equally passionate fans. The fifth season's lovable country star netted 296 of the 582 total votes, which equated to 50%. In comparison, Carly was able to take in 267 votes (45%). The two were tied in the count with just one hour left to vote, which is when Kellie's fans eked out a win by fewer than 30 votes.
The poll's six other contenders failed to excite voters, as Anoop Desai only took in nine votes (1%), and Constantine Maroulis was only able to generate six votes (1%).
In the next installment of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week champion series, readers are asked which fifth-place finalist is their favorite of all eight seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Christina Christian 2 (0%)
Carmen Rasmusen 0 (0%)
John Stevens 0 (0%)
Constantine Maroulis 6 (1%)
Kellie Pickler 296 (50%)
Phil Stacey 2 (0%)
Carly Smithson 267 (45%)
Anoop Desai 9 (1%)
Total votes: 582
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Will Makar in Boston for Berklee
Season 5's Top 16 semifinalist Will Makar is now enrolled in Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. He began classes earlier this month and is slated to graduate in 2012.
Will is not the first Idol alum to attend the prestigious school, as Season 3 finalists Leah LaBelle (12th place) and John Stevens (6th place) also called Berklee home (John is still attending).
Will currently has a self-titled EP out and is signed to Double Deal Brand Records, the same record label as fellow Season 5 Top 16 semifinalist Ayla Brown.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Keeping up with John Stevens
Idol's signature red-haired crooner John Stevens made the show's third season popular for reasons he probably would not like to remember. After generating such memorable performances as "Crockodile Rock" and "King of the Road," the then-16-year-old delivered spectacles that would make Sanjaya jealous.
But John's vocal talents were the kind that could not been heard on an Elton John track, and so he was given a bad wrap while on the show. Still he was able to finish sixth, which is a testament to his appeal to many across the country. This led to a record deal with Maverick Records in 2005, courtesy of which he released his debut album Red. The album, which was produced by David Foster, did well enough to make it into Billboard's Top 10 Jazz albums chart but failed to muster much in the form of sales, totaling roughly 21k copies since its release.
John's debut single was "Come Fly With Me," a cover of Frank Sinatra's 1957 hit. He also covered Maroon 5's "This Love" and The Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere."
After departing Maverick, John joined his fellow Season 3 alum Leah LaBelle at Berklee College of Music in Boston where his is now a student and should graduate in 2010.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Poll of the week: J-Hud owns ths spotlight
In the third installment of the debut album champion series for the IDOL LIVE poll of the week, Jennifer Hudson's self-titled album owned the spotlight. It placed first among the nine albums from Season 3 finalists that were included in the poll, taking in 17 votes, or 45% of the poll's total take. The fact that Jennifer's album was the most recent one to be released most likely helped her out in this poll.
Coming in second was Blue Skies, Diana DeGarmo's debut album. It beat out Fantasia's Free Yourself, taking eight votes to the latter's seven. Respective percentage totals were 21% and 18%.
The only other albums to take in any votes were Jon Peter Lewis' Stories From Hollywood and Jasmine Trias' self-titled effort. Hollywood received three votes (8%), while Jasmine Trias got two votes (5%).
In this week's poll of the week, readers will be asked to vote for their favorite debut album from a Season 4 alum. You have exactly one week to vote.
Free Yourself (Fantasia) 7 (18%)
Blue Skies (Diana DeGarmo) 8 (21%)
Jasmine Trias (Jasmine Trias) 2 (5%)
Love & Life (LaToya London) 0 (0%)
Miracles (George Huff) 0 (0%)
Red (John Stevens) 0 (0%)
Jennifer Hudson (Jennifer Hudson) 17 (45%)
Stories From Hollywood (Jon Peter Lewis) 3 (8%)
Sing Me Home (Lisa Leuschner) 0 (0%)
Total votes: 37
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
IDOL LIVE poll of the week - Kellie kills the competition
Kellie Pickler absolutely destroyed the competition with a wide sample in last week's IDOL LIVE poll of the week. The Season 5 sixth-place finalist ran away with 57 votes, good for 76% of the total vote. The next closest finisher was Season 7's Carly Smithson, who garnered 17% of the vote. In this week's poll of the week, we ask who your favorite seventh-place finalist is of all seven seasons. You have exactly one week to vote.
Christina Christian 0 (0%)
Carmen Rasmusen 1 (1%)
John Stevens 0 (0%)
Constantine Maroulis 3 (4%)
Kellie Pickler 57 (76%)
Phil Stacey 1 (1%)
Carly Smithson 13 (17%)
Total votes: 75
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