It wasn't even close this week regarding IDOL LIVE's 2010 edition of the poll of the week champion series, as Brooke White easily defeated her fellow fifth-place finalists.
Brooke's 21 votes (46%) was a while 11 votes ahead of the next-highest placing finalist, as Season 8's Matt Giraud managed to take away 22% of all 45 votes cast.
The only other alums to make a dent in this week's competition of were Season 9's Aaron Kelly (15%) and Season 6's Chris Richardson (8%).
In the next round, readers will be asked which 4th-place finalist is their favorite of all nine seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
R.J. Helton 0 (0%)
Trenyce 0 (0%)
George Huff 1 (2%)
Scott Savol 1 (2%)
Paris Bennett 1 (2%)
Chris Richardson 4 (8%)
Brooke White 21 (46%)
Matt Giraud 10 (22%)
Aaron Kelly 7 (15%)
Total votes: 45
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Poll of the week: Brooke White wipes floor with competition
Monday, June 14, 2010
Flashback: Trenyce's "The Power of Love"
Back on Idol's second season, Trenyce was a serious contender for the title but was upstaged by more personable finalists like Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. Still, she was able to put together some strong showings, including her performance of Celine Dion's "The Power of Love" during Top 8 (Billboard No. 1s) week. Watch the performance below:
Simon might have called it "cabaret," but fans liked it enough to keep Trenyce around for a few more weeks.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Manager: "does not appear" Paula will return for S9
In a story broken by The Los Angeles Times yesterday, Paula Abdul's manager, David Sonenberg, said "it does not appear that she's going to be back on Idol."
Big surprise. Not.
Apparently, Sonenberg claims Fremantle and 19E are being "kind of unconscionable and certainly rude and disrespectful" in not replying to Paula's interest in sticking with the show for a ninth season. This should come as no surprise to Paula, though, as there have been many signs leading up to this point.
First of all, the addition of Kara DioGuardi last August was a punch in the gut to Paula, as she claimed she and Randy were never consulted before Kara was invited on board. During a season of sharing the limelight with Kara, there were stories of Paula pleading with show management to renew her contract while in impromptu meetings in her dressing room, all to no avail.
Also during the show, Paula was most likely not a fan of the headlines Simon Cowell was making for his then-take of $36 million annually from the series, a number that has since been increased exponentially. Paula's puny $2 million per year salary was commonly used as a footnote in these articles, which obviously did not come off looking very good for her. At the completion of the show's eighth season, her contract had still not yet been renewed, but Paula remained optimistic as recently as two weeks ago.
This scenario is something I have seen coming ever since the day Kara was announced as the fourth judge. Season 8 was merely a test run for Kara, and if she did not totally bomb, Paula's spot would be hers for the taking. Since most agree Kara did an average job as judge but she did not blow it, this is apparently good enough for the producers.
Whatever ends up happening, it should be noted that Paula has been a judge on this show for eight years, and without her we would not have had finalists like Trenyce or Leah Labelle, not to mention the countless times Paula's vote was a tiebreaker or at least a counter to Simon's votes in the earlier rounds of the competition.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Poll of the week: Brooke's fans have high hopes
After a bump in the road in last week's champion series poll of the week results with a victory from Season 5's Kellie Pickler, Season 7 restarted its streak this week with a convincing win for fifth-place finalist Brooke White.
Brooke took home the honors with 28 votes, good for 52% of the total amounts of votes cast for the week. No one came even close, as the second-most voted for finalist was Matt Giraud, who was able to pull in 12 in all (22%).
In the next installment of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week champion series, readers are asked which fourth-place finalist is their favorite of all eight seasons. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
RJ Helton 1 (1%)
Trenyce 0 (0%)
George Huff 2 (3%)
Scott Savol 0 (0%)
Paris Bennett 6 (11%)
Chris Richardson 4 (7%)
Brooke White 28 (52%)
Matt Giraud 12 (22%)
Total votes: 53
Monday, February 16, 2009
Keeping up with RJ Helton
Although it's hard to believe now, RJ Helton was just four places away from being named the first ever winner of American Idol back in 2002, as he placed fifth.
He started out recording inspirational music, as he released a Contemporary Christian album called Real Life in 2004, which sold roughly 20k copies and featured songs like "Even If," "Secrets" and "Come On Over," the latter two of which are currently on his official music MySpace page.
Back in October 2006, RJ came out to a SIRIUS radio station's morning show, saying he was no longer performing inspirational music because
"I can have a faith but can't be who I want to be. So a lot of it was just personal things I needed to overcome and just be proud of who I was. … Just because I am gay does not mean I can't love God."
RJ has most recently been participating in small Idol shows, as he performed at the Razz Room in San Francisco, Calif., back in August 2008 with fellow alums Trenyce and Julia DeMato, among others.
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Please note: IDOL LIVE's "keeping up with" weekly series will be put on hiatus beginning next week until further notice. Another series, called "flashback," will be installed in its place.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Keeping up with Frenchie Davis
Season 2's outspoken Aretha-like axed contestant Frenchie Davis was an early front runner until racy photos of her leaked. Despite the fact that she was never really able to compete on Idol the way she was supposed to, Frenchie has been able to secure a foothold in the entertainment industry regardless and has become a person of authority when it comes to discussing the show.
Like many Idol alums, Frenchie has found her niche in musical theatre. Having played a multitude of parts in the Broadway production of RENT beginning in 2003, Frenchie was perhaps best know for the soloist in "Seasons of Love." After taking a break to play the role of Effie in a west coast tour of Dreamgirls in 2004 prior to Jennifer Hudson immortalizing the role, Frenchie returned to RENT where she stayed until May 2007.
Frenchie has taken time to experiment in the recording studio as well, where she has recorded "Silent Night" for the Idol compilation album American Christmas, which was released Nov. 25.
She can now be found starring in the 30th anniversary national tour of Ain't Misbehavin', which will is scheduled to run until spring 2009. Former fellow Season 2 alums Ruben Studdard and Trenyce are also starring in the production.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Keeping up with Trenyce
Season 2's fifth-place finisher Trenyce has transitioned from soulfully serenading millions on Idol in 2003 to wowing audiences in musical theatre.
Following her departure from Idol, Trenyce was a frequent "talking head" on cable news shows like CNN Headline News' Showbiz Tonight to comment on all things involving the show, whether the topics were controversies or just analysis from a former finalist.
She was then able to foray into musical theatre, where she is currently expressing her talents in the national tour of Ain't Misbehavin', which kicked off in Elmira, N.Y. on Nov. 6. The show also stars Trenyce's fellow Season 2 peers Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis and just wrapped up its leg in Atlanta, Ga.
Trenyce and Frenchie also share a common bond in the fact that both are featured on the Christmas compilation American Christmas, which hits stores nationwide tomorrow. She is featured singing "Joy to the World." You can also listen to five of her original songs on her official music MySpace page.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
'American Christmas' set for Nov. 25 release
After testing the waters last November with an independent soft release for Idol Christmas compilation American Christmas, Chenoa Records is pairing up with EMI for the re-release of the disc with an expanded tracklisting and assortment of Idol alums.
The album will be released in stores nationwide including Walmart and Borders and is currently available to pre-order on Amazon.com. Below is the official tracklisting:
01) Alexis Stone Lopez - Winter Wonderland
02) Frenchie Davis - Silent Night
03) Jasmine Trias - The Christmas Song
04) Ayla Brown - Grown Up Christmas List
05) Trenyce - Joy To The World
06) Nikki Mckibbin - All Alone With The Christmas Lights
07) Vonzell Solomon - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
08) Haley Scarnato - Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas
09) RJ Helton - White Christmas
10) Lindsey Cardinale - Away In A Manger
11) Maynard Triplets - O'Holy Night
12) Amy Davis - First Noel
Bonus Tracks
13) Alexis Stone Lopez - An American Christmas
14) Ayla Brown - Breath of Heaven (iTunes only)
The CD's launch party will take place on Fri., Nov. 14 at The Factory in West Hollywood, Calif., at 8 p.m. It will feature performances by Amy Davis, The Maynard Triplets and RJ Helton among others.
Six songs from the album can be listened to on American Christmas' official music MySpace page including Alexis Stone Lopez's "An Amercican Christmas" and Frenchie Davis' "Silent Night."
Thursday, July 10, 2008
IDOL LIVE poll of the week - Brooke is fav fifth
According to 25 IDOL LIVE readers, Brooke White is the favorite fifth-place finalist. The Season 7 nanny-turned-pop star garnered an overwhelming 72% of the vote. George Huff and Chris Richardson tied for second with three votes each. In this week's poll of the week, we ask who your favorite sixth-place finalist is of all seven seasons. You have exactly one week to vote.
R.J. Helton 1 (4%)
Trenyce 0 (0%)
George Huff 3 (12%)
Scott Savol 0 (0%)
Paris Bennett 0 (0%)
Chris Richardson 3 (12%)
Brooke White 18 (72%)
Total votes: 25
Monday, July 7, 2008
Rrazz Room roster revealed
A few weeks ago, IDOL LIVE reported on an "Idols in Concert" special that would take place at the Rrazz Room at the Nikko Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. Since that was reported, a full schedule of Idol alums has been revealed, which shows 16 former finalists that will be taking part in the series. A full schedule of performers is available below:
July 1-5
-Anwar Robinson
-LaKisha Jones
-Jon Peter Lewis
July 8-12
-Anwar Robinson
-Jon Peter Lewis
-Gina Glocksen
July 15-19
-Gina Glocksen
-Rickey Smith
-Mikalah Gordon
July 22-26
-Rickey Smith
-Julia DeMato
-Trenyce
July 29-Aug. 2
-Julia DeMato
-Trenyce
-RJ Helton
Aug. 5-9
-Constantine Maroulis
-Jasmine Trias
-Vonzell Solomon
Aug. 12-16
-Constantine Maroulis
-Jasmine Trias
-Vonzell Solomon
Aug. 19-23
-Brandon Rogers
-Christina Christian
-Leah LaBelle
Aug. 26-30
-Christina Christian
-Camile Velasco
-Special Idol TBA
The series, which is currently in progress, is directed by Idol's Associate Musical Director Michael Orland. Tickets can be purchased on TicketWeb.com and range from $25-45.
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