Clarkson recently said that the only reason that she auditioned for ‘American Idol’ was to pay her electric bill. She was currently living in Los Angeles at the time of the A.I. auditions back in 2002
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May 27, 2011 Though she didn't win 'American Idol' season, 16-year-old runner-up Lauren Alaina is apparently used to rejection.
The Rossville, GA, native revealed Thursday on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' that she had previously tried out twice for 'America's Got Talent,' and was shown the door both times.
May 26, 2011 After a record-setting 122.4 million votes, it was country crooner Scotty McCreery who was named the winner of 'American Idol' season 10.
The 17-year-old from Garner, NC, beat out 16-year-old Lauren Alaina to become the youngest 'American Idol' winner ever. He's also the fourth-consecutive male to win the reality-competition series, following David Cook, Kris Allen and Lee DeWyze. (The last female to win 'American Idol' was Jordin Sparks, in 2007.)
May 20, 2011 Though she put on an impeccable show Wednesday night, America ultimately decided they didn't want to see Haley Reinhart in the next week's finals.
The 20-year-old Wheeling, IL, native was booted from 'American Idol' late Thursday night, leaving Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina to battle it out for the season 10 crown.
Lady Gaga made a memorable performance on American Idol this week by making a fashion statement. The producers of the show were not very impressed with her eye for fashion. Gaga wore sexually provocative heels resembling the male private parts
May 6, 2011 'American Idol' is down to the final four!
Last night's elimination show started off quickly, with the remaining five contestants performing 'So Happy Together.' After the mandatory Ford commercial, judge Jennifer Lopez took to the stage to sing her hit single 'On the Floor,' before contestants were quickly divided into two groups, where Jacob Lusk and Lauren Alaina found themselves in the bottom two.
April 28, 2011 And then there were five.
Ryan Seacrest told us at the top of the show that we would be disappointed with the outcome of tonight's results - and he wasn't wrong: In somewhat of a shocker, Casey Abrams was eliminated from 'American Idol.'
Of course, the elimination wasn't totally surprising, as Casey was actually eliminated on a previous episode. (He was then saved by the judges.) Even so, it didn't feel like it was his time to go, especially after his crowd-pleasing performance on Wednesday. Then again, it's a talented group of six, so tonight's results were guaranteed to have at least some shock value.
April 15, 2011 J. Lo said it best when she said, "You gotta stop singing to stay; you gotta start singing to win."
It was a good piece of advice, but unfortunately for Paul McDonald, it came a little too late: Paul's quirky style and unique soft voice have been eliminated from 'American Idol,' according to PopCrush. There's a lot of talent on the show this year, so as the weeks go by, main contenders will have to be cast off the show. That's life on 'American Idol.'
April 13, 2011 Jennifer Lopez may be having the best year ever.
The actress-turned-singer-turned-reality TV host, who can currently be seen as one of three judges on FOX's 'American Idol,' was named PEOPLE's Most Beautiful Woman, the magazine revealed today.
In the issue, on newsstands Friday, Lopez talks about dieting, her two twins and how she loves being a no-makeup kind of mom.
"That's when I'm my happiest," she told the magazine. "Just being able to touch my face and rub my eyes and put my fingers in my hair and not having to worry about messing it up. It's so much better."
April 11, 2011 As it turns out, getting eliminated from 'American Idol' may be the best thing that ever happened to Pia Toscano.
Sources tell US Weekly that the 22-year-old beauty, who was shockingly booted from 'Idol' last Thursday, has scored a record deal with Interscope Records, which is chaired by 'Idol' mentor Jimmy Iovine.
The label is reportedly "rushing her into the studio to record an album ASAP," and that "papers are being finalized."
April 8, 2011 'American Idol' got its second shocking elimination of the season, only this time, the judges weren't able to Pia Toscano.
In a major surprise, the 22-year-old beauty, who wowed America early on with such performances as 'I'll Stand By You,' 'All By Myself' and this week's 'River Deep, Mountain High,' leaves the competition tonight as season 10 wields down to just eight contestants.
