Interesting story on what the runners-up receive:
'Idol' to pay runners-up less – USATODAY.com
An interesting comparison of who wind, and REALLY won, each season:
American Idol | 'American Idol': Who REALLY Won Each Season? | Photo 1 of 20 | EW.com
If Marc Martel had thicker, longer hair he's be a perfect "News of the World"-era Freddie. He's a got a great voice and is obviously talented but you are right, Yee-Ming, on the stage presence part. Although I never saw Queen perform "Somebody To Love" live (they inexplicably dropped one of...
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I was a bit disappointed that Brian and Roger didn't actually "mentor" the performers, or if they did it wasn't shown. Not that there wasn't enough time...
Skylar was REALLY a lot better than I expected.
The second half of the show was a snoozefest.
Looking forward...
I've basically given up on Idol, having only seen three episodes all season---and was a faithful viewer beginning with season two. But next week's mentors are Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, so I gotta watch!
Press Release: Queen Back On American Idol
After reading about all the praise the contestants got on the performance show, I watched the first episode of this season on Thursday night. (I was a pretty faithful fan up until season 10.) No one really grabbed me as being "I want to see that one win" performers...
Deondre made the...