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American Idol Season 8
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American Idol Season 8 Commercial
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An interesting article:
Simon Cowell: I'm 100% a guy will win 'American Idol's eighth season
Simon Cowell is apparently certain a male will win American Idol's upcoming eighth season.
"I'm 100% a guy will win this year," Cowell told Extra during a Saturday night interview with ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour.
This isn't the first time Cowell has picked a male contestant as his early favorite to take home the Idol title.
While he was neutral before last spring's seventh season and said there were several "strong" guys and girls, he had said there was "one guy who stands out in the crowd and has what I call the liability factor" prior to Idol's Spring 2007 sixth season, which was subsequently won by Jordin Sparks.
American Idol eighth-season auditions took place this summer, and it will premiere with two consecutive two-hour broadcasts on January 13 and 14.
Following its two-night, four-hour debut, American Idol's eighth season -- which will feature the on-screen addition of new fourth judge Kara DioGuardi -- will air the reminder of its open auditions and Hollywood Week broadcasts in the Tuesdays 8-9PM ET/PT time period beginning January 20 and the Wednesdays 8-9PM ET/PT time period beginning January 21.
Cowell described DioGuardi as "mouthy," but added she's starting to grow on him.
"She's mouthy, this girl. I'm beginning to warm to her," he told Extra. "I think she knows what she's talking about."
Link: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/simon-cowell-im-100%25-guy-will-win-american-idol-eighth-season-8080.php
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David Cook promotes American Idol Season 8
MyFox Los Angeles talks to David Cook about the new American Idol commercial
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AI judge Paula Abdul appearance:
ABC Television Network
PRESS RELEASE
NEXT WEEK ON THE VIEW (12/8-12)
MONDAY, DEC. 8 - Paula Abdul ("American Idol")
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An interesting article:
Simon Cowell: ‘You Never Want The People That You Work With To Do Well’
Weeks away from the premiere of Season 8 of “American Idol,” Simon Cowell has admitted there has been tension on the set of the hit Fox show. During a recent interview with Billy Bush for Access Hollywood and “The Billy Bush” show, Cowell confirmed that the addition of new judge Kara DioGuardi has taken some adjustment.
“You know what, it’s like when you’ve had dinner with three friends for years and now someone else joins the table — it’s a bit odd,” Simon told Billy. “That’s what it was like at the beginning. I genuinely couldn’t make up my mind whether I liked it or not. And then, when she was doing the Hollywood round she started to grow on me and I think she’s ballsy.”
When asked if Kara and Paula were walking on eggshells while filming Hollywood week, which Simon and the cast taped in Los Angeles recently, the British judge said that they were.
“A little bit, but you know what it’s like, Billy — when you work with other people you never want the people that you work with to do well,” he said. “You don’t. It’s just not in your human nature to want that.”
And the always-frank Simon was first to admit he doesn’t rejoice when his co-panelists secure new gigs.
“If I read about their deals, I’m not exactly opening bottles of champagne in joy because something good is happening in their lives,” he said. “I’m not like that and trust me, they’re not doing the same for me.”
While he may not be celebrating Randy and Paula’s independent successes, Simon is happy to take credit for a change he said has occurred with Kara since she was first brought on board.
“She’s looking better and I really mean this — I think I have made her look better, and I’m not kidding here… Physically [she] definitely looks better since she’s been working with me,” Simon said. “I think she just got to terms with the way I like people to look and I think she changed her wardrobe, her hair, because she heard me saying, ‘I like this’ and ‘I like that,’ so I definitely had a positive affect on the way that she looks.”
And with her improved attire, Simon said he was able to notice more about “Idol’s” newest star.
“Then I realized during the Hollywood round, she’s actually quite funny,” he said. “I think she knows what she’s talking about, so she’s growing on me… She’s quite hot now actually. But I promise you, you’ll see the difference. She looks better now.”
Link: http://www.accesshollywood.com/simon-cowell-you-never-want-the-people-that-you-work-with-to-do-well_article_12502
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