American Idol

"You may know me from that little TV show," he said, referring to "American Idol," in which the Kalamazoo resident placed fifth on Season 8.

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"American Stars In Concert for the Holidays" on Dec. 19 features four "American Idol" Top 10 contestants from the first eight seasons, including hometown girl Gina Glocksen of Naperville. Their final number will feature a combined choir from Marmion Academy and Rosary High School. "With the 'American Idol' show, we're having some fun and experiencing traditional Christmas carols in a whole new way with rock and dancing," said Melissa Mercado, marketing manager with the Paramount. "Anyone who loves that TV show is really going to like this show. "

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Of Cook, 2008's American Idol winner, she said, "We sing together; the first time we sang together was last year -- was it last year?

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"Any contestant that comes off Idol that does well on Idol has to make sure they know what people voted for," said the blond singer who is the best-selling American Idol winner with more than 10 million albums purchased.

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"No matter where I go in my career, someone is going to remember me as the girl from American Idol," Mercado says. "And that's OK. Everyone will remember me for different things."

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Slezak said, "The folks at Fox don't cooperate with solo contestant covers/interviews till after the Idol season has wrapped. "

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Katy Perry says she was brutally honest when judging American Idol auditions because, "We all have friends or people that we've known that maybe they wanted to be a rock star, or be this or that, and no one ever told them that they can't... Like, 'It's just like you weren't born with pitch, so it's not going to happen and someone needs to tell you that because 15 years later you've wasted all this time and when you could have been a doctor."

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"Idol" contestants dreaded were actually good practice for when he filmed his "Time for Miracles" clip, what kind of boys he's into and the loss of anonymity that comes with suddenly being a famous pop star. Lambert admitted that the tremendous pressure he feels to succeed has already gotten to him a couple of times, but said his decade-plus of experience in musical theater and living in Los Angeles has perhaps made him more prepared than other contestants. "When you're in the city of entertainment, and you open your eyes and you meet people and you hear stories and you have friends that have been through this and that, going onto a show like 'Idol,' you get it, going into it," he said. In response to a question about Lambert's handlers telling the magazine not to make their client seem "too gay,"

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"American Idol," a reality singing competition, are about to release their own albums. "I feel like any contestant that comes off 'Idol' that does well on 'Idol' has to stay true to what people voted for," Underwood said, in response to a question. "I've seen it happen a few times where people are one thing on the show, and then they got off the show and try to do something else,"

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