American Idol - Scott MacIntyre

American Idol - Scott MacIntyre

Male
23 years old
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona
United States

He began playing piano by ear at age 3, though he has been visually impaired since birth. Classically trained, he has been profiled on CNN, Sky News Europe, USA Today, and other media as pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has independently released 6 full-length CD's and has written in genres spanning pop, rock, punk, jazz, and classical.

He has received awards for piano, composition, and vocal performance. Recent highlights include winner of the VSA Arts 2008 Young Soloists Award; First Place in the Herberger Theater Center Young Artist Competition; First Place in the Fiesta Chorus of Sweet Adeline Talent Search; First Place in the Butterfield Young Artist Concerto Competition; Grand Prize Winner Phoenix Symphony Guild, First Place Senior Piano Concerto competition; and second place in the national finals of the Canadian Music Competitions. He has performed as guest soloist with symphony orchestras, as well as playing the Kennedy Center, Orpheum Theater, Sundome, Phoenix Symphony Hall, and Gammage Auditorium.

As an independant musician Scott has been flown to cities in North America and Europe for performances including a performance and interview for the "Hour of Power" broadcast taped in front of a live audience of 4,000 in California. He frequently donates performances for conventions, churches, charities, and stadium athletic events (US Airways Center / Phoenix Suns, Chase Field / Diamondbacks), and thoroughly enjoys bringing his music to all audiences.

Scott has lived, performed, and studied in London, England where he obtained his masters degree in Performance Studies from the Royal College of Music and Royal Holloway University of London. He was also accepted to both Oxford and Cambridge for further graduate-level research. After graduating from Arizona State University at age 19, Summa-Cum-Laude with a BM in Piano Performance, he was nominated by the College of Fine Arts as the “Outstanding Graduate.” Scott is the recipient of the Marshall scholarship, Fulbright scholarship (to the UK), USAToday All-USA Academic First Team and is a Rhodes Finalist for Arizona. In 2006, He was received in the White House by the First Lady as one of three national RFB&D scholarship winners. He previously studied on scholarship at Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Universitat Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. Other ambitions include computer programming and languages, skiing with a sighted guide, performing in community theatre and musicals including lead roles in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” and “The Music Man.” He has participated in the YMCA "Youth in Government" program in elected positions of President of the Senate, Senate Majority Leader, and was honored to receive the "Outstanding First Year Senator" award at the Arizona State Capitol for excellence in debate.

American Idol - Lil Rounds

American Idol - Lil Rounds

Female
23 years old
Memphis, TN
United States

The 23-year old singer with the unusual name hails from Memphis, Tennessee.

Lil Rounds made quite the impression on American Idol judges during her eighth season audition.Randy Jackson said she is a mix of Fantasia Barrino and Mary J. Blige. Hard to top that, isn't it?

She's a customer service rep and she sang “All I Do” by Stevie Wonder for her initial try out. In Hollywood, the singer received a standing ovation after belting out "I Will Always Love You" and then went with “I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys for her third Hollywood audition.

Little doubt that this is a contestant to really keep our eyes on.

American Idol - Adam Lambert

American Idol - Adam Lambert

Male
27 years old
LOS ANGELES, California
United States

He makes it to at least the Hollywood round, which is more than most aspiring singers can say.

This musician got started at an early age, as his father was a DJ that introduced him to various types of music. He sang Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody for his audition and has spent time in a production of the play Wicked.

American Idol - Alexis Grace

American Idol - Alexis Grace

Alexis Grace
Age 20
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Audition City: Louisville.

A single mother of one, Alexis auditioned in Louisville Kentucky and sang a classic Aretha Franklin song. She received a unanimous vote to put her through to the Hollywood stage auditions.

American Idol - Michael Sarver

American Idol - Michael Sarver

Male
27 years old
Texas
United States

27-year-old Michael Sarver is part of the top 36 of the eighth season of American Idol. He joined the show through auditions held in Phoenix, but previously worked as an oil rig worker.

Watch American Idol Season 8 Live!

Watch American Idol Season 8 Live!

For the luxury of many busy people who can't afford to stay at home and watch their idols on their TV sets, several sites now, offered their visitors for live streaming of the American Idol. When you get lucky you could find sites and watch free of charge. Google some keywords and the list of sites offering for live streaming will be shown to you.

American Idol - Felicia Barton

American Idol - Felicia Barton

Felicia Barton

Female
26 years old
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia
United States

More on Felicia:

Felicia is 26 years old and reside is the beautiful city of VA Beach. Sheshave been singing forever, and absolutely love it. She is married to an audio engineer and they got one little boy.

American Idol - Danny Gokey

American Idol - Danny Gokey

Danny Goke

Male
28 years old
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
United States

Music Influences:
Lauryn Hill~Kirk Franklin~Marc Anthony~Brian Mcknight~Family Force 5~Israel Houghton~Victor Manuel~DLG~Celia Cruz~Donnie Mcklurkin~Group 1 Crew~Fred Hammond~Salvador~Jeremey Camp~Michael Jackson~ Mariah Carey~Jose Papo Rivera~Spiritual Pieces~Anthony Evans~Chi-lites~

More on Danny:

Daniel J. Gokey is 28 years old and currently reside in Milwaukee Wisconsin where he was born and raised. He came from a family of 7 with 4 sisters: Angela, Janell, Gina, and Tracey along with his brother Charles. He was married on May 15th, 2004 to the Sophia Martinez. He founded a non-profit organization called Sophia's Heart Foundation www.sophiasheart.org in honor of her late wife Sofia.

American Idol Top 36 Revealed

American Idol Top 36 Revealed

After gruesome weeks for the contestants of the ongoing American Idol, finally the Top36 has been revealed. Your favorites may have been included on the top 36 but you might be shocked of the result since some of the strong performer of the last weeks' screening did not make it through to the next round. Here is the complete list of the American Idol Top 36.

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American Idol (American Idol: The Search for a Superstar in season 1) is an American reality TV show airing on Fox. It debuted on June 11, 2002, and has since become one of the most popular shows on American television. Part of the Idol franchise, it is a spinoff from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller and first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom.

The program seeks to discover the best singer in the country through a series of nationwide auditions. The American public decides the outcomes of the later stages through phone voting. The judges give critiques of the contestants' performances: record producer and music manager Randy Jackson; pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul; music executive and music manager Simon Cowell; and singer/songwriter and record producer Kara DioGuardi. The format originally featured three judges, with Kara DioGuardi added in season 8.

The show is hosted by television personality Ryan Seacrest. Comedian Brian Dunkleman co-hosted with Seacrest during the first season. The American Idol band is led by Rickey Minor.

The show usually airs on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the United States and Canada, Wednesday and Thursday nights in Australia, and Thursday and Friday nights in the UK.