Showing posts with label Idols Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Idols Week. Show all posts
Fantasia: Bittersweet Video Premiere
26 June, 2010 4:24 PM
"Bittersweet" is the lead single form Fantasia's third album, "Back to Me" to be released on August 10. The song was released on May 11, 2010 and the music video premiered on June 25. The video was directed by Lenny Bass and features proffesional football player Devin Thomas as Fantasia's lover. I confess I wasn't a big fan of hers, I didn't really like how her voice sounds and the songs of her pasts albums. But this is a hole different thing, it's a huge WOW! It's sounds like one of the late jazz singers as Ella Fitzgerald but with a soulish blend and an incredible powerfulness. Conclusion, I'm in love with her now!
Watch the video after the JUMP ...
Catching Up With: Antonella Barba
2:04 AM
Remember Antonella Barba form American Idol S6? Yes, that hot girl who was terribly bad and came out 16th. Well, she is back! And she has improved greatly! With her new single "Jersey Girl" from her upcoming debut album, sexy Antonella exploits her body at the most and her voice sound really nice and pleasant! I really enjoyed this video and I'd bet you will too! It premiered on her YouTube channel on June 24.
Watch the video after the JUMP ...
American Idol Season 9
12:54 AM
Season 9 was the best season in a long time, despite what everyone says of it being the worst. It had exactly the type of singers I like and some real talents will come out of it, just wait a year or two!
You can vote for your favourite 3 contestants in the Top 12 and in the Top 24. Remember to choose 3 contestants each time and that you can vote more than once.
Continue reading to see how the contestants ranked on my list, to watch their performances and to vote for your favourite contestants!
You can vote for your favourite 3 contestants in the Top 12 and in the Top 24. Remember to choose 3 contestants each time and that you can vote more than once.
Continue reading to see how the contestants ranked on my list, to watch their performances and to vote for your favourite contestants!
Message from Me: Next Theme Week is ...
20 June, 2010 9:46 PM
Once again, the next week theme is Idols Week. As you may already know, I'll feature past Idol contestants music, videos and maybe I'll cover an Idol/X Factor series. Starting tomorrow, I'll make my first priority to finish my American Idol post. So you just need to wait.
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Ruth Lorenzo, Spanish Invasion
31 March, 2010 9:18 PM
The Spanish singer Ruth Lorenzo auditioned for the british X Factor and blow us all away with her amazing talent. Now living in Ashtead, Surrey, she is working on her debut album after finishing fifth in the show.
Born in Murcia on November 10, 1982, Ruth was introduced to music at a young age singing "Annie"'s songs despite knowing what she was saying. At 12 she moved to USA and formed part in several school musicals. Moving back to Spain at 16, she formed a band and toured around Spain until they split.
Impressing everyone in the liveshows with her Engilsh-Spanish song arrengments, she gained high praise from the judges and was signed to Virgin/EMI after the show.
Her debut album is currently stated for a May/June release. Her first single will be "Quiero Ser Valiente" which she featured on a Spanish show. The song will be used for the Spanish drama "Valientes".
Watch Ruth performances and first song after the jump.
Alien Beat Club, an example of diversity
30 March, 2010 4:46 PM
The danish group compraised by Kasper Spring Ehlers (the white guy), Marcel Mark Gbekle (the black guy), Patricia Namakula Mbabazi (the black girl) and Stephanie Lykkehøj Gudmundsen (the white girl), may have lost their title as the X Factor champion to Linda Andrews, but they have had a similar success relesing their debut album "Diversity" by Universal, which charted #12 in the Danish Charts.
They auditioned for the X Factor as individual acts but were later cut. After being cut they were asked to form a group, which they accepted, sailing to the final. Kasper (24), Marcel (17), Patricia (21) and Stephanie (16) are a true example of diversity. They all came from different backgrounds and they are all different. What's more, they all have very unique voices.
Patricia has the big voice, the classical voice all black divas have. She was born on March 10, 1988 in Copenhagen. In 2008 she participated in the talent show "Elsk mig i nat", but she didn't reach the finals. She was nominated for best Danish "African Achievements Upcoming Artist" in 2009. Marcel is the other with a big voice. Although I like his voice I don't like him, he looks cocky to me. He was born on March 11, 1992 in Copenhagen. He had previously been in four bands being the lead singer and drummer. Stephanie is the little girl with the thin but good voice. She is always on pitch and has proved to have excellent pipes. She was born on January 31, 1993 in Hillerød. She is a drummer and has been the lead singer of five different bands. Stephanie is the only school educated of the group. Kasper has that singer/songwriter vibe. He was born on August 31, 1984 in Herlev. In 2003 he was placed third in the unsuccessful danish version of "Idols". He is my favourite of the group and has a really pleasant voice.
Watch Alien Beat Club X Factor performances and two music videos from their first album after the jump.
Amanda Jenssen, the jazzy runner-up
29 March, 2010 5:37 PM
The jazzy/soulish singer may have been the runner-up in Idol Sweden Season 4 but she has seen more succes than that year winner, Marie Picasso, whose popularity due to appearing in Big Brother led her to win it all. After being defeted by Marie by a margin of only 2%, Amanda inked a record deal with Epic Records and on May 7, 2008 she released her debut. Now, with only 21 years, Amanda has two platinum certified albums, her 2008 debut Killing My Darlings which charted #1 on the Swedish charts, and her 2009 sophomore album Happyland which charted #3.
Before deciding to audition for Idol, Amanda was part of a band called "Oh Hollie Neverdays", where she had the chance to perform her original songs. In May 2007, just 4 months before auditioning for Idol, the band won the Swedish competition "Musik Direkt". Their prize was a tour in Gambia, I wonder why it wasn't a tour in Sweden or maybe it wasn't a musical tour but a travel tour like,whatever.
Nearly after coming second on Idol, on January 23, 2008 she released her first single "Do You Love Me" being followed by "Amarula Tree" on April 16 and a full album in May 7. Her second and successful effort Happyland was released on October 28, 2009.
Amanda has since been nominated for the Swedish Grammy Awards and after her succesful second album, she went to win two of them, "Best Female Artist" and "Best Composer".
Watch her Idol performances, album reviews and Happyland video premiere following the link.
It's Idols Week!
3:51 PM
The contestants show in the photo will be fetured in the course of this two weeks. I'll post information about their lifes, their time on Idol/X Factor and their ex-Idol/X Factor carrers. I hope I can feature theme all and I may feature some that are not in the photo.
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