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Jan 06 2009
American Idol Chitchat - 1/6/09 - Sanjaya, Idol 8 Spoilers
Well, with one week to go before we blast off into another season of American Idol it looks like there will be lot of new faces and new stories, I’m sure. As you can see from the video above there will be characters in this year’s show as well as some pretty talented singers. The one constant about Idol is that there is always a good mix of freaks and talent, so this year shouldn’t be any different. The one thing that has changed, though, is that we now have a fourth judge, Kara Dio Guardio, which should keep Simon at bay and at least give somebody else a forum with which to speak.
Speaking of somebody who hasn’t had much of a forum lately (because he’s basically fallen off the face of the Earth), Sanjaya is back! The last time we heard from Sanjaya, he was doing a commercial for Nationwide Insurance. But now he’s got a new EP coming out, called Dancing To The Music In My Head, as well as a book with the same title. (Picture above.) Both are due out January 20! That’s only two weeks away, people. I’d imagine it’s gonna do pretty well, considering both items have been in the making for quite some time. The other thing we don’t know about (but may soon) is whether or not Sanjaya and his sister are still doing that variety show. I know it was in the planning stages but that it hadn’t gone beyond that. If somebody can let us know, that would be great!
And finally, we do have some news from Idol 8. The Orlando Sentinel says Phoenix will be the first stop next Tuesday, followed by Kansas City the next day. What that means is you’ll probably get to see Emily Wynne-Hughes (or Miss Barracuda) as well as Perrie Cataldo from last season in the valley of the Sun, since it has been reported he made at least the Hollywood round in season 8. As for KC, you might see Michael Castro, Jason’s brother and possibly Lara Johnston, who is the daughter of Doobie Brothers lead singer Tom Johnston. All four have reportedly made the later rounds of the competition. And we may have another Top 50-er, named Lil’ Rounds (Yes, it’s true) although the reports that Wynne-Hughes made it may have been premature. Some blogs are saying she was cut sometime during the Hollywood rounds. Either way, I have a feeling we’ll see a lot of Emily before her time in the spotlight is through. She’s been on several Idol commercials and was working in the salon where Britney Spears shaved her head. That alone is newsworthy.
Emily Wynne-Hughes has a pretty bad youtube channel. AOL video she’s got to practice. Marie Bazinet sounds good. the rest seem pretty ediocre