"Idol" contestant in sex scandal makes the cut
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"American Idol" fans have sent Antonella Barba to the next round of the talent contest, despite a thumbs-down from judges and Internet photos putting her at the center of the latest sex scandal to hit U.S. TV's most popular show.
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A close friend of "American Idol" semi-finalist Antonella Barba says that the aspiring singer is not the subject of some graphically sexual pictures purported to be of her that were posted on the Internet last week.
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Taylor Hicks, below, the 2006 winner of âAmerican Idol,â has followed Ruben Studdard, the 2003 winner, out the door of J Records, The Associated Press reported. âTaylor is going to record on his own for the next album,â said Liz Morentin, a public relations representative for J, a label within Sony-BMG. Mr. Studdard left his contract with the label late last year but remains under contract with 19 Entertainment, a company managed by Simon Fuller, creator of âIdol.â Mr. Studdardâs last album, âThe Return,â sold only 236,000 copies. Mr. Hicksâs self-titled album, released in December 2006, reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart and sold 699,000 copies, failing to reach the million mark achieved by the debuts of previous âIdolâ winners, Nielsen SounScan reported.
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By JACI STEPHEN  If you're a talented performer  not to mention artist or writer  you no longer need endure the barbs of harsh TV judges in your quest for fame.
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Robyn Troup went from Grammy Awards star to "American Idol" reject in three TV days. On Sunday, Troup, 19, of Houston sang with Justin Timberlake and rapper T.I. after winning the "My Grammy Moment" reality TV-style contest.
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Actress Phina Oruche becomes the fifth contestant to be voted out of ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
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The American Idol finalist makes is on Mad Magazine's List of 2007's biggest idiots!
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More than 36 million &quot;American  Idol&quot; fans watched the star-studded finale of the hit talent  show on Wednesday night as gray-haired soul crooner Taylor  Hicks was crowned the winner in a dramatic close to the 2005-06  U.S. television season.
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For three seasons, American Idol has put in a bravura performance as a pop-culture phenomenon. Entering its fourth season tonight (8 ET/PT), Idol brings a few changes to boost interest and ratings. "We're tweaking the middle section because we felt it was a bit imperfect," says executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz. But "that's pretty much it. The formula works. It's a simple and clean show."
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WASHINGTON -- &quot;American Idol&quot; continues to hack away at the dreams of thousands of singers in Washington.
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Chris Daughtry wishes we would forget his shocking elimination from last year's "American Idol," a contest he was widely favored to win. It's kind of a touchy subject.
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Frenchie Davis, dumped by "American Idol" in 2003 for lingerie shots posted on a Web site, moved on to Broadway success and thought she had buried a humiliating chapter of her young life.
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Deconstructing Season Six, and debating Idol's impact on Election 2008.
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At least 29.5 million "American Idol" fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as 17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet in the program's history, preliminary numbers showed on Thursday.
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Newly eliminated "American Idol" contestant Antonella Barba said on Friday the racy photographs that made her an Internet sensation were taken for personal use only and released without her consent.
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A Malaysian rock singer who stripped off his shirt and bared his chest to reveal a bright red Superman logo has been barred from television concerts for three months by the countryâs media authority.
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"American Idol," for all its success, is not above tinkering Â especially after last year's revolving door of celebrity mentors and Sanjaya Malakar's improbable run.