• Ellen DeGeneres won't return as 'Idol Gives Back' co-host after all

  April 3, 2008
  Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres apparently won't be reprising her Idol Gives Back co-hosting duties after all.
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  Former 'American Idol' finalist Elliott Yamin's mother Claudette dies

  April 1, 2008
  Claudette Yamin, the mother of former American Idol fifth-season finalist Elliott Yamin, died on Monday night. She was 65.
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  Fox reveals additional celebrities participating in 'Idol Gives Back'

  March 28, 2008
  The list of celebrities participating in Idol Gives Back continues to grow.
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  A Look Back: The 2007 Reality TV Year In Review

  December 31, 2007
  With 2007 drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that was.  The following is Reality TV World's 2007 Reality TV Year In Review, a chronological listing of some of the past year's reality TV headlines, highlights, lowlights, and milestones.
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  Elliott Yamin dishes on post-'Idol' success, dealing with diabetes

  November 7, 2007
  Elliott Yamin may have come up just short in his bid to win American Idol's fifth-season, but the success of his self-titled debut album and its hit-single "Wait for You" have still helped him find a niche in the music industry.
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  Former 'American Idol 5' finalist Elliott Yamin releasing holiday album

  October 8, 2007
  Elliott Yamin is Jewish, but that isn't stopping the former American Idol fifth-season finalist from releasing a holiday album full of Christmas music.
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  Report: Katharine McPhee "hurt" by 'American Idol' finale "snub"

  May 30, 2007
  Last May, Katharine McPhee didn't receive enough love from viewers and finished second during American Idol's fifth-season finale.   And last week, it was reportedly the same old song for McPhee during Idol's sixth-season finale -- only this time, she was supposedly shunned by the show's producers, not home viewers.
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  'American Idol' cuts Melinda Doolittle, sets up Jordin vs. Blake finale

  May 17, 2007
  Hopefully American Idol judge Simon Cowell isn't a betting man.  In a somewhat surprising result -- and one Cowell wasn't expecting -- Idol eliminated Melinda Doolittle during Wednesday night's live broadcast of the Fox reality show's penultimate results show, clearing the way for Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis to compete in next week's sixth season Idol finale.
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  Bucky Covington's self-titled album debuts atop the country chart

  April 26, 2007
  Add Bucky Covington to the growing number of American Idol fifth-season finalists to have their first album debut atop the charts.
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  Former 'Idol 5' finalist Elliott Yamin's first album debuts at No. 3

  April 13, 2007
  Elliott Yamin finished third on American Idol's fifth season, so it was appropriate his debut self-titled album entered Billboard's Top 40 Albums chart at No. 3, selling 90,439 copies in its first week out.

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