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Chris Sligh dishes about 'American Idol,' sticking to his roots, more
March 30, 2007
Chris Sligh may have never had any intentions of winning American Idol's sixth season and even considered dropping out at one point, but the 28-year-old Greenville, SC native said he still felt he attained his goal for the competition.
'American Idol 5' champ Taylor Hicks drops 22 pounds, gets fit
March 19, 2007
Normally it's the American Idol women who share their weight-loss tips, but fifth-season winner Taylor Hicks has some dietary advice as well.
Simon Cowell has harsh words for Taylor Hicks and Jennifer Hudson
March 7, 2007
Never one to shy away from what he really thinks, American Idol judge Simon Cowell set his sights on both Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks and recent Oscar-winning Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson last Thursday night at the 24th Annual Paley Festival at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood.
Taylor Hicks taking grassroots approach to boost album sales
March 1, 2007
Season five champ Taylor Hicks is hoping he's not the first American Idol winner to see his debut album sell less than a million copies.
'American Idol 6' wraps audition rounds, reveals Top 24 semifinalists
February 15, 2007
After four weeks of open audition broadcasts and two more episodes that gave viewers a look at the competition's Hollywood round, last night's American Idol 6 broadcast ended with the mega-hit Fox reality show finally revealing the identities of this season's Top 24 semifinalists.
'American Idol' producer considering raising age limit from 28 to 30
February 14, 2007
Given American Idol's eligibility rules state that contestants can't be older than 28 shortly before each season of reality competition's audtions begin, the gray hair that appeared atop Taylor Hicks' head on the show's fifth season was a rare sight for fans of the Fox mega-hit. However that may change.
'American Idol 5' runner-up Katharine McPhee's album debuts at No. 2
February 7, 2007
Just like her performance on the fifth season of Fox's American Idol, Katharine McPhee's debut album earned second place during its first week on The Billboard 200 album sales chart.
'Idol' judge Simon Cowell talks about Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Hicks
January 31, 2007
Viewers should know by now that the way American Idol judges criticize contestants isn't going to end anytime soon, so they better get used to it. But Idol judge Simon Cowell said it's mostly all in good fun.
Former 'Idol 5' finalist Chris Daughtry tops charts after nine weeks
January 25, 2007
It took him nine weeks and more than one million album sales to get there, but Chris Daughtry finally has a No. 1 album. "Daughtry," the former American Idol 5 finalist's debut album, sold 65,000 copies in the U.S. over the last week, a performance that placed it atop the week's Billboard Top 200 album sales chart.
Report: 'American Idol 6' hopeful Thomas Daniels has a criminal past
January 19, 2007
While he'd much rather have his name mentioned in the same breath as former American Idol winners Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks, it looks like Thomas Daniels is more likely to be compared to Terrell and Derrell Brittenum, Donnie Williams and Corey Clark.