Happy Birthday, George Huff!

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Published Nov. 4, 2009 at 2:49 p.m.

Season 3s top placing guy, George Huff , is celebrating his birthday today. He made it to the Top 12 as Simon Cowells wild card pick, and found success singing tunes that showed off his smooth voice. Throughout the competition, George had a constant smile on his face ... After his time on American Idol, George followed his love of Gospel music and pursued a career in the genre. He released an album, Miracles , in 2005. The first single off the album, Brighter Days, sold over 18,000 copies

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Felicia Barton - Magic Carpet and Here Comes the Day - on Fox 43

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Published June 5, 2009 at 11:19 a.m.

Felicia Barton sings “Magic Carpet” and “Here Comes the Day” on Fox 43 this morning.Felicia was robbed! I don’t understand why the American Idol judges didn’t want her. Jasmine got a wild card spot over Felicia? A travesty.Watch the video here: ...

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Matt Giraud Runs Out Of Saves On 'American Idol'

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Published April 30, 2009 at 7:21 a.m.

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen sent to the bottom three for the first time ... By Gil Kaufman ... Matt Giraud, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Ryan Seacrest on "American Idol" on Wednesday ... Photo: Michael Becker/Getty Images/ Fox ... The judges and Jamie Foxx can say it all they want, but even if all of the top five "American Idol" contestants really are true artists who will find career success after the show, someone had to go home this week. And, after first getting a wild-card bid back onto the

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Group 2 dominates American Idol 8 Top 5

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Published April 26, 2009 at 11:48 a.m.

We might as well call the Top 5 “Group 2″ of the American Idol Semi-Finals.Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen were voted in by viewers, while Matt Giraud was selected in the Wild Card. All of them were from Group 2 of the Top 36.Danny Gokey is the odd-man out coming from Group 1.Does [ ... ] ...

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Jennifer Hudson Returns To 'American Idol' Stage

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Published April 16, 2009 at 10:52 a.m.
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Singer performs her new single, 'If This Isn't Love.' ... By Gil Kaufman ... Jennifer Hudson performs on "American Idol" on Wednesday ... Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images ... Introduced as the only "American Idol" finalist to win an Oscar, Jennifer Hudson returned to the "Idol" stage Wednesday night for the first time to perform her new single, "If This Isn't Love." ... In a brief clip introducing her performance, viewers got to see the wide-eyed Chicago native in her first audition for the

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'American Idol' Castoff Megan Joy: 'I Got No Beef With Simon'

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Published April 2, 2009 at 1:33 a.m.

'As sad as I am that I'm leaving ... there is a very big part of me that cannot wait to see my son,' she says ... By Katie Byrne ... Megan Joy performs on "Idol" on Wednesday ... Photo: F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images ... There's something about Megan Joy. Her voice, dance moves and bird noises definitely set her apart from the "American Idol" pack — or flock ... But Simon Cowell, her onetime number-one fan, lost interest in the wild-card contestant along the way, refusing to even

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'American Idol': Adam Lambert's 'Tracks Of My Tears' Steals Show

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Published March 26, 2009 at 8:25 a.m.

Smokey Robinson mentors contestants for Motown night ... By Gil Kaufman ... Adam Lambert on "American Idol" on Wednesday ... Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images/ Fox ... A couple of things became clear on Wednesday night as the "American Idol" top 10 celebrated 50 years of Motown: The night's mentor, label legend Smokey Robinson, is one of the nicest look-on-the-sunny-side guys in the world, and, more importantly, no one is safe. As if last week's Grand Ole Opry round didn't prove that some of

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Jasmine Murray Calls New 'American Idol' Rule 'A Great Idea'

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Published March 12, 2009 at 2:44 a.m.

'They're giving people extra chances to get closer to reaching their dreams,' teen says of judges' 'save.' ... By Katie Byrne ... Jasmine Murray and Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday's "American Idol" ... Photo: Michael Becker/ Getty Images ... The "American Idol" judges saved Jasmine Murray once, but they weren't willing to give her yet another chance ... The Columbus, Mississippi, wild-card contestant brought her pageant poise to a performance of the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There," but the judges (and

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Will 'American Idol' Phone-Number Snafu Sink Alexis Grace?

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Published March 11, 2009 at 1:28 a.m.
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Final performer was saddled with a brand-new number after producers learned IDOLS-13 led to a sex line ... By James Montgomery ... Alexis Grace ... Photo: M Becker/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox ... It began on Saturday, when Jim Hellriegel, the owner of DialIdol.com, was testing the numbers for the opening round of the "American Idol" top 13. It quickly spread to various "Idol" fan sites, gathered steam when Ryan Seacrest Twittered about it on Tuesday morning, then came to a head on

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'American Idol' Top 13 Cheat Sheet

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Published March 10, 2009 at 1:13 a.m.
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Here's a refresher before the season-eight finals kick off Tuesday night ... By Gil Kaufman ... The "American Idol" top 13 ... Photo: Steve Granitz/ WireImage ... It's hard to believe that this "American Idol" season started just two months ago. But, after endless audition rounds and weeks of eliminations, we've finally arrived to the first night of the big show ... The first-ever top 13 contenders take the stage Tuesday night (March 10) in Hollywood to perform the songs of Michael Jackson, with

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