The fame, name, and glamor of American Idols are no less than famous celebrities in different walks of life. Since the inception of the show ‘American Idol’, winners have been enjoying huge popularity and have become one of the biggest craze among the young population of the country. Thousands of people are attracted to this fame and glamor every year, and want to try out their luck in making their dreams of becoming American Idols. Many people keep wondering about how to crack the auditions and get an entry to the big stage of American Idol. Just as all other competitions, there are certain things to keep in mind while preparing for the audition and get selected and go ahead in the show.

All the past American Idols have been good singers and performers. Therefore, it is mandatory that you have the talent to sing and perform in front of a live audience. Along with that you must have a unique style of your own to impress the judges as well as the American audience to vote on your favor. You must display a creative and innovative style to get through the series of auditions. Remember, you are one among the thousands of people who have come to get selected and fulfill their big dream, and thus, it is important that you have something that others do not to make it big in the show!

Even before qualifying for the episodes telecast on television, you need to qualify the off-air auditions. While preparing for the auditions, you must remember that you will have less than a minute to impress the judges and make it to the next round. Thus, you can have an idea how crucial it is to have the right song and tight style to make your mark. Remember, these few seconds will decide whether you are in or out of American Idol and make or break your dream of becoming the next youth icon!

Choosing the right song for the auditions is the key to make your way through the screening rounds. Instead of trying out a song that is very famous but you are not comfortable, it is better to choose something that you are comfortable with and sing well. While selecting such a song, choose one in which you can exhibit all your singing talent in this short time. A song matching your personality can make a lot of difference while presentation.  Also, it is better to choose a song that is known widely. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the judges to evaluate you appropriately, and this might be a disadvantage for you.  Remember, American Idols are human beings just as you are and they have achieved their target through smart singing, hard work, perseverance and thus, you can also achieve your dream if you have the right attitude.

To maximize your chances of including your name in the list of American Idols, you can refer to the guides available on cracking American Idol auditions. Watching how the past winners have prepared themselves can also help you a lot. Above all, it will be your unique talent combined with hard work, determination, sincerity, and the passion to win will help you turn your dream into a reality.

By now, the name ‘American Idol’ has gained worldwide popularity. People all across the world stay glued to their television sets to view this popular reality show. The current trend of reality shows have taken over like a storm in the television industry. American Idol is one of the most popular reality shows on television that telecasts a competition among several contestants to win the title of this show. The aim of this program is to find new and emerging solo singer. The show eventually turned out to be one of the most popular shows in the history of television industry in America, securing the number one ranking for six consecutive years as per the Nielsen ratings.

American Idol is supposed to be influenced by a British television show ‘Pop Idol’, and is a creation of Simon Fuller. In order to participate in American Idol, you need to go through a nationwide audition. To participate in American idol you must be within the age range of 16 to 28. The final verdict comes in the form of viewers’ voting who decide the winner of the show. Votes are given through telephone or SMS. Apart from the viewers, there is also a panel of judges who evaluate the performance of the participants through their comments. Personalities such as randy Jackson, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Kara DeGeneres, and Ellen DeGeneres have been the judges of American Idol.

While Americans and Canadians view the show on every Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the audiences in Australia, United Kingdom, parts of Asia view it on Wednesday and Thursday nights. However, the show is telecast on Saturday and Sunday nights in Latin America and on Friday and Saturday nights in Ireland.

The huge number of participants reflects the emotional attachment that is associated with American Idol. The show is a dream come true for several aspiring singers and promises to turn their dream of becoming a celebrity into reality. However, among the thousands of contestants who come to fulfill their dreams of earning fame and glamor, only a few get to live this dream, and only one final contestant is chosen to be the idol of young Americans all through the country. The final performance has a live studio audience and is broadcast live in Los Angeles. It takes multiple weeks to complete the finals with each contestant choosing a theme for the song of each week.

The songs chosen in American Idol are from different musical genre, sung by famous artists. Some of the common themes of these songs include disco, band music, Motown, etc. Also, some of the common artists whose songs are sung by the contestants include Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, to name a few.

American Idol, although influenced by another show, has made an impact of its own in the American television industry. In every season, it has presented the country with some of the finest new singing talent, and kept its promise of delivering quality. Some of the names that have made history on the stage of American Idol are Fantasia Barrino, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Ruben Studdard, etc. The show is marked for its popularity and fame, in terms of inspiring the upcoming talent of America.

Lets take a page from the movie “Back To The Future.” Climb into your Dolorean, and set the time capsule for June 11, 2002, the day the world was first introduced to what would later become the biggest show over the next 8 years, American Idol. Consequently, that is also the date we were first introduced to the cruel and brutally honest British judge, Mr. Simon Cowell.

Prior to the tremendous success of American Idol, Simon had already established himself in the music industry as a tycoon producer. American Idol had also been adapted from a show that he had already developed in England. Once the show debuted in America, he shocked the nation with his remarks, often degrading the contestant before him. He would later defend his canter by stating that if someone is delusional over their singing abilities, then he would be the one to set them straight. More often then not he would be shattering their dreams, but at the same time he may have been the only one who can truly give them that wake up call so many Idol hopefuls desperately need. Whatever the situation, no one can argue that it was Simon that put Idol on the map. He undeniably has played a crucial role in brining Idol to where it is today. The term “water cooler show,” meaning that people would gather around the water coolers in their offices discussing a show they watched the night before, was practically coined over Simon’s remarks. I truly don’t think the show can survive without him.

Why would Simon choose now to go public with the possibility of his departure. His contract with American Idol finishes at the end of next season, coincidence…I think not. He’s already one of the highest paid TV personalities on the air waves today, I bet he’s holding out to become the highest paid. I wouldn’t be surprised if Fox gave him what he wants, after all American Idol does generate revenue in the billions. Simon claims he’s too busy doing his other two shows in Britain, but there is no question that the bulk of his income and fame stems from American Idol. I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of Simon Cowell, and if we don’t, then that will mark the beginning of the end of American Idol.

As the eighth season of the mega hit show American Idols Live quickly approaches, the fans of American Idols Live all have the same question on their mind, how will a new judge blend in with the show? Adding another judge to the already overwhelmingly successful formula mixture of Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul is a very bold move on behalf of the producers of American Idols Live. Will this new judge become a key ingredient in the mix, or will this cause an explosion on the American Idols Live stage with a negative impact on the show. I ask this mainly because the new judge happens to be a very successful, beautiful, and talented woman, a few years younger than Paula.

I suspect there may very well be some tension on the judging block between Paula and the new talent in question, Kara DioGuardi. Perhaps this is what the producers of American Idols Live had in mind when they made this decision, to add a little more drama to the already soap operaish prime time talent show. This new addition has also raised questions of Paula’s future on American Idols Live, is she perhaps being weeded out. It is possible that Paula’s odd behavior in recent seasons, combined with the constant drama that follows her, and her diva attitude have become too much for them to handle. Another interesting point is the fact that Simon is newly single, will there be a cat fight on stage in a war for his attention. All of these questions are up in the air at the moment, however one thing is for certain, Kara DioGuardi is certainly qualified.

Her full name is Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi, born December 9, 1970. She is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer who have played a very influential role in dozens of famed songs. She has already worked with several alumni of American Idols Live which include season one winner Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and the newly famed David Archuleta. Add to that already impressive list Celine Dion and you can see she knows talent.

Kara won a BMI Cable Award for co-writing and performing Somethin’ To Say in 2003. It was the theme to the Lifetime Television series For the People, which starred Lea Thompson. She was named BMI’s Pop Songwriter of the Year in 2007. Between 2003 and 2007 she had received 10 BMI awards. At that time she had written the most performed songs on the radio. As of today, Kara DioGuardi has had over 46 albums in the Top 10 on Billboard magazine’s 200 album chart. Combined, her songs have sold over 100 million copies.

As for previous judging experience, she was a judge on the 2006 Idol type show called The One: Making a Music Star. Unfortunately, the show debuted with the second lowest ratings ever for the premiere of a prime time network show.

I suppose the producers thought that it was time for some big changes on the set of American Idols Live, but I just don’t know if adding a new female judge was the way to go. She isn’t well known enough to attract a new audience to the show, but if the diehard fans turn against her, or feel she’s taking away from Paula whom they’ve grown to love, her presence may very well hurt the show. I suppose only time will tell.

If you were to ask most people who the driving force is behind the success of American Idols Live I’m sure more than fifty percent of the people you were to survey would most likely say Simon Cowell. When American Idols Live first aired back in 2002, it had the potential of being a Star Search type variety show with little or no differentiation to similar shows that have tried and failed before it. However, one defining characteristic of American Idols Live above all others was without doubt the brutal honesty of one, Simon Cowell. He became the basis of your typical water cooler talk almost instantly, as no one had really seen that type of stimulant arrogance as a primetime network judge before. American Idols Live still had a promising format, but without the attitude of Simon Cowell winched between Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, I don’t think American Idols Live would have seen the success it has.

Before becoming an American Celebrity from his role on American Idols Live, Simon had already enjoyed fame in the UK as a judge on Pop Idol, which American Idols Live was based on. In his earlier years, he held a promising record producing position for Fanfare. In 1989 the parent-company, Public Company, got into difficulties, forcing Fanfare into the hands of BMG. Believe it or not, the muti millionaire judge of American Idols Live actually had to move back in with his parents in 1989 because he was largely in debt. Later that year, he became an A&R consultant for BMG, and went on to sign such acts as Curiosity Killed the Cat, Sonia Evans, Five, Westlife, Robson & Jerome, and Ultimate Kaos. He also released several novelty recordings featuring the likes of wrestlers of the World Wrestling Federation, Teletubbies, Zig and Zag and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, that were huge successes. Cowell set up another label, Syco Records, in 2002 which later became part of Columbia Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Artists such as Leona Lewis, Il Divo and contestants from The X Factor and America’s Got Talent are all released on Syco. Cowell enjoyed all of these successes before becoming the no nonsense judge of American Idols Live, and although he was almost bankrupt in 1989, less than twenty years later, he has an estimated net worth of about a quarter of a billion dollars. There were reports in 2007 that Paula Abdul was upset over his salary from American Idols Live. Apparently she was making about five to six million dollars a season to judge American Idols Live whereas Simon Cowell was making over thirty million dollars a season for the same position.
Besides American Idols Live, Simon Cowell also plays a prominent role in the production of other reality hits such as The X Factor, American Inventor, and America’s Got Talent, to name a few. One thing is for certain, whether Simon Cowell is in front of the camera or behind the scenes, he inevitably knows how to make a hit.

Since the premiere of American Idols Live on June 11, 2002, you can literally see the impact that the show has had on our society every single day. From the music you hear on the radio, to the countless attempts other networks have made at reinventing the original concept of American Idols Live, the magnitude of the success of American Idols Live is truly phenomenal. If you look closely enough, you can see thousands of variations of ideas taken from American Idols Live in every form of media we have. From commercials to internet websites, to something as simple as a billboard promoting a new product, the concept of American Idols Live is literally everywhere.

Perhaps the most sought after replication of American Idols Live would have to be the continuous attempt and finding judges similar to that of Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and of course the irreplaceable Simon Cowell. American Idols Live has without doubt captured a perfect combination of industry talent and critical satire from these three. It seems every single reality show that has followed, whether it be related to singing, dancing, inventing, or even cooking have tried effortlessly to reproduce the incredible success that American Idols Live had found in their three stars. This goes more so in relation to that of Simon Cowell then any other by far. You can’t sit through any show that ignites critique without seeing some form of Simon Cowell’s personality in at least one of the judges. The original casting of Simon Cowell on American Idols Live was not only a brilliant financial move on part of the producers, but it actually has caused a cultural spin-off of Simon Cowell wannabees. I find this aspect of American Idols Live in regards to its impact on our cultural society to be truly unparallel by any other television personality.

Lastly their is the fourth talent of American Idols Live, the man who seems to hold it all together on stage, the host of the show, Ryan Seacrest. He has become a huge celebrity, and has been dubbed the hardest working man in Hollywood. In the first season of American Idols Live he was paired with another young talent whose name no one cares to remember. Ironically, that man left American Idols Live to pursue fame as an actor. Once the stage was left to Ryan in season two, he became a sex symbol and a Hollywood icon seemingly overnight. The “good guy” of American Idols Live Ryan often shows comfort to the contestants who didn’t make it and always joins in the celebration of those who have. His ongoing banter with Simon Cowell on the stage of American Idols Live always makes for good television, one almost wonders if it’s scripted.

I doubt the powers that be behind the huge success of American Idols Live ever expected the show would have the impact it has, but we can’t ignore that it has. Some may want to thank them for it, others, who are sickened by the outbreak of reality television may very well hate them for it.