'American Idols Live!' concert proves viewers' votes correct
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
"American Idol" fans, from grandmothers to teens, packed FedEdForum in Memphis on Sunday night to see the Top 10 from the show perform. As to the great national debate over who should have won this year — Adam Lambert or Kris Allen — the stadium tour settles it. Adam gets props for glam-rocking the house with a David Bowie medley, and Kris Allen, the winner, brought something for everyone, of every age.
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Memphis Contestants
Lil Rounds
Memphis, TN
Alexis Grace
Memphis, TN
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Quick Facts on Idol
- This is the eighth season "Idol"
- Contestants are chosen through country-wide auditions
- The show normally airs twice a week on WHBQ-TV Channel 13
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Quick Facts on the judges
- Randy Jackson has worked on over 1,000 gold and multi-platinum albums
- In 2008, Simon Cowell was named No. 22 on Forbes Magazine's "Celebrity 100 Power List" and No. 29 in 2006
- Kara co-owns Arthouse Entertainment, where she develops and mentors fellow hit writers, producers and artists
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2009 Contestants
- Kris Allen
- Megan Joy (Eliminated)
- Anoop Desai (Eliminated)
- Matt Giraud
- Danny Gokey
- Alexis Grace (Eliminated)
- Allison Iraheta
- Adam Lambert
- Scott MacIntyre (Eliminated)
- Jasmine Murray (Eliminated)
- Jorge Nunez (Eliminated)
- Lil Rounds (Eliminated)
- Michael Sarver (Eliminated)
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