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Sunday March 22, 2009

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Yo!!! TUNE IN TONIGHT Sunday March 22nd for composer David Foster & Friends special TV show on the Star World channel at 9:30 PM Singapore/Hong Kong time and 8:30 Thailand/Cambodia time. It features singers Foster has worked with in his career and they are all major talent.

HHas American Idol judge Paula Abdul lost the plot? This past week Abdul made an absurd suggestion to Scott MacIntyre that he shouldn't play his piano because it was beginning to be a crutch for him. She also wanted him to get closer to the audience and perform. He replied, "We could move it (the piano) closer."

That drew some laughter from the crowd but Simon Cowell told Abdul that her suggestion was ridiculous, "What do you want him to do," he asked. He went on to point out that Elton John performs while playing piano. Paula picked up the pace by adding Billy Joel also sang while playing piano. After she dug her grave deeper our question is Paula what are you drinking from that red cup on the judge's desk?

Her suggestion was so out of line you wonder what she uses for brains. The main difference between the three pianist/singers is that Elton and Billy Joel can SEE MacIntyre can not HE IS BLIND.

When the show opens and the talent enters the stage he is led by someone so he can find his way. Sometimes when they walk out in a line he has his hand on someone's shoulder so he can follow.

The other outrages point that counters Abdul's remark is that when a performer works (performs) to and audience one of the keys that makes the performance work is EYE CONTACT. Paula… please think before you talk.

The other AI news is there was no grace for Alexis Grace who the judges failed to save and was eliminated. She also failed to make the Top 10 contestants that will participate in the American Idol tour this summer. Grace performed well enough to go through but America voted (as they [AI] say) and she was sent on her way home. Michael Sarver was our choice to be eliminated but survived by being next to last.

Grace's departure presents an unusual American Idol predicament. There are now seven males and three females remaining in the competition with one of the best voices in the contest Allison Iraheta being on the bottom three last week. The judges continue to overate the weak talent of Megan Joy Corkery who is now introduced as Megan Joy. It's as if someone at 19 Management. is busy at work trying to build an image for her. Our impression is that she's being groomed to be in the Top 5 or for that matter to win it all. The judge's overdone compliments towards her suggest SOMETHING'S BURNING AND SOMETHING'S UP.

When American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi recently said on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno show that she liked Megan Corkery. Cowell has expressed numerous times that Corkrey is one of his favorites. These types of endorsements should never be made by an American Idol judge. It should be in the AI bylaws. The way things are developing it not only sends up RED FLAGS but we are willing to bet that Megan Joy Corkery will be the one who the judges SAVE when they apply the SAVE RULE. Agree or not? Stay tuned....

NOTES

The most improved this past week were Kris Allen and Anoop Desai. Cowell remarked about Desai that he went from zero (the previous week) to hero. Allen showed that he has a voice that has hit potential. MacIntyre was the sacrificial lamb. Abdul's comments out-of-the-way the judges went overboard critiquing him. They seemed as though they couldn't run out of negative things to say but fortunately the voters disagreed.

The Final 10 are: (Females In Red)

Kris Allen, 23 (born June 21, 1985) from Conway, Arkansas - a college student who auditioned in Louisville, Kentucky. He's best known for his group performance of "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 during Hollywood week with a group called White Chocolate. "Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson)

Megan Joy Corkrey, 23 (born August 5, 1985) from Sandy, Utah - a font designer/single mom who auditioned in Salt Lake City, Utah with the song "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man." Cowell has expressed numerous times that Corkrey is one of his favorites. "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae) "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (KT Tunstall)

Anoop Desai, 22 (born December 20, 1986) from Chapel Hill, North Carolina - a college student who auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri. He impressed the judges when he auditioned in Kansas City. While at school he was one of the lead singers of the UNC Clef Hangers, an a cappella vocal group that covered multiple genres of music. Desai was announced as the 13th finalist after the judges increased the finals into a Top 13. "Angel of Mine" (Monica) "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown)

Matt Giraud, 23 (born May 11, 1985) from Kalamazoo, Michigan - a dueling pianist who auditioned in Louisville, Kentucky. For his audition, he sang "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin Degraw. His rendition of "Georgia on My Mind" in Hollywood made him a judge favorite. "Viva la Vida" (Coldplay) "Who's Lovin' You" (Jackson 5)

Danny Gokey, 28 (born April 24, 1980) from Milwaukee, Wisconsin - a praise and worship music director who auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri along with best friend Jamar Rogers. Both made it to the Hollywood rounds, but Rogers was eliminated at week's end. Four weeks before the audition, Gokey's wife, Sophia, diagnosed with a congenital heart disease, passed away. His wife had motivated him to try out before she died. He is a judge favorite. "Hero" (Mariah Carey)

Allison Iraheta, 16 (born April 27, 1992) from Los Angeles, California - a high school student who auditioned in San Francisco, California. In 2006, she won $50,000 and a recording contract after competing in a Telemundo reality show, Quinceañera. After her top 36 performance, Cowell declared Iraheta as "one to watch in this competition". "Alone" (Heart)

Adam Lambert, 27 (born January 29, 1982) from Hollywood, California - a stage actor who auditioned in San Francisco, California. Before auditioning for American Idol, he was in the touring and Los Angeles casts of Wicked. His renditions of "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "Believe" made him a judge favorite. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones)

Scott MacIntyre, 23 (born June 22, 1985) from Scottsdale, Arizona - a visually impaired pianist who auditioned in Phoenix, Arizona. MacIntyre plays several instruments including the piano. Classically trained, he has been Internationally profiled on various TV affiliates such as CNN, national and local news, radio, and print media as pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. "Mandolin Rain" (Bruce Hornsby and the Range)

Lil Rounds, 24 (born November 14, 1984) from Memphis, Tennessee - a stay-at-home mom who auditioned in Kansas City, Missouri. Her house in Memphis was previously destroyed by a tornado on February 5, 2008. Since her audition, Rounds has been a judge favorite. "Be Without You" (Mary J. Blige)

Michael Sarver, 28 (born February 9, 1981), from Jasper, Texas - an oil rig roughneck worker who auditioned in Phoenix, Arizona. Is married, and has two children. "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw)

ELIMINATED

# 13 --Jasmine Murray, 16 (born March 14, 1992) from Starkville, Mississippi - a high school student who auditioned in Jacksonville, Florida with the song "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie. She was Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007. "Love Song" (Sara Bareilles) "Reflection" (Christina Aguilera)

# 12 -- Jorge Nuñez, 20 (born May 12, 1988) from Cidra, Puerto Rico - a college student who auditioned in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is fluent in English, French, and Spanish, and is the first Puerto Rican finalist in American Idol history. His idols are Luis Fonsi and Marc Anthony. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)

# 11 -- Alexis Grace, 21 (born June 9, 1987), from Memphis, Tennessee - a stay-at-home mom who auditioned in Louisville, Kentucky. Has a young daughter and is engaged to marry the child's father. After her Top 36 performance, Cowell compared her to Kelly Clarkson. "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (Aretha Franklin)

The list is in no particular order

Previously - THE SAVE RULE

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3:00 PM - JAY LENO - CNBC

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5:00 PM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

7:00 PM - AMAZING RACE USA - AXN Channel

7:45 PM - AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL - Channel V

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11:45 AM to NOON - AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL - Channel V

4:00 PM - LARRY KING - CNN - Airs daily

8:00 PM - AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL - Channel V

8:00 PM - AMAZING RACE - AXN Channel

10:30 PM - CLICK (Internet Technology program) - BBC

12:00 MIDNIGHT - AMAZING RACE - AXN Channel

4:00 PM - AMAZING RACE - AXN Channel

4:00 PM - LARRY KING - CNN - Airs daily

12 NOON - FRONTLINE - Australia Network

4:00 PM - LARRY KING - CNN - Airs daily

5:00 PM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

7:00 PM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

11:30 PM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

7:00 AM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

12:00 NOON - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

4:00 PM - LARRY KING - CNN - Airs daily

5:00 PM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

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11:30 PM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

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12:00 NOON - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

4:00 PM - LARRY KING - CNN - Airs daily

4:30 PM - CLICK (Internet Technology program) - BBC

8:45 PM - AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL - Channel V

??? - ESPN SPORTS - NBA GAME - CHECK NBA TV SCHEDULE for Southeast Asia

7:30 AM - CLICK (Internet Technology program) - BBC

3:00 PM - JAY LENO - CNBC

4:00 to 4:15 PM - AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL - Channel V

4:00 PM - LARRY KING - CNN - Airs daily

5:00 PM - AMERICAN IDOL - Star World

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