Kris Allen is the American Idol Season 8 Winner

Kris Allen, the singer/songwriter/instrumentalist, hailing from the metropolis of Conway, Arkansas, was announced the winner of the competition on May 20, 2009, defeating runner-up Adam Lambert after nearly 100 million votes, the highest recorded vote total in the history of the show. Read more

Kara DioGuardi – New American Idol Judge to Replace Paula Abdul?

The Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi, 37, has joined “American Idol” as a fourth judge, FOX announced on Monday morning. She will join veteran “Idol” judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson for the upcoming eighth season of U.S. television’s most watched show when it returns in January 2009.

The new “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi’s name may sound unfamiliar, but Read more

David Cook Crowned American Idol Season 7

“I hope David Cook wins ‘American Idol,’ said Denise Richards. “First of all, both of them are so talented, and they’ll both have huge careers, but David Cook is my style of music. I like a bit of an edge. I’m a rocker at heart, and he’s very sexy, Read more