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.

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