American Idol Live is a concert tour that sprouted from the popular television show. American Idol is a television show on the Fox Network, fashioned after the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the United States. The show is hosted by Ryan Seacrest and the judges in the show are Simon Cowell, singer & Choreographer Paula Abdul and producer Randy Jackson. In American Idol people first audition before the three judges in cities across the United States. One of the most popular portions of each season are initial episodes showcasing auditions of American Idol hopefuls auditioning before the panel of judges. Poor singers often face intense and humbling criticism from the judges, and especially from Cowell, who can be harsh and blunt in his criticism. Some poor performances have attained notoriety on their own; these have included season two's performance of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" by Keith Beukelaer and season three's rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" by William Hung. The three judges narrow down the contestants to thirty-two semi-finalists who are invited to Hollywood to perform on the show. |
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