I don’t know if you noticed, but American Idol put on one hell of a finale last week. The FOX competition show signed off after 15 seasons of crowning an amateur singer as best of the bunch by winning over the panel of judges and America in voting week after week. The system worked to…
There will be victory laps and guest performances and final countdowns and one last winner crowned on that final show. Plenty of tears will be shed on the way to that FOX TV moment around this time in 2016, you can be sure. Also, many, many words of derision and hate will be directed at…
It’s been a big week for 16-year-old Kaitlyn Jackson. Her self-titled album came out, eight songs, all written by the country music singer from Norwich, the small city in Chenango County, some 60 miles southeast of Syracuse, N.Y. She even had a media release sent out about the event. That’s because she’s been signed by…
The 21-year-old who sounds like an old soul blues singer won’t be trying to match up with the young pop world of “American Idol” in Hollywood after all. My good friend and former colleague Melinda Johnson reports this morning on syracuse.com that Kohlton Pascal of Auburn and Skaneateles and Syracuse, N.Y., has decided to pass…
The guy walking the railroad tracks as I watched “American Idol” tonight looked familiar. The long hair, the acoustic guitar, the face. It hit me before I heard the distinctive singing voice or saw the name flash on the screen. This season of the singing competition on FOX has just gotten way more interesting. To…
Kaitlyn Jackson has put her moment in the national eye to very good and wise use. The 16-year-old from Norwich, N.Y., had just finished presenting her program “Dream Big” to a big room full of kids, Jackson says during a phone conversation Friday morning. “I’m basically a motivational speaker,” says the teen. She talks about…
Talk about a rush. “American Idol” fans have punched the phones and clicked the devices the last two days, and it is decided. After tonight’s FOX broadcast, season 13 will have gone from 30 hopeful singers to 10. Then judges Harry Connick Jr., Keith Urban and Jennifer Lopez get to add their three favorites from…
The waiting to see Kaitlyn Jackson sing again on “American Idol” season 13 is over. The teen singer from Norwich, N.Y., did not make the final 29 set in stone after Thursday night’s FOX broadcast. Although, once again, that was kept behind the scenes. FOX producers went with other sorts of drama, such as making…
Another episdode of “American Idol,” another two hours to avoid teen singer Kaitlyn Jackson with the camera. Wednesday night, the season 13 producers resorted to a favorite technique. They served up a cliffhanger. Yes, fans of the singer from Norwich, N.Y., still have not seen her perform since her successful audition with the original song…
Kaitlyn Jackson has made it through the notorious group night on “American Idol.” The only way I know this is because the 15-year-old country music singer from Norwich posted the news on her Facebook open fan page. She told the world that the Shotgun Angels — the name the trio of singers gave themselves for…
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