She communicated with publicists on a daily basis, delegated assignments to writers and copy edited their work. Danielle also wrote features based on interviews she conducted with artists, as well as reviews on a variety of music genres. Danielle was partly responsible for creating the bi-monthly issues of the magazine, and additional web-based content. Notably, Danielle had the opportunity to attend Vans Warped Tour as press for several years in a row, and worked with ReverbNation on campaigns to find artists to feature in White Noise Zine.
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Tell us about it! Aiken received enough votes every week to keep him out of the bottom three. Part of his appeal was his "geek to chic" transformation in appearance. He replaced his glasses with contact lenses and agreed to let the show's stylists change his hair style.
With longer, flat ironed, spiky hair and a penchant for wearing striped shirts, Aiken had established a trademark look by the final American Idol season 2 show.
On May 21, , Aiken came in a close second to Ruben Studdard, who won the contest by , votes out of more than 24,, votes cast. The result was controversial, as some hypothesized that Idol's voting system was incapable of handling the number of attempted calls. In an interview prior to the start of the fifth season of American Idol, Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe revealed for the first time that Aiken had led the fan voting every week from the Wild Card week to the finale, when the possibly-random voting result gave Studdard the win.
Though officially, Aiken was the show's "first runner-up," he has since gone on to be the second season's best-selling star. Rolling Stone featured Aiken on the cover of their July issue. In the cover article Aiken said, "One thing I've found of people in the public eye, either you're a womanizer or you've got to be gay.
Since I'm neither one of those, people are completely concerned about me. People are going to believe what they want. Aiken made a surprise appearance on the final show of American Idol season 5, when failed auditioner Michael Sandecki returned to the show to receive a "Golden Idol" award for Best Impersonator for his Clay Aiken-like appearance. Aiken appeared without introduction in a well-tailored designer suit and longer, darker hair with bangs, looking so different that many did not recognize him until he began to sing "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me.
Yes, he was awful, the internet loved him, and for a minute even SNL couldn't resist parodying him. Get Me Out of Here! Anoop Desai -- A decent-ish soul singer, "Anoop Dogg," as Randy Jackson dubbed him, rose to an unlikely sixth-place finish during season 8, though he was ultimately undone by his uneven performances and goofy stage demeanor.
He's released a series of singles to little or no attention and an EP, Zero. Jason Castro -- The dreadlocked guitar strummer was charming enough to score a fourth-place finish during season 7 and land an Atlantic Records album release, but rarely has there been an Idol contestant who seemed less interested in the machinery of fame.
Castro melted hearts with his Jeff Buckley-favoring cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," and after a string of singles and EPs, he appears to have settled into a life of happy domesticity , touring and recording with his siblings in Castro the Band. Blake Lewis -- The season 6 runner-up inexplicably almost took the crown despite thinking it was a good idea to mix beatboxing and scatting into his covers of Jamiroquai, , The Cure and Maroon 5.
His debut, A. He doesn't have any current dates, but when he next hits the road, you might be able to hear him beatbox over a sampler and live saxophone over " Seven Nation Army. William Hung -- The ultimate Idol fail-cess story, Hung was viral before viral existed in thanks to his truly terrible cover of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" during season 3's audition rounds. The then-civil engineering student got flamed by Cowell, who mercilessly mocked his lack of any musical or theatrical skills.
He became an overnight sensation, appearing on dozens of talks shows and earning a mid-season Idol return for Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented. He inexplicably got a label deal with Koch Entertainment in and released Inspiration , a glorified karaoke album and a Christmas album Hung for the Holidays , followed by self-mocking appearances in commercials and no-budget comedy films, before he gave up music for good in to become a crime analyst for the L.
Country Sheriff's Dept and a motivational speaker. Platt returned to Idol for the show's series finale in Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. Top Articles. By Gil Kaufman.
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