February 18, 2005
Idol News
By Stacy
A (semi-) interesting story here on Yahoo about the past performing experience of this year's Idol group. Some choice tidbits:
Amanda Avila, 23, from Rowland Heights, California, sung, and lost, on a January 2003 episode of CBS' now defunct Star Search revival.
NO! Shocking.
Touted on Idol as the rock guy (or one of them, anyway), Constantine Maroulis, 29, of New York City, also is a working actor. He's toured the world in Rent--the Las Vegas Review-Journal last year said the production was "greatly hurt" by his "bland performance"--and appeared in productions of Hedwig & the Angry Inch and Macbeth.
Constantine = bland? The deuce you say!
Vonzell Solomon, 20, of Fort Myers, Florida, presumably has braved snow, sleet and hail as a carrier for the U.S. Postal Service (although maybe not so much of the snow, being based in the South and all). Last year, she released her first album/demo, My Struggle, which, in an cringe-worthy coincidence, bears the same title as Hitler's autobiography/screed.
Oh dear.
Should make for some interesting shows, eh? Christ, I hope so.
A rocker in Macbeth? Holy fruckin' schnitt, as who? One of the weird sisters?
Posted by: Victor at February 18, 2005 09:59 AM
Neither of the "rocker" guys is actually a rocker, judging from their bios on the Idol website. Very disappointing.
Posted by: Tanya at February 18, 2005 05:59 PM
" bears the same title as Hitler's autobiography/screed."
It is to laugh.
Tonight should be fun.
Posted by: michele at February 21, 2005 10:35 AM
I think that Amanda Avila is a great singer and will make it all the way.
Posted by: caligali1290 at February 21, 2005 12:05 PM