American Idol Launches New Season January 16.Seattle Auditions Featured January 17 SEATTLE -- American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. launches its 6th season next week on Q13 FOX with a 2-day, 4-hour season premiere In television, a season première refers to the first episode of a new television season for a series that has been renewed. In North America, a given show's season première often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns. on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. On Wednesday, January 17, the Seattle auditions held here last September will be featured. Last September, nearly 10,000 Idol hopefuls fought bad weather and long lines In communications, circuits that are capable of handling transmissions over long distances. at the Seattle Center Seattle Center is a fairground, park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington. The 74-acre campus is the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. It is located just north of Belltown in Lower Queen Anne. Attractions
In the summer of 2002, a British hit called Pop Idol This article is about the British television series. For general popular culture icons, see pop icon. Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer, landed on our shores and became not only an instant success, but one of the biggest shows in American television history. The grueling competition has crowned Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia fantasia (făntā`zhə) [Ital.,=fancy], musical composition not restricted to a formal design, but constructed freely in the manner of an improvisation. In the 16th and 17th cent. , Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks successively, and has grown bigger and bigger each season. Last year, over a billion votes were received throughout the contest, and millions of viewers tuned in to see whether Taylor or Katharine would win, making American Idol the #1 show in America. This year, over a hundred thousand hopeful singers auditioned in seven cities. The show will run through May 23, when the next American Idol will be crowned during a 2-hour special. For more information about local coverage, show times and schedules, log onto www.q13fox.com. |
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