Archive | May, 2012
American Idol Season Seven

Masterclass Discussion For America’s Got Talent Season Seven: The Premiere


Well, I am set for the summer! Season Seven of America’s Got Talent premieres tonight at 8:00 on NBC and I can’t wait to see what this show has in store for us this season. Of course, the talk of the town is the notorious Howard Stern, the new addition to the judges’ panel along […]

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Top Four American Idol Season 11 Finalist, Hollie Cavanagh

Top Four American Idol Finalist Hollie Cavanagh Departs With Class and Grace


Last week, the little engine that could, Hollie Cavanagh, was eliminated from American Idol Season 11. We all knew it was coming but all her fans were hoping beyond hope that the inevitable elimination wouldn’t come to pass. But, we know how this show works. It is pre-determined from the get-go, despite what the producers […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 11 Top 4 Results Show With David Cook


Big night tonight on American Idol! The Top 3 singers of Season 11 will be unveiled. Top 3 is a prestigious honor as each of the final three singers get to experience a multi-media homecoming in the company of eagerly awaiting fans from their community. It is quite the emotional event and one that all […]

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David Archuleta, Forevermore, You Are My Song

David Archuleta’s Masterclass Performance Of You Are My Song


You know a singer is doing something right when he can melt away all the stress and fatigue of the day, transporting you to another world of absolute bliss and harmony. And no one does this better than David Archuleta. He has such a gift – a beautiful charismatic voice and presence that draws you […]

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Vocal Masterclass Article For American Idol Season 11 Top 4 Singers: California Dreamin’ and Dream Songs


By: Rosanne Simunovic I will keep this short and sweet! This week’s Top 4 Performance Show was excellent. But where did the Big Band Theme disappear to? There was never a theme more entertaining and more challenging than that particular genre of music. The phrasing elements, the lyrical and melodic content, the expressive performing style […]

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Jermaine Paul. The Voice Vs. American Idol

The Voice Champ Jermaine Paul’s Journey: This Is How It’s Done, American Idol


Sometimes – if not all the time – you have to let the chips fall where they may. No one – not even the winner himself – could have predicted the outcome of The Voice Results Show during Tuesday’s telecast. This season’s winner of The Voice, Jermaine Jones, poured his heart on the stage every […]

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Jermaine Paul, Jamar Rogers, Pip, James Massone, Season 2 Of The Voice

The Joy Of Singing: Blake Shelton And Jermaine Paul Style.


There was no better group number on The Voice Results Show Tuesday evening. Winner of The Voice, Jermaine Rogers, with previously eliminated singers, Jamar Rogers, Pip and James Massone captured musical lightening in a bottle with this absolutely stellar performance of “I Want You Back”. The absolute joy on the faces of the singers and […]

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[Spoiler] Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 11 Top 4 Singers: California Dreamin’ And Dream Songs


This week’s American Idol theme is so strange. California Dreamin? What does that mean? Is anyone actually going to sing the Mamma and Pappa’s song that goes by that name? Sounds like it would be a great group number – two guys, two girls = a current Mammas and Pappas group. However, according to Michael […]

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Jermaine Paul, Season Two Winner From The Voice

Congratulations To The Voice Season 2 Winner: Jermaine Paul (Team Blake). What?


Well, that was quite the finish wasn’t it? But, you know, the memory of Jermaine Paul’s Top 4 performances on the Monday’s edition of The Voice was nagging at me all day yesterday. There is no denying – he was outstanding on the Performance Show. Yes, he was melisma-crazy, but, hey, that’s what R&B and […]

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Juliet Simms

Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 2: The Finale And The Results


Will Juliet Simms emerge as victor this week? In a few hours, we will surely find out. Tuesday, May 8th on NBC marks the two-hour Finale and Results Show of the second season of The Voice. On Monday, May 7th, all four finalists – Juliet Simms, Jermaine Paul, Chris Mann and Tony Lucca sang their […]

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Season Two Top Four Finalists From The Voice: Chris Mann, Juliet Simms, Jermaine Paul and Tony Lucca

Vocal Masterclass Discussion For The Voice Season 2: The Final Four Perform


Well, there they are! Pictured above! The Final Four singers from Season Two’s offering of The Voice: Chris Mann, Juliet Simms, Jermaine Paul and Tony Lucca. Talk about eclectic – there seems to be something for everyone here. I have no idea who will win this race because they are all so very different and […]

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American Idol Season 12 Judges

It’s Time For American Idol To Step Up To The Plate


What is going on with American Idol? They have seriously lost their footing on what constitutes an innovative singing show. For Randy Jackson to say “this is the best show on TV” at the end of the performance show a couple of weeks ago speaks to the “desperate times calls for desperate measures” approach to […]

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David Archuleta Retrospective Series Part Three: Love Me Tender


By Pamela Pike and Rosanne Simunovic Pamela Pike’s Recollections It was Top 4 week and the theme was songs by Artists from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. David chose Love Me Tender an oldies love song sung by Elvis Presley, in the movie, Love Me Tender. When a singer attempts an Elvis Presley […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion For American Idol Season 11 Top 5 Singers: British And Sixties Music


This blog topic is going live in haste and in waste. My week is ridiculously busy (the haste part) and I am sick with the flu to boot (the waste part). Needless to say, there will be no Top 5 Vocal Masterclass article. I am just too tired and too sick to stay focused. I […]

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