September 11th, 2009 by Administrator. Tags: American Idol, American Idol 2009, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi
American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi has admitted that she is behind the decision to hire Ellen DeGeneres as the show’s fourth judge.
“I’m a huge Ellen DeGeneres fan,” the songwriter admitted during an interview on Sirius XM’s The Morning Jolt with Larry Flick. “I think she’s going to bring so much to the show.”
“She’s somebody who loves music, she’s positive, she loves kids…She is somebody who has watched the show from the beginning, knows everything there is to know about American Idol and I think ultimately it’s going to be a great new energy.”
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September 11th, 2009 by Lynn. Tags: America's Got Talent, American Idol, American Idol 2010, Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osbounre
America’s Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne, has backed new American Idol judge, Ellen DeGeneres.
“She will be a breath of fresh air on that show, a complete breath of fresh air,” the 56-year-old told People magazine. “It’s new blood. And [American Idol] needed something new to happen.
“I think if they had replaced Paula with another singer, Janet Jackson or J.Lo, it would have been too expected. Oh well, there we go, another singer. And with Ellen, you’ve got someone who knows about entertaining, and everything that goes into it, which also speaks for the people.”
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September 11th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: American Idol, American Idol 2009, Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Abdul
American Idol newbie Ellen DeGeneres, has expressed concern for outgoing judge Paula Abdul, saying that she hopes she is ok with her appointment.
Ellen was announced as the fourth judge on the show yesterday, while Paula was let go just last month.
“I’m gonna have fun with it. The one thing you know about me is I’m very honest. But I think you can be honest in a pretty kind way,” she told show presenter Ryan Seacrest on his radio programme.
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September 10th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: American Idol, American Idol 2010, Ellen DeGeneres
Great news American Idol lovers, Ellen DeGeneres has been chosen as the new American Idol fourth judge.
Ellen, who gained experience when she guest judged on So You Think You Can Dance this summer, will replace outgoing judge, Paula Abdul.
“I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol,” DeGeneres says. “I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text in my vote.”
DeGeneres will continue to host her daily talk show.
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