Top Dawg Trivia for Randy Jackson
Top Dawg Trivia for Randy Jackson by Roxanne McDonald
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This is the best season ever! ~Randy Jackson |
On the surface one might surmise that Randy Jackson’s musical performance vocabulary is limited to the adjective, “pitchy” and the noun, “dawg”. But subliminal secrets show how Jackson is actually a musical performer of renowned talent.
Accolades/Awards
…just a’ight for me. ~Randy Jackson
Nominated for four Emmys—with eleven others on Idol production, for Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Grammy Award winner [more exacting info welcome, here]
Straight Up Paula Abdul Trivia
Straight Up Paula Abdul Trivia by Roxanne McDonald
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For all of those willing to help me start a family, I am flattered. I will let you know when I need your help. ~Paula Abdul |
Accolades/Awards
I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had. ~Paula Abdul
Nominated for four Emmys—with eleven others (producers and personalities) on Idol production, for Outstanding Reality Competition Program
1989 – Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography, for her work on “The Tracey Ullman Show”
1990 – Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography, for her work on The 17th Annual American Music Awards
1988 – While taking 62 weeks to do so, Forever Your Girl hit #1 on the Billboard 200, staying there for ten weeks
1989 – Forever Your Girl went multi-platinum and spawned the #1 hits “Cold Hearted”, “Forever Your Girl”, “(It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me”, and “Straight Up”
Her remix album, Shut Up and Dance, reached #7 on the Billboard album chart, and became one of the most successful remix albums of all time
1991 – Spellbound sold 8.5 million copies and spawned # 1 hits such as “Opposites Attract”, “The Promise of a New Day”, and “Rush Rush”
“Straight Up” was ranked #81 on VH1′s “100 Greatest Dance Songs”
Her “Opposites Attract” video won a Grammy
1995 – Her third album, Head Over Heels, spawned such hits as “My Love is for Real,” which reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart
2005 – Received the Profiles in Living Award
Has a star on Hollywood Boulevard; has won seven MTV Awards; two People’s Choice Awards; two Kids Choice Awards; and has been inducted into the Kids Choice Hall of Fame (read more…)
Most Likely to Piss You Off: Simon Cowell
Most Likely to Piss You Off: Simon Cowell by Roxanne McDonald
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If you’ve got a big mouth and you’re controversial, you’re going to get attention. ~Simon Cowell |
I wonder what Simon Cowell’s yearbook superlative really said. Nothing, cause he dropped out of school early to pursue a career in music production/marketing.
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Accolades/Awards
I’d accept an honour but I don’t think I’m likely to get one. The Queen once described me as a “dreadful man”. ~Simon Cowell
Nominated for four Emmys—with eleven others on Idol production, for Outstanding Reality Competition Program
2003 – Named #33 on the Channel 4 list of All-time Worst 100 Britons
2003 – Won Teen Choice Award for Favorite TV Personality
2004 – Nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice [Male] TV Personality
2004 – Won Teen Choice Award for TV Reality/Variety Jackass
2005 – Nominated for National Television Award for Most Popular TV Expert
2005 – Nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice [Male] TV Personality
2006 – Nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice [Male] TV Personality
The Host with the Most Ryan Seacrest Trivia
The Host with the Most Ryan Seacrest Trivia by Roxanne McDonald
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I love it. I love the immediacy of it. I love the spontaneity of it, … I love the fact that every day you see something on TV that you have an opinion about and you want to talk about and the next day you can get on the air and do it. ~ Ryan Seacrest |
The host with most publicity since Vanna White, maybe, Ryan Seacrest has come a long way from the days of being John Renold Aufenstein on talk radio to being the country’s next Dick Clark…though if he hadn’t become a television/radio host, I could easily see him selling cars on Ventura boulevard. But, hey, his thing works for radio and TV, too.
Accolades/Awards
When it’s time to say, “OK, here’s the show and the guy that is going to be around on New Year’s Eve for years to come,” I would definitely like to be the one that the baton gets passed to…. ~Ryan Seacrest
1990s – Was one of the youngest radio DJs to have high ratings
2003 named by People Magazine one of the year’s “50 Most Beautiful People”
2003/06 – Nominated for four different Emmy Awards and four different Teen Choice Awards
2005 [April] – Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [for his work as a radio personality]
2006 [April] – Won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special, for his co-hosting of the 2005 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade [shared with nine producers and personalities, among them, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa]
Idol Finalist Kimberly Locke Biographical Facts and Trivia
Idol Finalist Kimberly Locke Biographical Facts and Trivia by Roxanne McDonald
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If American Idol was the Olympics, I’d still get a medal. It was a great race. ~Kimberly Locke |
She was the exceptional songstress with the unparalleled smoky edge to her voice that many of us couldn’t get enough of on American Idol 2. Then, for those many more of us who still couldn’t get enough of the most dignified diva, there was her participation in “Celebrity Fit Club” 5. Now, for those of us who continue to crave the creative ventures of Kimberly Locke, following are some bits of trivia culled from IMDB, WikiMedia, and elsewhere:
Accolades/Awards
The biggest mistake that an American Idol contestant who doesn’t win can make is thinking that once the show is over, it’s going to be handed to them. It wasn’t handed to me. ~ Kimberly Locke
In high school, was twice selected for the All-Middle State Chorus
Since Idol, has had five consecutive top ten Adult Contemporary hits, with two of the five #1 songs: “8th-World Wonder”(making her the first Idol finalist to debut and top the charts with a non-Idol single); and “Wrong” (making her the second Idol finalist—after Kelly Clarkson to have two consecutive top 40 hits)
2003- Nominated for Teen Choice Awards, for Choice [Female] TV Reality/Variety Star
2005 – Her rendition of “Up On The Housetop” reached the top of the Adult Contemporary charts in such a short time (from #32 to #5 in one week) that Locke made AC chart history; she did so again when the song became the fifth song to reach #1 in only three weeks
2005 – “Up on the Housetop” was the second-longest-running holiday-themed chart-topper in the history of the AC chart
2006 – Her rendition of “Jingle Bells” reached the #17 spot of the AC charts, giving the song the highest charting debut week title for the whole year
Messages behind the Musical Artist: Fantasia Barrino Trivia
Messages behind the Musical Artist: Fantasia Barrino Trivia by Roxanne McDonald
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I always want people to – to get the message that I’m trying to send out. You know, I’ve been through some things, so when I get up there and sing my songs, I’m like, Hey, I’ve been through it, and I want to encourage somebody else that if you’re going through it, you can come out. ~ Fantasia Barrino |
Even if she hadn’t won season 3 of American Idol, Fantasia Barrino would have taken her spectacular singing self to the greatest of heights. A positive attitude, an inspirational approach, and a voice that rivals rhythm and blues veterans, Fantasia continues to storm the stages of music, drama, and even literary offerings.
Accolades/Awards
I’ve been wanting to sing for a long time. I’ve been singing all my life, and I’ve tried different record companies, but it seemed like – it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, “I’m gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me. ~ Fantasia Barrino
2004 – Her version of the Porgy and Bess classic, “Summertime”, was named as One of Television’s Greatest Moments by the 2004 Emmy Awards
2005 [March] – Won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist
2005 [May] – Became first female artist ever to have three songs in the R & B Top Five: “Truth Is”, “Free Yourself”, and “I Believe”
2005 [May] Became first artist to have two songs in the Top Three: “Truth Is” and “Free Yourself” in the #2 and #3 spots, respectively
Became the first female artist to place #1 on the Billboard Top 100 with a first album/record—with her version of “Summertime”
2005 – Within two months of releasing Free Yourself, her debut album went platinum–selling over a million copies
2005 [December] – Named #1 Artist of Adult Urban Contemporary Format by Billboard Magazine
2005 – Life is Not a Fairytale reached no. 7 on the New York Times Bestsellers list
2007 – Named one of the Hottest Women in Music by Blender.com
2007 [June] Her second album, Fantasia, went Gold
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Chris Daughtry Fate, Fortuna, Trivia
Chris Daughtry Fate, Fortuna, Trivia by Roxanne McDonald
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Had I won [American Idol, Season 5], I would have not been able to come out as a band, and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to be….~ Chris Daughtry |
We are as lucky as Daughtry is talented: for his fate [plus talent] turned out to make him one of the most successful American Idol contestants of all time.
Accolades/Awards
There’s going to be a flood of opportunities right now but I don’t think I could really talk about them. ~Chris Daughtry
Was the fourth place season five American Idol finalist
2006 [week of June 10] – His “Wanted Dead or Alive” reached #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was dubbed Hot Shot Debut of the Week
2006- Within five weeks of release, his band’s debut album had sold more than a million copies [becoming the “fastest-selling debut rock album in Soundscan history]; by the ninth week, the album was #1—at that time making him the best-seller Idol contestant outside of first or second place in the competition
After his season finale performance of “Mystery” [with Live], the song gained popularity: it reached #80 on the Top 100 ITunes chart
2007 [March] – The new departure song on Idol became his song, “Home”—which he also performed for Idol in the season 6 finale
Bo Bice Bio Trivia
Bo Bice Bio Trivia by Roxanne McDonald
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He’s our southern comfort, our first (with Constantine Margoulis) Rock Idol, and one gorgeous, dignified, talented, and progressive music star. |
Accolades/Awards/Achievements
2005 – American Idol Runner Up
Won local school singing competition (at 13)
Earned a ranking of [averaged] 96.81 for talent, beauty, and sex appeal by Celebopedia users
First release, the single “Inside Your Heaven,” hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Singles charts; usurped Underwood’s #1 spot; featured “Vehicle” (on the flip side), with Richie Sambora; and went Gold in July of 2005.
Debut album, The Real Thing (featuring Sugar Money on three tracks), opened at #4 in December of 2005.
His release of The Chambers Brothers 1968 cover, “Time has Come Today,” became the Monopoly ad theme song in 2006.
Bice sings the title song for the 2007 film Blades of Glory.