More Star Search Retreads on Idol

Posted by thefunnystone on February 16th, 2008 at 11:24 AM
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Everyone knows David Archuleta won Star Search when he was 12. But did you know that he competed against Alexandrea Lushington (yep, the same girl from this year's top 24) on the show and beat her? She was much better than him, but he had been pimped so much by the judges, they let him win. It looks like exactly what's going to happen this year! Not only that, American Idol has always been recycling Star Search contestants for their show. Among the reused contestants from the past are Lisa Tucker from season 5, hot mess Jessica Sierra and fro queen Nadia Turner from season 4's top 12, Joe Murena and Amanda Avila from season 4's top 24, and Tatiana McConnico who had her audition shown from season 6. With all of this lame recycling going on, American Idol should open a plant!

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Posted: February 16, 2008 - 6:45pm
Joined: 11 Mar 2007

Love it! Can't wait for Nigel to fight back at this too.

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rem
Posted: February 16, 2008 - 5:52pm
Joined: 12 Jun 2006

Looks like "reality" contestants get reused the same way you see the same actor(like Heather Locklear) in many different shows.

Makes you wonder if there's a central casting for this sort of stuff?

jawajedi
Posted: February 16, 2008 - 6:31pm
Joined: 16 Mar 2007

Excellent! Yahoo will have this "scoop" in early April!! Nice detective work! [Note to "real" journalists--It's information in plain sight to anyone bothering to look it up!!]

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J_Rich
Posted: February 16, 2008 - 11:10pm
Joined: 16 Feb 2008

Even more ironically, looks like Alexandrea Lushington sang "My Funny Valentine" on her last show on "Star Search," and that's exactly what she sang in her Idol audition.

Source:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/star_search4/show/episode06/story_junior.php

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la.la.la.
Posted: February 17, 2008 - 4:39pm
Joined: 17 Feb 2008

So I was watching Idol Wrap (I have no idea why I was), and it was hosted by Justin G. and Kimberly Caldwell. They addressed that David sang in front of season 1 finalists and they he was super good. Then Kimberly says "I guess Britney Spears hasn't been doing much this week because people are saying that since David was on Star Search he has some sort of advantage. I mean I was on Star Search. And so what? I mean it's a show. I love you David!"

So I thought you guys should know :)

Kip the Dip
Posted: February 17, 2008 - 5:16pm
Joined: 23 Jan 2008

What is with American Idol? Do they even consider that this site always picks up on the shit they do. I guess not, since you're just a fly buzzing around a cow.

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jawajedi
Posted: February 18, 2008 - 8:46pm
Joined: 16 Mar 2007

Such the spoil sport you are Kip. Just join the long line of imbeciles that wander on to the website and think themselves capable of edumacatin' us to the self-awareness of our erroneous logic.

Dolt. Or should that be 'tard?

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Kip the Dip
Posted: February 19, 2008 - 2:37am
Joined: 23 Jan 2008

You're calling me a dolt? At least I can pick up on sarcasm!

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"This is the gayest season of American Idol ever." - Kip the Dip in the original thread about the David Hernandez stripper rumor, February 23rd

"This is the gayest season of American Idol ever." - Jimmy Kimmel talking about the rumor, March 4th

iDance x 12
Posted: February 21, 2008 - 10:33pm
Joined: 21 Feb 2008

I can't believe you people. How can you be so abnoxious. David is only 17 years old. When he's on stage singing, you can tell that he's really enjoying himself. Not to mention, he's REALLY talented. He doesn't just sound like an American Idol, he looks the part. Just because you think that other girl was better on Star Search doesn't mean she actually was. Everyone has their own opinions. If you seriously think that putting David Archuleta on this stupid vote for the worst website will change American Idol's REAL fans' minds, think again.

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rascalrg
Posted: February 27, 2008 - 1:31pm
Joined: 27 Feb 2008

It's all so bogus I could vomit. You know those jeans that David wore this week? Well, they were the SAME JEANS he wore when he sang for his sister's friend's birthday party last year!!! How lame is that!!! And there's more: Instead of staying in his room and singing to recordings the way that all AI contestants are supposed to do, David actually went out and SANG SONGS IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE!!!! But here's the kicker: I heard that when he was born, Simon Fuller (the creator of AI) contacted David's parents and privately arranged a trust fund for him that could only be used for secret SINGING LESSONS from the time he was only 18 months old. Now that's more than RIGGED, that's CONSPIRACY!!