As everyone knows, American Idol is a television program that has singers competing with one another to win the sought after title of American Idol. The show was conceptualized on the lines of Pop Idol from the U.K. Even now, American Idol is produce by U.K. producers Ken Warwick and Simon Fuller who also produced Pop Idol. The first ever episode of American Idol came out on June 11, 2002 with its first season appealing plenty of enthusiasm across the country and record TV viewers.
The show aims to discover the best young singing talent in the country through a nationwide search for the singers. The search is usually performed in six to seven cities every season. The candidates are filtered from a few hundred from thousands. The contestants are further filtered in a Hollywood round and ultimately 24 contestants go to the semifinals of which 12 are males and 12 females. The contestants are further reduced to 12 in the final round. From there on a singer is eliminated from bottom three contestants each week until the last episode when only two singers remain from which the winner and the runner up are selected.
Lots of young people think of finding a break in American Idol as well as try hard to get there. Some fail and some come forth with flying colors. But we must realize there could be only winner at the end the day and everyone participating in in the program can’t be an American Idol. Aside from the singing talent one must also have the personality to win the competition. Together with having a beautiful voice you should have the rhythm and command over different tunes. Learning how to dance along with singing can also be a big edge over individuals that can’t dance.
If you are planning to audition for American Idol do not forget to read and if possible memorize the information provided on fox television’s idol website. There are lot of frequently asked questions and answers on this website. You can clear many misconceptions you have by reading the information provided. The eligibility criterion to get into the competition is that you should be a citizen or permanent resident of the country and you should be between the ages of 16 and 29.
Some of the previous winners of the American Idol give advice to the aspiring contestants to really put everything you can into the song you are singing. You should feel the lyrics when you are singing a song and the expressions should show on your face. Also they advise rehearse the songs you choose over and over again until you perfect it and sing the same song in front of the judges with full confidence and capture their attention and imagination and leave them wanting to hear more from you. Remember focus you attention on getting though the current round and each time you make it into next round you have an extra chance to show your talent and you are that much closer to the crown.
Also remember you may be asked about your role models. Try to come up with two or three names. And how you describe them? You should fine tune your verbiage and if possible try to come up with some interesting words to describe those personalities but only if you are comfortable, do no use it if you feel that you will end up getting embarrassed. Also be prepared to tell about yourself concisely. Part of the job is to dress well, get fashionable if possible but never under dressed. Also be honest, respectful and truthful to the judges. It is also seen that the judges often like contestants who dedicate songs to their friends or family members. Also taking few voice-training classes greatly increases the chances of making it into American Idol. If one follows the tips discussed above there should be no stopping you in landing on the sets of American Idol and who knows you might be the next American Idol.
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