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American Idol has added a fourth judge to the panel! Her name is Kara DioGuardi and she’s a Grammy-nominated songwriter.
“For the past seven seasons, Paula has had to endure the experience of being the only woman at the judges’ table,” said Mike Darnell, president, alternative programming of Fox, in a statement. “With Kara by her side, Paula has some backup and now there is going to be a lot more `girl power’ on the show,” Darnell said.
It sounds like she’s got some great experience under her belt. She has written songs for artists like Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood and Pink.
I’m excited about the change! Simon Fuller described Kara and smart and sassy so it will be interesting to have two women judging the competition.
742 days ago
That’s a great idea! We’ve got four judges on Canadian Idol and it works out so much better.
Will Simon still have the last word?
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742 days ago
Hmm, the beginnng of the end for Paula? She did not seem to be informed about it by TPTB, but rather by an interviewer.
Simon Claims he will have a bigger say inthe show, you have to wonder if Nigel did not get out just in time.
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741 days ago
some people said she’s a bitch, specially with female contestants, and that she was also a judge on the failed program “The One” that was cancelled 2 years ago
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741 days ago
Who breaks ties during audition voting then?
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741 days ago
I don’t know, DavidB. We have four judges and I think you only have to get two yes votes to go through… Or is it three? They’ll figure it out.
But I think this could be the end of Paula, if this new woman is as experienced as she appears to be. Lame comments about the contestants’ appearances are going to look even lamer if someone starts making intelligent comments about the technical aspects of the singing.
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740 days ago
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740 days ago
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740 days ago
DavidB:
Paula said that if there is a tie, it’s utimately Simon’s decision.
Not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing…
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740 days ago
And I don’t think it’s the end for Paula. The show will only continue until Season 9, and she’s definately on for Season 8, obviously. Why would they take her off for the last season? Plua, she’s already signed for the rest of the show’s time, assuming it ends at Season 9, like it’s supposed to.
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740 days ago
So Simon gets in essence 2 votes. Or, his vote counts more than the others. Randy’s gotta LOVE that! Well, I agree more often with Simon than I ever did with Randy, and does Paula ever have a opinion other than “you look beautiful tonight”?
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