Australian-Idol

New Jessica Mauboy Video – "Burn"

1166 days ago by Jeanne | 1 Comment | Share a Tip

Former Australian Idol contestant, Jessica Mauboy, continues to do well. I like the video for her new single "Burn." She’s got a good voice so I’m glad she is, again, proving you don’t have to win Idol to be successful. I’m trying to think of who she sounds like and the best I can think of is Rihanna. What do you think? … More »

Wes Carr Wins Australian Idol – Listen to His New Single "You"

1173 days ago by Jeanne | 6 Comments | Share a Tip

Australian Idol has chosen a winner and it’s Wes Carr! He was up against Luke Dickens in the finale which you can read about (and watch videos) over on Oz Music Scene! In the meantime, you can check out his Idol single titled "You" on Bandit.fm. I kind of like it even though I think it’s a little repetitive and simple (?). It was not what I was expecting. There’s a lot going on (I… More »

American Songs Week on Australian Idol

1187 days ago by Jeanne | 1 Comment | Share a Tip

This week the Australian Idol finalists sang “Hits from the USA.” Each contestant had to sing two songs and Chris Isaak was the celebrity coach (I thought he gave some great advice). I thought it was a decent (not great) night overall. I think Wes Carr was probably the best (I enjoyed his performance of “When We Were Young” by The Killers) but the contestant who I feel has the most potential is Teale Jakubenko if only he can get… More »

IPTV and Australian Idol

1920 days ago by Jason Bean | 1 Comment | Share a Tip

One of the great selling features of the future of TV being IPTV, is that I’ll be able to watch Australian Idol.

Luckily I have friends in low places, Australia to be exact, that can keep me up-to-date on the latest news from down under.

In this case it looks like they’ve voted the Portly Messiah Fat Jesus off the hit show.
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