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A Guide To The Rumored Hookups Of ‘American Idol’

Liana Maeby — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:13:27 +0000

Word on the American Idol streets (neon, paved with gold) is contestants Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart have been hooking up: sources have spotted them getting super flirty and sharing one another’s laps. Casey and Haley are hardly the first pair of Idol flingers — contestants have been setting off the rumor alert since Season 1, when Justin Guarini allegedly three-timed behind the scenes. So here they are, the rumored hookups from 10 seasons of Idol.

[Editor's note: In her sex tape, Jessica Sierra says that she and Nikko Smith were hooking up during their season's tour. I officially know too much about this stuff.]

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Matt Giraud Update – Life Since American Idol

Jeanne — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:44:00 +0000

American Idol season 8 finalist, Matt Giraud, was interviewed earlier this week about his experience since appearing on the show.

He said that he’s been enjoying a little time off since the grueling 52-date Idols Live! tour ended. He said it was great being able to actually meet the Idol fans since he was used to performing and going straight home when he was on the show. I can imagine that it was fun to see how people were truly reacting to them in real life!

Matt talked about his upcoming show, Make the Cut, which is a Michigan-based online singing competition. He was asked to be a mentor and a judge which he said is like being on the other side of his Idol experience. Of course, on a far smaller scale…

He talked about his writing and said that we can expect some bluesy music in the future.

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Matt Giraud – “So Small” on Regis and Kelly

Jeanne — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:24:15 +0000

Matt Giraud sang Carrie Underwood’s “So Small” during the Top 11 performances back in March and he did it again this morning on Live! With Regis and Kelly which is currently airing from Miami Beach.

I thought it was a decent enough performance, all things considered (it was outside and early in the morning), but I didn’t love it. Watch it and judge for yourself.

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Matt Giraud Elimination – The Day After

Jeanne — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:18:34 +0000

Once the competition gets to the Top 5, American Idol gets pretty intense. Assumedly, contestants make it that far because they have a big enough fan base so, no matter who goes home, a lot of people are going to be very sad.

Last night, Matt Giraud was sent home and I actually was pretty okay with that. What shocked me, however, was the fact that Adam Lambert was in the bottom two. I still can’t wrap my head around that one and it’s one of those situations where I have a hard time believing America’s votes counted.

On American Idol Extra last night, music director, Rickey Minor, shared his theory on why Matt was eliminated: "I think he thought himself out of the competition. He over-thought what he was going to do, how he was going to hold his hand, how he was going to sing. When you do that, it’s not a natural thing. As in basketball, you’ve got to let your shot come to you. Don’t force it. If the ball doesn’t go in the basket, it’s still no points, so what’s the point of doing the razzle-dazzle? If you feel it, if you feel an opening, take it. But I think Matt didn’t feel it, and it was more calculated than it needed to be."

I can see what Minor meant. Matt did sometimes seem mechanical, except when he was at the piano. He didn’t just let the performance roll, he had too much control (although, I would have liked him better if he had actually had *more* control over his runs but that’s another issue).

There are a good number of post-elimination interviews with Matt floating around the internet but here’s one (check out some more on MJs Big Blog):

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American Idol 8 Top 5 Results Show

Jeanne — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:59:50 +0000

The results show started with this week’s Ford commercial, we saw the group number (a medley of songs from the Rat Pack era) and then we saw footage of a food fight that erupted at the American Idol mansion while they celebrated Allison Iraheta’s birthday.Natalie Cole and Taylor Hicks performed. It was a pretty good performance from Taylor and I hope that it gets the word out about his new music and gives his sales a nice boost.

Jamie Foxx also sang his new song “Blame It” but I don’t know if it counts as singing if your voice is so digitized. I’m so tired of hearing songs like that on the radio now. When it first came out, it was cool but now it just takes all the talent out of the singing.

After 47 million votes, Matt Giraud, was eliminated from the show, just a couple weeks after being kept in the competition by the judges’ save.

What do you think of this one? I’m pretty happy. I think America got it right.

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American Idol 8 Top 5 Rat Pack Week Recap

Jeanne — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:48:07 +0000

For “Rat Pack Week” the mentor was Jamie Foxx. They chose him because he has transcended the barriers in the industry by going from a television star, to winning an Academy Award (Ray) and a successful musician.

Kris Allen was the first to perform, singing “The Way You Look Tonight.” I thought it was a great performance and Jamie Foxx had some great things to say about him.

Allison Iraheta sang “Someone To Watch Over Me” and I thought it was a very good performance even though judge, Simon Cowell, worried that her lack of confidence would land her in trouble.

Matt Giraud chose “My Funny Valentine” and I think he deserves recognition for picking a tough song but I still didn’t love it. The judges were split on this performance and it should be surprising that Randy and Kara ended up on the same time again.

Danny Gokey took “Come Rain or Come Shine” to church last night after starting the performance relatively slowly. I liked it and the judges did too. Simon even said it was outstanding.

Adam Lambert wrapped up the show with “Feeling Good” and from his entrance on a red, glowing staircase to his final crazy note, he was sheer genius.

If I had to pick a bottom three from this list, it would be Matt Giraud, Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen (only because you need to have three). I really would like to see Matt go home but we’ll see how America votes!

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American Idol 8 Top 5 Matt Giraud “My Funny Valentine”

Jeanne — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:39:19 +0000

Matt Giraud chose to sing “My Funny Valentine” and mentor, Jamie Foxx, had no suggestions initially but then called him back into the room later and advised him to change the key. It’s probably good advice because Matt has picked the wrong key in the past (in my opinion).

It seemed that Matt changed the key but appeared uncomfortable with it. It was a good tip but Matt did not embrace and run with it. Maybe he could have taken it up a quarter note? I’m not sure. It was weird. Then again, he does deserve credit for picking a song as difficult as this one.

Randy said it was one of the hardest songs to sing and was a bit pitchy. He said that it didn’t all quite come together. Kara said that the competition is so stiff and didn’t feel that Matt was emotionally committed to it. Paula said that she loved what he did with the song and the fact that he took the advice. She said she felt an emotional connection (meow). Simon disagreed with Randy (I guess Kara doesn’t count) and said that it was the most believable performance of the night and said Matt was absolutely brilliant.

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American Idol 8 Top 7 Matt Giraud “Stayin Alive”

Jeanne — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:50:43 +0000

Matt Giraud chose to sing “Stayin Alive” and the arrangement varied from sounding like a 90s hip hop song to some 70s funk. I did not love it. In fact, I’m not sure I even liked it. It will be interesting to see what happens with Matt during the results show.

Randy said that he didn’t like the song choice or the arrangement but Matt can really sing. Kara said that he brought the disco feel back to Disco Week and that Matt gave a solid performance. Paula said that this week, Matt saved his own life on the show. Simon didn’t like the performance because it came across as a little bit desperate.

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American Idol 8 Top 7 Results Show

Jeanne — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:59:15 +0000

The American Idol results show was tonight and it was fun to see the finalists at the premiere of 17 Again and then have the star, Zac Efron, in the audience.

The guest performers were Jennifer Hudson and Miley Cyrus. Hudson sang “If This Isn’t Isn’t Love” and I thought she gave a good performance. Cyrus sang her new song “The Climb” and I really didn’t love it.

Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds and Matt Giraud were in the bottom three tonight. Anoop was the first to be sent back to the couch (thank goodness!) and I was shocked that Lil was the other to be declared safe!

While Matt sang for his life Paula and Kara stood, holding hands and singing to him. I found it really fake looking as if they were trying to dispel rumors that they are feuding.

Simon made a final announcement. Two people are going home next week and next week’s theme is disco.

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American Idol 8 Top 7 Matt Giraud “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”

Jeanne — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:37:15 +0000

Matt Giraud chose one of my very favorite love songs from the Don Juan DeMarco soundtrack and, I’m sorry, but I think he ruined it. The beginning was really nice and I thought it was going to go well but then he just overdid it and I hated it.

Randy said the performance was interesting – it started out well but then it went wrong during the bridge. Kara was providing commentary but I was too distracted by what Simon was doing behind her to pay attention. Did anyone see the weird (possibly obscene) mouth gestures he was making?!?

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