Sunday, 4 March 2012

Information About Trying out for American Idol

By Karri Owens


As everyone knows American Idol is a television program which has singers competing with each other to win the coveted title of American Idol. The show was conceptualized on the lines of Pop Idol from U.K. Even now American Idol is produce by U.K. producers Ken Warwick and Simon Fuller who also produced Pop Idol. The initial ever episode of American Idol debuted on June 11, 2002 having its first season attracting plenty of enthusiasm around the country and record television viewers. The show aims to uncover the best young singing talent in the united states through a nationwide search for the singers. The search is generally performed in six to seven cities every season. The candidates are filtered into few hundreds from thousands. The contestants are further filtered in Hollywood round and ultimately 24 contestants see a semifinals of which 12 are males and 12 females. The contestants are further reduced to 12 in the final round. From there over a singer is eliminated from bottom three contestants every week until the last episode when only two singers remain that the winner and the runner up are selected.

Many youngsters dream about getting a break in American Idol plus try hard to get there. Some fail and several come out with flying colors. But we need to realize there can be only winner at the end the day and everyone performing within the program cannot be an American Idol. In addition to the singing talent one should also have the personality to win the competition. In addition to having a beautiful voice you might want the rhythm and command over different tunes. Knowing how to dance along with singing is a huge advantage over others who can't dance.

If you are planning to audition for The american idol show do not forget to read and if possible memorize the knowledge provided on fox television's idol website. You will find lot of frequently asked questions and answers here. You can clear many misconceptions you might have by reading the information provided. The eligibility criterion to get involved with 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.

A number of the previous winners of the American Idol gives an advise on the aspiring contestants to really put everything you can into the song you're singing. You should feel the lyrics when you are singing a song and the expressions should show on the face. Also they advise rehearse the songs you decide on over and over again until you perfect it and sing a similar song in front of the judges confidently and capture their attention and imagination leave them wanting to hear more form you. Remember focus you attention on getting the current round and each time you are making it into next round you own an extra chance to show your talent and you really are that much closer to the crown.

Don't forget you may be asked about your role models. Try to come up with two or three names. And how you describe them? You must 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 find that you will end up getting embarrassed. Be also prepared to tell about yourself concisely. The main job is to dress well, get fashionable whenever possible but never under dressed. Even be honest, respectful and truthful on the judges. It is also seen that this judges often like contestants who dedicate songs on their friends or family members. Also taking few voice-training classes greatly enhances the chances of making it into The american idol show. If one follows the tips discussed above there shouldn't be any stopping you in landing for the sets of American Idol and that knows you might be the next American Idol.




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