Cirque du Soleil with Carly Smithson

Is it me or was that Carly Smithson in the audience on the top 12 night and Ryan Seacrest did not even acknowledge her. It seems to me that Ryan Seacrest totally snubbed Carly Smithson that night.

Carly Smithson was a contestant on American Idol season 7, she finished in 6th position.

In an interview last year Carly said that she not only keeps in touch with other season 7 contestants but she also regularly meets with Brooke White for lunch, they are best friends now. She even went to one of David Cook's concerts in Palm Springs and went on stage with him to sing Barracuda.

We Are the Fallen and Cirque du Soleil

A year after appearing on the show Carly joined Evanescence co-founder Ben Moody with John LeCompt and rock Gray to form the band "We Are the Fallen". They released their first album "Tear the World Down" in May 2010. The album includes the song "Bury Me Alive" that Carly co-wrote.

Last December Carly Smithson joined the Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, as a singer. She is still a member of her band, We Are The Fallen but only works with the group when the Cirque does not have performances. They are already working on their next album.

Watch the Bury Me Alive video by We Are the Fallen

Photo Credits Douglas Sonders and Fox

Stefano Langone Bio

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Stefano Langone is a 21 year old pianist who auditioned in San Francisco for American Idol season 10. The judges were unanimous in sending him to Hollywood. He made it to the top 24 but was unable to secure a spot in the top 10. Luckily the judges chose him a a group of other contestants who didn't make it to the top 10 to sing for a chance to be a while card pick. Three were selected, Naima Adedapo, Ashton Johson and Stefano Langone.

Stefano Langone was in a near-fatal car accident. When the firefighter found him he first thought that Langone was dead.

Like Jennifer Lopez I think Stefano has star quality, the only thing I have against him is the fact that he does not look right into the camera the way Paul McDonald does.

The DUI scandal

In 2010 Stefano Langone was arrested for a DUI. He was caught by a Washington State Patrol Trooper while speeding and changing lanes without signaling. Langone subsequently failed standard field sobriety tests and a breath test. Stefano was then arrested and taken into custody.

His DUI is even more scandalous when you consider the fact that during his audition Stefano told an inspiring story about how he almost lost his life in a car crash caused by a drunk driver the year before. That accident left Stefano with several fractures.

Watch Stefano's San Francisco audition, he's singing "I Heard it through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye.

Karen Rodriguez Bio

After being in the bottom three twice Karen Rodriguez was sent home on American Idol top 12 result night. Other bottom 3 dwellers were Naima Adedapo and Haley Reinhart. Once again the judges decided not to use their save to keep her on the show after Karen sang for her life and begged them for another chance. But her rendition of Hero by Mariah Carey just wasn't enough. Karen Rodriguez is a 21 year old student from New York.

Karen Rodriguez initially auditioned for American Idol season 10 on MySpace then she came to Los Angeles to audition for the Judges for a chance to make it to Hollywood. She blew them away and received a gold ticket.

She wanted to be the first Latina American Idol. Selena is her idol and she sang her songs in the competition. Personally I did not enjoy her Spanglish version of songs. Do not get me wrong I like latin music and there are a number of latino singers among my favorite artists but it is American Idol and most people probably don't understand what she's saying when she's singing in Spanish.

Karen is very talented as all her fellow top 12 contestants are but at this stage in the competition talent is not enough, she really needed to wow the audience and the judges in order to stay unfortunately she has failed to do that.

In her MySpace audition she sang "You Give Good Love" by Whitney Houston.

Watch Karen Rodriguez' audition video below


Watch Karen Rodriguez sing Hero in this video


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Urge U.S. President to Support Gay Marriage

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Jane Lynch, Anne Hathaway Urge U.S. President to Support Gay Marriage

Stars including Jane Lynch, Anne Hathaway and Ellen DeGeneres have stepped up a campaign for gay rights by writing a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to support same-sex marriage. The trio is among a number of celebrities backing the Say I Do drive by the Freedom To Marry group, which aims to legalize gay unions throughout America.

Martin Sheen, Eric McCormack, Rufus Wainwright and Melissa Etheridge have also signed the letter to the president, which calls on the politician to clarify his stance on same-sex weddings and bring an end to "exclusion from marriage" for homosexuals, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Scott Dangerfield might be back for season 11

That is unless he tries out for X-Factor instead...

In the mean time, and according to TMZ,

Scott Dangerfield decided to quit the show because he had obligations to his students. Remember, Scott Dangerfield is a student teacher. He told TMz "The kids are depending on me".

During his auditon the judges were impressed by him and for the viewers he will be remembered as the guy caught with lipstick on his lips and admitted to kissing a girl while in the audition line.

Here is the video of Scott Dangerfield in season 10

Casey Abrams - American Idol Season 10 Top 13

Casey Abrams was at the hospital during the Top 13 election results. Thankfully for him he was safe which should bring him comfort while he is suffering from severe stomach pains again. Casey was hospitalized once before while on the show, right before the guys Top 12 performance. He received a blood transfusion and made it back in time to perform an secure his spot on the top 10. Casey Abrams is 20 years old and a very talented musician.

Watch Casey's Top 13 performance video, he sand With a Little Help from my Friends, the Joe Croker version


Photo from tmz

Pia Toscano - American Idol Season 10 Top 13

Pia Toscano is a 22 year old makeup artist from Queens, New York. She had tried out for American Idol previously, in season 6 when she made it all the way to the top 40 before being cut, and then again for season 7. After her performance in the top 13 some believe she has successfully positioned herself as a contender for season 10. Even Adam Lambert, the runner up for season 8 is a fan.

Watch the video of Pia Toscano singing All By Myself by Celine Dion.


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