Hollywood and Plants!

Let me start by apologizing for letting over a week go by with out a post. I got slightly annoyed with the audition episodes. As I have said before I do not enjoy the horrible singers. I also do not enjoy the fluff and back stories that end being a waste of my time. I like to be wow'ed and impressed. That has been my motivation for watching this show from the start.

That said. I am thrilled that the auditions are finally over. I wish I knew why they let so many just OK singers through to Hollywood Week. After last nights episode I was surprised that they only cut 40 or so contestants AND let some of the mediocre singers continue. Should be interesting to see how it goes tonight.

The only real reason I can think of that they have so many JUST OK singers getting through this season is because after nearly 8 years they might be running out of talent?!? I can't imagine that is actually possible... but maybe! Thatleads me to the rumours of planted talent... according to TV guide the following contestants have quite and advantage over the "girls (and boys) next door." Do you think Idol has searched for a few "jems" and put them in to make a more interesting season? I do. I guess we'll see....

- Joanna Pacitti, 24. Hired and fired as Broadway's Annie at 12, 2 record deals, sang on the Legally Blonde and Bratz soundtracks

- Brent Keith Smith, 29. Finalist on CMT's Nashville Star in 2004, got a record deal in 2005 and sung the title track for Dale, a 2007 movie about NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt

- David Osmond, 29. Donny Osmond's nephew. Played the lead in a tour of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat', had record deals with the band Osmond 2ndG

- Michael Castro, 20. His older brother Jason made it to Idol's Top 4 last season

- Emily Wyne-Hughes, 21. Lead singer of Go Betty Go, a popular LA based punk band who had two hit singles before she joined the group

- Adam Lambert, 26. Performed in a national tour of Broadway hit Wicked.