American Idol: Phoenix kicks off Season 8

January 15, 2009 | By admin In General |

American Idol kicked off Season 8 Tuesday night with new contestants and new executive producers. But the real star of the Phoenix auditions was the new judge, songwriter Kara DioGuardi.

DioGuardi encountered a 16-year-old superfan and a back-talking babe in a bikini. (The fan went home; the babe went to Hollywood — much to DioGuardi’s chagrin.)

Other than DioGuardi, not much has changed: a seemingly endless supply of clueless singers determined to torture their songs into submission, a couple of sentimental stories with sweet voices attached. Of course, there’s also the occasional surprise, like Simon Cowell passing through Brianna Quijada after putting her through the wringer for her version of Killing Me Softly With His Song. But if any serious contenders came from Phoenix, they’ll have to do some serious convincing of fans and judges alike.

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