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Friday, October 5, 2007
10/6: Kelly wins “Ultimate Idol” competition
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
USA Today had Idol fans vote their top 10 among 15 “Idol” finalists culled from previous “revisionist” competitions. Diana DeGarmo came in last among those 15.
The top 15 in order were with no. of points (First place received 10 points, second place, 9 points; all the way to 1 point for 10th place)
Kelly Clarkson: 121,917
Carrie Underwood: 116,784
Clay Aiken: 115,365
Daughtry: 92,226
Melinda Doolittle: 82,408 (clearly, her fans wanted to correct the “injustice” of Jordin winning earlier this year.)
Bo Bice: 71,787
Elliott Yamin: 67,388
Ruben Studdard: 65,339
Fantasia: 64,667
Jordin Sparks: 64,334
Taylor Hicks: 61,800 (He’s the lowest rated actual winner)
Tamyra Gray: 59,962
Kimberley Locke: 56,378
Blake Lewis: 51,661 (I’m kind of surprised by the relative lack of support here.)
Diana DeGarmo: 50,986
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10/5: Kat on Atlanta Peach cover
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CREDIT: Giuliano Bekor/Atlanta Peach magazine
That glossy Atlanta Peach magazine placed Kat McPhee on the cover of its October/November magazine and naturally, she’s gorgeous as usual.
Check out the story here.. It’s pretty clear singing isn’t necessarily her top ambition, that modeling and acting seem to be superseding whatever music career she might attempt to develop. And for most “Idol” watchers, that can’t possibly be a surprise. As reported before, she’s got a couple of high profile movie roles and promotes Sexy Hair products. Really, there’s nothing here terribly newsworthy but it was an excuse to get a hot gal to grace the cover even though she has no connection whatsoever to Atlanta.
“It’s very cliché for a singer to want to become an actress,” McPhee concedes to Atlanta Peach. “But I want to do something different that’s going to introduce you to a different person.” And then she surprises me with her ambition. “I want to be the Barbra Streisand of this generation,” she says. “I want to be someone who is remembered as being great at all things: in film, music, theater. I want to have a solid career.”
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