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Head to Alamodome for “Idol” auditions!
Attention, all you pop-star wannabes!
“American Idol” is NOT auditioning in Austin this time around, but the show IS setting up camp next week at the Alamodome in San Antonio, which, as you know, is just a quick trip south on I-35.
On Wednesday (Aug. 9), registration begins and continues until approximately 8 a.m. on Aug. 11. There isn’t likely to be a long line for this part because registration goes on all day and all night. You’ll pick up your wristband and be told to return Friday morning for actual auditions.
For planning purposes, you might want to take into account the horrible heat and withering humidity, so night-time registration might be the way to go. You don’t want to pass out on your first audition.
The show’s Web site has all the rules and particulars, but basically if you are between the ages of 16 and 28 as of Sunday, you can come through the first round.
I can personally attest that you don’t actually have to be able to sing to get through the first and maybe even the second or third rounds. You can look wacky, cuss up a storm and possibly even mime your way into fame and ridicule.
If you want to make it to the Hollywood rounds and have a shot at winning, well, you should be able to sing. All five previous “Idol” winners — from Kelly Clarkson to Taylor Hicks — definitely can sing.
On Aug. 11 around 8 a.m., contestants will go inside the venue to begin auditions. When they exit, the Fox cameras and other media will pounce — gotta have pictures and quotes of extreme glee and buckets of tears.
Those who make it past that day’s round will be invited back next month for another audition. The sixth season of “American Idol” will debut in January.
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By Carol Rivera
August 14, 2006 01:02 PM | Link to this
Even if you are a great singer you havn'e got much of a chance to make it through the audition process. They give you less then 10 seconds to showcase your voice but that is not what they are looking for. They are looking for who knows what and unless you are it you will get turned away no matter how good you sing. Luck you say? Hardly. I think they should put out a casting call to the exact specifics of what they are looking for so people stop wasting there time. American Idle is going to get so many upset by there new audition process that they are going to lose a huge amount of viewers. I for one who used to be a huge fan but watched my dausghter who is a very accomplished young singer with many trophies to show for it go through their audition process only to have the producers not even look at her while she sang. This really got me mad and I will not ever watch the show again. Not a sore loser but I think that after waiting in line for that many hours deserved them to atleast look at her while she audtioned. Hey should have said we are not looking for any very beautiful and talented young hispanics today don't bother! And what is this lack of hispanics any how. There are a ton of talented hispanics out there, Infact I think the hispanics have this figured out because of the lack of hispanics at the audition in NY. While this is a very Puerto Rican city. Maybe the hispanic community doesn't watch so they won't pick hispanics per viewer capita.