FameCrawler : ai

It's Going To Be a Girl For Lakisha Jones

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:35:00 GMT

Former American Idol contestant Lakisha Jones announced last month that she was pregnant, and now she's revealing that she and husband Larry Davis are expecting a daughter who they will name Ava. Jones also has a daughter Brionne, 6, from a previous relationship.

But Jones is less willing to divulge who's her favorite Idol contestant this season. ""I don't have [a favorite]," she said in an interview with PopEater. "They are all really good. One thing I do like about Adam is that he's unique. He can go from being a rocker with painted nail polish to clean cut, modern day Elvis Presley."

And who does she think will win? "It may have a twist ... no one really knows how many people voted for each contestant ... you never know what the outcome is ... it could be Kris Allen."

So, FameCrawler readers - who do you think will take the Idol crown tonight?

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'Idol' Winner David Cook Announces his Brother's Passing at 5K Race (VIDEO)

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:05:00 GMT

American Idol winner David Cook's brother Adam has lost his battle with cancer. Cook announced the sad news before the Race for Hope 5K in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. The event benefits brain cancer research.

"I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor," Cook said, fighting back tears, "and I couldn't imagine being anywhere else right now."

Despite the devastating news, Cook says he never considered pulling out of the event and wanted to participate in honor of his late brother. "My brother never wanted his illness to affect others," Cook wrote on his Celebrity MySpace page. "That was evident in the fact that he wanted his illness to have no part in my experience on Idol, a point he was quite adamant about. So, with that wish in mind, I ran and was involved with the event as an homage to him."

Adam Cook is survived by his wife and two children. This is surely an incredibly difficult time for all of them - especially the kids who are no doubt reeling from the loss of their father. Our thoughts go out to them.

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American Idol: Will Lil Rounds Make It to the Next Round?

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:35:00 GMT

I'm sure American Idol contestant Lil Rounds is tired of all the puns using her name, but it's pretty hard to resist. Does she not have the best name, totally ready-made for stardom? Just be glad I didn't go with my first title, 'Judges Leave Lil Rounds Hanging a-Round." Thanks, I'll be here all week!

If you watched last night's show you know that Rounds killed it - her rendition of Mary J. Blige's 'Be Without You' was awesome and even Simon called it "Brilliant." I'm a huge Mary J. fan and love that song, and I have to say Rounds absolutely did it justice.

And to top it off, Rounds has a story that America loves - at 23 she's a wife and mother of three young children. Her home was destroyed last year in a tornado, but she persevered to follow her AI dreams.

It will be interesting to see how Rounds juggles motherhood with her life in the spotlight. Having young kids is tough as it is, but the pressures of being a part of something as huge as AI will certainly make it more challenging. But Rounds seems pretty grounded, and hopefully she'll keep it all together. I wish I could think of another pun to finish this post, but lucky for everyone I'm all out.

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American Idol: Single Mom Alexis Grace Makes It To the Top 12

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:35:00 GMT

The first three contestants to make it to the coveted top 12 spots on American Idol were announced last night. The sole female was 21-year-old Alexis Grace, a single mom from Memphis, Tennessee. Grace sang "Never Loved A Man" for her solo performance on Tuesday night, and apparently America loved it - they voted her into the top 12 along with Danny Gokey and Michael Sarver.

Grace, who has been singing since she was seven, gave birth at 19 to daughter Ryan Elizabeth. She calls her little girl a "gift from God" and credits her with motivating her to audition for Idol.

Will she make it to the top? Something tells me she will - It takes a lot of determination for someone so young to make it this far, and Grace has done it while parenting a toddler. Now that's multi-tasking.

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Fantasia On American Idol: Everyone Else Should Just Go Home

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Fantasia Barrino, the winner of the third season of American Idol, performed on last night's show (check out the video below.) Did anyone else think that she just kicked everyone else's asses? Her performance was so high energy and infectious it made the three remaining contestants seem as if they've been asleep this entire season.

Barrino caused controversy during her AI run because as a single mother she had given birth, at the age of 17, to daughter Zion, now 6. In 2005 her memoir Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, that revealed that she was functionally illiterate, rose to the top of the New York Times bestseller list.

The current season of American Idol is down to the two finalists, David Cook and David Archuleta. I won't say who I'm pulling for, except it's not the one who looks like an elf and belongs on a Disney float singing show tunes.

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