Karen Rodriguez Bio

After being in the bottom three twice Karen Rodriguez was sent home on American Idol top 12 result night. Other bottom 3 dwellers were Naima Adedapo and Haley Reinhart. Once again the judges decided not to use their save to keep her on the show after Karen sang for her life and begged them for another chance. But her rendition of Hero by Mariah Carey just wasn't enough. Karen Rodriguez is a 21 year old student from New York.

Karen Rodriguez initially auditioned for American Idol season 10 on MySpace then she came to Los Angeles to audition for the Judges for a chance to make it to Hollywood. She blew them away and received a gold ticket.

She wanted to be the first Latina American Idol. Selena is her idol and she sang her songs in the competition. Personally I did not enjoy her Spanglish version of songs. Do not get me wrong I like latin music and there are a number of latino singers among my favorite artists but it is American Idol and most people probably don't understand what she's saying when she's singing in Spanish.

Karen is very talented as all her fellow top 12 contestants are but at this stage in the competition talent is not enough, she really needed to wow the audience and the judges in order to stay unfortunately she has failed to do that.

In her MySpace audition she sang "You Give Good Love" by Whitney Houston.

Watch Karen Rodriguez' audition video below


Watch Karen Rodriguez sing Hero in this video


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Urge U.S. President to Support Gay Marriage

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Jane Lynch, Anne Hathaway Urge U.S. President to Support Gay Marriage

Stars including Jane Lynch, Anne Hathaway and Ellen DeGeneres have stepped up a campaign for gay rights by writing a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to support same-sex marriage. The trio is among a number of celebrities backing the Say I Do drive by the Freedom To Marry group, which aims to legalize gay unions throughout America.

Martin Sheen, Eric McCormack, Rufus Wainwright and Melissa Etheridge have also signed the letter to the president, which calls on the politician to clarify his stance on same-sex weddings and bring an end to "exclusion from marriage" for homosexuals, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Scott Dangerfield might be back for season 11

That is unless he tries out for X-Factor instead...

In the mean time, and according to TMZ,

Scott Dangerfield decided to quit the show because he had obligations to his students. Remember, Scott Dangerfield is a student teacher. He told TMz "The kids are depending on me".

During his auditon the judges were impressed by him and for the viewers he will be remembered as the guy caught with lipstick on his lips and admitted to kissing a girl while in the audition line.

Here is the video of Scott Dangerfield in season 10

Casey Abrams - American Idol Season 10 Top 13

Casey Abrams was at the hospital during the Top 13 election results. Thankfully for him he was safe which should bring him comfort while he is suffering from severe stomach pains again. Casey was hospitalized once before while on the show, right before the guys Top 12 performance. He received a blood transfusion and made it back in time to perform an secure his spot on the top 10. Casey Abrams is 20 years old and a very talented musician.

Watch Casey's Top 13 performance video, he sand With a Little Help from my Friends, the Joe Croker version


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Pia Toscano - American Idol Season 10 Top 13

Pia Toscano is a 22 year old makeup artist from Queens, New York. She had tried out for American Idol previously, in season 6 when she made it all the way to the top 40 before being cut, and then again for season 7. After her performance in the top 13 some believe she has successfully positioned herself as a contender for season 10. Even Adam Lambert, the runner up for season 8 is a fan.

Watch the video of Pia Toscano singing All By Myself by Celine Dion.


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Thia Megia - American Idol Season 10 Top 13

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Thia Megia is one of the youngest contestants to make it to the top 13 this season. She was a quarter finalist on the season 4 of America's Got Talent. She's a 16 year old Pinay - Philippino girl- from California. She sang "Smile" by Michael Jackson, on the top 13 performance show.

Watch Thia Megia's version of Smile in the video below


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Ashton Jones - American Idol Season 10 Top 13

Ashton Jones is a 24 year old Gospel, Soul and R&B singer from Nashville, who made it to the top 13 on American Idol season 10.

After the top 24 performance she did not make it to the top 10. She had to sing for a chance to be a wild card pick. It worked as she made it to the top 13 as a wild card. On the top 13 performance night Ashton sang When You Tell Me That You Love Me by Diana Ross. Many fans of the show think that Ashton should not have gotten that spot has other singers, in their opinion, were better. Ashton Jones won the Best R&B Female for Hip Hop in the Ville Awards in 2009, in Nashville. Ashton has already released an album,"Introducing Ashton Jones".

Watch Ashton Jones' top 13 performance, When You Tell Me That You Love Me.



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