Are YOU the Next American Idol? Auditioning For American Idol

Unless you've been living in a cave for the last 8 years, everyone knows about American Idol. But to recap, American Idol is a TV show that has singers competing to win the coveted title of American Idol. The show was based on the English show Pop Idol and is still produced by British producers Ken Warwick and Simon Fuller, the producers of Pop Idol. The first American episode of American Idol debuted on June 11, 2002 and attracted the attention of millions of television viewers. The show's premise is to discover the best young singing talent in the country through a very televised nationwide search. The search is performed in six to seven cities every season and the candidates are filtered down to a few hundred from thousands. The contestants are further filtered into a Hollywood round and ultimately 24 contestants go to the semifinals of which 12 are males and 12 females and then filtered down to the final 12. Then the real down and dirty fun starts. Each week one contestant is eliminated from the bottom 3 until the last episode when only 2 are left standing. One will be the American Idol and the other is the runner up.

Many potential singers, young and not so young, dream about becoming the next American Idol and in the very early auditioning process you wonder what some contestants were thinking. It makes for a very funny show and Simon Cowell is famous for not holding back with his rather nasty quips when he thinks a contestant is just down right awful. If you can live through some really terrible and sometimes sad contestants, a few jewels have been discovered that would never have had the chance before. And in the end sometimes the true American Idol is not the real winner. Some of those who did not win the "American Idol" title have gone on to have much bigger careers than the ones that did. Apart from the singing talent one also needs to have the personality to win the competition. In addition to having a beautiful voice you need to have the rhythm and command over different tunes and knowing how to dance and move to the music is also a huge advantage over others who can't dance.

If you are planning on auditioning for American Idol make sure you read and, if possible, memorize the information provided on fox television's idol website. You can clear up many misconceptions by reading the frequently asked questions section. The eligibility criteria to get into the competition is that you should be a citizen or permanent resident of the country and you should be between the ages of 16 and 29.

The best advice from previous winners of American Idol to aspiring contestants is to really put everything you have into the song you are singing. You should feel the lyrics and that should come through on your face. Make sure you rehearse the songs you choose over and over again until you are perfect and can project confidence to the judges. Make them want to hear more from you.

You may be asked about your role models. Think about 2 or 3 people and fine tune your verbiage to come up with interesting words to describe them. Also dress well, be fashionable but be true to yourself. Be honest, respectful and truthful. Form in your mind a mini bio about yourself so when asked about yourself it will flow naturally. If possible, take a few voice-training classes. It will help in the long run.

Daisy Profits writes articles and builds websites on various subjects. She is a jewelry artist and has been a Flight Attendant for 10 years. Daisy lives in Florida with her maltipoo, Sky, in a house she is renovating. You can visit her latest site at http://www.antiquefireplacescreen.net/ with has information on all types of fireplace screens including a wrought iron fireplace screen.

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