American Idol 9th Season To Begin

As reported by AP, American Idol 9th season to start on January 12 with Boston Audition. As we all know, no more Paula Abdul for the season, but you will find Ellen DeGeneres as replacement who will join the show in February, after the tryout rounds. In addition to DeGeneres, there will be guest judges during the audition process including Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry and Shania Twain.

Twelve male and 12 female semifinalists will be announced Feb. 17, with voting to begin Feb. 23. Last season, “American Idol” brought 36 men and women to Hollywood to compete, compared with two dozen in previous seasons. The network said in an e-mail that no one was available Thursday to comment on that change.

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