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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Taylor Hicks is appearing at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, California in the production Grease. He will perform as Teen Angel for March 10th to the 22nd, 2009. Taylor Hicks, the AI season five winner, received 63.4 million votes and beat Katherine McPhee.

The season eight auditions will take place in Jacksonville, Kansas City, Louisville, Phoenix, East Rutherford, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. Also, for the very first time:

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For the very first time, AI is going to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for auditions!!!

American Idol’s fourth judge!!!!!! For seven seasons, AI has always had three judges. Guest judges, sometimes, but just three main judges. Kara DioGuardi, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, is the fourth judge, appearing in AI tomorrow on FOX. Instead of just talking about what a contestant did wrong, she actually sings it! Kara has written songs for lots of artists including: Kelly Clarkson,Gwen Stephani, Ashley Tisdale, Chrisina Aguilera, Natasha Bedingfield, the Pussycat Dolls, the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood, Hilary Duff, and Taylor Hicks.

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