Tuesday, May 22, 2012
As 'American Idol' heads toward Tuesday's final performance show and Wednesday's season finale, we check in with our blogger who made it to the FOX show's Hollywood round.
Chaminade graduate and Chesterfield native Chris Bandi, a singer who earned a golden ticket out of St. Louis auditions on American Idol before getting eliminated, is back in the area for a few weeks before continuing on his musical journey. In case you've missed it, he's been blogging about how the rest of the season has played out and plans to keep on doing it after Tuesday's final performance show. In this "E-Interview", he answered questions about what his life has been like post-Idol, who he thinks should win, and what's next for him. Q. How has your life as a musician been different since making it to the 'Hollywood Round' of American Idol? Bandi: Life after Idol has been awesome. I met some amazing people out there who are all …
Friday, February 10, 2012
Patch talks one-on-one with Chris Bandi.
Chris Bandi can tell the world now what he's known for weeks. The Chesterfield native earned a "golden ticket" during American Idol auditions in June, but was eliminated on the second day of what's known as "Hollywood Week" on the popular singing reality show. Bandi graduated from Chaminade College Prep in 2008. Read: Is Chaminade Grad Ready For Idol Worship? Because of the sheer number of contestants on the show, viewers in St. Louis and around the country would had to have been watching closely to learn that the Chesterfield native-turned University of Mississippi senior made it that far. Bandi was not featured in this week's program, but he was able to confirm on his Facebook page that his time on the show came to an end in episodes …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
FOX 2 KTVI sponsored a scaled down version of Idol auditions at Chesterfield Mall, offering one lucky vocalist the chance to fly to Houston for the last official casting opportunity for the 11th season of the popular television show.
When an estimated 10,000 hopeful vocalists lined up at the Scottrade Center in June for the first casting call of the 11th season of American Idol, they didn't know they would get a second chance to impress the judges. Wednesday morning, FOX 2 KTVI gave local singers another shot at trying out for the televised talent show. Each performed 30 seconds of a song in front of three judges. Y98 radio personality Taylor J, St. Louis singer-songwriter Erin Bode and FOX 2 morning news anchor Randi Naughton listened carefully and took notes as fewer than 100 performers took their turns on a small stage on the ground floor of Chesterfield Mall. The turnout was much lighter than during the spring tryout for American Idol creator Simon Cowell's new …
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Jean Whitney
3:37 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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