Thursday, October 4, 2007

American Idol................ Now What?

Season 3 (2004)

Winner: Fantasia Barrino- http://www.fantasiabarrinoofficial.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/fantasiabarrino , has released two albums Free Yourself (2004) and Fantasia (2006). Her first single, "I Believe" was the top selling single of 2004 in the U.S. accoridng to Billboard, she has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and has won three Billboard Awards and one NAACP Award. In 2005, Ms. Barrino revealed that she was functionally illiterate and went on to play herself in the TV movie Life is not a Fairy Tale, based on her life. Fantasia announced on the Oprah Winfrey Show in Feb. 2007 that she would star as Celie in the broadway musical The Color Purple where she has garnered critical praise.

Runner Up: Diana Degarmo- http://www.myspace.com/dianadegarmo , released her debut album Blue Skys in 2004 and is currently at work on a new album. She starred on Broadway in Hairspray as Penny Pingleton from Feb. 2006- May 2006 and then again from Sept. 2006- Feb. 2007.

3rd: Jasmine Trias- http://www.jasminetrias.net/ and http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=14714856 , released two albums, both titled Jasmine Trias in 2005 (one in the U.S. and one in the Philippines; the album from the Philippines was repackaged and re-released in 2006 with additional songs). She performed for a couple of months in 2007 on the Las Vegas Strip at the Flamingo as part of the "Society of Seven". Ms. Trias hopes to release her second U.S. album in 2008.

4th: Latoya London- http://www.myspace.com/latoyalondon , released her only album, so far, Love & Life in 2005. Ms. London is currently a member of the touring cast of the broadway show, "The Color Purple" playing the part of Nettie.

5th: George Huff- http://www.wordrecords.com/georgehuff/ and http://www.myspace.com/georgehuff , has released two albums, My Christmas (2004) and Miracles (2005). In 2005, Mr. Huff, a New Orleans native had his home damaged in Hurricane Katrina. He will be performing with other Idol contestant Mandisa in the show "Christmas on Main Street" in Salinas, California throughout the month of December 2007.

6th: John Stevens- is currently a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass.

7th: Jennifer Hudson- http://www.myspace.com/jenniferhudson Ms. Hudson is an Oscar Winner (2007) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance of Effie in the movie "Dreamgirls". Simply stated, she has won a pluthera of awards including the following awards, Golden Globe, Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), NAACP, BAFTA, Soul Train, and two BET's.
She will play Carrie Bradshaw's assistant in the upcoming "Sex in the City" movie, and is in talks to star as Aretha Franklin in a movie. In 2008, Ms. Hudson will be releasing her debut album and starring in the movie Winged Creatures with Forrest Whitaker.

8th: Jon Peter Lewis- http://www.myspace.com/jonpeterlewis , released his debut album Stories from Hollywood in 2006. He is currently doing a Border's music tour.

9th: Camile Velasco- http://www.myspace.com/camilevelasco and http://www.camile-velasco.com/ , is currently working on a debut album.

10th: Amy Adams- is currently married and has a son who was born in 2005.

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