With some contestants clearly more experienced than others, it’s become a common pastime for American Idol fans to dismiss unpopular and overly professional contestants as “plants.” According to The Evil Beet, a rumored tell-all book from a former AI employee will suggest that, while the top 36 are chosen by the people, some who audition [...]
Joanna Pacitti Ignored By American Idol
We weren’t surprised that Felicia Barton, Idol’s replacement for suspect singer Joanna Pacitti, was saved until the final week of the Top 36—it gave the show almost a month to let the story die before they’d have to acknowledge it. Funny thing, though—they didn’t. Much was made last night of Barton’s being “called back,” and [...]
Idol Replacement Felicia Barton: “There’s Nothing Fake About Me”
Once Fox belatedly realized just how plant-tastic “unemployed” Joanna Pacitti came off, a Hollywood week loser had to replace her in the Top 36. That lucky lady is Felicia Barton, a 26-year-old “bar singer/mom” from Virginia Beach who’s deleted her self-released video, “Fall For You,” from the web in anticipation of her second chance. “There’s [...]
Joanna Pacitti Kicked Off American Idol After Making Top 36
The producers of American Idol have finally given Joanna Pacitti something to cry about. On Wednesday night it looked like the two-time major label signee was in Idol’s Top 36. But less than two hours after last night’s episode aired, Fox made a surprise announcement: “It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to [...]
American Idol Recap: The Judges’ Mansion!
Paula, Randy, Kara and Simon sit in their red velvet thrones high atop the Hollywood Hills, ready to lord over the 54 remaining contestants. This was, according to Ryan, the toughest week of the contestants’ lives. We bet the contestants with sad back stories, rare diseases and young children would beg to differ, but he’s [...]
Joanna Pacitti Friends With Idol Execs Long Before Audition
In her long and storied career as a professional singer, Joanna Pacitti has made a lot of friends in the entertainment industry. Two she thanked in the liner notes of her 2006 album, This Crazy Life, were Michelle Young (“my manager…my best friend”) and Roger Widynowski (“[you] helped me get where I am today”). Today [...]
Should Joanna Pacitti Leave American Idol?
Joanna Pacitti has only appeared on American Idol for a handful of minutes and she’s already sparking a civil war between fans of the show. Plenty of Idol contestants past were already professional musicians before their audition, but Pacitti may qualify as the first celebrity contestant (she was even played by Cheri Oteri in a [...]
Idol Gives Joanna Pacitti Yet Another Shot At Fame
Last night’s American Idol opened with the courageous story of Joanna Pacitti, who’s been trying to “make it” in the music industry since 16 and hopes the show will give her the “break” she needs. While Kara DioGuardi acknowledged that she used to be signed to A&M Records (Kara was clonef*cker enough not to mind), [...]
