Filed under: Features , Life After ‘Idol’ One of the most shocking moments in ‘Idol’ history happened in season 5, marring the audience’s faith in the voting system forever. Chris Daughtry , a powerhouse rocker who gave flawless performance after flawless performance, seemed like the shoo-in for that season’s ‘Idol’ crown

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This Week in ‘American Idol’ History: Chris Daughtry’s Shocking Elimination

Filed under: Poll This season of ‘American Idol’ has been a divisive one, that’s for sure — and Fox wants to know just how invested viewers have been over the past three months.

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Why Do You Enjoy ‘American Idol’? Tell Fox in Its New ‘Idol’ Poll

, Music , Hot Topics There’s no official confirmation yet, from Fox, but rumors are rampant and contestants have been spotted at the new ‘Viva Elvis’ Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, leading to the conclusion that this week’s re-do of the Top 9 performance week on ‘American Idol’ will revolve around an Elvis Presley theme. The last time The King’s tunes were an ‘Idol’ theme? Season 5 (my all-time favorite season), when Elliott Yamin (my all-time favorite ‘Idol’ contender) stole the show with his performances of ‘If I Can Dream’ and ‘Trouble,’ and Chris Daughtry got the boot in one of the most shocking ‘AI’ moments ever

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Elvis Presley Week: What Should the ‘American Idol’ Top 9 Sing?

, Life After ‘Idol’ Season 7 finalist Brooke White and ‘If I Can Dream’ wannabe musician Justin Gaston will perform a duet on this week’s ‘Idol’ results show, EW.com reports. Though it is unknown what song the duo will perform, they were shown rehearsing on Gaston’s show, a 24-hour reality web series by ‘Idol’-creator Simon Fuller . Gaston and five other young people, including ex-Season 9 Idol Alex Lambert , live together in a house full of cameras as they pursue their goals in acting, modeling and music.

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Brooke White, Justin Gaston to Duet on This Week’s ‘Idol’ Results Show

Filed under: Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ , Hot Topics Calling all Daughtry fans: The band has just released the second single off their sophomore CD, ‘Leave This Town,’ and PopEater has the exclusive music video. In a new interview, frontman Chris Daughtry says the ‘Life After You’ video is about “capturing our life on the road.

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New Daughtry Music Video: ‘Life After You’

, Blogosphere , Life After ‘Idol’ — Can’t wait for Jordin Sparks’ new CD, ‘Battlefield’? Listen to it now [ MTV ] — Now that season 9 auditions are underway, what is the most popular audition song? [ EW.com ] — Daughtry just announced plans for an intimate 13-club tour.

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