9 Facts you didn’t know about American Idol
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Here is a listgasm exclusive list of 9 Facts you may not have known about the popular music competition:
Fact 1: The first round of auditions took place back in fall 2007 - at least 3 months before the episodes were shown on TV.
Fact 2: By October 2007, all the contestants who made it to Hollywood already knew they were going to Hollywood. Those contestants were sworn to secrecy (bound by contract) to not divulge the results to others.
Fact 3: American Idol Season 7’s Hollywood week took place in late November 2007, a couple months before it was seen on TV.
Fact 4: The contestants must go through several auditions before singing in front of Randy, Paula and Simon.
Fact 5: Randy, Paula, and Simon only judge a small percentage of the total contestants as they travel from city to city.
Fact 6: An inside source known as “JoesPlace” released a list of contestants that made it to Hollywood several weeks before the American Idol Season 7 premiere. The list was over 90% accurate.
Fact 7: Several weeks before the top 24 were announced on American Idol, an inside source known as “JoesPlace” predicted who would be in the top 24. The list was 100% accurate. Here’s a link to that spoiler
Fact 8: American Idol top 24 contestants (and their close family members) learn that they’ve been inducted into the top 24 weeks before the TV audience knows. They are bound by contract to not divulge any information.
Fact 9: Close family members of the top 24 contestants are also bound by strict legal contracts not to divulge any American Idol secrets. Even minors must sign the contracts if they’re privy to certain information.
