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Where the PBB guys are headed to

By Butch Francisco | March 6, 2010 - 12:00am

During an informal dinner gathering at a friend’s house late last year, one of the guests asked the host if he could possibly watch Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) on ABS-CBN.

Entertainment

Q&A: Elliott Yamin talks about his new CD

May 8, 2009 - 9:20am

NEW YORK (AP) — When Elliott Yamin competed on the fifth season of "American Idol," his singing brought Paula Abdul to tears and Simon Cowell described his voice as a "vocal masters class.&...

In defense of Taylor Hicks

By Baby A. Gil | April 2, 2007 - 12:00am

Much is being made out of the fact that although he did not win the title of American Idol (AI), Chris Daughtry’s debut album simply entitled Daughtry made...

Entertainment

Bolton swings Sinatra one more time

By Baby A. Gil | July 10, 2006 - 12:00am

Now Taylor Hicks may be the blue-eyed soul guy of the moment but that does not mean that Michael Bolton, one of the most successful exponents of the genre, is already down and out. The recent Manila visitor who made...

Entertainment

The difference is Ryan Cayabyab

By Marra PL. Lanot | June 10, 2006 - 12:00am

(First of two parts) Never, perhaps, has a person with so stiff a body as Taylor Hicks, the new American Idol, captivated a world of television and music maniacs. His dancing is contagious, his range sets you...

Entertainment

The new American Idol: Hicks is it!

By Jen M. Pangilinan | May 26, 2006 - 12:00am

From the moment Chris Daughtry was eliminated in the final four of the finals of American Idol (AI), there was no longer any doubt as to who will become the next American Idol. And so it came to pass that 29-year-old...

Entertainment

Who is your bet for the next American Idol?

By Mons Romulo | May 7, 2006 - 12:00am

Wondering what’s keeping a lot of people glued to their TV sets Wednesday and Thursday nights? American Idol! It’s down to the final four and the voting is getting furious, whether in the US where it actually...

Sunday Lifestyle

Their American Idol picks. Who’s yours?

By Marra PL. Lanot | April 30, 2006 - 12:00am

We might not go for McDonald’s for fear of supersizing ourselves. We might try to avoid Starbucks so as not to inhale all that cigarette smoke in what’s a virtual lung center. We might still want to...

Entertainment

American Idol hits the halfway mark

By Terra J. Daffon | April 28, 2006 - 12:00am

With Ace "The Face" Young bowing out singing his uncannily foreboding song That’s All, the American Idol Final 12 has been whittled down to half and the journey of the remaining six pack starts this...

Entertainment