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What really goes on at those 'Idol' auditions?
by Liz Finn-Arnold, posted Jan 29th 2007 7:24PM
If you show up at the next American Idol open auditions with 10,000 other hopefuls thinking you're going to actually sing in front of Randy, Paula, and Simon -- think again. First of all, the celebrity judges don't even show up until callbacks are scheduled. And only a small percentage of "the best" and "the worst" contestants actually make it to callbacks. Oh yeah, if you want to make it on TV -- you'd better have a gimmick.TV Squad Hot Topics
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