Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Posted by Television at 1:09 PM

The Unofficial Danny Gokey FanSite

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:32 PM PDT

Season 9′s tenth place finalist, Didi Benami, celebrates her 24^th birthday on October 25^th. The Knoxville native was inspired to go on American Idol to pursue the music of her late best friend, Rebecca Joy Lear. Didi impressed the judges at her Los Angeles audition with her performance of “Hey Jude.” It was during Hollywood week when Didi really became a stand-out with the Kara DioGuardi penned song by Katharine McPhee, “Terrified.”

After becoming a semi-finalist on Season 9, America voted and Didi was safe every week of the competition until her Top 10 elimination during R&B/Soul week. As the tenth place finalist, Didi got to kick off the night of performances at each stop around the country on the American Idols LIVE! 2010 Tour. Read more about Didi’s experience on tour.

Two weeks ago, Didi posted a blog to her MySpace page opening up about where she’s at in her music career. “It’s been a different world being off tour and being off the American Idol gig for a month or two. It’s not really how it was before the show and I love it…it’s just a lot to take in,” Didi shared. “I have been writing a whole lot with different people and experimenting with different styles and all kinds of crazy experiences and feelings…I had the pleasure of being asked to … read more
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This Week in Idol History

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 06:32 PM PDT

This week in 2008 was a big one for Season 7 finalist Kristy Lee Cook. The cowgirl from Oregon made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry on October 25, 2008. Five days later, Kristy Lee’s music video for her song “15 Minutes Of Shame” was released on Country Music Television.

On October 28 of ’08, American Idol Carrie Underwood‘s song “Just A Dream” became her ninth #1 single. With that, Carrie became the third female artist in country music history to release four consecutive #1s. To date, Carrie leads the pack of American Idols with 12 songs that were number one hits. “Just A Dream” went on to receive a 2010 Grammy nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Who is celebrating birthday’s this week? Finalists Didi Benami, Amanda Overmyer, Justin Guarini, and semi-finalist Tyler Grady.

See all this and more on the American Idol Calendar.

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