Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Posted by Television at 1:12 PM

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Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

Season 6′s Brandon Rogers celebrated his birthday on Saturday, December 11. He started his career in the music industry as a backup vocalist performing with some of the biggest pop artists including Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Usher. While on American Idol, Brandon received much praise for his smooth R&B vocals and he made it all the way to the Top 12. Brandon used his Idol experience to further his career in entertainment.

In 2008, Brandon appeared in an episode of FOX’s show Bones with Season 5′s Ace Young. During Season 8 of American Idol, Brandon served as a correspondent for the TV show, “Idol Tonight.” On May 26, 2009, Brandon released an R&B album called “Automatic.” The record was produced by Authentik Artists. Brandon recorded a video for the single “Joy” off his record. Watch the music video. Last year, Brandon performed in a Christmas concert with 12 other Idol finalists.

This October, Brandon joined fellow Season 6 Idol contestant Rudy Cardenas as their funk-band Bern performed at Education Through Music-Los Angeles’ Fifth Annual Benefit Gala. Currently, the Birthday Boy is a member of the indie band SO & SO (they call Brandon “SVEN”), where he sings and plays the keyboard. Days before his 33^rd birthday, Brandon performed with his band at … read more
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Happy Birthday, Jasmine Murray!

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

Season 8 finalist Jasmine Murray was just 16 years old when she auditioned for American Idol, and yesterday she turned 19! The Mississippi native may have been one of the youngest contestants, but she showed a lot of maturity in her voice and the way she carried herself.

During the auditions round, we learned that Jasmine has a very close relationship with her mother and her older sisters, and all of them accompanied Jasmine at auditions. Throughout her run in the competition, Jasmine chose young, modern pop songs to sing. Jasmine formed a close relationship with the other young contestant on Season 8, Allison Iraheta, and Allison mentioned how sad she was when Jasmine was eliminated, but they kept in touch and remained good friends after she left the show. Last September, Jasmine performed two days at the Delta Fair & Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. The singer performed several shows this year including Mary Kay’s “It’s in the Bag” seminar and the Power Players Luncheon.

What’s next for Jasmine? She revealed some exciting information in her birthday tweet on Twitter: “Goodmorning! So I have had the best time in Nashville writing and recording! BTW my birthday is tomorrow and I’m super excited!!! yay!”

Happy Birthday, Jasmine!

View photos of Jasmine’s journey on American Idol’s eighth season.

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