singing competition

You may think all singing competition shows are the same, but as critic Eric Deggans sees it, NBC's new entry, The Voice, is a counterpoint to exactly the things people complain about with American Idol.

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After viewers cast the fewest votes for Michael Lynche on the popular singing competition program, the four judges used their one-time-only power Wednesday to prevent him from being eliminated.

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Many remember Fantasia Barrino as Season Three winner on the hit reality television singing competition American Idol.

Now, Fantasia stars as Celie in the Washington, D.C., run of The Color Purple. Host Michel Martin speaks to the electrifying singer about American Idol, her role on Broadway, motherhood, and the role of Celie has changed her life.