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MUMBAI:
Star World is all set to premiere yet another season of the
hit reality show American Idol every Wednesday at 8
pm starting 16 January.
Once
again, Ryan Seacrest will host the show, and Paula Abdul,
Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson will judge the wannabe warblers,
deluded divas and off-key performers to find the next singing
superstar.
As
per an official release, around 35 million US viewers tuned
in last year to see 17-year-old Jordin Sparks becoming the
winner of the sixth season of the American Idol.
 As
a new initiative, contestants can now show off more than just
their vocal prowess. If they play an instrument, they will
also get to flaunt that talent. "We knew Chris Daughtry
and Carrie Underwood (participants from season six) could
play the guitar but we really couldn't show it," says
executive producer Nigel Lythgoe. "If (the contestants)
can play an instrument, we want to be able to see that this
year."
Following
the success of 2007's Idol Gives Back, which raised
$75 million for various charities that deliver support to
the underprivileged, providing them with medical care, food,
literacy programmes and groceries, a same two-hour fund-raiser
will be telecast this April.
Since
its debut in 2002, American Idol has produced winners
like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood who have become Grammy-winning
pop sensations. The show also launched the careers of award-winning
artists such as Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry and Oscar winner
Jennifer Hudson.
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