I am not a big fan of American Idol for a number of reasons. Mostly because while it positions itself as picking the next big national star, it is essentially picking a palatable compromise performing in a narrow niche market.
However, as I have been a big proponent of performers blogging about the process they go through to prepare for a show, I feel compelled to present an article that recently appeared on the NY Foundation for the Arts site featuring one woman’s blog about her attempt to become a contestant on American Idol.
She doesn’t get accepted to be a contestant, however her blog is interesting because it shows the extent she went to to prepare–everything from high heels training, mishaps in a tanning booth to getting former MTV News anchor Tabitha Soren to practice interview her. She even had blog readers vote on what earrings, shoes and tshirt to wear to the auditions.
While I don’t know I would ever encourage anyone to audition for the show other than for the practice, I do like appreciate that she took the time to write about the process so others could reference it and learn from it. (Even if it means they would draw encouragement from it to audition for the stupid show.)
Go check out Marisa’s American Idol Audition Training Blog