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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Confirmed: Mariah Carey joins American Idol


American Idol finally sealed the deal with five-time Grammy award winner Mariah Carey to be the next judge for the show. She reportedly signed a 1-year contract deal worth a whopping $18 million.


 FOX confirmed the big AI news
"Mariah Carey, one of the best-selling female recording artists of all time, has joined AMERICAN IDOL as a new judge. ....Carey joins the judges’ panel when AMERICAN IDOL returns in January 2013 on FOX."
Happy with her new gig, Carey tweeted:
 "It's gonna be so much fun working on @AmericanIdol. As a singer-songwriter, I'm excited to help find and nurture new talent.LYM!"
IDOL creator and executive producer Simon Fuller welcomes the  
 “We are proud to have one of the world's greatest-ever female singers join our show. Mariah defines the word 'Idol' and will inspire every singer that has the honor of performing in front of her.”
The 42-year-old singer inked the deal  after Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez both decided to leave the show.

Meanwhile, Carey is working on a new album and her new single titled “Triumphant”.

Are you excited?

[Photo courtesy of PacificCoastNews.com]
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1 comments:

http://runningenthusiast.net/ said...

I hope she will do a great job on being a judge for AI.

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