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Backstage Rehearsal with American Idol Tour

Backstage Rehearsal with American Idol Tour

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Young Hollywood goes backstage with the cast of the American Idol Live! Tour 2011 during their rehearsals. The idols discuss what they plan to bring on tour, their excitement to perform for fans, and their previous audition experiences. They also touch on the challenges of newfound fame and the importance of not giving up on their dreams.

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Ready to be blown away by more of America’s top singing sensations? Then join Young Hollywood as we go backstage and get up close and personal with the cast of the American Idol Live! Tour 2011. Hear from your favorite artists as they talk personal struggles, homely nostalgia, and their “Thank you” performance for the fans. For these idols, giving up on their dreams is “not an option.” Hosted by Kinsey Schofield.

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Welcome to Young Hollywood. Kinsey here with Young Hollywood and we're hanging out at the rehearsals for American Idol Live. Guys are you so excited for the tour? We are very excited about the tour. What is an item from home that you're going to take on tour with you? Is it your favorite pillow? Is it a peanut butter? Cell phone. Yeah. My new cell phone that I'm going to video chat and text and I'm going to take both of mine. I'm bringing my mommy. Oh. And a teddy bear. Oh. I've said that so many times today. Oh yeah, a teddy bear. Guys have you clicked with anyone specifically that you're excited to maybe spoon with in the bunks or anything? No spooning. Peep and Peep. Oh.

super excited about being able to connect with all the fans and being able to like you know, kind of give them a thank you performance. You're not, this is not new to you. You're you're kind of uh legit musician. You've done a lot of performing. Oh, thanks so much for saying that. I'm glad you. I'm glad you've looked at my previous pass. So karaoke on TV, you know. Yeah. Are a lot of dancing this tour? There is. Actually. Um I can tell you for sure in my in my little piece I'm going to have a dance breakdown. But um also I'll probably going to do a dance break down. Yeah. See with the robots. I read online that you had auditioned prior. Is that correct? And Yeah, we both did. Oh, you did?

I from Chicago. Yeah. The year before. Um and yeah, did you out my fifth time? Wow. Yeah. So this is started as a baby. Randy Jackson has watched me grow. Isn't that crazy? Giving up is not an option. And who snuck up on you when you were on the show that like wouldn't give you the time of day before? Anyone specifically? Like ex-boyfriends, ex-teachers? Oh, a whole bunch of that. I'm getting text messages. I have to change my number because I'm getting text messages from people I haven't talked to in years that wouldn't give me the time of day. And we cannot wait to see you live this summer. Oh, yeah. It's going to be fun. Yeah. Yeah.

Get to finally let out all this adrenaline building up from not being on the show and on the stage and go around and give back to all the fans that really got us here in the first place, you know. Very, very excited about the tour. It's going to be pretty epic. So, um yeah, just really excited to start doing doing the uh the end of our rehearsals, thank God, and really get on that stage and start performing for the people. I can't wait. Yeah, we're still doing rehearsals now, but uh I I'm excited just just hanging out in the the green room. Uh-huh. Makes me feel like it's going to be a good tour. Are you going to be near your hometown? Near it.

Yeah, we can't actually go up into the mountains. Yeah. And uh I don't think everyone would fit. And Wild. When you escaped from the Fox compound, did you guys, did you guys google yourselves? Uh, we tried not to. Really? We learned pretty quickly that not everybody out there loves us. So uh I did every every once in a while. I I'd watch YouTube performances just to make sure I did something right and if I did something wrong, I'd be like, oh, I guess I'll but I wouldn't rate the blogs. I wouldn't. Yeah. The bearded wonders, have you uh trademarked it yet? No. You really should. I really should, huh? Hi, I'm Pia. And I'm Haley. My name is Stefano Langone. And I'm James Durbin.

Hey, this is Scotty. This is Casey. Hi, I'm Naima Adedapo. And I'm Paul McDonald. Hey, I'm Lauren. I'm Jacob. I'm Thia. And you're watching Young Hollywood.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Kinsey Schofield

    Host for Young Hollywood

  • Randy Jackson

    American Idol judge, mentioned by an Idol

  • Pia

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Haley

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Stefano Langone

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • James Durbin

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Scotty

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Casey

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Naima Adedapo

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Paul McDonald

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Lauren

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

  • Jacob

    American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast member

FAQ

What is the American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast excited about?+
The cast is very excited about the tour and looks forward to performing for their fans, viewing it as a "thank you" performance.
Who is hosting this backstage rehearsal interview?+
Kinsey Schofield from Young Hollywood is hosting the backstage rehearsal interview with the American Idol Live! Tour 2011 cast.
Did any of the American Idol contestants audition multiple times?+
Yes, one contestant mentioned it was their fifth time auditioning for American Idol before making it onto the show.
How are the American Idol contestants dealing with new fame?+
Some contestants are receiving text messages from people they haven't talked to in years and are considering changing their phone numbers due to the influx of contact.
What advice did the American Idol contestants share about their dreams?+
The contestants emphasized that "giving up is not an option" when pursuing their dreams.

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