Rule #18 – American doesn’t want “groomed” stars…

So, you see Idol wanna-bees…here’s the thing.  If you’ve been doing musical theater all your life, we don’t want you.  If you’ve cut albums on second rate labels in the past, we don’t want you.  If you’ve had personal voice coaches since you could walk, we don’t want you.  If you’ve been groomed by your [...]

Rule # 9 – Song choice, song choice, song choice!

If you are considering singing “Somewhere over the rainbow”, “Unchained Melody”, or “Amazing Grace” force yourself to pick a different song. We’ve heard them before. We’ve heard them belted out by winners and divas. We’ve heard them sung better than you can sing them. We don’t want to hear them again.
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Rule # 7 – Your previous employer matters

If you have ever been a stripper, a nude model or have ever been employed as an “adult entertainer” of any kind don’t bother trying out. You have no chance of winning because sooner or later your resume will catch up with you and you’ll be back to working as “an actress”, “a dancer” [...]

Rule #6 – You’re not as good as you think you are

If you walk into the first audition and tell the judges you are the next American Idol, you won’t be. America eats up the girl next door, waitress turned superstar, not the “I’m the next Celine Dion” wannabe

Rule #4 – Dressing ridiculously for the first audition

If you are dressed like the statue of liberty, an astronaut or a giant piece of fruit, you won’t make it past the first round.
Believe it or not, it’s your vocal strength and personality that will actually get you to Hollywood.

Rule #3 – It’s an age thing

If you are 16 you’re too young…come back in 2 or 3 years.
If you are 29 you’re too old. Get a job.
Pick songs that the target audience knows and likes. I don’t care how much you love James Taylor (who is great BTW), 12-20 year olds don’t love JT…and they are the ones [...]