American Idol’s new voice speaks out

August 26, 2008

Filed under: American Idol, Judges, News and Gossip, Casting

Even though she just got the call about the gig a few days ago, new American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi took some time this afternoon to sit down and chat with the media via a massive conference call. As we were going along, I found myself listening as much to how she carried herself conversationally as I was to what she had to state. After all, this is going to be one of the four most listened to voices in America come January when American Idol’s eighth season kicks off.

She came across as smart, knowledgeable, a bit funny and clearly overwhelmed by the enormity of the situation into which she’s been thrust. She spoke about how for most of her career she’s been being the scenes, as a songwriter and producer. I would state that you may have seen her on ABC’s The One: Making a Music Star, but then nobody saw that. But it means she’s been called to judge a singing competition before, and even saw last season’s Syesha Mercado there. Hell, she’s practicaly a veteran at this now.

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