American Idol 2012

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It's season 11!!! A couple years go, the last year Simon was a part of American Idol, the show was really going downhill for me. To me, it seemed like they weren't producing any stars and the show itself was just boring. Now, ever since Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler became part of the judges, the show seems so much better to me. I love both J Lo and Steven and to me, they make the show so much more entertaining. Last season, Scotty McCreery won and I was so happy. I loved him and he's has great success since. I think this season is a good one too.

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My favorite contestants this season are Heejun Han (by far my favorite), Colton Dixon, and Shannon Magrane. Heejun Han is my favorite because of his personality and he can really sing. His personality is so funny and every time he's on the screen, he's doing something that's making me laugh. His performance of "All in Love is Fair" during the top 13 gave me goosebumps it was so beautiful! You can watch it below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w9GoKGM0Eo

I love Colton Dixon's look and voice and his the fact that he writes his own songs. I really want him to be able to sing one of his own songs during the show. I think he'll get so far because he already seems to have that star feature in him. Especially when he performed "Decode" when he started out on the piano was amazing and then ended up on top of the piano at the end. He seems like such a natural performer and star. You can watch the performance below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KwM7VtqIDU

I also love Shannon Magrane because I think she's so pretty and her voice is too. I don't know why the judges give her such a hard time about "thinking too much". I don't see her thinking too much when she's performing, so I don't know what the judges are talking about. Her performance of "Wonderful World" during Hollywood week was amazing!! I don't expect a voice like that to come out of her but its so good! You can watch her performance of "Wonderful World" below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atXsHY_duVs

I was so sad to see that Jeremy Rosado was eliminated because even the judges would always talk about what a sweet boy he was. He would always be caught saying and doing the kindest things and it was sad to see that he was eliminated. I can't wait to watch more of Idol now that we're down to the bottom 12. I can't wait for later in the season when it gets to the bottom 3, because that's when the show gets really intense and the contestants become mini stars. For me, I'd love to see the bottom 3 be HeeJun Han, Colton Dixon, and Shannon Magrane but I'm not sure that's going to happen. I really do predict Colton being in the bottom 3 but you never know how results will turn out. I wish them all good luck!! (Any information can be backed up here.)

Let it Grow (Celebrate the World)- The Lorax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NRysOVt5Uw

So you can probably tell just by watching this video how cute the movie "The Lorax" is. I saw it twice over the past two days and I wouldn't object to seeing it again if someone asked me too, that's how cute it was. If you aren't aware, "The Lorax" is written by Dr. Seuss and is about environmental issues that are very current today, primarily about the destruction of trees. The movie shows what life would be like without any trees and what our future will be if we don't stop cutting them down just for business purposes. The reason I'm blogging about "The Lorax" is because throughout the movie many songs are sung by the animated characters, giving it a musical kind of feel. My favorite song was the song that played during the credits at the end of the movie, "Let it Grow (Celebrate the World)" which is what I have a video of up above. Growing up with a dad who is an environmental teacher really does make me appreciate the earth more and makes me more aware of environmental problems going on. Part of the reason I love this movie so much is because it makes others aware of environmental problems too. This song "Let is Grow (Celebrate the World)" captures that awareness and puts it into a really good, fun, catchy song. Listening to it makes me want to go plant a tree somewhere and help make a difference. This song isn't the only good song that brings awareness to environmental issues, the entire Lorax soundtrack for this movie is pretty good too. You can listen to a little bit of each song on the soundtrack here. I'll admit if you haven't seen the movie, some of the songs may sound a little strange but if you go out and see the movie, they make a ton of more sense. The songs are just so catchy and while I was watching the movie and one would play, it made me want to get up and dance..and then go plant a tree of course. All in all, it's a very cute and fun soundtrack that is very beneficial to current problems going on today. The soundtrack and the movie especially is great for all ages, young or old. I'm in high school and I was sitting next to a family of little kids, probably ranging from 3-9 years old and they all seemed to enjoy it as much as I did. Both the soundtrack and movie teach people about how bad cutting down trees is in a fun way. I really, really recommend you to buy "Let is Grow (Celebrate the World)" or the entire Lorax soundtrack on iTunes, and of course, I recommend you to go see the movie. It's out in theaters now!! Whether you're seeing the movie or not, if you haven't caught on by now, go plant a tree as well! :)

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