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BY MARIO BAUTISTA
All roads lead to Hollywood
The competition is getting more and more intense.
This week, with the airing of the Denver auditions and the "Best Of" special, dubbed as "The Road to Hollywood," the auditions phase of "American Idol" (Q Channel 11, Wednesday and Thursday, 6 p.m.) comes to a close. All roads will then lead to the Hollywood round and of course, Ellen Degeneres’ debut as this season’s fourth "Idol" judge.
The start of the Hollywood round marks Ellen’s first appearance in "American Idol," joining resident judges Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and Simon Cowell.
The beloved comedienne has endeared herself to Pinoy even more after she brought on to her show "Ellen" four musical acts – and counting! Ellen was the first to feature Charice Pempengco on American television through her show. She has also featured Arnel Pineda of Journey, Fil-American duo Rin on the Rox and Rhap Salazar.
"American Idol" has consistently been a major TV event and a cultural force around the world. This season one of the most hotly anticipated contestants is 23-year-old Andrew Garcia, who wowed the judges during the Los Angeles auditions.
The bespectacled crooner from Moreno, California sang his own soulful version of Maroon 5’s "Sunday Morning," which had all four judges, including guest judge Katy Perry, swooning. Simon called him a "genuinely, genuinely good, good singer." Andrew is married to a Filipino. According to some websites, Andrew joined his Fil-Am musical friends last year in several fundraising concerts for the victims of Ondoy.
For more on Andrew, watch "American Idol" this Wednesday and Thursday, 6 p.m (with same day replay at 8:30 p.m.) on Q Channel 11.