Jessica Sierra Movies
A vocalist best known to many for finishing as a top ten finalist in season four of the Fox reality series American Idol, Jessica Sierra -- like many of her competitors on the said program -- dreamed of vocal stardom as a young girl and gravitated to performing in early childhood. At the age of 17, Sierra landed an appearance on Star Search, where she clocked in as a member of the final 12, then joined Idol in 2005. She was the third finalist eliminated from the competition, after which she toured with many of the other Idol finalists, recorded a track on a compilation disc from Sony/BMG, and prepared for her debut solo album -- meanwhile maintaining a ubiquitous presence on TV infotainment shows. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- 2005
Now seen three times per week, Fox's amazingly popular talent contest American Idol launches its fourth big season on January 18, 2005. As in previous seasons, the festivities get under way with several episodes devoted to auditions in such locales as Washington DC, St. Louis, New Orleans and Las Vegas. During this elimination process, regular judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson are joined by a vast array of celebrity judges, including LL Cool J, Gene Simmons, Kenny Loggins and Brandy Norwood Finally the 200 regional winners are boiled down to 24--12 boys, 12 girls--in Hollywood, with a second round of auditions taking place over a span of four episodes. These 24 are whittled down to 20 and finally the Top 12, all of whom are given a chance to perform in an episode originally telecast March 15, 2005. Although it isn't evident on screen, the series' fifth season was briefly tainted by a scandal, when rejected second-season contestant Corey Clark, reportedly angling for a book deal, alleged that he had had an affair with series judge Paul Abdul. Although not backed up with any credible evidence, Clark's allegation very nearly got Abdul bounced from the show; fortunately, she was able to discredit the story and clear her name with the help of an independent counsel hired by Fox. Just before the final episode of the season, the network will offer up a special, American Idol Presents the World's Worst Auditions, featuring the "cream of the crop" from all over the world. Finally, it's down to the two last semifinalists: Bo Bice and Carrie Underwood (and for the benefit of all three of you who don't know who won, we'll keep you in suspense here!) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ryan Seacrest, Kristin Holt, (more)
