Kellie Pickler gets Idol
Thursday, April 2, 2009 – Kellie Pickler will return to American Idol to perform her single, Best Days of Your Life, which she co-wrote with Taylor Swift, on the results show Wednesday, April 8 at 9 p.m. eastern live/Pacific tape-delayed) on Fox.
"Going back to American Idol is like going to a family reunion, well, it's more fun than going to my family reunions," she said. "Seriously, it's always great to see the gang and feel the excitement from the contestants. And, I'm thrilled to be singing, Best Days of Your Life, which is a blast to perform."
The song is the second single from her self-titled sophomore album, is a sassy revenge song about a cheating ex-boyfriend. In addition to her performance, Pickler will also be seen on Idol Extra and will make an appearance on On-Air with Ryan Seacrest next week.
More news for Kellie Pickler
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CD reviews for Kellie Pickler
High quality music found on Kellie Pickler's "The Woman I Am" evidences how the country singer's last album, "100 Proof," was no fluke. The title track, which Pickler co-wrote with husband Kyle Jacobs, explains how this woman will always have a whole lot of traditional country in her blood. "Sometimes I cry at night/Fall to pieces with Patsy Cline."
Many of this 12-song album's best material are also ones Pickler helped pen. They include the ...
Until now, Kellie Pickler has become known in country circles more for her bubbly, Dolly Parton-esque personality than for her singing. Granted, she has had some strong singles, notably the autobiographical I Wonder, but one could be forgiven for lumping her in the pile of most former American Idol contestants who hover in and around country music, but never really make an impact.
Somewhere after the release of her sophomore album, however, she started mentioning in interviews that she was ...
At this point, it's a law of television that the results of American Idol are not proportional to post-show success. Past winners are without record contracts, and, among the ranks of former sixth place finishers, Kellie Pickler (aka "Pickles") has gone from waitressing to amassing a handful of pop-country hits at only 22 years old. On her second effort, Pickler spreads her wings beyond vocals to songwriting half the 10 songs.
Things kick off with the mighty message song, ...
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