Versus (American Idol Showdown) (close, please)

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Welcome to Versus! Versus will pit two artists/bands against one another. PPT will vote (On the Poll) to see which band/artist they want to win. The winner will than take on a challenger the next week and so on and so forth.

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Winner from Last Week

The All-American Rejects won against Gretchen Wilson! The results:

Gretchen Wilson: 35%
The All-American Rejects: 64%

Total Votes: 17

You'll have to excuse me for a while, I'm trying to get a list together of Versus competitors. This week, the first and second place winners of American Idol will be taking eachother on. Note that no one in this round will go to the next one. So, let's get started.

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Facts

Kelly Clarkson
(first place, season one)

• Right now, she's going out on the Addicted tour.
• Kelly Clarkson originally worked in a movie theatre in Texas.
• Her singles include "Walk Away", "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Because of You"

Total Number of Videos: 10


Justin Guarini
(second place, first season)

• Justin Guarini's original name was Justin Bell.
• Justin doesn't sing much anymore. He has a CD out called Stranger Things Have Happened . There's no listing on the year it was released, or singles.
• His singles are not applicable at this time.

Total Number of Videos: 0

Ruben Studdard
(first place, second season)

• On Ruben's latest CD, he took more of a gospel approach with his song "I Need an Angel", and also redid songs such as Shout to The Lord, by Hillsong Australia.
• Ruben's CD Return of the Velvet Teddy Bear is coming out this August. He is producing it with Ne-Yo.
• His singles include "I Need an Angel", "What If" and "Sorry 2004".

Total Number of Videos: 4

Clay Aiken
(second place, second season)

• In 2005, Clay was on the Joyful Noise 2005 tour, which featured a traveling cast of actors, singers and dancers.
• Right now, Clay is working on his new CD. No release dates or a title has been reported.
• His singles include "Solitare", "I Will Carry You" and "The Way".

Total Number of Videos: 2

Fantasia (Barrino)
(first place, third season)

• Fantasia's currently working on a CD set to be released this year. A name or release date is unknown at this time.
• Fantasia has a book out called Life Is Not a Fairy Tale.
• Her singles include "Ain't Gon' Beg You", "Free Yourself" and "Baby Mama"

Total Number of Videos: 2

Diana DeGarmo
(NOTE: I have linked to Diana's DreamTeam rather than her official page, because it has more info)
(second place, third season)

• Diana DeGarmo is no longer on RCA Records, but is now on Koch Records.
• Her next CD is set to be released late 2006, but since she has taken up musicals, it could be in 2007.
• Her singles include "Dreams" and "Emotional"

Total Number of Videos: 1

Carrie Underwood
(first place, fourth season)

• Because of Carrie, May 25th (in Oklahoma) is officially "Carrie Day".
• Right now, her CD Some Hearts is 3x platinum in the US, and platinum in Canada.
• Her singles include "Some Hearts", "Jesus Take the Wheel" and "Don't Forget to Remember Me"

Total Number of Videos: 2

Bo Bice
(second place, fourth season)

• Bo's nickname as a child was "Bogart", and was shortened down to "Bo" later on in his life.
• Bo lived in London as a child.
• His singles include "The Real Thing" and "Vehicle".

Total Number of Videos: 3


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Feedback

• Suggest bands or artists you would like to see! PLEASE.

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Hall of fame

Bands and artists which were taken out of the competition due to continously winning, are automatically posted in the Hall of Fame:

Matchbox Twenty (Won from Week Sixteen to Week Twenty-One, Won the Golden Round)
Queen (Won from Week Twenty-One to Week Twenty-Seven)
Coldplay (Won from Week Thirty-Nine to Week Forty-Four)
Christina Aguilera (Won from Week Thirty-Four to Week Forty-Seven)
U2 (Won from Week Fifty-Four to Fifty-Nine)

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Previous Versus Competitors

AC/DC
The All-American Rejects (Won from Week Fifty-Nine to ?)
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Avril Lavigne
Ashlee Simpson
Backstreet Boys
Beyoncé
Black Eyed Peas (Won from Week Two to Week Four)
Blink 182
Bon Jovi
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera (Won from Week Thirty-Four to Week Forty-Six)
Ciara
Clay Aiken
Coldplay (Won from Week Thirty-Nine to Week Forty-Four)
Destiny's Child
Eminem (Won from Week Eleven to Week Thirteen)
Evanescence (Won from Week Nine to Week Eleven)
Fall Out Boy
Green Day (Won from Week Four to Week Seven, Week Mega-Versus to Week Fifty-Four)
Gretchen Wilson
Good Charlotte
Guns N' Roses
Gwen Stefani (Won from Week Twenty-Nine to Week Thirty-Two)
Hilary Duff
Hoobastank
Jessica Simpson
Jet (Won from Week Thirty-Two to Week Thirty-Four)
Jojo
Kanye West
Kelly Clarkson
Kym Huynh (Won from Week Thirty-Four to Week Thirty-Five)
Linkin Park (Won from Week One to Week Two) (Second Chance to Week Forty-Nine)
Lindsay Lohan
Madonna (Won Week Fifty-One to Week Fifty-Three)
Mariah Carey (Won from Week Forty-Seven to Week Second Chance)
Matchbox Twenty (Won from Week Sixteen to Week Twenty-One)
Metallica (Won from Week Thirty-Five to Week Thirty-Six)
Missy Elliott
Natasha Bedingfield
Nelly
No Doubt (Won from Week Thirty-Six to Week Thirty-Nine)
Norah Jones
Oasis
OutKast (Won from Week Thirteen to Week Sixteen)
Our Lady Peace
Queen (Won from Week Twenty-One to Week Twenty-Seven)
Rammstein
Relient K
Rob Thomas
R. Kelly
Seether
Spice Girls (Won from week Forty-Nine to Week Fifty-One)
The Bee Gees
The Game
The Killers (Won from week Twenty-Seven to Week Twenty-Nine)
The Pussycat Dolls
Tim McGraw
U2 (Won from Week Fifty-Four to Week Fifty-Nine)
Usher
Yellowcard (Won from Week Seven to Week Nine)

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Coming Soon!

Want to see if your favorite artist/band is coming up next? Well, here is the list of upcoming challengers!

Death Cab for Cutie
Pink
Panic! At the Disco
Rihanna
L'arc-en-Ciel

And more...

(Note: This list is subject to change)

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Information

- Any band/artist is able to compete (Ranging from as old as Queen to as new as Panic! At the Disco). The only thing is that they most have songs with English lyrics. No foreign music, unless they have broken the language barrier or are widely known by people. (Examples, Utada Hikaru and Ayumi Hamasaki)
- You may suggest artists/bands to compete.
- Every Wednesday the votes will be tallied and a new round will be posted.

Last edited by DM was on fire! on Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:04 pm, edited 3 times in total.

[Paul]

Ew. None... None none none none.

[Kitten Medli]

..... XD

Clay. So.. yes.

[DM was on fire!]

Ew. None... None none none none.

You could've gotten the point across with regular sized text, Paul.

[Paul]

Ew. None... None none none none.

You could've gotten the point across with regular sized text, Paul.

Perhaps. But I feel size 15 gets the point across more effectively.

[Kugetsu]

Eh, it'll have to be Kelly since, as was mentioned in the AI thread, she is practically the only American Idol that can actually take the name (as most of the others have fallen off of the face of the Earth for various reasons.

[DM was on fire!]

Ew. None... None none none none.

You could've gotten the point across with regular sized text, Paul.

Perhaps. But I feel size 15 gets the point across more effectively.

Just so you know, I do own glasses, which I wear.

[Paul]

Ew. None... None none none none.

You could've gotten the point across with regular sized text, Paul.

Perhaps. But I feel size 15 gets the point across more effectively.

Just so you know, I do own glasses, which I wear.

Like that changes anything? I wear glasses. All the time.

[Amethyst]

BO! BO! BO! BO! BO!

[Bangel]

I don't actually, at the moment, like any of them.

[Zero!]

Kelly Clarkson can actually sing. I vote for her.
Whatever happened to Ruben? He could sing, too. :C

[Ammer]

Kelly Clarkson all the way. She is definately my favourite and has washed the stench of AI away from her career.

[DM was on fire!]

Kelly Clarkson can actually sing. I vote for her.
Whatever happened to Ruben? He could sing, too. :C

Ruben's CD Return of the Velvet Teddy Bear is coming out this August. He is producing it with Ne-Yo.

Thank you, thank you. XD No applause, just throw me money.

[Ziggy]

Kelly Clarkson by far, with Diana DeGarmo the only one close, and Carrie Underwood and Clay Aiken behind. Other than that . . .

[Matterbug]

I'd have to say Kelly is the best American Idol contestant currently.

My other two choices would be Clay and Carrie.

I really dislike Ruben,