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04-08-2016, 08:52 PM
'American Idol' white-guys-with-guitars winners pay tribute to David Bowie
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American Idol*winners*Phillip Phillips,*Kris Allen, Nick Fradiani,*Lee Dewyze,*and David Cook joined together during the show's ****** finale on Thursday night for a tribute to David Bowie.*
The five performed a medley that included “Starman,” “Rebel Rebel,” and “The Jean Genie." And if you're thinking "Hey, it looks like a bunch of white guys with guitars," that — for better or worse — was completely intentional.*
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-idol-finale-preview-nigel-lythgoe-interview-881563) ahead of Thursday's finale, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said he "put them all together" for a reason.*
"There was this little thing that went out in the press called 'white guys with guitars,' WGWG. So I put them all together, with their guitars, all doing this incredible Bowie tribute medley," he said. "And **where else can you get five American Idols together in one room. And I promise you, if they went out on tour, and each did 20 minutes in their own right and 20 minutes together, this is a sell-out tour, they’re so good together. The WGWG tour."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/american-idol-white-guys-guitars-david-bowie/)
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American Idol*winners*Phillip Phillips,*Kris Allen, Nick Fradiani,*Lee Dewyze,*and David Cook joined together during the show's ****** finale on Thursday night for a tribute to David Bowie.*
The five performed a medley that included “Starman,” “Rebel Rebel,” and “The Jean Genie." And if you're thinking "Hey, it looks like a bunch of white guys with guitars," that — for better or worse — was completely intentional.*
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-idol-finale-preview-nigel-lythgoe-interview-881563) ahead of Thursday's finale, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said he "put them all together" for a reason.*
"There was this little thing that went out in the press called 'white guys with guitars,' WGWG. So I put them all together, with their guitars, all doing this incredible Bowie tribute medley," he said. "And **where else can you get five American Idols together in one room. And I promise you, if they went out on tour, and each did 20 minutes in their own right and 20 minutes together, this is a sell-out tour, they’re so good together. The WGWG tour."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/american-idol-white-guys-guitars-david-bowie/)
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