August 13, 2008
Laura Fedor may not have won the sixth season of NBC's Nashville Star but that doesn't mean that she doesn't have a promising singing career ahead of her. In fact, the 18-year-old finalist on the reality talent competition series will soon be performing at Colebrook Township's annual Homecoming celebration.
The much awaited event, which will commence on August 23, will not only feature Fedor, but will also feature her best friend and fellow Nashville Star contestant, Sophie Zalokar. Fedor was initially offered a spot as a solo artist on the TV show America's Got Talent. But since the timelines of both shows would not permit her to do both, she chose to take the spot with Nashville Star, hoping for better exposure. Both were eliminated from the series on the sixth week, specifically on July 14.
August 6, 2008
Although Melissa Lawson gave it her all on the reality competition show Nashville Star, she didn't expect to be crowned as the sixth season champ over Gabe Garcia during Monday's live finale. As the winner, she was awarded a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, a Toyota Tundra pickup truck, and the opportunity to perform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
"We're standing there and of course it's that horrible music that they're playing. I'm standing next to Gabe and was just telling myself, 'Gosh, I made it to the Top 2. This is unbelievable,'" Lawson told Reality TV World of her unexpected victory.
August 4, 2008
On tonight’s season finale of Nashville Star, it was down to the final three singers: Melissa, Shawn, and Gabe. First, Billy Ray Cyrus performed his 90s hit, “Achy Breaky Heart” and the three finalists joined in with him. Afterwards, each took the stage for their encore performances. Jewel tells Gabe that it’s been a pleasure getting to know him and says that she’s very proud of the growth he’s made over the course of the competition. John says that it’s very possible that tomorrow morning, she’ll have a single on ITunes and have her song played on every country station in America. Jeffrey tells Shawn that she’s come a long way in the last few weeks and calls her the dark horse tonight!
July 28, 2008
Nashville Star held its final performance episode tonight, and after two performances from each of the top three finalists, there is no clear-cut favorite to win it all. Gabe Garcia, Melissa Lawson, Shawn Mayer and Coffey walked into the night, all hoping to sing two songs on the show. Each of the top four sang one song, but only the top three sang a second one. We got to see video of each of the finalists taking a trip back home and playing a show in front of adoring crowds. In addition, John Rich wore a flashy as all hell red jacket tonight.
Here is how Nashville Star went down tonight:
July 21, 2008
On Nashville Star tonight, the final four contestants performed original songs. It was Original Song Night. This was a scary thought, at least for me, going into the episode, but Nashville Star brought the goods tonight. All five contestants pulled off radio-ready country songs, and there was nothing cringe-worthy – not even in the lyrics. Does this mean it's easy to write country songs? One contestant, for instance, had only been writing songs for a few months, yet produced a solid country ballad. Impressive, to say the least. Five singers performed, one was eliminated, and the dust will settle for good next week on Nashville Star.
July 15, 2008
Last week's Nashville Star was full of drama and intrigue when we got a behind the scenes peek at the meltdowns of a few of the contestants. Things are heating up, and some contestants aren't able to handle the fire.
So who was able to dance with the flame this week, and who found themselves toast? Last night the remaining six Nashville Star finalists performed love songs, and most rocked it. Though we were told previously that two more acts would be leaving, in the end only one act flamed out and the remaining five were left to blaze for at least another week.
July 14, 2008
There has been a lot of criticism this season about Nashville Star with viewers saying that the show lost its country feel with the move to NBC. It's no surprise, then, that one of the biggest frontrunners at this point is Gabe Garcia -- judge Jeffrey Steele even told us in an interview last week that he thinks Gabe will win the whole thing. Despite being criticized for his lack of movement on stage, there's no denying that Gabe seems country to the bone.
We sat down with Gabe Garcia on Friday to discuss his experience on the show, how it is working with judge Jewel as his mentor, and what we can expect from him tonight and in upcoming episodes. Read on for a full transcript and audio of his interview.
July 11, 2008
On Monday's episode of Nashville Star, we were shown a behind the scenes video of the duo Laura and Sophie having an emotional argument during a mentoring session with judge Jeffrey Steele. Despite the backstage troubles, the two teenage best friends came out and performed Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight" while holding hands. Later in the episode when the other girl group, Pearl Heart, was eliminated, judge Jewel said that she wished it was Laura and Sophie that were the ones leaving instead.
This morning we sat down with both Laura Fedor and Sophie Zalokar to discuss what really went on backstage, how they felt about Jewel's comments, and their plans for future Nashville Star performances. Read on for a full transcript and audio of their interview.