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Ex-'Idol' singer Allison Iraheta premieres new look, sound in Halo Circus’s electronic ‘Narcissist’ video
Nine years after her 'American Idol' run, former teen singer Allison Iraheta's trademark rasp remains — but much else has changed.
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Video Premiere: Allison Iraheta & Halo Circus Offer a Healing Message With ‘Band Aid’
Yahoo Music is excited to premiere the video for Allison Iraheta & Halo Circus’s “Band Aid,” cowritten by Paul Williams, from “The East Lansing Sessions.”
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Paul Williams on Halo Circus’s Allison Iraheta: ‘One of the Best Singers You’ve Ever Heard’
Allison Iraheta has worked with the best in business – from her superstar mentors on Season 8 of American Idol, to legendary Tonight Show/Idol band leader Rickey Minor, to Duran Duran’s John Taylor and Kanye West producer Craig Bauer on her alt-rock band Halo Circus’s just-released debut album.
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First Person: My ‘American Idol’ Experience, by Allison Iraheta
The 15th and final bittersweet season of American Idol is almost over, and all season long, Yahoo Music’s Reality Rocks has been asking alumni to share their stories. Today, Season 8’s Allison Iraheta, who was 16 when she competed on the show seven years ago and now sings with Idol musical director Rickey Minor’s house band, pens one of the most candid and in-depth essays yet. American Idol is the Cinderella story.
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'American Idol': Judging the Judges, Week 10
Only four weeks left for the real stars of American Idol to pretend they care! Welcome back to Judging the Judges, our weekly power ranking* of Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick Jr. during the final Idol-sponsored round of their ongoing quest to become the greatest self-promoter this world has ever seen. *Unlike Harry’s systematic refusal to feel the rhythm of the night, the Judging the Judges points system is 100 percent arbitrary and subject to change. KEITH URBAN Not even the rei
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Video Premiere: Allison Iraheta’s Halo Circus Make Powerful Statement in ‘Desire (Lo Que Vale La Pena)’
Allison Iraheta – who first captured the nation’s attention seven years ago on American Idol, when she was only 16 – has made her greatest artistic statement yet, with her rock band Halo Circus’s new bilingual alternative song and video, “Desire (Lo Que Vale La Pena).” Yahoo Music is honored to premiere the video today. Shot guerilla-style by legendary director Nick Egan (Duran Duran, the Clash, INXS, Oasis), the video is inspired by Iraheta’s proud Salvadoran heritage and her childhood in Sout
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Premiere: Allison Iraheta's Halo Circus Unveil Video for Duran Duran Cover 'Do You Believe in Shame?'
Last year, former American Idol darling Allison Iraheta’s stellar rock band with her husband Matthew Hager, Halo Circus, contributed a fiery version of Duran Duran’s underrated 1989 Big Thing single “Do You Believe in Shame?” to Manimal Vinyl’s compilation Making Patterns Rhyme: A Tribute to Duran Duran. A Gothic, operatic, almost heavy-metal spin on Duran’s funk-pop ballad, Halo Circus’s cover was an instant standout on an indie all-star album that also included tracks by Moby, Warpaint, and Ca
