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Move over Paula! Kara is joining the panel and you won’t feel as alone against those boy bullies, Randy and Simon. Fox announced that Kara DioGuardi will be added as a fourth judge to the American Idol panel for season eight.
DioGuardi is a grammy nominated songwriter who has penned songs for artists like Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, and Pink, and idol alumni like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. She has also worked with such industry luminaries like Justin Timberlake, Santana, Dave Stewart, Tom Jones, Joss Stone and others.
Kara DioGuardi
According to show producers, American Idol originally was supposed to have a four judge panel. Based on that successful 4 judge format on similar shows on the international market, they decided to implement the model on Idol.
Last season, controversy that has brewed over Paula Abdul’s behavior on air over the years came to a climax when she had seemed to forgot that the contestants had not completed a second round of performances and was giving feedback on those performances. DioGuardi’s addition is seen in some circles to add some balance as another female judge to the panel to offset some of the Abdul’s public persona.
The popular show is in the midst of audtions and will air early next year.
Kara DioGuardi
Biography
Kara DioGuardi is BMI’s 2006 Pop Songwriter of the Year, a 2007 SOCAN Award winner and a multi- Grammy nominated hitmaker. She has been awarded 10 BMI Pop Awards for having co-written the most performed songs on the radio. One of the industry’s most highly sought after songwriters and producers, DioGuardi’s songs have appeared on more than 100 million records.
From her catalog of several hundred songs, over 264 have been released on major labels worldwide; and over 165 have appeared on multi-platinum selling albums. In the past 3 years, she has had nearly 50 international charting singles and her songs have helped propel over 46 albums into Billboard’s Top Ten. Kara’s songs are continuously featured in major motion pictures, television shows, film soundtracks, and radio spots, as well as national and international commercial campaigns.
Kara’s songs have been recorded by Grammy award- winning artists such as Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Santana, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwoord, Marc Anthony and Pink. Scores of major recording artists including Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Jewel, Jonas Brothers, Pussycat Dolls, Hannah Montana, Natasha Bedingfield, Puddle of Mudd, Theory of a Deadman, Daddy Yankee, Ashley Tisdale, Katharine McPhee, Taylor Hicks, Bo Bice, Clay Aiken, Jesse McCartney, Backstreet Boys, Ashlee Simpson, Hilary Duff, Cheetah Girls 3, Camp Rock, Jessica Simpson, and Nick Lachey have recorded and released Kara’s songs. DioGuardi has achieved equal success internationally with hit singles for artists such as Enrique Iglesias, Anastacia, Ricky Martin, Kylie Minogue, Diego, Belinda, RBD, Eros Ramazzotti, Delta Goodrem, Darius, Thalia, and Martine McCutcheon.
Kara’s current and forthcoming releases include those with Kelly Clarkson, David Cook, David Archuleta, Pussycat Dolls, Daniel Powter, Pink, Martina McBride, Quote, Demi Lovato, Hannah Montana, Clique, Diego, Halestrom, Amie Miriello, Tom Jones, Menudo, Tyler Hilton and Nick Lachey.
Kara’s collaborations include Justin Timberlake, Chad Kroeger, Timbaland, Will.I.Am, Polow Da Don, Marti Frederiksen, Brian Howes, John Fields, Danja, John Shanks, Greg Wells, Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman, David Foster, David Hodges, Rodney Jerkins, Chris Tompkins, Madd Scientist, Future Cut, The Underdogs, Eman Kiriakou and Mitch Allan.
Kara is co-owner of Arthouse Entertainment, where she develops and mentors fellow hit writers, producers, and artists. Within only 3 years of its inception, the multi-award winning songstress and entrepreneur catapulted her company to the ranks of #7 on Billboard’s chart of Top Ten national music publishers for the three consecutive quarters.
Awards:
BMI Pop Music Awards —- 2008 (“Ain’t No Other Man”, Christina Aguilera)
TAXI Award—- 2007 Humanitarian of the Year
BMI Pop Music Awards —- 2007 Songwriter Of The Year
BMI Pop Music Awards —- 2007 (“I’m Feeling You”, Santana)
BMI Pop Music Awards —- 2007 (“Walk Away”, Kelly Clarkson)
BMI Pop Music Awards —- 2007 (“The Real Thing”, Bo Bice)
BMI Pop Music Awards —-2006 (“Pieces of Me”, Ashlee Simpson)
BMI Pop Music Awards —- 2006 (“Rich Girl”, Gwen Stefani)
BMI Pop Music Awards —- 2003 (“Escape”, Enrique Iglesias)
BMI Top Ten Latin Award —- 2003 (“Escapar”, Enrique Iglesias)
BMI Film & TV Music Awards —- 2003 (For the People theme song)
Charting US Singles:
“Play My Music” (Jonas Brothers)
#20 BB Hot 100,#7 Hot Digital Songs
“We Rock” (Camp Rock Cast)
#33 BB Hot 100,# 1 Hot Singles Sales
“Taking Chances” (Celine Dion)
#6 Billboard Hot AC.,35 Billboard Pop 100 ,#54 Billboard Hot 100
“Lost” (Faith Hill)
#13 Billboard ac ,#61 Billboard Hot 100, #51 Billboard pop 100
“Baby Love” (Nicole Scherzinger)
#50 Billboard POP 100 Airplay
“Rich Girl” (Gwen Stefani)
#3 billboard pop 100; #7 billboard hot 100; #4 top 40
“Ain’t No Other Man” (Christina Aguilera)
#1 top 40; #4 billboard pop 100; #6 billboard hot 100; #1 billboard Dance
“Walk Away” (Kelly Clarkson)
#6 billboard pop 100; #12 billboard hot 100; #19 billboard AC
“Beep” (Pussycat Dolls)
#13 billboard hot 100
“I’m Feeling You” (Santana feat. Michelle Branch)
#5 billboard AC; #53 billboard pop 100; #55 billboard hot 100
“With Love” (Hilary Duff)
#17 Billboard pop 100; #24 Billboard Hot 100; #3 Hot Digital Airplay
“Come Clean” (Hilary Duff)
#9 top 40; #35 billboard hot 100
“L.O.V.E.” (Ashlee Simpson)
#20 billboard pop 100; #22 billboard hot 100; Top ten airplay
“Boyfriend” (Ashlee Simpson)
#13 billboard pop 100; #19 billboard hot 100
“Pieces of Me” (Ashlee Simpson)
#5 billboard hot 100; #30 billboard AC
“Shadow” (Ashlee Simpson)
#57 billboard hot 100
“La La” (Ashlee Simpson)
#6 billboard Dance; #86 billboard hot 100
“Escape” / “Escapar” (Enrique Iglesias)
#12 billboard hot 100; #1 Billboard Dance; #2 Hot Latin; #25 Billboard AC
“I Want You” (Paris)
#7 mainstream / #22 Billboard Hot 100
“Be Good To Me” (Ashley Tisdale)
#5 Billboard Pop 200, #1 Brazilian top 30 singles,
“Bella Traicion” (Belinda)
#11 Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay, #13 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay, #14 Billboard Hot Latin Songs
“The Real Thing” (Bo Bice)
#17 billboard AC; #33 billboard pop 100; #56 billboard hot 100
“Confessions of a Broken Heart” (Lindsay Lohan)
#12 Billboard Pop 100; #57 billboard Hot 100
“The Way” (Clay Aiken)
Top ten single
Charting International Singles:
“Taking Chances” (Celine Dion)
Top 10 in 7 Countries / #1 Canadian Hot100 / #12 European Singles Chart / #26 World Singles
“Sunshine” (Ricki-Lee Coulter)
#1 Single in Australia
“Ain’t No Other Man” (Christina Aguilera)
Top 10 in 12 countries
“Rich Girl” (Gwen Stefani)
Top 10 in 12 countries
“Beep” (Pussycat Dolls)
Top 10 in 14 countries
“I Don’t Need a Man” (Pussycat Dolls)
#7 UK hit / Top 10 in 9 countries
“Don’t Turn off the Lights” (Enrique Iglesias)
#4 Australia hit
“I Belong to You” (Anastacia & Eros Ramazzotti)
#1 International hit
“Spinning around” (Kylie Minogue)
#1 UK & Australia hit / Top 10 in 10 countries
“Walk Away” (Kelly Clarkson)
Top 10 in 13 countries
“Welcome to My Truth” (Anastacia)
Top 10 in 4 countries
“One Heart” (Celine Dion)
#13 Canada hit
“Predictable” (Delta Goodrem)
#1 Australia hit
“Not me, Not I” (Delta Goodrem)
#1 Australia hit
“Confessions of a Broken Heart” (Lindsay Lohan)
#7 Australia hit
“I’ve Got You” (Martine McCutcheon)
#6 UK hit
“Cry Baby Cry” (Santana)
Top 100 UK hit
“Someone’s Watching Over Me” (Hilary Duff)
Top 40 Australia hit
“Alguien Real” (Thalia)
Top 20 in 5 countries
“Kinda Love” (Darius)
Top 10 UK Hit
“Shut Up” (Kelly Osbourne)
#3 UK hit / Top 20 Ireland & Norway
Top Ten Albums:
Camp Rock (Various Artists)
2 Songs
#3 BB 200/ #2 Top Digital/ # 7 Top Internet Sales
Taking Chances (Celine Dion)
3 Songs
#1 European Album Charts / #3 Billboard 200 / Top 10 in 22 Countries
Blackout (Britney Spears)
1 Song
#2 Billboard 200
Unbreakable (Backstreet Boys)
1 song
#7 Billboard 200
Spirit (Leona Lewis)
1 Song
#6 European Hot 100 Albums
Kidz Bop 12 (Various Artists)
1 song
BB200 #7
Hannah Montana 2 (Hannah Montana)
1 song
#1 Billboard 200
My December (Kelly Clarkson)
1 song
#2 Billboard 200 / #1 Top Digital / #2 Top Internet / #5 European Top 100
El Cartel: The Big Boss (Daddy Yankee)
1 song
#1 Top latin / #9 billboard 200
Best Damn Thing (Avril lavigne)
1 song
#1 Billboard 200 / #1 European Top 100 / #1 Top Digital Album / Top ten in 31 Countries
Taylor Hicks (Taylor hicks)
2 songs: 1 single
#2 Billboard 200 / #2 Top Internet
Headstrong (Ashley Tisdale)
1 single
#5 Billboard 200 / #5 Top Internet
Insomniac (Enrique iglesias)
3 songs
#3 UK Top 200/ Top ten in 4 countries
Love Angel Music Baby (Gwen Stefani)
1 single
#2 Billboard 200 / Top ten in 9 countries
7mil sold / 3x Platinum
Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera)
12 songs: 1 single
#1 billboard 200 / #2 Top R&B Hip Hop
2x Platinum
Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson)
6 songs: 1 single
#3 billboard 200 / 11x Platinum
One Heart (Celine Dion)
2 songs: 1 single
#2 billboard 200 / Top ten in 29 countries
2x Platinum / #1 in 9 countries
A New Day Has Come (Celine Dion)
2 songs
#1 billboard 200 / 2x Platinum
Goodbye Alice in Wonderland (Jewel)
1 single
#8 billboard 200
All That I Am (Santana)
3 songs: 1 single
#2 billboard 200 / Gold
What’s Left of Me (Nick Lachey)
1 song
#2 Billboard 200 / Gold
In the Zone (Britney Spears)
1 song
#1 debut billboard 200 / 2x Platinum
Ultimate Kylie (Kylie Minogue)
1 single
Top 10 in 5 countries
PCD (Pussycat Dolls)
3 songs: 2 singles
#3 billboard 200 / 6x Platinum
Life (Ricky Martin)
1 song
#6 Billboard 200 / #6 Top Internet
Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson)
9 songs: 2 singles
#1 billboard 200 for 3wks / 5mil sold / 3x Platinum
I Am Me (Ashlee Simpson)
11 songs: 2 singles
#1 billboard 200 / 2x Platinum
Most Wanted (Hilary Duff)
1 song
#1 billboard 200 / Platinum
Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff)
2 songs
#1 billboard 200 for 2 wks
5 Mil sold / 3x Platinum
Hilary Duff (Hilary Duff)
5 songs
#2 billboard 200 / 1.5Mil sold / Platinum
Dignity (Hilary Duff)
12 Songs: 1 Single
#3 Billboard 200
Escape (Enrique Iglesias)
7 songs
#2 billboard 200 / 9mil+ sold / 3x Platinum
Anastacia (Anastacia)
6 songs
#1 European record / Top 5 in 16 countries / 9mil sold
Pieces of a Dream (Anastacia)
2 songs: 1 single
4mil sold
Irresistible (Jessica Simpson)
1 song
#6 Billboard 200 / Gold
Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken)
1 single
#1 billboard 200 / 4mil sold / 3x Platinum
Mended (Marc Anthony)
12 songs: 1 single
#3 billboard 200 / 3x Platinum
Thalia (Thalia)
2 singles
#2 Top Latin / 3 Mil sold
Now 23 (Various Artists)
“Ain’t No Other Man” Christina Aguilera
#1 Billboard 200/ 2x platinum
Paris (Paris)
4 songs
#6 Billboard 200
Innocent Eyes (Delta Goodrem)
1 single
#1 Australia
2.5mil sold / 14x Platinum Australia
Katharine McPhee (Katharine McPhee)
6 songs: 1 single
#2 Billboard 200
Speak (Lindsay Lohan)
6 songs: 2 singles
#4 billboard 200 / Platinum
Take it all away (Ryan Cabrera)
1 single
#6 billboard 200
2x Platinum / #1 in 9 countries
You, Me & Us (Martine McCutcheon)
1 single
#2 billboard 200 / 2x Platinum
The Real Thing (Bo Bice)
3 songs: 2 singles
#4 billboard 200 / Gold
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