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Jan 08 2008

Taylor Who?

Posted at 1:30 pm under Obvious

Taylor Hicks might have won “American Idol,” but he doesn’t have his record deal anymore.
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Taylor Hicks was boosted by his “Soul Patrol” on “American Idol.”

The soul singer, who claimed the “Idol” title in 2006, has apparently been dropped by J Records, a label within Sony-BMG, which signs the show’s singers.

“Taylor is going to record on his own for the next album,” said J Records publicist Liz Morentin, who did not give further details regarding Hicks.

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While it sold a respectable 699,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan data, it did not reach the 1 million mark, unlike all the other debuts from previous “Idol” champs. It also did not register a hit song, unlike other “Idol” winners.

Epic.

Fail.

via Dave

5 Responses to “Taylor Who?”

  1. Davey Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    I never really liked Taylor Hicks to begins with. I’m worried more about my Jordin. I sure hope she can recover how 19 Productions tried to make her the next Ashanti instead of the first Jordin Sparks.

  2. Vinny Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    I was curious to see how he’d do in the “real” world, and so far it hasn’t been impressive. I was hoping for success for him, but he just isn’t mainstream enough.

    Funny how there have been so few success stories out of Idol…

  3. Chris Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    Carrie Underwood has really been the only huge success.

    Clarkson had her shot; then someone got it in her head that she could write music. *palm2face*

    Kellie Pickler strikes me as being a vapid bitch, so I’m biased in offering any assessment of her.

    I’d say Daughtry will move into Underwood’s category quite soon. Clay Aiken flopped; Reuben Studdard, too.

    Who’s left — Fantasia?

  4. trish Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 8:50 am

    I saw Constantine on Paula Deen’s show the other night. You don’t consider that successful? ;-)

  5. The Masked Rye Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

    I really like Taylor and wanted him to do well. I pegged him from the start as the one I wanted to win, but I didn’t think that he’d actually do it. Now all my friends who didn’t like him are mocking me. Ah well. I did buy his first album (pre-Idol) and it really really sucked.

    I like Pickler’s persona and it really ticks off my wife. And Daughtry to me sounds like every other group out there. I was a fantasia fan on the show, but I haven’t actually heard anything from her since.

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