IdolPhenomena

So every year my friend Laura B and I come up with our “bracket” for the finalist on American Idol. Theoretically we should do it like a sports bracket each week and so who predicts the closest overall however our bracket is actually much simpler. What we do is we look at all the finalists and rank them in this case 1-13. Number one being our overall winner and number 13th being the first eliminated. So aftersome “careful” and “concentrated” thinking our brackets are as follows.

Laura B.
1. Pia Toscano
2. Casey Abrams
3. Karen Rodriguez
4. Paul McDonald
5. Thia Megia
6. Jacob Lusk
7. James Durbin
8. Lauren Alaina
9. Scotty McCreery
10. Ashthon Jones
11. Haley Reinhart
12. Stefano Langone
13. Naima Adedapo

Mikey/IdolPhenomena
1. Pia Toscano
2. Casey Abrams
3. Paul McDonald
4. Naima Adedapo
5. Scotty McCreery
6. Jacob Lusk
7. James Durbin
8. Thia Megia
9. Lauren Alaina
10.Haley Reinhart
11. Stefano Langone
12. Karen Rodriguez
13. Ashthon Jones

Today's first Idol Birthday takes us back to Canadian Idol Season 1. It was back in August of 2003 that he came in eighth place. Since Idol Mikey has been up to a lot. He has performed throughout Canada and the US at countless events and showcases at top venues. In 2004, Mikey recorded, performed, and mastered his craft in New York City residing in Queens and Manhattan, collaborating and recording with acclaimed producer Glenn Swan of the renowned Chung King studios. In 2005, Mikey finally released his debut EP record entitled "Love Me Again." In 2006, Mikey continued to bring his music into the U.S. performing in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas. He also began to take his music into the international market, traveling to the Philippines, where he was front act for the hit pop girl group, the Pussycat Dolls. In 2007 Mikey was featured in a commercial for MTV Canada & was front act for Christina Aguilera in the Philippines. Mikey's new music video released in the summer of 2008 of the single "If it Feels Good We Should" from his debut solo album "Memoirs of a Super Hero", was released in December of 2008. You check out Mikey's Official Site. You can also follow him on Twitter @MikeyBustos and listen to some tracks on his Music MySpace. Happy 29th Birthday Mikey!!!Our next birthday takes us to American Idol Season 4. It was here where we first met Semi-Finalist Sarah Mather. You can check out Sarah on her Music MySpace or on her Official Site. Since her departure from Idol She has released an EP entitled Another Day on iTunes as well as a several albums including Undercover and Another Day all of which were released in 2007. Today we'd like to wish Sarah a Happy Birthday!!! Check out her Top 24 Performance of Get Ready below:

We move from Season 4 to Season 5 where we first met Kinnik Sky. Kinnik auditioned in Greensboro, NC and made the Top 24 over Megan Bobo. Happy Birthday!!! Follow her on Twitter @MsSky2u Her most memorable performance was her version of Oleta Adams' Get Here. Check it out below.


Finally our last birthday takes us back to American Idol Season 7 where we were first introduced to Ju'not Joyner. It wasn't until Season 8 that he took the stage as member of the Top 36; you may remember his version of Hey There Delilah. You can follow Ju'not on Twitter @JuNotJoyner. Happy 28th Birthday!!! Check out his performance of the Plain White T's Hey There Delilah below:

Click on the image of Mikey to be linked to his video of him singing I Will Get There by Boyz II Men.