What’s up with American Idol? Why are they recycling failed pop stars and disguising them as “undiscovered” talent? Any of the previous winners of the talent show, or contestants who have made it big, were UNKNOWN.

Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtery, David Cook, David Archuelta…all were truly undiscovered talent. Now, there is a scandal brewing over one of the latest contestants. Who is she? Joanne Pacitti.

Yahoo Music Reports:

I can’t say I’m at all surprised that Joanna’s career did not take off. This Crazy Life, while capably sung, was a very generic album, hardly a vehicle for the next supposed superstar. I actually remember, surprisingly vividly, when some people from her label came by the Yahoo! Music office a few years ago to play Joanna’s music video for the staff, in hopes of getting us all pumped up. They talked Joanna up excitedly for about 20 minutes, like she was Madonna, Janet, and Mariah all rolled into one, before they finally played us….this:

I agree, her freshman album was zzzzzzzzzzzzzz boring. The market is changing, reality shows are hugely popular, and fans want ORIGINAL talent. Not manufactured pop stars. Yes, American Idol is a talent marketing machine but they have found quite a few diamonds in the rough.

Personally, I don’t think any singer who has had a major recording contract, should be allowed to try out. Just sayin…