photo: FoxOther ballet dancers, like Season 3's Danny Tidwell, Season 5's Melissa Sandvig, and Season 7's Alex Wong, went far on "So You Think You Can Dance"--but it was Season 9's Eliana Girard and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp who were the first to pirouette all the way to the "SYTYCD" winners' circle, when the two talented ballet specialists were historically crowned co-ed champions on Tuesday's finale. This was not only a victory for Eliana and Chehon, but also for the art form of ballet, which rarely receives such mainstream TV exposure, and also for "SYTYCD," which struggled through a season of unfortunate format changes and hiatuses this year, but ultimately emerged with two franchise-boosting winners of which Fox and judge/producer Nigel Lythgoe can be extremely proud.
Ballet Dancers Eliana & Chehon Make ‘SYTYCD’ History With Season 9 Victory
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photo: Ian Dittbrenner"American Idol" Season 8 winner Kris Allen is famous for his quirky covers and mashups, encompassing hits by everyone from Boyz II Men to Katy Perry to the Biebs. But Kris's latest medley, performed exclusively for Yahoo! Music--of George Michael's massive 1987 smash, mashed up with this year's breakout hit by fun., "We Are Young"--may be his best yet. The result is as fun, and as faith-renewing, as you might expect.‘The Voice’ Episode 4 Recap: The Talent Show Shuffle
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By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – Mon, Sep 17, 2012 4:19 PM PDT
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The current "Voice" castYou have to hand it to "The Voice." Last week, the show added a third Wednesday episode to ruin "The X Factor's" big premiere night. And now, with the new "American Idol" and "X Factor" judges having had hardly any time to bask in their publicity, already "The Voice" is stealing both shows' thunder once again--with breaking news that two new singularly named superstar judges, Shakira and Usher, will replace Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green for Season 4. Both Christina and Cee Lo will be back for Season 5 in fall 2013, according to NBC.
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