When Christian musician Mandisa auditioned for American Idol, she was elated to be going to Hollywood - and then she heard Simon Cowell's comment. The then 29-year-old auditioned for the singing ...

Mandisa won over judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson during the broadcast of her American Idol audition in 2006, during which she sang a cover of Alicia Keys' classic single "Fallin." ...

The former American Idol judge gave a speech during the "Since U Been Gone" singer's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on Tuesday Simon Cowell is reflecting on the start of American Idol ...

Before her American Idol audition, an executive producer told Carrie Underwood that Simon Cowell hated country music — but she already knew. Then 21, Underwood went ahead with her rendition of ...