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Enrique Iglesias offered to judge in American Idol
by Bang posted on September 8, 2012  STATS: 5067 Views | 4 Comments

Enrique Iglesias has reportedly been given the chance to join Mariah Carey—the only person confirmed to appear on the new panel so far—when the 12th series of American Idol returns next year.

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Enrique Iglesias has been offered a judging role on American Idol.

The "Hero" singer has reportedly been given the chance to join Mariah Carey—the only person confirmed to appear on the new panel so far—when the 12th series of the show returns next year.

Website Entertainment Weekly says Enrique has been offered $4 million to appear on the talent search show.

If Enrique does take the role, he will have been in a good position to pick up tips from ex-judge Jennifer Lopez—who quit this year after two seasons—over the last few months as he has been touring with her.

Longstanding panelist Randy Jackson is thought to be stepping into more of a mentor role, while producers are thinking of expanding the judging desk to include four people.

In the frame are said to be rapper Nicki Minaj, Australian country artist Keith Urban, and Idol alum Adam Lambert.

Nicki has been keeping tight lipped as to whether she would accept a role on the show.

She told E! news: "I don't know yet. I really don't know. I have no comment on it."

Weighing in with his opinion, singer-songwriter Ne-Yo said he could see how both Nicki and Enrique would work as judges on the show.

He said: "Between Nicki and Enrique, I think both of them would do a good job, but Enrique's been in the game longer so he might have a bit more insight on what these kids need to know.

"But see, on the other side of that, Nicki has basically gone through what they are about to go through recently, so I don't know, it's a toss up."

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  • xianmeg

    09/10/2012 | 08:10 AM
    ako, i would prefer adam lambert than enrique iglesias though, ahem, he's latter hot... hehehehe pero kung silang dalawa, why not, since sinabi naman na they're considering 4 in the pannel... hopefully, hindi manlalait si mariah dito, baka sasabihin nanamang "the monkey can sing"... hehehehe
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  • starqueen

    09/08/2012 | 03:31 PM
    I don't think he deserves to be a judge. I think they have ran out of options so they are literally scrapping the bottom of the barrel.
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  • aaronick

    09/08/2012 | 02:14 PM
    So basically, what I am trying to say is enough with this famous celebrities na wala namang K mag-judge. Kasi nilalagay nila sa mga sarili nila yung popularity na dapat sana eh dun sa contestant mapunta. Kada taon na lang, laging issue yung judging panel. Mas issue pa sa kanila kung sinong magiging judges kesa kung paano nila mapapasikat yung mga nanalo. Kawawa naman. Kaya tuloy sa loob ng 11 years, dadalawa lang ang talagang masasabi mong AI contestant and winner na sumikat ng husto sa larangan ng musika, si Kelly C at Carrie U. Si Jennifer H, sa acting pa nagkapangalan. Asan na yung iba?
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    aiveec
    09/09/2012 | 12:55 AM
    Kung hindi ka nakikinig ng country songs, hindi mo malalaman na ang last year's winner na si Scotty Mcreery ay nakabenta na ng more than platinum na ang album niya dahil nakabenta na ng more than 1.1 albums, dalawa na ang gold record singles niya at marami siyang concerts. May lalabas din siyang Christmas album this year na country din ang style na ang envision ay makakabenta rin katulad ng Clear As Day album niya.
    aiveec
    09/09/2012 | 12:58 AM
    Hindi mo rin ba alam na ang this year's winner na si Phillip Phillips ay may platinum single na dahil nakabenta na ng 1.3 million ang Home. Ito ang ginamit ng gymnastics team sa olympics at theme song ng bagong movie ni Clint Eastwood na Trouble with the Curve.
  • aaronick

    09/08/2012 | 02:11 PM
    Do you believe that talent alone is enough to be a credible judge of these singing competitions? Ako, I don't think so. Mas believable para sa akin yung isang celebrity na bukod sa may talent eh talagang dinaanan yung pagdadaanan pa lang nung mga magiging contestants. Given na yan eh. Alam nila yung pakiramdam na mag-audition, yung pumila sa init ng araw sa paghihintay ng resulta, yung talagang namumuhunan para mapabilib yung mga judges. Naranasan kaya ng mga judges yan? Another thing is yung talagang linya niya yung competition kung saan siya judge. I love ELLEN DEGENERES. But I think that she's the worst judge na nilagay sa AI simply because she doesn't even know a thing about the music business. So asan ang credentials niya to judge? Kung America's Got Talent pa yan, pwedeng pwede siya.
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