“American Idol” producers: No autotuning on our show
Simon Cowell’s “X Factor” admits to tinkering with singer’s voices, prompting questions about “Idol”

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‘American Idol’: We don’t use Auto-Tune
While Britain’s X Factor is embroiled in a controversy about the use of Auto-Tune pitch-correcting technology to enhance some contestant’s vocals, …

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Fantasia Barrino Returns to the Stage
Fantasia Barrino returned to the stage on Friday night three weeks after her failed suicide attempt. The former American Idol star survived a drug overdose earlier this month and later shocked fans by insisting the scare wasn’t an accident and she meant to take her own life. …

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