It's 'Idol' time for region woman
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BY PHILIP POTEMPA ppotempa@nwitimes.com 219.852.4327 | Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | (9 comment(s))

LOS ANGELES | "American Idol" hopeful Amy Davis of Lowell got to sit back and enjoy the show Tuesday night, as her 12 male competitors sang out for audience votes.

But at 7 tonight, it's 25-year-old Davis who takes the stage to perform live during the two-hour FOX broadcast of "American Idol Season 7," featuring all 12 of the female contestants.

Tonight, it's the votes of viewers who call in or text by cell phone that will determine whether Davis and others continue in the competition or if they are among the first performers eliminated during Thursday's one-hour live broadcast.

On Thursday, host Ryan Seacrest will announce the "how America voted" and two men and two women from the final 24 contestants will be sent home.

Although Davis, and a number of other finalists, weren't given much screen time during last week's Tuesday and Wednesday telecasts (which were compiled from taped footage from last year), fans were able to "officially" meet Davis this week via the FOX program's Web site.

Americanidol.com provided details of this season's narrowed down contestants, including Davis, who reported Patty Griffin and Brad Paisley as her favorite performing artist influences and listed her "talents" as "cleaning house, raising puppies and playing a little guitar."

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Jack Wilson wrote on Mar 6, 2008 3:36 PM:

" Who do I complain to? Her picture burned a hole in my monitor. "

yip yip wrote on Feb 20, 2008 7:16 PM:

" It's very nice to drive around Lowell and see all the support messages for Amy Davis. "

Mike wrote on Feb 20, 2008 2:56 PM:

" good luck Amy we'll be voting for ya!!! "

JROCK wrote on Feb 20, 2008 1:28 PM:

" YOU KNOW I AM FROM LOWELL AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT I AM HAPPY FOR SOMEONE FROM OUR AREA HAS MADE IT ON THE SHOW. IS SHE THE BEST SINGER? WELL THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. DON'T VOTE JUST BECAUSE SHE IS FROM OUR AREA. VOTE BECAUSE SHE IS THE BEST. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE COMPETION FROM GET GO AND I HAVE HEARD SOME GREAT SINGERS. SHE HAS HER WORK CUT OUT FOR HER. SO PEOPLE OF THE REGION DON'T JUST CHEER AND VOTE JUST BECAUSE, VOTE AND CHEER FOR THE BEST. DON'T COUNT OUT SOMEONE WHO COULD BE BETTER. VOTE FOR THE BEST!!! "

TimePeace wrote on Feb 20, 2008 9:09 AM:

" As NW Indiana's fellow musicians. We are proud of you and will be watching and cheering for you.
Go on and Represent Girl !! "

Johnny Bravo wrote on Feb 20, 2008 8:16 AM:

" I agree, its good to hear that someone from our area is making a difference. Best of luck Amy. Represent us well. "

Momma C wrote on Feb 20, 2008 7:18 AM:

" GOOOOOOOO AMY!!! "

Jackie wrote on Feb 20, 2008 7:14 AM:

" Amy,God has Blessed you with a beautiful voice just sing your heart out tonight and let HIM do the rest.We had a wonderful time on Sunday making posters at your moms.We actually got to spend some quality time together.YooHoo go Amy! Lots of Love and Prayers coming your way. "

Make Us Proud Amy wrote on Feb 20, 2008 4:10 AM:

" What NWI needs is a good story, a good person to shine good light on the region. Rather than North vs. South, Us vs. Them, political corruption, environmental mess, wasted tax payer monies, and all whole slew of negativity that makes us a region: perhaps we can all come together and enjoy Amy, root for Amy, and be proud of the region's Amy. Let's hope Amy goes deep into the competition and that she can portray the region in a positive light. With this said, let's hope the next post isn't a "smoking gun" story on our hope for our regional goodwill ambassador. "

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