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LOS ANGELES – If you ask former “American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, there’s only one candidate who can replace Simon Cowell after the longtime judge’s departure – Elton John.

“He’s absolutely it,” Nigel told The Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz 411 blog of the legendary British rock pianist.

Nigel left “Idol” prior to Season 8. The show is now in the midst of its ninth season, with Simon due to leave the show upon its conclusion and his replacement still up in the air.

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LAS VEGAS – Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son’s apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death

“Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as much as I did this past week,” Osmond said before dedicating a song to her 18-year-old son, Michael Bryan, whom she called “my angel.”

Wrapped in a robe with white feathers that resembled an angel’s wings, Osmond genuflected and reached out her right hand as she sang the song amid a starry backdrop.

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(CNN) — Even before Ellen DeGeneres took her seat on “American Idol,” the roar began.

Cries of “What does she know about music” and “Bring back Paula Abdul” lit up blogs and message boards. Then the next shoe dropped — anchor judge Simon Cowell announced that the ninth season would be his last.

Fans had barely adjusted to the addition of a fourth judge, Kara DioGuardi, the season before. Once it was announced that DeGeneres was coming onboard, the naysayers were even more perturbed.

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Will she be there? If so, will she be able to give a decent performance? Those were the questions hanging over tonight’s “American Idol,” thanks to yesterday’s hospitalization of Crystal Bowersox. As a result, the Top 10 Girls performance show carried a dramatic thrust that it usually doesn’t have.

So was it self-defeating incompetence, a pressing urge to reassure viewers that Bowersox was OK or a helpful assist to an ailing singer who might have been waiting to hop back into bed that she was the first of the evening? Probably all three.

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) — At any given time, it’s hard to hide a 6-foot-1-inch man wearing eyeliner. It’s even more difficult when that man is Adam Lambert and you’re trying to prevent 2,400 middle school students from discovering that he’s set foot on their campus.

And so, the 2009 “American Idol” runner-up waited patiently in an underground parking garage until the bell rang, and then he quickly made his way to Mrs. Fuller’s Contemporary Rock Band class.

The 28-year-old entertainer opened the door to the classroom and poked his head in. “Hey, guys! Hi!” he exclaimed as 45 budding musicians whistled and pounded on their desks in a teenage show of welcome.

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CNN) — Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, a family spokesman said Saturday.

“My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time,” the entertainer said in a statement through spokesman Alan Nierob.

Brian Elias of the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office said the death is under investigation.

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(CNN) — Has Carly Simon finally told the world the subject of “You’re So Vain”?

In a new version of the 1972 hit song from her album “Never Been Gone,” the singer whispers a name during an instrumental break. Played backward, the name is revealed to be “David.”

Simon, 64, gave an interview to Uncut magazine about the backward whispering, which prompted the U.K. tabloid The Sun to report that “David” is record executive David Geffen.

But Simon’s publicist disputed the theory.

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(PEOPLE.com) — After performing at Italy’s Sanremo music festival on February 16, Susan Boyle told an adoring audience, “Dreams have no expiry date. I’d like this to go on and on.”

But at what cost?

Two of her brothers are now voicing concerns for her well-being and speaking out about her ability to handle the pressure of global stardom.

“The traveling and the whole [fame] thing is exhausting. She still has her anxieties and her loneliness,” her brother Gerry told PEOPLE in its latest cover story.

Her other brother, John, is even more blunt: “She needs 24-hour care. She needs to be looked after.”

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I’m not sure what happened tonight, but it was not a great way to kick off the season.

Overall the performances for the most part were just so-so. Katie Stevens – loved. Siobhan Magnus – I’m a new fan. But so many of the others really failed to deliver. I thought this was the year of the woman in music. Guess the Top 12 didn’t get the memo.

I so hope the guys step it up Wednesday night. Seriously.

So who do you think is going home? Who stays?

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Family tragedy, bad timing and tough competition kept Angela Martin from moving past “American Idol’s” Hollywood Week in three separate seasons.

The 28-year-old mother of a special needs child learned Friday that, despite not making the top 24 again, two “Idol” judges will help get her singing career cranked up.

Ellen DeGeneres, who is in her first season as a judge, invited Martin onto her talk show to discuss her struggles and to sing. And, DeGeneres said, fellow judge Kara DioGuardi will pen a song for her.