Jason Castro

As always it's been awhile but I'm back with another fabulous autograph to share! Jason Castro was one of my favorites during American Idol Season 7. He won me over from his audition when he sang the Keith Urban song "Once In A Lifetime". Ever since then I've been wanting to add his autograph to my collection. I was lucky enough to get this 8x10 signed photo as a prize from a radio station recently!

Brooke White

Yesterday I received back the 8x10 photo I sent to Brooke White from Season 7! I absolutely LOVE her cover version of Coldplay's hit song "Yellow"(from her pre-American Idol days) and her newly released single "Radio, Radio". Haven't heard them? You can check out both of these songs and more on her Myspace.

David Cook

Today brought my first autograph success of the summer! I received a signed promotional 8x10 photo of the Season 7 American Idol finalist and winner David Cook. He is truly talented! It's hard to believe he attended the AI audition without the intention of trying out himself but instead to support his brother who was auditioning! I'm happy to add David to my collection. His career is off to a great start and he is one of my personal favorites from AI over the years!

Kara Dioguardi

I been awhile since I got an autograph TTM, so I was surprised to see one of those good old manila envelopes in the mail this weekend. In it was this signed and inscribed photo from Kara Dioguardi who is the new judge on this season of American Idol! Love her! She is also a songwriter and has written hit songs for pop artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Hilary Duff, Pink, Ashlee Simpson, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguliera and Celine Dion. She sings herself as well! Check out this YouTube clip of her singing "Lost" with co-writers Mitch Allan and Dave Hodges: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBKszP4ZGJw&feature=related

Diana DeGarmo

As any regular visitor on my blog can probably tell by now I am a American Idol fanatic and occasionally write to my favorite contestants from various seasons of the show. In August I had read that Diana DeGarmo was returning to the Broadway show Hairspray to again play the role of Penny Pingleton. I missed the opportunity to write her when she first starred in the musical in the spring, so I was really excited that she rejoined the cast again. I sent her a letter in early September and in early November I received a color 5x7 signed and inscribed photo from her. She also signed and inscribed the index card that I had enclosed with my letter. I am really thrilled to hear back from her! In September I had the opportunity to go to a performance in which I saw both her and Haylie Duff perform. Both did such a great job! Aaron Tviet who played Link Larkin was a favorite of mine as well, so I hope to eventually send out an autograph request to him as well! :)

Carrie Underwood

I have been a fan of Carrie Underwood's ever since seeing her audition on American Idol during Season 4. She instantly became one of my favorites, as has her CD Some Hearts. She's made quite an impact on country music in the shortwhile since being declared American Idol in 2005, winning a number of prestgious music awards from the Billboard Music, Country Music Televison and the Academy of Country Music.

Chris Daughtry

American Idol has been one of my favorite TV shows since it began in 2002. I’m a fan of many past contestants like Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Kimberly Locke, Carrie Underwood and Bo Bice. This season Chris Daughtry was one of my favorite contestants! He stood out to me from his audition and I really enjoyed his performances, especially his cover of rock songs such “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” by Fuel and “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi. I was disappointed that he didn’t make it into the finale, as I really thought he had a good chance of winning the competition! Regardless, I think he has a successful career ahead of him and look forward to him releasing an album! As soon as I saw that someone posted online a success for Chris, I wrote him a letter and sent out a request. I was happy to receive this nice signed color photo from him, as opposed to the computer printed photos others received. However, it’s hard for me to tell whether it is authentic or pre-printed. If anyone knows, please comment and let me know! Thanks! :)