The phenomenon that is Idol (American, Pop etc..) has made huge huge music stars out of normal, average people like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Will Young and to an extent Heinz Winkler... And as South Africa braces for its fifth season, the Americans are preparing to crown their next big winner.

That's fab! But now the creators of the show are giving back and last night in the States the show and it's producers called on the general American public to not only vote for their favourite contestants but to also donate money to help those less fortunate than them. The result was amazing! $30million will be donated to Americans and African charities to eradicate problems they are experiencing. Congratulations and well done to those involved in this project. It's refreshing to see that out of all this hype of creating a world class musician, some other good can come out of it too!

Posted by jvonblog on April 26, 2007 at Thursday, April 26, 2007 | Permalink