The American Idol alum and former finalists, Adam Lamber and Chris Daughtry are returning on American Idol and now as mentors. The Fox show will see both of these talented singers for the new phase introduced by Randy Jackson, the “Boot Camp” phase.

American Idol XIII is soon going to have live shows on air but before that the top contestants need to perform before an audience and get through the newly introduced Randy Jackson”s “Boot Camp” phase. And that”s where Adam Lambert (from Season 8) and Chris casino online Daughtry (from season 5) will be seen helping and counseling these budding contestants to make their way through the big worked of stardom.

According to Daughtry, the live show of the 13th American Idol will start airing from February 18th, with an exclusive 3-night run. He broke this news through a tweet which had a picture of the two alum and said “Hanging with @Adamlambert at the #idol workshop. Glad to be back! Stay tuned…” As reported earlier that the judge of the show for 12 years, Randy Jackson will return as a mentor on the 13th installment of the Fox Series.

The brand new segment “Boot Camp” will be a workshop of two days, introduced in order to let the audience know the contestants a little better before they pick their favorites and vote for them. On asking that whether or not the season will see more alumni on the show,  the new team of executive producers Evan Prager and Jesse Ignjatovic said that they are always open to the idea of bringing the previous Idols back to the show. In fact, I think it”s a pretty good idea as both of these mentors are my personal favorites!

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Its official, the brand new season of American Idol will see a comeback of former judge, Randy Jackson and the former Jazz singer and Idol mentor, Harry Connick Jr. is going to be the new judge on the show. It will be the third season for star judges, Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban, whom the Idol fans totally adore. Unlike other talent hunts, American Idol doesn’t seem to follow the trend of a young judging panel for its upcoming season and clearly taking the classic road, with an amalgamation of talent, persona and insightful experiences.

The new judge in the house, Harry Connick Jr. is a musical prodigy and quite an entertainer himself and an amazingly honest mentor. He is pretty excited about his contribution to the young talent and help turning the aspiring singers of Idol 13 into stars. Connick said that he is a greatest fan of the show and was indeed honored when they asked him to judge this time. The team is also geared up to have old friend, Randy Jackson back in the team, who will be playing a new role of a mentor, this thirteenth season. With this, Ryan Seacrest, who is the face of American Idol, also returns back as the host!

It was quite challenging for the last season of American Idol to maintain ratings with the absence of Ryan Seacrest and the never-ending battles between the divas, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, a total distraction from the performances.

Nevertheless, we are just glad to see the final judgment panel as it’s totally worth the wait after the prolonged speculations. Amongst the other artists who were considered for the judges were producer Dr. Luke, singer/producer Will.i.am, Scooter Braun, who is the manager of Justin Bieber and a couple of former Idol winners.

Randy’s happiness is uncanny. In his latest statement he has expressed how glad he is to rejoin the show which has grown so much over the years. He also said that American Idol is all set to unearth the hidden talent of America and transform them into superstars of the future.

American Idol will be back with its thirteenth season in January 2014, the production of which starts today (September 3) in Boston.

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