Katelyn Epperly

Recap: "American Idol" contestants Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott perform ...
2010-05-05 / DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Recap: “American Idol” contestants Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott perform...5th. (Bill Neibergall/The Register) Two singing idols shared the stage at the Blue Moon Dueling ...Scott are 20 year-old songwriters eliminated from "Idol" the very same night. The two easily ...thought she'd be a good person to play a show with." Epperly took the stage shortly after 9 p.m. After ...audience … It's awesome - the place is filled to the brim," Epperly said before sitting down at the piano....concert. "I think the crowd is here to really support Katelyn," Berndt said. "For Des Moines, it's a big deal ...

'American Idol's' Katelyn Epperly, Lilly Scott performing together May 5
2010-04-29 / Zap2it.com
If you were totally dismayed that Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott were booted from "American Idol" during the semi-finals, you can see these "Idol" BFFs together May 5 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Des Moines Register is reporting that the duo ... $8 at the door. We wish we still lived in Iowa -- we would totally go! Epperly previously told the Register that she was also performing June 3, but that concert is no longer ... Moines native Olympian Shawn Johnson . The girls had reality show stories to swap, as Shawn was the winner of the "Dancing With the Stars" Season 8. Watch their interview below!

'American Idol': Crystal Bowersox texted Katelyn Epperly 'Betrayed by Seacrest'
2010-04-19 / Zap2it.com
but was talked into staying by Ryan Seacrest . After reading the reports, ousted Top 24 contestant Katelyn Epperly texted Bowersox to check in. Epperly tells Star 102.5 in her hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, that Bowersox wrote back, "Oh ... where she was just missing her kid ... and sometimes it really gets to her," Epperly tells the station. She probably just had a moment and they made it ...it wasn't. She's fine." Seacrest allegedly convinced Bowersox to stay by emphasizing how lucrative "Idol" is and telling her she'd be able to buy her mother a house if...

Dear Abbey Answers 'Idol' Questions
2010-04-19 / BuddyTV
.... All season long, I'll be answering fictional questions from American Idol contestants with real snarky advice. This week I offer advice .... Add Tim Urban to the equation and I am SO over American Idol. What can I do to bide my time until the ...have some big shoes to fill after last year's award winning OMG face: In a moment of stress and doubt, I quipped...my ways and continued, but now I've been sold out to the press by Ryan Seacrest and Katelyn Epperly. I feel betrayed. How do I get over this hurt? - Crystal Bowersox First: remember that Katelyn Epperly is back working a day job and playing gigs ...

Katelyn Epperly of 'American Idol' fame receives key to West Des Moines
2010-04-06 / DesMoinesRegister.com
... — The West Des Moines City Council on Monday gave American Idol contestant Katelyn Epperly the key to the city, praising the 19-year-old for her poise and professionalism as a semifinalist on the show. Epperly, a musician from West Des Moines, made it to the top 16 on "Idol." Following a council-chambers viewing of one of Epperly's performances on the show, West Des Moines Mayor Steven Gaer called Epperly a ...She) has a very bright future that her hometown is excited to follow." Epperly, accompanied by friends and family members during the brief ceremony, ...

American Idol Season 9 Week 3 Eliminations
2010-03-20 / PopStar.com Celebrity News
... we are forced to say goodbye to four talented contestants. The talent is strong but once again, ... also known as American Idol came to a close for four Idol hopefuls including Katelyn Epperly, ...is very hard to say goodbye to your dream of winning, which we all saw firsthand when... his heart out one last time on the Idol stage, leaving many speechless and wondering... including and Kara DioGuardi wanted a girl to win Season 9. Since Week 2, the judges have been... 10, but many have fell short. Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott were ... last year's runner-up. Since leaving Idol, Todrick has decided to try and ...

American Idol: Week #3, The Top 12
2010-03-17 / PopMatters
... for the acceptance. It’s been a rough week for American Idol after a devastating week of cuts,... as missing out on a few more weeks of Katelyn Epperly, Todrick Hall, and especially ... voters out there, but total Idol votes number in the millions. It’s much ... votes goes home. The fans of the top contestants are heavily fractured, but a vast majority ...;Tumbling Dice”.) Top Corn : With Katelyn out, we need a new cornball,... enough to help ease the suffering of losing Katelyn, if not Lilly. She also...;t want to watch a children’s singing contest. The attempt at making him look older...

American Idol 9: Why Lilly Lost
2010-03-16 / Foxes on Idol
... last, having already addressed this question for , and Katelyn. But I couldn’t put it off forever –... out our answers. The path outlined in What ‘American Idol 9’ Contestants Need to Know will certainly help guide... fifth for the night – just one step ahead of Katelyn. Yet he still felt it was an “impressive performance... Ryan Seacrest, who is normally known just for supporting contestants rather than taking a serious look at... suspect Lilly received more votes than Katelyn. So if this had been a week ... lost. Now you can follow Foxes On Idol & RealityNewsOnline on Twitter and on Facebook! On Twitter, ...

American Idol 9: Why Katelyn Lost
2010-03-16 / Foxes on Idol
Katelyn Epperly came off of a decent performance in the second week with a shot at making it into the ..., but it may be indicative of her problem in the American Idol competition. Was Katelyn’s inability to be memorable her only ...that would be Katelyn. And as always , we will obtain our answers by going through What ‘American Idol 9’ Contestants Need to Know. So let’s get... copy performance without anything new being added by Katelyn. I noted, like Jenn, that the keyboard restricted her ... column with Sting7 and myself, Sting noted that Katelyn was one of the “the PSBs – the Pretty Singing Blondes.” ...

American Idol: Four More Bite the Dust, and Talk With Their Mouths Full
2010-03-15 / Television Without Pity
We're down to the Final 12 on American Idol ! Man, it must be such a great... should start allowing contestants to play original songs? Katelyn: That's a tough one. People... it happened for a reason. So what are your plans? Katelyn: For now, since I'm flat broke, I gotta... out. What surprised you the most about being on the show? Katelyn: I didn't expect to get along with people... if that's because I see true artistry in that contestant, or what it is, but I definitely feel like I got... what I'm doing, I just don't necessarily think that was the American Idol voting demographic. That's what I worried out...

Katelyn Epperly: And You Thought Lilly Scott Was Mad at 'American Idol'
2010-03-15 / BuddyTV
Throughout season 9 of American Idol we wondered why the judges' seemed extra harsh on curly-haired cutie Katelyn Epperly, but after sitting in on a conference call with the latest eliminated Idol contestant, we think we have an answer: a wee bit of an attitude. Though Katelyn seemed all innocence ... on the show, during her exit interview she was barely able to contain her distaste for American Idol and mainstream pop music and its ... I definitely don't regret doing it, because I love that era and I love the song." Are you glad American Idol has embraced musicians, singer-songwriters and ...

American Idol: What Went Right And Wrong, And What Can Be Improved?
2010-03-15 / Reality TV Calendar
...especially just before the final twelve! Idol fans everywhere must be shocked that Katelyn Epperly, Lilly Scott, Alex Lambert and Todrick Hall ... home may remove a certain sense of shock in the situation. Katelyn Epperly never developed a fan base. I ... directly contrast her from, say, Katie Stevens. It sucks that Katelyn delivered her weakest performance when she needed it ... “I Feel The Earth Move” was simply so uninspired that Katelyn didn’t even look like she wanted to ... that Alex simply was not ready to be the American Idol. Alex is the kind of contestant who makes me wish that Idol...

American Idol's Booted Four on What Went Wrong
2010-03-14 / People Magazine
...8212; Todrick Hall, Lilly Scott, Katelyn Epperly, and Alex Lambert —... should dance.’ I was going to be the first contestant to actually do a dance break, like... to kind of break the mold and be that offbeat contestant that did exactly what I wanted to do and... TV, let alone American Idol !” KATELYN EPPERLY After a moody, quiet... with Coldplay’s “The Scientist,” Epperly, 19, thought singing Carole King...;since I am flat broke,” Epperly adds with a laugh, “I’m going... it does make sense. I guess I probably won’t be able to look at a banana the same...

The 'Idol' lament: Top 24's final elimination hits a bummed note
2010-03-13 / Los Angeles Times
...still getting over the shock of elimination, while the contestants just tried to make sense of it all...., Colo., native was championed from the get-go by "Idol" viewers and the media for picking an unexpected ... have done her in. "I wanted to be that offbeat contestant," she said. "I did exactly what I wanted ... Coldplay's "The Scientist," also strayed from the typical "Idol" songbook -- to her detriment, as it turned out... he's not the first, and certainly won't be the last. -- Shirley Halperin Follow on Twitter... Hall and Katelyn Epperly perform during Round 3 of the "American Idol" semifinals. Credit...

Post-'American Idol' interview with Katelyn Epperly and her father Brad
2010-03-13 / DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
...year-old from West Des Moines was eliminated from “American Idol.” But her aspiration ...afternoon in a conference call interview. Her “Idol” experience provided an “incredible ...faced harsher criticism from the judges compared with the other contestants. “I’m not sure if ...giving them,” she said. Brad Epperly, Katelyn’s father, was one of the millions... back, and the entire cast is on the stage. Katelyn is on the shoulders of one of the adults; her arms... from Valley High School in West Des Moines, Epperly studied commercial music for three semesters...

American Idol Season 9: 12 finalists revealed
2010-03-13 / TV.com
"American Idol" got down from 16 contestants to 12 last night, in effect reaching the "magical" Top 12 ..." next week, but there are probably 100 others I haven't thought of yet. Next, Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly to the front of the stage. One was going home, one was staying. Paige Miles, in, Katelyn, out. Then, since I missed Tuesday's performances, I got to see just why Katelyn was booted off. Her version of Carole King's "I Feel the ... while I also thought Todrick was super talented, he wasn't gonna win this thing. Then they brought back two contestants from last season-Matt Giraud and Scott...

Katelyn Epperly's post-'Idol' alert: 'Look out for me'
2010-03-13 / DesMoinesRegister.com
...19-year-old from West Des Moines was eliminated from "American Idol." But her aspiration and ... afternoon in a conference call interview. Her "Idol" experience provided an "incredible platform" for her ... harsher criticism from the judges compared with the other contestants. "I'm not sure if it's possibly because ... back, and the entire cast is on the stage. Katelyn is on the shoulders of one of the adults; her arms... and the Beast." Once the Epperlys settled in West Des Moines during Katelyn's first-grade... from Valley High School in West Des Moines, Epperly studied commercial music for three semesters...

American Idol Season 9: Conference Call with Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott
2010-03-13 / Realitywanted
...they were as artists, get eliminated from the competition. Katelyn Epperly and Lilly Scott couldn't...show has embraced singers who are musicians as well? A. Katelyn: That's actually what made me much more ...Lilly: I wanted to break the mold and be that offbeat contestant that did exactly what I wanted to do and ...than watching TV, let alone American Idol. A. Katelyn: Definitely playing The Scientist by Coldplay... have. Q. What are your plans, moving forward? A. Katelyn : I'm flat broke but I'm going back... of the same old stuff. Q. Who are rooting for now? A. Katelyn: I really do honestly, and not...