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Oh, how the mighty have fallen!

Last time we checked in with Sanjaya Malakar, the American Idol talent was debuting in a delightful off-Broadway musical!

Hold on to your hairpieces because, if you thought that role was off-Broadway, his new gig will blow your mind!

These days, the former Idol finalist sings oldies in NYC subway stations for spare change! And he cut his hair, too!

An onlooker revealed:

Tags: american idol, finalist, idol, music minute, new york city, off broadway, otis redding, sanjaya malakar, subway, tv news

Hooray!

Brooke White has finally popped wide open and is the proud mother of a baby

Tags: american idol, baby, baby blabber, brooke white, finalist, girl, girls, its a girl, popped, she popped

He may not have won X Factor, but that doesn't mean Chris Rene is going anywhere!

The reality competition finalist made his debut performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, performing his single Young Homie, which you may remember he sang in his very first audition, while appearing alongside his mentor L.A. Reid!

Ch-ch-check it out (above)!

With this guy's truly inspirational story - and his really authentic, natural talent - how can you NOT root for him?!

And it's so nice to hear him say this time around "nine months sober" instead of the "two months" he originally sang the first time we heard this!

Congratulations on all of your accomplishments, Chris!

We can't wait to see where your career takes you!

Tags: audition, chris rene, contestant, epic records, finalist, l.a. reid, mentor, performance, song, the ellen degeneres, x factor, young homie

He may not have won X Factor last season, but Chris Rene was talented enough to win himself a record deal Epic, and his debut single has been released!

Check out Young Homie, which you may recall was the original composition he performed during his audition for the reality competition (above)!

So cool to know what it sounded like then, and to hear how its changed now that it's been professionally recorded in the studio!

Such an incredible journey this guy's been on!

Congratulations, Chris! Can't wait to hear what else you've got in the works for us!

Tags: audition, chris rene, epic records, finalist, new single, original composition, studio version, x factor, young homie

We couldn't be more thrilled for him.

After everything he's endured, he deserves all the happiness in the world!

Danny Gokey, the American Idol alum who lost his wife three years ago, is set to marry his girlfriend, Leyicet Peralta!

According to a statement on his website for the charity honoring his late wife, Sophia's Heart:

Tags: american idol, charity, congratulations, danny gokey, finalist, leyicet peralta, memory, r.i.p., sophia gokey, sophias heart

As we mentioned last month, Madonna and Lola were searching for a fabulous new model to be the face of Material Girl for next Spring.

Now, after weeks of looking, the casting for the Material Girl “Lucky Star” Model Search is down to 36 finalists and you can help decide who wins.

Simply CLICK HERE to go and vote for your favorite.

Vote by December 5th to help narrow down the results to the top 10 finalists.

Tags: finalist, lola, madonna, material girl, model, model search, top 10

Why, recording her debut album in sunny El Lay, of course!

Check out the X Factor finalist's first entry into her video diary, in which she discusses traveling across the pond to get to work on some exciting new material - and with some pretty impressive producers, might we add!

It looks like you're having a BLAST, bb!

So excited to hear this record! Keep up the good work!

Thoughts??

Tags: exciting, finalist, new album, production, reality competition, recording, stateside, x factor