Mariah Carey: First Idol Promotional Photo Released
Mariah Careys first American Idol promotional photo has been released into the wild by FOX, and features the 42-year-old diva in a figure-hugging sequined orange dress.
Its not exactly the most natural pose, but I think thats a smile? Sort of? Maybe?
Anyway, the five-time Grammy winner was announced as an Idol judge earlier this week. Since then, weve heard word of her salary ($18 million per series, reportedly with an option to renew for a second season) and insiders spilling the beans on how the diva is a nightmare to work with, which doesnt sound like Mariah Carey at all.
The next season of American Idol will air in early 2013, and the luring of Carey to the judging panel has been widely viewed as a bid by executives to rescue a show which saw audiences dip last season. Careys deal makes her the highest-paid judge of any reality show ever made; TMZ reports that season 11 judge Jennifer Lopez, who Carey has replaced, raked in $12 million per series for her work. Other new judges are expe! cted to join the panel.
Is Carey worth this amount of dough? If she brings the viewers back and her continued popularity in gossip rags suggests she has a chance of doing this Idol executives will think so. She remains a bona fide pop icon, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, and has had more number ones than any other solo artist in history.
What do you think, readers? And what do you make of Mariah Careys first American Idol promotional photo?
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