December 9, 2010
On the cobblestone street of Two Rodeo under the falling snow, GENLUX held their Holiday Issue launch party for 2010.

With performances by Katharine McPhee and American Idol, Allison Iraheta; guests mingled, drank and enjoyed the Holiday festivities.

Full article HERE

Short video from that night can be found in this blog post, the second image on the page. Thanks to rock55 for finding this!

You’ve gotta work hard for what u want.. U cant always expect shit to be done for you. There will always come a time where u just have to take things into your own hands… Wana thank you guys for ur support and words!! Again… I’m not goin anywhere:) Was talkin to someone very important in my life yesterday about how crazy music is.. And how it can touch u in so many ways… How u can hear ONE song repeatedly and never get tired of it… How u can feel somethin different each and everytime u hear it… How it takes u back to that very first time u heard it.. and even gives u that very same feelin u felt when u did..theres just no need for visuals… It’s crazy..

source: tweet #1 & tweet #2
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Michael Sarver talking about Allison parting ways with Jive (4:05-4:48) - he talked to her, he thinks she’s one of the best singers that ever came to American Idol, he has no doubt that we’ve seen no last of Allison.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnzSZPMvi8

Adam Lambert was interviewed by John J. Moser and he spoke a little about Allison. Read the full interview HERE. Allison part below:

I was wondering if you had a hand in picking the opening act and if it was important to you on getting closure to someone like Allison Iraheta, who finished fourth on your season of “American Idol”?

“ I talked with my management and she was one of the options and I was like we have to go with Allison. I love her to death. I think she’s incredibly talented. I think that I want more and more people to be aware of her music because I think it’s really awesome. Her album is incredible. And yeah – I just think she’s got a great spirit and I think she has got a huge career ahead of her.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aG0BlQWHF8

Allison Iraheta mention in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Philly.com. Allison part below:

The three pop-rocking talents [Adam Lambert, Orianthi, Allison Iraheta] sharing the Tower stage next Thursday night on the glitzy “Glam Nation” tour have a thing in common. All have come oh-so-close to winning a crown. All were arguably “robbed.”

Well-known are the sagas of Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta, both major-league belters and distinctive stage personalities who arguably could have (should have) taken a victory lap on “American Idol.”

CLICK HERE for the full gallery.

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AfterElton.com mentions Allison Iraheta and her gay-friendly actions, and comments on the “Allison Iraheta: A New Gay Icon?” commentary:

It should be noted that Allison Iraheta, who finished third on American Idol in the Adam Lambert/Kris Allen year, is doing major bits for the gays. She’s touring with Adam, and she headlined Long Beach Pride. Some are calling her a new gay icon, which is premature, but as young as she’s starting, she could become one, for the ages.

Allison and Orianthi were interviewed by The Examiner yesterday after their performance on So you think you can dance. Source.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s4vGsn7R4c

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Awesome piece from Canada’s The Vancouver Sun about Allison and her performance on SYTYCD. Scroll to read the whole thing:

Or read it here: Allison Iraheta Shows Why American Idol Matters

Allison will perform “Don’t Waste the Pretty” on tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance alongside Orianthi at 9:00 PM EST on FOX. Don’t forget to join the Twitter trending party at 8:30 EST, where we are going to trend #DontWasteThePretty!

Review from the L.A. Times. Read the full review here:

Fellow “Idol” alum Allison Iraheta kicked off the evening at sunset, followed by guitar prodigy Orianthi. Both offered strong sets but delivered double the punch when they jammed together on Allison’s addictive new single, “Don’t Waste the Pretty.”

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Interesting blog about Allison Iraheta from GLUEAMERA.org – talking about how gay-friendly Allison is. Scroll to read the entire thing:

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Allison Iraheta was interviewed by KHOP in California. Watch her interview backstage before the show!

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From her official website: Allison talks about her experiences on the Glam Nation tour

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Live stream of Fox. SYTYCD airs at 9 pm EST: HERE

From her official site, Allison sends a shout out to her twitter followers!

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Also, Dilana (musician, wrote “Holiday”) mentions Allison Iraheta in an interview. All Allison mentions are below:

Q - How did Allison Iraheta from “American Idol” get to cover “Holiday?”

A - That took me a while to accept and swallow. Everyone would say Dilana, that’s fucking awesome; here’s this chick she’s still in the spotlight. Her management loves the song and she loves it. Why are you so depressed? I would say I was depressed for a week when I found out that she wanted to do my song, because at that point my record hadn’t come out yet. It was due to be released about a month after I heard this. It was like giving up my baby for adoption. I couldn’t let go of it. I wouldn’t give them a yes or a no. I said, ‘give me a few days to think about this.’ Eventually I came around. I just realized that the chances of her making it a hit are probably bigger than mine because she has financial back up and labels and stuff behind her, while I’m independent. Now I’m very happy that I did it. Every time I’ve seen her live on TV or radio she’s singing “Holiday.” It’s great. It’s brought a lot of awareness to her fans who didn’t know a lot about me. It’s a good thing you know?

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A short video from Allison’s Sacramento Thunder Valley performance of Don’t waste the pretty with Orianthi:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF2pbTe-0b0

And a picture gallery from the first night of the San Francisco show and the Sacramento show:

PICTURE GALLERY

Last summer, Allison was interviewed for Elle Magazine along with Kris and Adam. We saw a portion of her interview along with Kris and Adam’s. Now check out her full interview!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQH0HL4V2M

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San Diego magazine mentions Allison in their article about Idol Auditions. Read the full thing here: Allison Iraheta mention in San Diego Entertainer Magazine, Allison parts below:

We saw Los Angeles local, Allison Iraheta hit the panel of judges with her amazing vocals during the San Francisco auditions back in 2009, for the eighth season of the reality talent show. Iraheta had made it to the top 4 contestants along with San Diego local, Adam Lambert.

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Submit questions to Allison on her website. Check out the video of her telling us about this SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS FOR ALLISON IRAHETA BY CLICKING HERE AND COMMENTING ON HER WEBSITE):

• A PLETHORA of new dates for Allison on the GlamNation tour have been posted on the Official Allison Iraheta Website. Check them out there or check out the tour schedule on our tour schedule webpage HERE. Hell yeah!

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Better late than never, lol! An Allison interview from last summer from ExploreTalent.com:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jih3dCLFXI0