American Juniors
American Juniors was a reality television series broadcast on the Fox Netwo… Read Full Bio ↴American Juniors was a reality television series broadcast on the Fox Network as a spin-off of the immensely popular American Idol, created by Simon Fuller and 19 Television, FremantleMedia, directed by Bruce Gowers and produced by Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick. It was very similar to the adult American Idol, much like the British series S Club 8 was to S Club 7. The first and only season of American Juniors aired in the summer of 2003. It was taped in Hollywood, California.

Around 2,000 children and teenagers auditioned for the show; from these twenty were chosen as contestants. Throughout the season, this number was narrowed down to five through several rounds of voting. Like American Idol, voting was done by the show's viewers via telephone. Unlike Idol, to prevent hurt feelings, the contestants were voted into the group, as opposed to being voted off the show. Idol host Ryan Seacrest repeated this duty for most of the shows. Idol judges did not appear (other than one satellite hookup with Simon Cowell from the second season of Pop Idol); the principal Juniors judges were Gladys Knight (who also hosted when Seacrest was absent), Deborah Gibson, and Justin Guarini (American Idol (Season 1) runner-up). A number of Idol alumni, such as Ruben Studdard and Christina Christian, made guest performances.

The five contestants who remained at the end of the season were formed into a group also named the American Juniors. They were Lucy Hale, Tori Thompson, Taylor Thompson, Chauncey Matthews, and Danielle White.

American Juniors became one of the highest rated televison shows of the summer season, with approximately 11.9 million viewers on June 3, though the numbers dropped 40% toward the end of July. Nonetheless, the producers were satisfied of the strong teen demographic. A second edition had been planned for fall 2003, later postponed to the summer after American Idol (Season 3), then called off. [1]

Seeing children and young adolescents competing gave some viewers a sour taste as the show had many "stage parents" in the wings. [2]

The American Juniors made a brief appearance on the December 2003 American Idol Christmas special, An American Idol Christmas. Their debut album American Juniors was released on October 26, 2004 after a year's delay from its original scheduled date.

The American Juniors group disbanded in 2005. The members seem to be pursuing individual efforts and there is little publicity about them as a group. The show website became inactive in April 2005, but the music website remains intact as an archive. In May 2005 the Thompson sisters' website announced they were now out on their own. [3]

Radio stations that play children's music (e.g, Disney, or digital radio) still occasionally play the music of American Juniors.
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American Juniors Lyrics


A Whole New World I can show you the world Shining, shimmering, splendid Tel…
ABC A buh-buh buh buh-buh A buh-buh buh buh-buh You went…
Bring The House Down Yeah yeah Oh yeah yeah As the night draws in let the…
Build Me Up Buttercup Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup,…
Colors of the Wind You think you own whatever land you land on The earth…
Do You Love Me? Aj: Broke my heart, 'cause I Couldn't Dance Morgan: You didn…
Don't make me over Don't make me over Now that I'd do anything for you Don't…
Emotional I don't need a heartache And crushes can be so fake But…
Have You Ever Ohh, Yeah Sometimes it's wrong to walk away, though you thin…
I I've been waitin' Such a long time just tryin' to get…
I'll Be There You and I must make a pact We must bring salvation…
I'll Never Fall In Love Again What do you get when you fall in love A guy…
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Plug in the mic, open the curtains Turn on the lights,…



It's Still Rock and Roll to Me What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? "Can't you …
Kids In America Looking out a dirty old window Down below the cars in…
Let 'Er Rip Can Tell There's Something You Don't Wanna Tell Me It's Kill…
Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You When your heartbeat's taking over And there's nowhere you ca…
Love Aint Gonna Wait for You When your heartbeat's taking over And there's nowhere you c…
Make Your Own Kind Of Music Nobody can tell ya there's only one worth singing Babe, the…
More Today Than Yesterday I don't remember what day it was I, I didn't…
No Matta What [Lucy:] Oh Ya, We gonna have some fun [Chanucey:] Cause tom…
One Step Closer I've been waitin' Such a long time just tryin' to get…
Open Arms Lying beside you, here in the dark Feeling your heartbeat wi…
Proud Mary Left a good job in the city Workin' for the Man…
Put a Little Love in Your Heart Think of your fellow man lend him a helping hand put a…
Reach for the Stars Jo: When the world leaves you feeling blue You can …
Reach Out I'll Be There Now if you feel that you can't go on Because…
Sundown Sundown Friday twilight in the big town Party people getti…
True Colors You with the sad eyes, don't be discouraged Oh I realize…
Unstoppable [All:] Unstoppable I got the fire in my heart I'm not afraid…
You Are the One Stacey: Have you ever had a friend Who never let yo…


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