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''. The website was started in 2004 during the third season of ''American Idol''. Vote for the Worst also had a weekly radio show that has featured guests such as Ayla Brown,

Trenyce Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins (; born March 31, 1980) is an American singer and actress best known as a finalist on the second season of ''American Idol'' and for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Trenyce won one of the ...

, Leslie Hunt,

Steffi DiDomenicantonio Stephanie Marie Toscano DiDomenicantonio (born April 28, 1989), also known as Steffi D, is a Canadian singer and actress, who first rose to prominence as a fifth-place finalist on the fourth season of ''Canadian Idol''. Early life DiDomenica ...

, Alex Wagner-Trugman and Todrick Hall. The site closed down in June 2013."Vote for the Worst Will be Shutting Down After American Idol Season 12"
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History

VFTW started at the ''Survivor Sucks'' message board and moved to a GeoCities website during season three of American Idol. The very first ''VFTW'' pick during Season 3 was Jennifer Hudson, dubbed "Boomquisha Santiago" or just "Boomie," during the semi-finals, but the site never picked her again as she improved in further weeks. When Hudson sang "Circle of Life" during finals, the camera went to a shot of Hudson's family members, with a cousin who sat with her arms folded while the others cheered. This cousin was dubbed "Whatevia," the namesake of VFTW's annual awards. The site began to upset regular Idol viewers with their support of John Stevens and

Jasmine Trias Jasmine Trias (born November 3, 1986) is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of ''American Idol''. She has released one album to date, ''Jasmine Trias''. Biography Trias was born in Honolulu, Hawa ...

, but it was largely unknown to the general public at this time. During ''American Idol'''s fourth season, the site moved to its own domain name. VFTW gained its first bit of notoriety when

Scott Savol Scott Thomas Savol (born April 30, 1976) is an American singer and was the 5th place finalist on the fourth season of ''American Idol''. Personal life He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but lived in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Savol has a son named Bra ...

outlasted

Constantine Maroulis Constantine James Maroulis (; born September 17, 1975) is an American actor and rock singer. He was the sixth-place finalist on the fourth season of the reality television series ''American Idol'', and received a nomination for the Tony Award f ...

in the top 6 of ''Idol'''s fourth season and again appeared in the news when young crooner Kevin Covais made it to the top 11 in season five.

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of ''American Idol'' became a turning point for the website due to its support of candidates

Antonella Barba Antonella Maria Barba (born November 26, 1986) is an American singer. Born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Barba rose to prominence while competing on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. She attracted me ...

and

Sanjaya Malakar Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is an American singer, who was a finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite bei ...

. Vote for the Worst was one of the first websites to break the story about Antonella Barba's racy online pictures. The site then made headlines by proving that the raciest pictures that appeared online (involving a Barba lookalike performing a sexual act) were not of Barba. After Barba and Sundance Head (another VFTW candidate) were voted out of the competition, Vote for the Worst selected Sanjaya Malakar as their pick. Malakar went on to last 6 more weeks in the competition, becoming a cultural phenomenon while gaining momentum along the way with support from celebrities such as Howard Stern. Entertainment Weekly called Malakar "the most popular Vote for the Worst candidate ever" and Malakar helped make Vote for the Worst a household name. Season seven of ''American Idol'' saw the site stir up some major controversies. As the season began, Vote for the Worst posted a blog that season seven was being stacked with contestants with prior music industry experience and the controversy was picked up by news sources, including MTV, who decided to ask American Idol producer Ken Warwick about the issue. The site went a step further to also prove that

Randy Jackson Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive and television presenter, perhaps best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bas ...

, a judge on American Idol, was the vice president of A&R at MCA Records while

Carly Smithson Carly Sarah Smithson ( Hennessy; born 12 September 1983) is an Irish soul and pop rock singer who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2001, Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called ...

, a season 7 contestant, recorded an album there. The second controversy started by the site was exposing contestant David Hernandez as a former gay stripper. Outside all of the controversies, Vote for the Worst supported

Kristy Lee Cook Kristy Lee Cook (born January 18, 1984) is an American country music singer and television personality. She was the seventh place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, Cook released her first album called ''Devoted''. In ...

and

Brooke White Brooke Elizabeth White (born June 2, 1983) is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, White released her first studio album, call ...

when more popular

was eliminated. During season eight of ''American Idol'', Vote for the Worst's longest running contestant was Megan Joy, a quirky singer from Utah who made bird noises. The site also posted pictures of popular contestant Adam Lambert kissing another man, leading the general public to question Adam's sexuality due to the fact that he had not discussed this topic on the show. Bill O'Reilly ran Vote for the Worst's pictures of Adam during a news segment, but the show cropped the pictures to eliminate the actual kiss. During

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Tim Urban Timothy Joseph Urban (born May 1, 1989) is an American singer who was the seventh place finalist on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. Following his participation in the series, he released two EPs: '' Heart of Me'' in 2010 and ''New York ...

broke the record for Vote for the Worst's longest-running American Idol pick ever, as well as tying for longest pick ever with Jaydee Bixby of ''Canadian Idol'' Season 3. He remained their pick for nine weeks: from the top 24 to the top seven. He was eliminated in 7th—the same week as Sanjaya Malakar in Season 6. Michael Lynche was originally selected for Top 5 week, but after the performances, the website switched to Casey James, marking the first time the website had changed its mind on which contestant to vote for based on performance alone. VFTW chose Lee DeWyze for the finale, and he won. This supported VFTW's theory that a female will never win the show again. According to bloggers at VFTW, the seasons have resulted in "3, white, male, brunette, soft-rockers" winners in a row. Vote for the Worst was successful during seasons

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, supporting the 4th and 5th "white guys with a guitar,"

Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country music singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of ''American Idol'' on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, '' Clear as Day'', was released in October 2011 and w ...

and

Phillip Phillips Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. (born September 20, 1990) Note: An inaccurate birthdate (Sept. 29, 1990) and birthplace (Leesburg, Georgia) appear in is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning the eleventh season of ''Americ ...

, to win the title in five years. In January 2013, the site's creator, Dave Della Terza, announced that the site would be shutting down, but not before covering one final season of ''American Idol''. The shutdown was planned for June 2013, though it was not specified whether the site would simply be discontinuing all updates and left behind as an archive, or whether it would disappear entirely. As of April 2014, visiting the site results in a page indicating that the domain name has been "parked" with Go Daddy and is available for purchase.

Expansion to other shows

Because of the success of their ''American Idol'' campaign, Vote for the Worst has expanded its site to sometimes include other shows. The site helped support Casey Leblanc's 6 week run during Canadian Idol 3, Jaydee Bixby's unprecedented 9 week "worst" run from the final 10 to the final 2 during Canadian Idol 5, and

Bristol Palin Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin (born October 18, 1990) is an American public speaker, reality television personality, and real estate agent. She is the oldest daughter and second of five children of Todd and Sarah Palin. Palin competed in the fal ...

on Dancing with the Stars. Vote for the Worst's mixed bag extends to other shows. The site had some success with a group like Light of Doom during ''

'', but was unable to help others such as Boy Shakira during ''

''.

Reaction from ''American Idol''

''American Idol'' producers rarely acknowledge the site, but Nigel Lythgoe, an executive producer, did issue a statement, calling Vote for the Worst "a fly buzzing around a cow" during season six of ''American Idol'' to play down any press the site had received about being influential. In later seasons, Lythgoe has had a more playful repartee with the website, sending humorous tweets to the site's Twitter account. Legal action has been threatened against the website from fans of ''American Idol'', but to date neither Fox nor the series have issued statements regarding any lawsuits. Della Terza claims that lawyers involved with the program have contacted him twice about filing a lawsuit, but nothing has yet been filed against the site. While many ''American Idol'' fans claim Vote for the Worst promotes hate speech and bullying on their message boards and online comments, some lesser known contestants from ''American Idol'', have embraced the site.

Josiah Leming Josiah Leming (born March 26, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Morristown, Tennessee. At the age of 17, Leming dropped out of high school and began traveling across the United States to play shows while living out of his ca ...

, a contestant from season 7, is a member of the website and gave an interview to their weekly radio show.

Chris Sligh Charles Christopher Sligh (born April 13, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and pastor who was a finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol'', finishing in tenth place. He has released 14 albums since 2001 as a solo artist, wi ...

, a season 6 contestant, gave a shoutout to site creator Della Terza during the top 11 performance show by saying "Hi, Dave." Sligh and fellow contestant

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have also posted on the site's message board, along with many other former contestants such as Brenna Gethers, Chris Labelle, Phuong Pham, and Montana Martin Iles. Season 7 finalist

Amanda Overmyer Amanda Lindsay Overmyer (born October 26, 1984) is an American rock singer-songwriter who was the eleventh place finalist on the American Idol (season 7), seventh season of ''American Idol.'' Biography Overmyer grew up in Camden, Indiana, and ...

has also been vocal about her support of the website. Even

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runner-up

Crystal Bowersox Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and actress who was the runner-up on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. She was the first female finalist in three years. Bowersox's debut album, ''Farmer's Daug ...

has posted on ''American Idols Facebook and Twitter that she loves VFTW.

VFTW-supported contestants

''American Idol''

Season 3 * Jennifer Hudson (Semifinals Week 1 Only) * Briana Ramirez-Rial (Semifinals Week 2) *Lisa Wilson (Semifinals Week 4) * Jon Peter Lewis (Wild Card Only) * Leah LaBelle (Top 12) *

Matthew Rogers Matthew Wyatt "Matt" Rogers (born September 16, 1978) is an American television host and country singer. He was also one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series ''American Idol'', he became a televi ...

(Top 11) * John Stevens (Top 10 to Top 6) *

(Top 5 to Top 3): Third Place Season 4 * Janay Castine (Semifinals Weeks 1–3) *

(Semifinals Weeks 1–3 & Top 10 Only) *

Mikalah Gordon Mikalah Analise Gordon (born January 14, 1988) is an American singer and eleventh-place finalist on the fourth season of ''American Idol''. She was the second finalist eliminated on March 25, 2005. Early life Gordon was born in Las Vegas, Neva ...

(Top 12 to Top 11) *

(Top 9 to Top 5) *

Anthony Fedorov Anatoliy Vladimirovich "Anthony" Fedorov (russian: link=no, Анатолий Владимирович Фёдоров; born May 4, 1985) is an American singer and actor who is former lead singer for the Chicago band 7th Heaven. He rose to fame as ...

(Top 4) *

Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...

(Top 3 to Finale): Winner Season 5 * Brenna Gethers (Semifinals Weeks 1–2) * Bobby Bennett (Semifinals Week 1) *

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(Semifinals Week 2) * Kevin Covais (Semifinals Week 3 to Top 11) * Kellie Pickler (Semifinals Week 3, Top 10 to Top 6) *

Taylor Hicks Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976) is an American singer who won the fifth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2006. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States fo ...

(Top 5 to Finale): Winner Season 6 *

Sundance Head Jason "Sundance" Head (born July 9, 1978) is an American Country music, country-soul music, soul singer and songwriter. He is the son of American singer Roy Head. In 2007, he was a semi-finalist on the American Idol (season 6), sixth season of th ...

(Semifinals Weeks 1–3) *

(Top 12 to Top 7) *

(Top 6) * LaKisha Jones (Top 4) *

Blake Lewis Blake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer and actor who was the runner-up on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. His major label debut album ''A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)'' was released on December 4, 2007, through ...

(Top 3 to Finale): Runner-Up Season 7 *

Danny Noriega Daniel Anthony Noriega, (born September 29, 1989) better known under the stage name Adore Delano, is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, and television personality. Noriega appeared as a contestant on the American Idol (season 7), seventh ...

(Men's Semifinals Weeks 1–3) *

Amy Davis Amy Davis is an American fashion illustrator, actress, filmmaker, and Lo-fi music, lo-fi musician. Her illustrations have been in shows all over the world, as well as published in magazines and books. She is married to filmmaker Jon Moritsugu, a ...

(Women's Semifinals Week 1) *

(Semifinals Week 2 to Top 11) *

(Top 10 to Top 7) *

(Top 6 to Top 5) * Jason Castro (Top 4) *

David Archuleta David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American pop singer. At ten years old, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition, leading to other television singing appearances. When he was twelve years old, he becam ...

(Top 3 to Finale): Runner-Up Season 8 *

Tatiana Del Toro The eighth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The se ...

(Semifinals Week 1, Wild-Card) *

Nick Mitchell Nicholas Cole Mitchell (born November 9, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler who is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Mitch of the Spirit Squad. Mitchell played football fo ...

(Semifinals Week 2) * Alex Wagner-Trugman (Semifinals Week 3) * Megan Joy (Top 13 to Top 9) * Scott MacIntyre (Top 8) *

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(Top 7 First & Second Week) *

Matt Giraud Matthew Scott "Matt" Giraud (born May 11, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the fifth place finalist of the eighth season of the reality television series ''American Idol''. He was the first recipient of the Judges' Save. ...

(Top 5) * Danny Gokey (Top 4 to Top 3) * Kris Allen (Finale): Winner Season 9 * Haeley Vaughn (Women's Semifinals Weeks 1–2) *

Paige Miles Paige Sade Miles (born September 24, 1985) is an American singer who was the eleventh place finalist on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. Biography Early life Born on September 24, 1985, Miles is the daughter of a single mother Emma ...

(Women's Semifinals Week 3) *

(Men's Semifinals Week 1 – Top 7; tied for longest running VFTW pick with Jaydee Bixby; longest running ever American Idol pick) *

Siobhan Magnus Siobhan Evelyn Magnus (born March 15, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter who was the sixth place finalist on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. Biography Early life Siobhan Magnus was born on March 15, 1990, to parents Alan and Collee ...

(Top 6) * Casey James (Top 5 – Top 3; Michael Lynche was originally picked, was switched to Casey after the performance night.) * Lee DeWyze (Finale): Winner Season 10 *Brett Loewenstern (Men's Semifinals) *Rachel Zevita (Women's Semifinals) * Paul McDonald (Top 13 to Top 8) *

Casey Abrams Casey Abrams (born February 12, 1991) is an American musician from Idyllwild, California, who finished in sixth place in the 10th season of ''American Idol,'' five weeks after being saved from elimination by the judges. A self-titled debut al ...

(Top 7 to Top 6) *

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(Top 5) *

Haley Reinhart Haley Elizabeth Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter and actress from Wheeling, Illinois. She first rose to prominence after placing third in the 10th season of ''American Idol''. In July 2011, Reinhart signed a re ...

(Top 4 to Top 3) *

(Finale): Winner Season 11 *Eben Franckewitz (Men's Semifinals) *Haley Johnsen (Women's Semifinals) *

Shannon Magrane Shannon Renee' Magrane (born October 21, 1995) is an American singer from Tampa, Florida, who finished in eleventh place on the eleventh season of ''American Idol.'' Early life Her father is former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and former Tampa ...

(Top 13 to Top 11) * Heejun Han (Top 10 to Top 9) *

Deandre Brackensick The eleventh season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012. The show aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8/7c. Ryan Seacrest returned as host, while Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler, and Jennifer Lopez all returned as judges. Inter ...

(Top 8) *

(Top 7 to Finale): Winner Season 12 *Zoanette Johnson (Women's Semifinals) *Charlie Askew (Men's Semifinals) *Lazaro Arbos (Top 10 to Top 6) * Janelle Arthur (Top 5) * Kree Harrison (Top 4 to Finale): Runner-Up

''Canadian Idol''

Season 3 * Cher Maendel *

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* Keely Hutton * Jenn Beaupre *

Casey LeBlanc Cassandra Beth "Casey" LeBlanc (born November 4, 1987) is a Canadian recording artist, She was a contestant on the third season of the popular reality television show '' Canadian Idol'', and was the fifth-place finisher. Born in Woodstock, New Br ...

Suzi Rawn Suzi Rawn (born August 31, 1982 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian recording artist and was the fourth-place finisher in ''Canadian Idol'' season 3. She is known for her rock and blues singing style as well as her unique clothing amongst ...

* Rex Goudie: Season 3 Runner-Up Season 4 * Chris Labelle * Nancy Silverman * Brandon Jones *

Chad Doucette Chad Doucette (born August 3, 1988) is a Canadian singer from East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, who finished 4th in the 2006 season of ''Canadian Idol''. Doucette, who auditioned in Sydney, Nova Scotia, made the Top 48 in season 3 of ''Canadian Id ...

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Craig Sharpe Craig Sharpe (born 23 September 1989) is a Canadian pop singer who was the runner-up on Canadian Idol 4, having finished a close second behind winner Eva Avila. He came through seven rounds of auditions judged by Canadian Idol's four-member pan ...

: Season 4 Runner-Up Season 5 * Tyler Mullendore * Maud Coussa-Jandl * Naomi-Joy Blackhall * Annika Odegard *

Jaydee Bixby Jaydee Bixby (born August 14, 1990) is a Canadian country musician who was the runner-up on the fifth season of '' Canadian Idol''. In 2008 he signed with Her Royal Majesty's Records and went on to release his debut album ''Cowboys and Cadil ...

: Season 5 Runner-Up (tied for longest running pick) Season 6 * Mark Day * Mitch MacDonald: Season 6 Runner-Up

''On the Lot''

Season 1 * Kenny Luby

''America's Got Talent''

Season 2 * Boy Shakira Season 5 * Airpocalypse (Quarterfinals Week 1) * Ronith (Quarterfinals Week 2) * Mary Ellen (Quarterfinals Week 4) * PUP (Quarterfinals Week 5 "Youtube" Special) * Doogie Horner (Quarterfinals Week 6 "Wildcard" Special) *

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(Semi-finals Week 1 – Top 4) Season 6 * Those Funny Little People (Quarterfinals Week 1) *Thomas John (Quarterfinals Week 2) Season 7 *Lil' Starr (Quarterfinals Week 1)

''The Next Great American Band''

Season 1 * Light of Doom

''Clash of the Choirs''

Season 1 * Team Lachey – WinnersView topic – Clash of the Choirs – LACHEYOWNAGE! VFTW VICTORY! , Vote for the Worst Message Board

''America's Best Dance Crew''

Season 2 *

Fanny Pak Fanny Pak is a ten-member contemporary, hip-hop and jazz-trained dance crew from Los Angeles, California that gained popularity after appearing on the second season of MTV's ''America's Best Dance Crew'' (ABDC). Often while performing, the crew ...

Season 3 * Dynamic Edition Season 6 *

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''Dancing With The Stars''

Season 5 *

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and Jonathan Roberts Season 7 * Cloris Leachman and Corky Ballas Season 11 * Margaret Cho and Louis van Amstel *

and

Mark Ballas Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. (born May 24, 1986) is an American dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Ballas is a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC program ''Dancing with the Stars''. He began competing on the show ...

''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''

Season 2 * Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt (quit before VFTW could cast any votes for them) * Janice Dickinson

''X Factor'' (UK)

Series 6 * John and Edward Series 7 *

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Series 8 * Johnny Robinson *

Frankie Cocozza Frankie Cocozza (born 17 January 1993) is a British singer from Brighton, England who was a former contestant on ''The X Factor''. He is currently the lead singer of British pop-rock band the Telescreen.

(Cocozza was chosen following Robinson's elimination, but was removed from the show before the next public vote.)

''X Factor'' (US)

Season 1 *''

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'' (Top 12 to Top 7) * Chris Rene (Top 5 to Finale): Third Place Season 2 *'' Tate Stevens'' (Top 4 to Finale): Winner

''The Voice''

Season 1 * Raquel Castro (Team Christina) * Xenia (Team Blake) * Devin Barley (Team Adam) * Curtis Grimes (Team Cee-Lo) Season 2 * RaeLynn (Team Blake) * Erin Martin (Team Cee-Lo) * Mathai (Team Adam) *

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(Team Adam)

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