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Top ten finalists of the American Idols Live! Tour Ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell
August 01, 2008 - American Idols Live! Tour 2008
About this Marketsite Event:
The top ten finalists of the American Idols Live! Tour preside over the NASDAQ Closing Bell ceremony.

Top 10 AMERICAN IDOL finalists are:

  • David Cook
  • David Archuleta
  • Syesha Mercado
  • Jason Castro
  • Brook White
  • Carly Smithson
  • Kristy Lee Cook
  • Michael Johns
  • Ramiele Malubay
  • Chikeze Eze
  • For more ticket and tour info, fans can visit ticketmaster.com, poptarts.com, americanidol.com and idols.aeglive.com.

    About 19 Entertainment Ltd. [CKXE]:

    Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment Ltd. is recognized as a lead creator, provider and promoter of globally successful entertainment brands today. The company has attracted a unique collection of expertise in executives who work together to integrate and leverage activity across television, sports, film, touring, merchandising, music publishing, recording and artist / writer management.

    19 Founder and CEO Simon Fuller has developed and managed some of the biggest entertainers of our time, with credits that include the creation of TV phenomenon AMERICAN IDOL, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and renowned U.K television series POP IDOL. 19's roster of chart-topping artists include legendary musical icon Annie Lennox, country music sensation Carrie Underwood, the pop group sensation Spice Girls, and IDOL alumni Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry and David Cook, to name just a few.

    In 2007, 19 Entertainment Ltd. nabbed multiple Grammy nominations for AMERICAN IDOL alumni Carrie Underwood, Fantasia Barrino and Chris Daughtry, as well as a prestigious Governors Emmy Award, the Television Academy's highest honor, for "Idol Gives Back." In 2008, Simon Fuller was named "Top British Manager of All Time" by Billboard Magazine, broke music industry records by securing 17 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in just one week (all 19 managed/American Idol artists), and beat the record of 14 singles charted by the Brian Epstein-managed Beatles during a single week in 1964.

    For more information about the American Idols Live! Tour 2008, please visit idols.aeglive.com.

    Press Inquiries Only:
    Organizations interested in obtaining NASDAQ-listed company bell ringing ceremony photographs for press purposes, must first receive approval from the listed company before requesting photographs from NASDAQ. Please provide the company contact information from whom you received approval to Jolene Libretto at jolene.libretto@nasdaq.com. Kindly credit © 2008, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Reprinted with permission.

    Other Photography Inquiries:
    For all other photography inquiries, please contact NASDAQ’s photographer, Rob Tannenbaum at rob.tannenbaum@nasdaq.com.

    © 2008, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Reprinted with permission.