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Jacee Badeaux singing in tune after 'American Idol'
Last summer, Lana Badeaux,
mother of "American
Idol" contestant Jacee, thought she was safe. She thought her son
wouldn't have to or want to compete since the television show had
strict age restrictions — 16 and older.
Last summer, the age restrictions
were lowered one year. The day it was announced, Jacee immediately
began studying up on everything so he could hopefully become the
next pop music star.
"My husband and I were going
somewhere, and we got a
phone call from Jacee, and he asked if could audition,"
Lana said. "I was like, 'Could we just talk about this when I get
home?'"
The Badeauxs aren't your typical
stage family. They have deep-rooted Christian values and humble
charm. They didn't know if allowing Jacee to go on the show would
be the right choice at first.
"We weren't sure about that
environment and situation," Lana said. "We finally decided we
couldn't hole him back. Whatever God intended, that's what would
happen."
In between cattle calls for the
nationally-televised hit show, Jacee and his family traveled to
Baton Rouge. The tryouts only forwarded Jacee's cause.
"We heard about Baton Rouge Idol,
and we thought, 'Well, let's do a dry run,'" Lana said. "I thought
he'd get there and see the droves of people auditioning and say,
'No, Mom.' But, he didn't."
Jacee ended up
winning the Baton Rouge competition. As part of his
reward, he could move up in the line for the cattle calls in New
Orleans.
The auditions aren't anything like
you see on the show, Jacee said. Competitors show their stuff to
producers then go back home then come back and audition once more.
They repeat the process many times before finally getting in front
of the main judges — this year, it was former Aerosmith front-man
Steven Tyler, pop singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and Randy
Jackson.
"On TV, they show you the big arena,
and you
think that all those people get to go in front of the
judges, but it's not that way at all," Jacee said. "You actually
have to go through three or four auditions before you actually
get to the judges. It was in the span of a couple months. I was
just trying to get through those; so, you want to impress them
and be yourself and see what they say."
In front of the show's main judges,
a star was born as Jacee comfortably glided through the Otis
Redding classic, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay."
The fairy tale was just beginning,
and, at home, his friends and family barely knew.
While at school, Jacee and his
mother would disappear then return, trying to hold the secret
tight. The family all had a speech prepared if asked about the
mysterious travels.
"We were dealing with family
business," Jacee said, explaining this was the go-to
answer if anyone asked.
"It was a huge secret because we
signed confidentiality papers," Lana said. "They would ask his
sister, 'Where's your mom and brother?' She had it rehearsed very
well. People were concerned, and it was hard not to tell
them."
Rumors started, as they do in any
high school atmosphere. Jacee was mentoring children in Australia.
Jacee had died. Any story you can conjure was probably told at
Lafayette High's
Performing Arts Academy.
However, once "American Idol" began
airing, the secret was out. Jacee's popularity in the school and
nationwide grew.
"Of course, when somebody comes back
and stuff like that, they're going to talk," Jacee said. "But, it
was funny. Whenever I was on TV, I had a lot more friends than I
thought I had. Everybody was really nice though. They were all
supportive."
Top 40
In its tenth season, "American Idol"
was given the shot in the arm it needed. New judges, new faces and
just as many, if not more, viewers.
At 15 years old, Jacee Badeaux
passed a grueling audition test, proving to producers and the main
judges that he might be worthy of a shot at becoming the next big
thing in pop music.
This year, he made it past a few
rounds, garnering a spot in the Top 40. He didn't quite make the
cut, becoming that brand new singer who would light up stages and
arenas across the country.
However, his presence on the show
garnered much attention.
In this season's "Group Night"
episode, Jacee was kicked out of his original group and was left
with an all-nighter, trying to learn a new song and routine. It was
his least favorite part of the entire experience.
"It was very stressful to begin
with," he said. "I didn't have any hard feelings then, but it was
hard to have to go through it. I was just wanting to get through
group night and not have any drama, but it really didn't work out
that way."
Jacee was up until 4 a.m. He woke up
four hours later, fumbling through his performance, replacing
lyrics with pleas for help. When brought to the judges table, Randy
Jackson said it best, "You have a lot of fans."
The event sparked tears of
joy.
"Whenever it aired, I was like 'Oh
Lord, I'm never going to be able to live down crying on national
television,'" he said. "People didn't take it as a weakness kind of
thing. They took it as 'Oh, that's sweet.' Whenever Randy said
that, I knew (my fans) were rooting for me. It was just an overly
emotional moment."
Friends and family at home thought
he handled the situation as best as he could. "He took it in
stride," Joyce Menard, assistant director of the Lafayette High
School Choir, said. "I think he did great for a young boy keeping
his poise, especially when he got asked to leave the group. That's
an attribute to his parents teaching him to take things in stride.
He didn't fall apart, and America sympathized."
The event sparked some Internet talk
and blog buzz. At first, Jacee paid attention to all the comments
and videos; then, he took heed to good advice.
"Somebody told me they just don't
read anything anymore," he said. "Whenever you read something, and
it brings you down, there's no point to that stuff."
Lana also told him to make sure
these words masked by anonymity wouldn't hurt by cheering him and
telling him the consequences of going on a show as big as "American
Idol."
"We told him that he was putting
himself out there," she said. "You have a choice to allow someone
to steal your joy or not. There's always going to be positive
people and negative people. You learn from both. You can't allow
them to steal your joy."
Jacee, unlike many of those behind
the protective cloak of a bright
computer screen, has no reason to be upset. He
accomplished what many only dream about — he competed and
succeeded to a level on a show that's viewed by many and
criticized by even more.
Whatever the naysayers try to spit
in his face, what they can't say is that he did it.
Once he was cut, he came back not a
changed young man, not a gloating singer who became more defensive
if anyone asked about his appearances. The entire experience only
strengthened what he believes about himself.
"A lot of people say that I am
humble, and I feel that I am," he said. "I feel like that's an
important factor. You need to be humble because nobody likes to sit
next to a person who's always bragging about something. That's the
one thing it's taught me, to be humble and always be nice to people
because it was always come back to you three-fold, whatever you
do."
'Something special'
For Joyce Menard, Jacee has always
had a natural talent. She first heard him sing when he was in
Pre-K.
"He climbed on a piano bench, and he
sang a Christmas song," Menard said. "I looked at Lana and said,
'This is not normal, it's something special.' Now, the nation knows
it's something special."
Victoria Landry, a chorus teacher
who had Jacee in seventh and eighth grade, said he's never had an
off day.
"I almost wish I could tell you,"
Landry said. "As a voice instructor, I certainly have off-days.
He's just always on."
Lindsey Davis, a 17-year-old friend,
said Jacee's voice "brings tears to my eyes. He's one of my best
friends, and he's using his talents for the Lord."
So, here we are, after a major
performance, Jacee is back home, not with a record contract or a
high-class manager that wants him to do songs with Justin Bieber,
but with what he had all along — a natural gift, a humble attitude
and his faith.
"You ask him about some of the drama
and challenges every day. It was God-led," Lana said. "We believed
the choice to through prayers and that type of thing. I think he
has relied on his faith through those challenges. I can't imagine
going through what we went through and not having faith. It's
bigger than you are."
Jacee said he doesn't know if he'll
try out next year: "We'll just see what happens, whatever God
plans."
He has tried to write some songs of
his own, but he's only testing it out as he's got a full schedule
of live appearances. However, if he would release an album today,
it would be in the genre of inspirational music.
"In Vegas (on the show), we talked
to Interscope, a big music business," he said. "When I was talking
to them, they asked me what kind of genre that I would want to do.
I didn't know the name of it, but I would want my songs to touch
people, to feel something from it. And they said, that genre is
called inspirational. I guess whatever I sing, I want it to touch
people's hearts. I want them to feel something from it."
If his voice stays, which his
friends and family think it will, he could very well be the next
"American Idol." The thought passes his friend Davis' mind
often.
"I know he was disappointed that he
didn't make it far," Davis said. "It didn't bring him down any,
he's still performing. I think if he could wait a little longer, he
could actually be 'American Idol.'"
Date Published: Jun 25, 2011 - 1:14 pm
Jacee Badeaux Performs at 2011 Louisiana Idols Concert
Jacee Badeaux and his fellow "Louisiana Idols" held a concert in Mandeville, LA at Tammany Trace Trailhead Park. The concert consisted of Season 10 American Idol contestant's Jacee Badeaux, Jacquelyn Dupree, Jovany Barreto, and Lauren Turner. The concert was a great success and was accompanied with a huge crowd turnout.
Date Published: Jun 19, 2011 - 2:49 pm
Jacee Badeaux performs at Memorial Day Concert
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Date Published: May 30, 2011 - 1:32 pm
American Idol 2011: Top 10 Worst moments
So here it is. Warning: this
is a “Worst” list so don’t be surprised if you’re offended in any
way (and I won’t argue with you in the comments).
10. Karen Rodriguez sings
“I Could Fall in Love.” Karen was obsessed with Selena
and unfortunately for her, it got her cut from the show pretty early. She just
couldn’t quite get in the zone.
9. Casey Abrams sings
“Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Casey screamed and acted
angry during most of his performances, but this one was the
worst. He had some great moments, but this was not one of
them.
8. Jacob Lusk sings “No
Air.” Not only was this a terrible performance, it was terrible timing. If Jacob
wanted to break into the
Top 3, this was not the
song to sing. I mean who sings a duet alone on “American
Idol” anyway? Bad idea.
7. Clint Jun Gamboa’s
attitude. There’s a reason why such a great singer
couldn’t break the Top 12. Hopefully he realizes why. And I don’t
want to hear an “it was editing” defenses. When he wasn’t being
mean to contestants, he
was being cocky and arrogant.Voters couldn’t forget him kicking
out sweet young singer Jacee Badeaux.
6. Julie Zorilla sings
“Break Away.” Julie seemed like she’d end up being a
front runner, but I think this bad performance sealed her fate,
knocking her out just shy of making the Top 12.
5. The eliminations
of pre-Top 13 contenders Jacee Badaeux, Colton Dixon, Brett
Lowerenstern and Robbie Rosen. This season could have been a whole lot different
with these great singers.
Unfortunately, they weren’t able to get in on the judges’ and
producer’s pimp-fest in time. At least Jacee and Colton get
another shot next season. Brett and Robbie, sadly, were wasted on
the Top 24.
4. Randy Jackson.
From his obvious insecurities with the new judges to his CONSTANT
name drops to his uneven critiques to his obsession with getting
Haley Reinhart off the show, Randy was a complete tool this
season. He’s so annoying, he warrants that run-on sentence. Why
is he the only original judge remaining?
3. Naima Adedapo sings
“What’s Love Got To Do With It.” Naima was a good performer but not the best
singer. She really showed that with this performance. I can’t
believe she wasn’t immediately eliminated after it. From my
original review: “She got
off to a bad start then stayed flat during most of the song. I
don’t even know what key she was trying to sing in.”
2. Jordan Dorsey sings
“OMG.” That was the worst performance of the entire
season. Bad vocals, bad dancing, bad, bad, bad. On top of that,
Jordan had a seemingly bad attitude. He caught a lot of flack for
his very diva manners during Hollywood week. Attitude matters
when America votes. Future Idols, remember that.
1. The results
shows. From group numbers to countless minutes of
filler, they seemed to be more painful this season than ever.
They really need to cut the results shows down to 30
minutes.There were a few decent results shows. But ONLY a FEW. By
far, it was the worst part of the season.
Date Published: May 25, 2011 - 5:11 am
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Date Published: May 18, 2011 - 2:28 pm
Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Jacee Badeaux Sings Onstage With Rascal Flatts
Jacee Badeaux may have
been axed from ‘American Idol’ in the early audition rounds, but
the angelic-voiced singer, who the judges said they expect to see
in front of them again in future seasons, is living the dream,
instead of dreaming the life. The teen performed on
stage at the New Orleans
Arena with Rascal
Flatts and received a
deafening ovation from his hometown crowd.
Badeaux’s performance of
‘Bless the Broken Road’ is so flawless and spot on, you’d think he
was the unofficial fourth member of Rascal Flatts. Badeaux led the
crowd, who sang along in unison with him. It’s hard to believe that
this kid is all of 15.
Performing with the
Flatts was truly a dream come true for this future superstar. In
his ‘Idol’ audition
video, Badeaux even compared
his own higher pitched voice to the Flatts’ own Gary LeVox and
revealed they are his favorite performers of all time.
Date Published: Mar 19, 2011 - 1:02 pm
Jacee Badeaux at the Lafayette Mardi Gras Fair!
God Bless The Broken Road
Date Published: Mar 11, 2011 - 5:07 pm
GMA & 97.3 The Dawg Surprise Jacee and His Family!
Date Published: Mar 11, 2011 - 4:16 pm
Jacee Badeaux Stops By LIVE In Studio
Things can get a little overwhelming when you go from the lifestyle of an average 15 yr old high school sophomore to the lifestyle of one of the most popular people in your city, recognized LITERALLY everywhere you go. This is “life” as of late for recent American Idol castoff, Jacee Badeaux. Jacee wowed the judges, as well as America with his New Orleans audition that gave him the ticket to Hollywood and once he got there, the wowing continued. At only 15, Jacee’s voice has been described as “pure”, “angelic”, “soothing” and “just plain good.” It’s a voice that almost got Jacee into the top 24 of American Idol, but unfortunately he was voted off before that could happen.
Even though Jacee didn’t make it to the next level on Idol, many are optimistic about his future. Barely 24 hours after a trip to perform for Ellen on her show, we had the chance to sit down with Jacee to talk about his “Idol Experience” along with the obstacles that came with it, as well as his future plans with Idol, singing, Mardi Gras and which class he skipped to come and hang with us !!!
Date Published: Mar 06, 2011 - 9:12 am
Jacee Badeaux visited the Ellen Degeneres Show
Jacee Badeaux visited the Ellen Degeneres Show to perform and talk about their Idol experience.
Date Published: Mar 03, 2011 - 12:10 pm
Jacee Badeaux "Overwhelmed" by Idol Fame
Jacee Badeaux was an early American IdolSeason 10 fave and one of this season’s most heartbreaking eliminations. His sweet personality and always-in-tune vocals seemed a lock for the semifinals. That Jacee was axed in a nail-biter Top 24 finish demonstrated just how competitive this season of Idol really is.
But don’t worry about Jacee. He’s already gained loads of recognition, and being only 15 years old, he’s got lots of time to wow audiences in upcoming seasons of Idol. "People have been recognizing me,” he told KATC.com. “People just stopping and saying 'oh are you that kid from American Idol?’ A week ago nobody knew who I was other than school and stuff but it really is overwhelming.”
When asked what he takes away from his time on America’s favorite singing competition, Jacee responded, "[Being on Idol] definitely taught me to pursue my career and just go for it. We'll see what happens from this point until then, but yeah definitely I would audition [for Idol] again."
Hopefully we’ll see him again in Season 11. We’d totally show our Team Jacee pride!
Date Published: Mar 02, 2011 - 11:52 am
Jacee Badeaux visits with GMA
Jacee Badeaux visited with GMA this morning talking about his experience with American Idol. Jacee will appear on Ellen this Thursday at 9:00am.
Date Published: Feb 28, 2011 - 2:19 pm
Jacee Badeaux & Colton Dixon will appear on The Ellen Show
Many American Idol fans were outraged last Thursday to learn that Jacee Badeaux and Colton Dixon would not be included in this year’s Top 24. However, fans WILL have a chance to see their favorites on TV this upcoming week. Jacee and Colton will both appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this coming Thursday. They’ll talk about their eliminations and of course perform!
Date Published: Feb 27, 2011 - 5:44 pm
American Idol 2011: Another early fan-favorite cut as Top 24 formed
In a heartbreaking result, the lovable Jacee Badeaux was eliminated
and did not make the top 24 onAmerican Idol.
It was a tough road for the youngster as he was pushed out of his
group during the Hollywood round and tonight, he was also cut from
the competition.
Date Published: Feb 25, 2011 - 3:37 am
Brett Loewenstern vs. Jacee Badeaux vs. Colton Dixon on American Idol Video
Date Published: Feb 25, 2011 - 3:29 am
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