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Singing on “Idol,” and facing the wrath of religious traditionalists

Lauren Markoe | Feb 21, 2013

(RNS) The biggest worry for “American Idol” contestants is whether the judges will let them sing on the next show. For some singers on Idol-type programs abroad, it’s that religious extremists will kill them.

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