Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Back home in Brandon, Wendy Ocasio said her son, Jeremy Rosado, is on a press tour in the Tampa Bay area after an emotional homecoming at Tampa International Airport, where they first learned that contestant Jermaine Jones is off the show.
With a tweet today, Jermaine Jones told the world that his run for this season’s “American Idol” crown has come to an abrupt end. So, what does that mean for Jeremy Rosado, a student at the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College, who was the sole contestant booted off the show last week, by judges’ choice? Will he be asked to return? “I don’t know,” said his mother, Wendy Ocasio, in a phone interview shortly after People magazine posted its account of the development at 10 a.m. today, March 14. “I would hope so, it would be nice, but I don’t know how they would play it out, without making it unfair for the other contestants.” For now, Ocasio is just deeply proud of her son and his accomplishments and is firmly committed to …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
At the Brandon Ale House on March 8, family and friends talked about a bright future for Brandon HCC student Jeremy Rosado, whose March 8 elimination on “American Idol” did anything but dampen their support for the teen singer.
In the end, there were tears and nothing but praise for Jeremy Rosado, whose family and friends stood by the "American Idol” hopeful, a student at the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College. At the Brandon Ale House on March 8, a modest-sized group of well-wishers clasped their hands and held their collective breath as “American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez announced on behalf of her peers that Rosado’s televised journey had come to an end. “I wish I was here, I wish I was just there to hold him,” said his mother, Wendy Ocasio, who added that she had a brief talk with her son earlier in the day. “He said he will accept whatever God’s will is and he was at peace,” she said. "I totally believe great things are coming his way.” …
The judges decided the Greater Brandon resident's performance last night wasn't "Idol" material.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
It's the end of an "American Idol" dream for 2009 Durant High School graduate Jeremy Rosado. Rosado on the March 8 "American Idol" show was visibly saddened to learn judges Steven Tyler, Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez had decided he should be eliminated from the competition. When asked for a response by host Ryan Seacrest, Rosado simply said, "Thanks. It's been awesome." (Related coverage, from the Brandon Ale House on March 8: 'American Idol' Elimination Leaves Hometown Crowd Rooting for Rosado.) The decision didn't come as a surprise to viewers. Earlier in the show, judge Steven Tyler said he thought Rosado's performance last night wasn't up to par and that he should be the one voted off tonight's show. "Jeremy deserves to go," said …
The crowd at the Brandon Ale House was most definitely Team Jeremy as the Top 13 contenders for this season's "American Idol" vied to live the dream. Jeremy Rosado is a student at the Brandon campus of Hillsborough Community College.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Join Patch for a chat Wednesday night as we follow Valrico's Jeremy Rosado and Carrollwood's Shannon Magrane in the finals on 'American Idol.'
Join Patch for a chat Wednesday night as we follow Valrico's Jeremy Rosado and Carrollwood's Shannon Magrane as they compete in the finals on Fox's "American Idol."
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Durant graduate Jeremy Rosado, a student at Hillsborough Community College, is vying for the next American Idol crown. Friends and family at the Brandon Ale House are set to watch the Feb. 22 show at 8 p.m.
Durant High School graduate Jeremy Rosado was just 6 years old when he first took the stage. “I can’t believe I’m sharing this,” said Rosado, 19. “I loved Britney Spears. And it was bad. I was a little boy, probably 6, 7 years old, trying to sing and dance like her.” These days, the Valrico resident has his own style, which he exhibited to effect at the Savannah, Ga., Season 11 auditions of “American Idol” when he sang Luther Van Dross’s “Superstar.” Judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson were duly impressed with Rosado’s performance, sending him on to competition in Hollywood. “When they gave me that golden ticket, I was kind of thinking they were talking to the girl that was waiting on deck to go after me, and maybe they…
Annie
6:43 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
I agree he has such a talented voice. I was so mad when he went home. They just lost one of their best singers on American Idol. Go Jeremy. Dream Big!!! more ›