For international travel, it is best to book at minimum 90 days our from your departure, which is about 3 months before. In checking your dates, it looks like June 6 â 15 or June 7 â 15 are the cheapest dates.
You must be at least 15 years old to audition for American Idol and you must have a parent or guardian present. ChaCha on! Currently to be an American Idol contestant you must between the ages of 16 and 30. They are considering dropping the minimum age to 14. ChaCha on!
The eighth season of American Idol premiered on 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 season introduced Kara DioGuardi as the fourth judge on the Idol panel. It was also Abdul's final season as a judge.Kris Allen, a native of Conway, Arkansas, was announced the winner of the competition on May 20, 2009, defeating runner-up Adam Lambert after nearly 100 million votes.llen was announced the winner of the eighth season of American Idol on May 20, 2009. He went on to release his first official single,  No Boundaries , which was written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. As a part of winning Idol, Allen was signed by Jive Records and 19 Entertainment.