Vote For The Worst Profile
VoteForTheWorst.com
Accessed May 17, 2007
URL [http://www.votefortheworst.com]
Commercial? Yes
Type of site Entertainment website
Registration Optional
Owner VoteForTheWorst.com
Created by Dave Della Terza
Launched 2004
VoteForTheWorst.com (VFTW) is a website that is devoted to voting for the worst contestants on the Fox Network television series American Idol. Smaller campaigns have also been started on the site for CTV's Canadian Idol, FOX's On the Lot and The Next Great American Band, and NBC's America's Got Talent. The website was started in 2004 during American Idol's third season.
Contents
1 History 2 Important Pages 3 Press 4 Reaction from American Idol 5 Mail Bag 6 VFTW-supported contestants
6.1 American Idol 6.2 Canadian Idol 6.3 On the Lot 6.4 America's Got Talent 6.5 The Next Great American Band
7 References 8 External links
History VFTW started at the Survivor Sucks message board Season six of American Idol became a turning point for the website due to its support of candidates Antonella Barba and Sanjaya Malakar. Vote for the Worst was one of the first websites to break the story about Antonella Barba's racy online pictures. After the ejection of Malakar, VFTW supported Phil Stacey, LaKisha Jones, and Blake Lewis. VFTW has had a mixed bag of results for Canadian Idol. The two biggest successes were Casey Leblanc's 6 week run during Canadian Idol 3
Important Pages Vote for the Worst has had many pages up on its site that have generated their fair share of controversy. Some of the more notable ones include:
The Truth About Kellie Pickler - an expose that claims that Kellie Pickler is not as naive as she came across during American Idol The Truth About American Idol Auditions - an expose that talks about the behind-the-scenes of happenings of the audition process An Interview with Brenna Gethers - an interview with the popular season 5 contestant Proof that Daughtry = Nickelback - a video that plays the Nickelback song "Photograph" and the Daughtry song "Over You" simultaneously in an effort to show their similairities Antonella Sex Pictures are Not Her - a post that shows that the raciest pictures of Antonella Barba were actually a different person
Press VFTW has been mentioned by Access Hollywood, the Associated Press
Reaction from American Idol American Idol producers rarely acknowledge the site, but Nigel Lythgoe, an executive producer, did issue a statement, calling Vote for the Worst "a fly buzzing around a cow" and dismissing the site's efforts. Many contestants from American Idol, though, have embraced the site. Chris Sligh, a season 6 contestant, gave a shoutout to site creator Della Terza during the top 11 performance show by saying "Hi, Dave."
Mail Bag Vote for the Worst is also well known for receiving a large amount of hate mail. The site has a section dedicated to posting the most outrageous letters received via e-mail. Many of the letters have a large amount of grammatical and spelling errors.
VFTW-supported contestants
Taylor Hicks with a Vote For The Worst T-Shirt
American Idol Season 3
Jennifer Hudson Briana Ramirez-Rial Lisa Wilson Jon Peter Lewis Leah LaBelle Matthew Rogers John Stevens Jasmine Trias
Season 4
Janay Castine Constantine Maroulis Mikalah Gordon Scott Savol Anthony Fedorov Carrie Underwood: Season 4 Winner
Season 5
Brenna Gethers Bobby Bennett David Radford Kevin Covais Kellie Pickler Taylor Hicks: Season 5 Winner
Season 6
Sundance Head Antonella Barba Sanjaya Malakar (longest running AI pick) Phil Stacey LaKisha Jones Blake Lewis
Season 7
Danny Noriega Amy Davis
Canadian Idol Season 3
Cher Maendel Dave Moffatt Keely Hutton Jenn Beaupre Casey LeBlanc Suzi Rawn Rex Goudie: Season 3 Runner-Up
Season 4
Chris Labelle Nancy Silverman Brandon Jones Chad Doucette Tyler Lewis Craig Sharpe: Season 4 Runner-Up
Season 5
Tyler Mullendore Maud Coussa-Jandl Naomi-Joy Blackhall Annika Odegard Jaydee Bixby: Season 5 Runner-Up (longest running pick)
On the Lot Season 1
Kenny Luby
America's Got Talent Season 2
"Boy Shakira"
The Next Great American Band Season 1
Light of Doom
References
^ Survivor Sucks Messageboard: "'Vote The Worst' Pledge; Jasmalien!"
External links
Vote for the Worst website Official Vote for the Worst Apparel Dave Della Terza at the Internet Movie Database
Top 5 Search Results
Vote for the Worst Anti-American Idol site pledging viewers to vote for the "worst" (least talented and/or popular) contestant.
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