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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Waukesha West Grad's Going to Hollywood [UPDATED]

Stephanie Schimel advances to Hollywood despite criticism from Nicki Minaj.

Waukesha West High School graduate is getting her second chance – despite anything Nicki Minaj had to say. Stephanie Schimel told Waukesha Patch that while judges in Season 10 of American Idol loved her, when it came to the Season 12 auditions, Minaj was a tough one to please. "Going into the audition, I thought she was going to be the one to like me," Schimel said about Minaj. Instead, Schimel said Minaj told her she has a "pretty voice, pretty face, but it doesn’t look like I have it." "She isn’t my biggest fan," Schimel said. It didn't matter. Schimel is on her way to Hollywood for the second time. She was kicked off the show in the first round of Hollywood in Season 10. Only minutes into the show, Schimel's Facebook page was filled …

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Waukesha West High School and American Idol Dreams: Will Waukesha Native Go to Hollywood?

gail

1:58 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013

So cool and inspiring. I mean my eyes teared up nice to hear a girl from Waukesha from where I was born and raised make it this far   more ›

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

American Idol Dreams: Will Waukesha Native Go to Hollywood?

Stephanie Schimel, a Waukesha West High School graduate, will appear on the American Idol auditions Thursday night.

Stephanie Schimel’s hoping for a second chance at being an American Idol. The Class of 2010 Waukesha West High School graduate made it to Hollywood on Season 10. And she was eliminated in the first round. “The best advice I have even been given is to not give up and just keep going with something you want to do,” Schimel said in her Season 10 Road to Hollywood video. “Even if it takes a long time, I still think you can succeed in something you really want to do.” Schimel told Waukesha Patch she’s been singing for “as long as I can remember.” She taught herself to play the guitar in middle school and the ukulele in high school. Schimel, who now lives in Tennessee, can’t say whether or not she will make it past judges Randy Jackson, Mariah …

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Waukesha West High School

Aaron Perry

10:52 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013

Great to see some home town talent get some recognition!   more ›

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