The website Vote for the Worst encourages users to vote for the least talented, and therefore most entertaining, contestants on American Idol. The website launched in 2004 but gained mass popularity after Season 6 competitor Sanjaya Malakar lasted for six additional weeks after being named "the worst."
Fast Facts:
- First VFTW selection: Jennifer Hudson
- Season 7 picks: Amanda Overmyer, Danny Noriega
Vote for the Worst News and Blogs
- The New York Times: Voting for the Worst on ‘Idol’ Makes Money for an Entrepreneur (March 17, 2008)
- AOL Television: Top 20 Awesomely Bad Idol Performances
- Topix.net: Vote for the Worst
- Google News: Vote for the Worst
- Entertainment Weekly: American Idol finalist -- former stripper? (March 4, 2008)
- Vote for the Worst broke the story about contestant David Hernandez having worked as a stripper at Phoenix's "Dick's Cabaret."
- Idolator: Would You Willingly Refer To Yourself As A "Danny's Fanny"? (March 4, 2008)
- Google Blog Search: Vote for the Worst
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