‘I am happy with every single song on the album,’ the ‘American Idol’ finalist says of creative control on her debut. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Allison Iraheta Photo: MTV News The road to post-“American Idol” glory is paved with cautionary tales, perhaps none more cautionary than that of Diana DeGarmo, the runner-up during the show’s third season. One of the youngest — and most talented — “Idol” contestants, she was inked to RCA Records in 2004 and released Blue Skies, a glossy pop album she had little creative control over (in a recent interview , she complained that RCA ignored her suggestions about songwriting partners almost entirely) and one that effectively ended her career.
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