American Idol 2011: Crystal Bowersox judges Steven Tyler positively

At least one prominent American Idol alumnus has given a thumbs up to new incoming judge Steven Tyler ahead of his debut. Tweeting on the subject, previous season runner-up Crystal Bowersox tweeted that she “just saw Steven Tyler on Fallon. Wish he’d been on my panel.” She went on to refer to Tyler as a “badass.”

Bowersox was widely considered the favorite for much of the previous Idol season, but ultimately came in second to winner Lee DeWyze. Her season was Idol’s last to include original judge Simon Cowell, who left the show as fellow judges Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi also departed. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith lead singer) and Jennifer Lopez have taken their places alongside original judge Randy Jackson to form what is now a three-judge panel. The third original judge, Paul Abdul, departed the show prior to Bowersox’s season. Got all that? There’ll be a quiz later.

Crystal Bowersox released her debut album “Farmer’s Daughter” in December 2010 and spoke with Beatweek extensively at that time in our cover story interview.

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