Fans Participated in Exclusive Meet and Greet with Idol Finalists
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. -- (Business Wire)
Yesterday at Kohl’s Department Store in Alhambra, CA, stars of AMERICAN
IDOL Season 11 met with fans to introduce them to the AMERICAN IDOL
fashion brand -- Authentic Icon (AI) -- which is available exclusively
at Kohl’s and Kohls.com.
Former Season 11 AMERICAN IDOL contestants including Hollie
Cavanaugh, Skylar Laine, Elise Testone, Colton Dixon, Hee Jun Han,
DeAndre Brackensick, Erika Van Pelt, Shannon Magrane, and Jeremy
Rosado were in attendance to sign autographs with Kohl’s shoppers.
FremantleMedia Enterprises, 19 Entertainment, a division of CKX, Inc.,
LF USA, a subsidiary of Li & Fung Limited, and Bravado launched the
exclusive American Idol apparel collection in March 2012 to coincide
with AMERICAN IDOL’S 11th season.
Bringing together fashion, music and entertainment, the newly created
AMERICAN IDOL fashion brand is prominently positioned in the junior’s
and young men’s departments and will be available at the retailer
through June.
AMERICAN IDOL is produced by 19 Entertainment, a division of CKX, Inc.,
and FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
The AMERICAN IDOL season finale will air on FOX May 23rd,
but the fan-favorites will continue on with the 2012 live tour. Ten of
the most talented artists to ever hit the AMERICAN IDOL stage will
embark on the AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! Tour this summer. The
highly-anticipated 45-city tour kicks off on July 6th in
Detroit and tickets can be purchased via www.AmericanIdol.com,
www.ticketmaster.com
and www.aeglive.com.
For b-roll footage and images from today’s exclusive in-store event
please visit:
http://www.epklink.com/americanidolsatkohls
About Kohl’s Department Stores
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a family-focused,
value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced,
exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and
home products in an exciting shopping environment. With a commitment to
environmental leadership, Kohl’s operates 1,134 stores in 49 states. In
support of the communities it serves, Kohl’s has raised more than $208
million for children’s initiatives nationwide through its Kohl’s Cares®
cause merchandise program, which operates under Kohl's Cares, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. For a list of
store locations and information, or for the added convenience of
shopping online, visit www.Kohls.com,
or join the discussion on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/kohls
or Twitter http://twitter.com/Kohls.
About FremantleMedia and Fremantle Media Enterprises
FremantleMedia is one of the leading creators and producers of
entertainment brands in the world. FremantleMedia is part of the RTL
Group, Europe's largest television and radio broadcast company, which is
in turn 90 percent owned by Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's major
media and entertainment companies. FremantleMedia’s worldwide production
arm is responsible for many of the world’s highest rated prime time
entertainment, drama, serial drama and factual entertainment programmes.
FremantleMedia Enterprises is the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia,
offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing, Distribution and Home
Entertainment around the world. The FremantleMedia Group (which includes
FremantleMedia North America, UFA, FremantleMedia UK, FremantleMedia
Australia and Original Productions amongst others) has operations in 22
countries, one of the most comprehensive global networks, creating
nearly 10,000 hours of programming a year, rolling out more than 60
formats and managing over 300 individual titles. FremantleMedia has some
of the world’s most sought after and long running formats in its
catalogue, and globally produces such programmes as: Idols (co-produced
with 19 Productions in the US), Hole In The Wall, Got Talent
(co-produced with Syco in the UK and the US), The X Factor (co-produced
with Syco in the UK), Take Me Out, Family Feud, The Price is Right,
Farmer Wants A Wife, Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten, and Neighbours.
About CKX, Inc.
CKX, Inc. is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial
utilization of globally recognized entertainment content. The Company's
current properties include the rights to the name, image and likeness of
Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley, and the operations of Graceland. Through
its wholly-owned division 19 Entertainment, CKX owns proprietary rights
to the IDOLS and So You Think You Can Dance television
brands, including the American Idol series in the United States
and local adaptations of the IDOLS and So You Think You Can
Dance television show formats which, collectively, air in more than
100 countries, as well as other television properties. Also through 19’s
recording and management groups, CKX has relationships with some of the
biggest names in entertainment, including Carrie Underwood, Kelly
Clarkson, Daughtry, Scotty McCreery, Adam Lambert, Haley Reinhart,
Jordin Sparks, among others. For more information about CKX, Inc., visit
its corporate website at www.ckx.com.
Contacts:
Sunshine Sachs
Lainie Rosenthal, 212-680-2800
rosenthal@sunshinesachs.com
Source: Kohl’s
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