Siobhan Magnus Season 9

[TopCatDC]

She doesn't have the best voice there (although she's probably still in the top 4 in that category), but she certainly wins the "adorable" award. If personality really figures into things, she's a frontrunner.

Krom says Siobhan is adorable! There goes you're carefully crafted tough-guy image.

[CrossingGuard]

I'm loving Siobhan! Her first performance was so haunting. And while her second one wasn't as good, that note towards the end was great. She has definitely surprised me, and it's great to see an unpimped contestant develop a fanbase on their own.

[RyMac]

I might get completely flamed for this, but I really don't understand all the hype around this girl. I don't like her voice that much and she just seems kinda weird. I know weird is supposedly her "thing" and that what makes people like her, but it's a complete turn off to me. Sorry

[razorbacker]

I might get completely flamed for this, but I really don't understand all the hype around this girl. I don't like her voice that much and she just seems kinda weird. I know weird is supposedly her "thing" and that what makes people like her, but it's a complete turn off to me. Sorry

That's why they call it art. Something for everyone, something for everyone to dislike. Perhaps you'll see the light.

[live4romance]

Siobhan has Irish Eyes smiling all over the place.

'American Idol' Siobhan Magnus and her Irish connections | Entertainment in Ireland and Around the World | IrishCentral

'American Idol' Siobhan Magnus and her Irish connections

Show standout’s family name has a long and proud history


American Idol contestant Siobhan Magnus has a last name that means ‘Great’ in Latin. How fitting. Magnus proved just how “great” she was when she performed on “American Idol” Wednesday night, blowing the judges away with her rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “Think.”


The name Magnus was initially a first name among Romans during the middle ages. People began to name their children Magnus as Europe was converted to Latin speaking Catholic Christianity. People wanted their children to be “great”!


When Christianity came to Ireland so did the name Magnus, and over time it became a surname.


Although the Viking settlers are responsible for the introduction of Magnus as a personal name, the surname it gave rise to is entirely Irish.


As time went on, some of the Magnus families began speaking Gaelic, translating their surnames into MacGaghnais and later retranslated back as MacManus, a commonly known surname in Ireland today.


Magnus and MacManus came into being in two distinct areas: in Co Roscommon, where the family claim descent from Maghnais, son of the twelfth-century High King, Turlough O'Connor; and in Co Fermanagh, where the original ancestor was Maghnuis Maguire, son of the chieftain Donn Mor Maguire.


In Fermanagh they were second in power only to the Maguires themselves, and from their base on the island of Ballymaguire (now Belleisle) on Lough Erne controlled the shipping and fishing of the lake.


Siobhan’s ancestors on the Magnus side hail from Co. Galway and her relations, whom the family is in regular contact with (Magnus, O’Riordan and Mullins) are rooting for their cousin back in Ireland.


Siobhan’s great grandparents on her mother, Colleen’s, side, come from Clonmel in Tipperary and Mallow in Cork.


The name Siobhan is derived from the name Joan, which means “God is gracious.”


What an apt name for such a talented performer!

Interesting post, thanks for sharing this.

[RealityLovesMe]

She kind of frightens me a bit.

[razorbacker]

Simon has designated her as a threat to Crystal, so he is going to find fault with her no matter what. She was very good last night & if you listen solely to him you'd think she killed his puppy.

[RyMac]

I tried to like her last night, I really did. I just can't. I don't like her voice at all; hubby agrees with me, seems to be the only one that does though.

[ibot2much]

Simon has designated her as a threat to Crystal, so he is going to find fault with her no matter what. She was very good last night & if you listen solely to him you'd think she killed his puppy.

OMG, you are so right. When he said that everything about her was weird or strange--from her conversation with Ryan ( I guess the one about her father teaching her to sing and their mutual admiration for their singing voices, yep that was one wierd story) to her appearance to her song. He was almost laughable he was so obvious. He did the same thing to Lily, commenting that she wasn't memorable even though she had the last spot..even intimating that she might be going becasue of it. I smell desperation in Simon

[Unklescott]

3/9 Performance: House of the Rising Sun