Did you know this about Jennifer Hudson....DCL Wonder Singer?

[MEBs_Tinkerbell]

From Jennifer Hudson's offical website

In the Fall of 2002 Jennifer successfully auditioned for one of the Disney Cruise ships and landed her first major role as "Calliope", the head muse on the "Disney Wonder" line the ran from February 2003 through August of 2003 Jennifer loved her time performing on the ship and considers herself a member of the Disney family and was thrilled to be able to do what she loves to do, stating, "singing for thousands of people, and to be paid to do this, it’s amazing!." Taking a leap of faith, Jennifer consciously decided not to renew her contract with Disney; instead she flew to Atlanta to audition for the Fox hit reality show, American Idol: Season 3 in August 2003.

 

[PizzieDuster]

Yes I did! So did many other cruisers. There are huge threads here when she was on American Idol. I'm too lazy to retrieve them for you.

She sang on our cruise! 4/03 Wonder!

From DCL to American Idol.....to an Oscar!

To all DCL performers...see what can happen!

To the Tennis Ball comedian - your own flick may be what's next!

ETA: Two years ago, disers like Kaitlinsmom were all over this! - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=964475&referrerid=&highlight=Jennifer+Hudson

 

[birkner]

Yes I did! So did many other cruisers. There are huge threads here when she was on American Idol. I'm too lazy to retrieve them for you.

She sang on our cruise! 4/03 Wonder!

From DCL to American Idol.....to an Oscar!

To all DCL performers...see what can happen!

To the Tennis Ball comedian - your own flick may be what's next!

Congrats to Jennifer Hudson on snagging an Oscar for best supporting Actress!!

 

[lbgraves]

Yes, we have been following her career her on the boards ever since she started AI. So glad to see her win tonight!

 

[mmouse37]

Yep...saw her perform many times on our various DCL cruises...and congrats to her for winning the OSCAR for Dream Girls.

 

[Niagara2]

Jennifer made a special appearance on our East Bound Panama Canal cruise. This was right after she filmed Dreamgirls. They introduced her as a past Wonder entertainer and someone to watch in the coming years. She still seemed a bit nervous that evening but I bet her confidence level is soaring now. Good Going Jennifer Hudson.