Season 11 of American Idol and Meridian’s FOX 30 is giving one lucky winner a at the open auditions on Aug. 20 at The Palms on North Hills Street.

    One talented singer will win a guaranteed audition in front of the American Idol producers during the Houston auditions.

    Registration and auditions for FOX 30’s local auditions will begin at 10 a.m. and will end promptly at 1 p.m.

    “The opportunity for FOX 30 to send someone with a guaranteed audition to American Idol is extraordinary,” Mike Reed, FOX 30’s station owner said in a news release. “American Idol is the largest singing competition on network television. Someone from our area will be given an opportunity of a lifetime. We have witnessed it in past auditions — going to a national open call with an audition pass is a tremendous asset for a singer. The person with this audition pass will walk past thousands of hopefuls standing in line for hours, sometimes days, and walk directly in to an audition with the producers of the show.”

    Anyone interested in auditioning must be a legal U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. resident who is eligible to work full-time in the United States; and is 15 to 28 years old on June 26, 2011.

    Registration and auditions for FOX 30’s Meridian Idol Audition Pass must register on site on Aug. 20, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and must be prepared to sing at least one song of their choice in front of the judges and audience. Those auditioning are asked to bring a valid ID and a legal guardian if under 18 years of age.