U.S. talent abroad

American Rachael Lee Flores does well in Norwegian Idol contest Kelsey Larson Managing Editor Growing up in the U.S., Rachael Lee Flores probably never thought she¹d one day enter the Norwegian Idol competition. Flores, originally from California, met her husband in El Paso, Texas; a Norwegian soldier who was stationed in the U.S. through an exchange program. And the rest is history; Flores now lives in Stavanger, Norway with her husband and children. This year, she decided to try something new, and auditioned for Norway's "Idol" show. With a similar structure to the popular U.S. program "American Idol," many famous Norwegian singers have emerged from the TV show, including Alexander Rybak, who later won the Melodi Grand Prix cont