Idol News: Pia Toscano To Sing On Dancing With The Stars Next Week

Wow. Once American Idol's biggest rating competition, Dancing With The Stars apparently hired Pia Toscano to perform on their show.

According to TMZ,

He’s doing her, and now… she’s doing his show!

TMZ has learned, Pia Toscano will be performing on "Dancing with the Stars" next week ... and get this, her new BF Mark Ballas will dance to her music.

It's been in the works for a while -- but the President of Marketing and Communications at Fox Joe Earley initially put the kibosh on the collaboration ...  but an hour ago, the deal was sealed.

Pia's performance signifies a borderline incestuous cross-pollination between the two biggest shows on TV ... "American Idol" and "Dancing."

And if that's not enough -- Pia will be back on "Idol" tomorrow for a special cast-off reunion.

This was later confirmed and announced by the show's host Tom Bergeron during the Results show last night.

Let me get this one out first: Very tasteful writing there, TMZ. "He’s doing her, and now… she’s doing his show!" Really, TMZ?

Truth be told, Pia Toscano's early elimination probably has worked to her advantage. I mean, she is getting he best promotion of any Idol cast off in American Idol’s history.

As far as I can remember there has never been a case like this in the history of the show, when a contestant booted so early was allowed this kind of promotion while the competition was still in full swing.

If she’s getting these kind of opportunities at this stage of things I can't imagine the promo she’ll get when she has her own music out? Isn’t she getting endorsement offers too? I don’t think she would have gotten these opportunities and buzz if she had left later in the competition. She got more mileage from leaving the show early, than if she had actually won or at the very least a Top 3 finish.

Good for her! Make the most out of it, Pia!