Less than one million votes separated American Idol finalists Kris Allen and Adam Lambert last night, but the real question is how many of the total 88 million votes placed belonged to American Idol eliminee Danny Gokey, and how will those votes split next week. Adam Lambert continues to be pegged as the odds on favorite, even gaining a sketchy endorsement from Katy Perry, who had the fab contestants moniker stitched into a cape. And Idol producers allowed that? Way to fuel the accusations that Lambert is being shown favoritism by American Idol producers.
While Gokey’s elimination may be an indicator of which way the voters are leaning, it is clear that the competition has once again boiled down to raw talent vs. showmanship. Lambert’s fan base has been Svengalied by his superior showmanship and shrill falsetto, while Kris Allen has almost humbly kicked ass on American Idol in recent weeks by being daring enough to simply be a competent performer.
Lambert is certainly getting his support from the Idol producers and Judges; this week – for instance — Simon Cowell himself gave the quasi political advice to Lambert fans not to assume victory in the place of voting for their favorite. This sort of favoritism isn’t exactly discouraged on American Idol, but it would be difficult if not impossible to get Kris Allen to agree that Katy Perry’s display was fair play.
Of course in the end, none of this matters. American Idol fans will vote for who they like and that person will win. If we’ve learned anything from Chris Daughtry, it is that you don’t have to win American Idol to launch a successful career from it. At this point, it is hard to brand any of the contestants as winners or losers. The true winner this season is the fans, after a string of sub-par contests Lambert and crew have made American Idol exciting again; falsettos or not.
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Beg to differ – Kris Allen is more than a "competent" performer. He hasn't skated by – he's shown himself to have a real talent for making music that people want to hear. No, he might not have the vocal powers that Lambert does. But that doesn't mean he isn't extremely worthy of being in the finale, nor that he doesn't have a good chance of winning. I like Adam, and if he wins, great. But I wouldn't count Kris out yet. Adam may have depth of talent, but Kris has breadth. Good luck to them both.
Actually I ment competent in the most flattering usage of the word. Note that it followed the more apt assesment "kicked ass." ;)
My point is, Kris is just great at what he does. He's not theatrical, ala Lambert – who may be more theatrical than musical; but still good.
Beg to differ – Kris Allen is more than a “competent” performer. He hasn’t skated by – he’s shown himself to have a real talent for making music that people want to hear. No, he might not have the vocal powers that Lambert does. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t extremely worthy of being in the finale, nor that he doesn’t have a good chance of winning. I like Adam, and if he wins, great. But I wouldn’t count Kris out yet. Adam may have depth of talent, but Kris has breadth. Good luck to them both.
Actually I ment competent in the most flattering usage of the word. Note that it followed the more apt assesment “kicked ass.” ;)
My point is, Kris is just great at what he does. He’s not theatrical, ala Lambert – who may be more theatrical than musical; but still good.
Kris may be "competent" but he hasn't got the "IT" factor. He still lacks the star quality. I bet Danny may even sell more records than him. But Adam will outsell them all.
Kris may be “competent” but he hasn’t got the “IT” factor. He still lacks the star quality. I bet Danny may even sell more records than him. But Adam will outsell them all.
I don't understand the comment about "raw talent vs. showmanship" – are you suggesting that Adam doesn't have talent and only has showmanship? Can you sing like that? And quite frankly the Itunes download numbers show that Adam is "kicking ass" too. And the humble comment – Adam singled out Danny and Kris saying they both did great on Tuesday. I hope you're not suggesting that Adam needs to apologize for being such a dynamic singer.
I think Adam and Kris are both great but Adam rocks! Adam for the win!
Nope. I just think Kris's approach relies solely on vocal talent, while Adam has vocal talent plus very polished theatrics – thus a noteworthy contrast. You fans are sooooo sensitive. ;)
I don’t understand the comment about “raw talent vs. showmanship” – are you suggesting that Adam doesn’t have talent and only has showmanship? Can you sing like that? And quite frankly the Itunes download numbers show that Adam is “kicking ass” too. And the humble comment – Adam singled out Danny and Kris saying they both did great on Tuesday. I hope you’re not suggesting that Adam needs to apologize for being such a dynamic singer.
I think Adam and Kris are both great but Adam rocks! Adam for the win!
Nope. I just think Kris’s approach relies solely on vocal talent, while Adam has vocal talent plus very polished theatrics – thus a noteworthy contrast. You fans are sooooo sensitive. ;)
As far as the cape goes, I imagine Kris had a good laugh about it. Kris and Adam are great friends and I don't think he cares that Katy Perry showed her support for Adam. Much ado about nothing, IMO, and will not have any effect on the voting.
As far as the cape goes, I imagine Kris had a good laugh about it. Kris and Adam are great friends and I don’t think he cares that Katy Perry showed her support for Adam. Much ado about nothing, IMO, and will not have any effect on the voting.
Katy Perry was probably just playing to the "he looks so much like Elvis!" sentiments that so many people have expressed. Thus, the Elvis cape…IMO, Kris has talent and he will sell well if he is packaged and promoted correctly, but Adam has it all. The guy is unbelievable, skilled in every musical genre (yes, if he wanted to, he could even do country!) and he has so much stage presence, charisma, dancing ability, acting ability, yada, yada, yada. Puh-leeze vote him through to the finish! He has worked so hard for so many years. What a superstar-in-the-making!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katy Perry was probably just playing to the “he looks so much like Elvis!” sentiments that so many people have expressed. Thus, the Elvis cape…IMO, Kris has talent and he will sell well if he is packaged and promoted correctly, but Adam has it all. The guy is unbelievable, skilled in every musical genre (yes, if he wanted to, he could even do country!) and he has so much stage presence, charisma, dancing ability, acting ability, yada, yada, yada. Puh-leeze vote him through to the finish! He has worked so hard for so many years. What a superstar-in-the-making!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katie Perry's endorsement was certainly NOT fair. She is a guest performer, probably paid, and the producers ahould never have allowed her this kind of unfair play. I was for Adam up until this point, she has now given my vote to Kris. Her judgement is as bad as her performance was!
It's a shame you have made up your shallow mind about who you are voting for and you havent even see the finale, thought this was a singing contest!! I knew adam would loose becasue he would have to pay the price for just being well.. "too good" !!!!! He is the one that has been dragged under the bus- his personal thrown life out all over the place (which is nobodies business), and he has held his head high and gone forward. I ask you who is the underdog..please!!! I guess you havent noticed he is the most gracious, humble, polite one up there. He is the only one that thanks the band and praises the other idols!! They call him the camp counselor for a reason, he helps all them with there songs and arrangements and is always there for advice.Ythey have all been quoted saying he is the nicest guy you will ever meet and someone like you would punish him for things that are out of his control- sad!!!!!!!!!!!
Katie Perry’s endorsement was certainly NOT fair. She is a guest performer, probably paid, and the producers ahould never have allowed her this kind of unfair play. I was for Adam up until this point, she has now given my vote to Kris. Her judgement is as bad as her performance was!
It’s a shame you have made up your shallow mind about who you are voting for and you havent even see the finale, thought this was a singing contest!! I knew adam would loose becasue he would have to pay the price for just being well.. “too good” !!!!! He is the one that has been dragged under the bus- his personal thrown life out all over the place (which is nobodies business), and he has held his head high and gone forward. I ask you who is the underdog..please!!! I guess you havent noticed he is the most gracious, humble, polite one up there. He is the only one that thanks the band and praises the other idols!! They call him the camp counselor for a reason, he helps all them with there songs and arrangements and is always there for advice.Ythey have all been quoted saying he is the nicest guy you will ever meet and someone like you would punish him for things that are out of his control- sad!!!!!!!!!!!
dude! Katy Perry's endorsement was NOT fair, at first I laughed at what she did and then this came to me, "Umm.. there's still other contestant dumb ass, NOT EFFIN' COOL." and the Idol producers were trying to tell Kris and Danny that the winner is Adam and so they need back off, you don't have a chance of winning. And what's with Katy's song? like maddiesgran "I was for Adam up until this point, she has now given my vote to Kris. Her judgement is as bad as her performance was!" except that i was for both.
mhmm, it is not Adam's fault that Perry did that! Please do not punish Adam for other's actions. Adam has given us great performances all season long. You think it's not fair for Kris and Danny, it's equally unfair for Adam to be punished for something he has no control over. I have nothing against Kris, but Adam deserves to be the next American Idol.
I cant beleive you would seriously not vote for Adam because of something somebody did that he had not control over…. you havent event seen the finale and you have already made up your mind…thought it was a singing competition and you havent even seen the performance yet!!! Adam has actually been the underdog, we all know whoever the judges like early in the season means doomsday for them in the end. I guess you thought it was fair that his entire life has been splashed all over the media and all he did was audition for a singing competition… you think thats fair????? i knew he would be penalized for being just "too good" !!!!!!!!!!!
dude! Katy Perry’s endorsement was NOT fair, at first I laughed at what she did and then this came to me, “Umm.. there’s still other contestant dumb ass, NOT EFFIN’ COOL.” and the Idol producers were trying to tell Kris and Danny that the winner is Adam and so they need back off, you don’t have a chance of winning. And what’s with Katy’s song? like maddiesgran “I was for Adam up until this point, she has now given my vote to Kris. Her judgement is as bad as her performance was!” except that i was for both.
mhmm, it is not Adam’s fault that Perry did that! Please do not punish Adam for other’s actions. Adam has given us great performances all season long. You think it’s not fair for Kris and Danny, it’s equally unfair for Adam to be punished for something he has no control over. I have nothing against Kris, but Adam deserves to be the next American Idol.
I cant beleive you would seriously not vote for Adam because of something somebody did that he had not control over…. you havent event seen the finale and you have already made up your mind…thought it was a singing competition and you havent even seen the performance yet!!! Adam has actually been the underdog, we all know whoever the judges like early in the season means doomsday for them in the end. I guess you thought it was fair that his entire life has been splashed all over the media and all he did was audition for a singing competition… you think thats fair????? i knew he would be penalized for being just “too good” !!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT: it's LIKE the idol prooducers were tryig to tell Kris and Danny that the winner is Adam and so they need to back off, you (Danny and Kris) don't have a chance of winning.
EDIT: it’s LIKE the idol prooducers were tryig to tell Kris and Danny that the winner is Adam and so they need to back off, you (Danny and Kris) don’t have a chance of winning.
1. No one, including the AI production staff, knew what was on Katy's cape. She tricked them. Don't blame Adam for it.
2. I like Kris, but he can't beat Adam. The only one who can beat Adam is Adam. If he brings his A Game, he wins. If he goes OTT, he looses.
3. Kris fans and the press should stop giving Kris credit for the Heartless arrangement. The credit should go to The Fray who created this version. Listen to The Fray on YouTube and then tell me that I'm wrong. Note: And Randy you were wrong, The Fray did it better.
1. No one, including the AI production staff, knew what was on Katy’s cape. She tricked them. Don’t blame Adam for it.
2. I like Kris, but he can’t beat Adam. The only one who can beat Adam is Adam. If he brings his A Game, he wins. If he goes OTT, he looses.
3. Kris fans and the press should stop giving Kris credit for the Heartless arrangement. The credit should go to The Fray who created this version. Listen to The Fray on YouTube and then tell me that I’m wrong. Note: And Randy you were wrong, The Fray did it better.
No one–including the producers and Adam–knew about Katy Perry's endorsement. So it wasn't the producers pimping Adam and it wasn't Adam pimping Adam. It was Katy pimping Adam. That shot was removed from the iTunes video of her performance, as well. Whether it was fair or not…this is show biz. You expect fair? Ultimately, I doubt that it had much effect. Anyone who would be influenced by Katy Perry was probably already voting for Adam. Seriously, do you see anyone in the audience thinking, "You know, I really liked Danny Gokey, but now that my woman Katy's come out for Adam, I guess I have to switch my vote"?
No one–including the producers and Adam–knew about Katy Perry’s endorsement. So it wasn’t the producers pimping Adam and it wasn’t Adam pimping Adam. It was Katy pimping Adam. That shot was removed from the iTunes video of her performance, as well. Whether it was fair or not…this is show biz. You expect fair? Ultimately, I doubt that it had much effect. Anyone who would be influenced by Katy Perry was probably already voting for Adam. Seriously, do you see anyone in the audience thinking, “You know, I really liked Danny Gokey, but now that my woman Katy’s come out for Adam, I guess I have to switch my vote”?