American Idol Shock! *gasp*
Last night (Wednesday) was the season finale for American Idol. The two finalists were Adam Lambert of San Diego, California and Kris Allen of Conway, Arkansas. Adam is an amazing vocalist with astonishing range, and Kris, while very flexible, doesn’t really measure up. Adam has been a judge favorite all through the season, and he was a shoe-in for the title.
However, when Danny Gokey (Top 3) was kicked off last week, many of his voters moved to Kris’ side. Many, including myself, thought “Kris vs. Adam… That’s easy.” Because of this, many Adam Lambert fans did not vote. They thought it was a simple thing, that there was no competition.
So, last night, Kris Allen took the title of American Idol.
Don’t get me wrong; Kris is an amazing artist. However, Adam has greater range. No one can really measure up to his talent. American Idol is essentially a talent competition to judge who is the best budding artist in the country. And I’m sorry to say this, but I don’t think that is Kris Allen.
This happened last year with David Archuleta and David Cook, as well. However, I’m hoping that Adam Lambert will get more publicity than David Archuleta. Adam ought to have won, but he was outvoted. Adam has amazing talent, though, and now at least he doesn’t have to suffer the pressure and constraints from American Idol. Now he won’t have “No Boundaries” on his first album (or at least I don’t think he will). He gets to be as free with his art as he wants – and that’s what really matters. He can be creative. He can be free. He can be himself.
Let me see if I can figure out how to embed videos in this thing…
Adam Lambert – Born to be Wild
I posted two of Adam to show how much he varies. Enjoy.
- Honorary Journalism Member
Susannah
