So, I've been watching American Idol now for about four years. This year the finale came down to two distinctly different men: Kris Allen, a laid back Arkansas gentleman with a nice voice for acoustic guitar who can change up a song to make it his own; and Adam Lambert, a showman whose vocal range is incredible and his choice of staging, clothes and song choice were perfect week after week. For the entire season, Adam Lambert was touted to win American Idol, hands down. Little by little, Kris Allen crept into the hearts and ears of America and when Ryan Seacrest announced the winner, Idol enthusiasts seemed shocked that Kris Allen bested Adam Lambert.
Unfortunately, many people thought that Adam Lambert (crowned "Glambert" by the media for his "guyliner" and flashy clothing) lost out to Kris because America thinks Adam is gay. No one actually knows whether he's gay or straight or bi - but who cares? This was about singing, right? Oh, right, I'm talking about American Idol where the judges think the show is about them. Adam Lambert is a confident young man, who can "sing his face off" to quote Randy Jackson, and who has side-stepped the media's question about his sexuality. Although many people may have seen the picture on the internet of Adam kissing another man and assumed he was gay, he has never spoken publicly about it. I heard him last night say "It really isn't anyone's business, it is?" to a reporter.
During the post-finale press junket, Kris was asked, very delicately, whether he thought he won because the votes of the third place finisher, another Christian male, went to Kris. Kris told the reporter that he and Adam had discussed it, that he was sorry that anyone thought that, and both he and Adam were hoping the voting was based on their singing, rather than on anyone's sexuality.
Adam Lambert didn't win, although from an overall standpoint, he is probably the most talented contestant the show has seen in its eight years. I really like Kris - he's adorable, humble, gentlemanly (sorely lacking in today's society) but if I had to say who was more talented, I would say Adam - he can do so many different genres and his vocal range is great. The funny thing is, Kris feels the same way: he felt Adam deserved the title as well.
I hope America wasn't voting based upon sexuality....does anyone else have an opinion?
Taryn
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Taryn,
ReplyDeleteI haven't followed American Idol since Jordan Sparks won.... can't even remember what season that was. I understand "reality tv" is the current rage but once you get to like season 15 of a show, I've lost interest.
Needless to say, I did watch "Good Morning America" the day before they were to announce the winner of this years Idol "battle" and they played clips of both Kris and Adam's final "sing-off". As you stated, Adam could sing but Kris not only sing but also had traditional stage presence which in my opinion is what caused him to win. His style & voice was similar to Robin Thicke, very soothing and R&Bish.
I think Adam's lost had little to do with speculated sexual preference, if so... he had a large following (heard people @ work discussing it)and the gay community would have only increased his number of votes (if that we're the case).
Either way, I think that the results of this show was staged just like many other entertainment events. TV producers like to throw viewers a curve ball now and then (to keep you guessing) and what otherway to take the publics eye off of the truth (rigged votes)than to add some controversy into the mix.
Bottomline for me... Kris had a traditional appearance that appealed to a larger crowd along with a nice singing voice, Adam had a goth, heavymetal/dark thing going on with a fantastic voice that didn't appease those voting (wink wink) but we all know that both singers will be signing contracts with record companies regardless of who the 1st place winner is ~