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Kris Allen Wins American Idol

Amanda — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:47:15 +0000

He was called the dark horse of the competition and was clearly the underdog, but in the greatest upset in American Idol history since Chris Daughtry was eliminated, Kris Allen was named as season 8’s winner. When everyone from the judges to the producers to even Kris himself thought that Adam Lambert was going to win, being announced as the winner was a big shock. Heck, I was rooting for Kris to win but I was still shocked when he was announced as the winner. I was already thinking that there was a landslide vote for Adam. It goes to show that you really can’t underestimate the power of a fan.

No boundaries for round three

Amanda — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:40:59 +0000

In the final round of last night, both Kris Allen and Adam Lambert had to tackle a new challenge: a song co-written by Kara DioGuardi, Cathy Dennis and Mitch Allen. The song is a power ballad and it seems to suit Adam Lambert a lot better than it does Kris Allen. The judges all seem to agree that Adam Lambert’s performance was better than Kris Allen’s. The latter said that he and Adam Lambert weren’t going to compete, but just do their best to give a great performance when asked by Ryan if he thinks he did enough to win. So it’s a close shave, as was expected and the result is yet to be given. What a way to build up an audience.

Katy Perry Roots for Her American Idol

Amanda — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:06:09 +0000

If you watched the results show of American Idol on Wednesday night then you would have found out who Katy Perry was rooting for. The singer took to the stage to perform her new single ‘Waking Up in Vegas’ just before the results were announced. Katy came out in an Elvis inspired costume. On the back of the cape of her outfit, the name of Adam Lambert was boldly emblazoned. Katy is always a fun performer to watch. It would have been even more fun if she stepped up to the then final three of the show and danced with Adam.

American Idols Do Personal Choices

Amanda — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:49:08 +0000

The remaining 3 contestants on American Idol got to perform 2 songs each last night – a judge’s choice and their personal choice. Danny Gokey chose to sing ‘You Are So Beautiful’. It was leagues better than his performance of Paula Abdul’s song choice for him and showcased his vocals and arrangement prowess. Kris Allen sang an acoustic version of Kanye West’s ‘Heartless’. I wasn’t expecting him to choose that song, but man was it a great performance! Adam Lambert chose to sing Aerosmith’s ‘Crying’. And what can I say? Adam Lambert knows how to put on a show and deliver a great performance. It seems that all 3 of them have upped the ante several notches. Who’s going to make it to the final is really up in the air.

American Idol Duets

Amanda — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:58:42 +0000

American Idol did something different during last night’s show when they had the remaining 4 hopefuls pair up to perform a duet in between the solo performance. Kris Allen and Danny Gokey were the first to try their voices out for a duet after Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta performed their solos. Kris and Danny sang ‘Renegade’ by Styx. Their harmonies were amazing but Simon Cowell commented that Danny was better than Kris. Adam and Allison closed the show with their duet rendition of Foghat’s ‘Slow Ride’. Simon said that “In the battle of the duets, you win the show tonight” and I completely agree. He even said that Adam may have given Allison another week on the show with that performance. Combine the duets comments along with the solo performance comments and it seems that Kris is really on his way out.

Who Will Get Booted Off American Idol?

Amanda — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:29:52 +0000

After a mediocre night at the movies last week, disco night brought about the creativity of American Idol’s remaining 7 contestants. Most of them dramatically reworked their song choices. Adam Lamberts pain-wracked ballad version of ‘If I Can’t Have You’, Allison Iraheta’s smoldering ‘Hot Stuff’ and Kris Allen’s totally revamped acoustic groove of ‘She Works Hard for the Money’ earned unanimous praise from the judges. Since the judges exercised their one-time save for Matt Giraud last week, who are the two who will go home tonight. Despite his performance of ‘Stayin Alive’, I’m not going to be surprised if Matt is in the bottom 3 again with Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai.