Simon Cowell picks Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey for American Idol Finale

Saturday, April 25, 2009, 11:07 AM | American Idol 8
Tags: Adam Lambert, American Idol, Danny Gokey, Simon Cowell

Oh what an interesting angle: the Christians vs. the Gays on American Idol! Or less scandalous: Gospel vs. Broadway.

Danny Gokey vs. Adam Lambert in the finale is a little bit boring in my opinion, but I understand why Simon would want this kind of match-up: Adam and Danny are the only two left who a casual Idol viewer (not super fans like those who read Rickey.org) perceive could win it all. You don’t want to go into the finale with too much lopsidedness.

I think that Danny Gokey already made his point appealing to the Christian vote — so I think he should go back and make himself more appealing to a general audience. Just a few weeks ago, everyone loved him, but he’s lost a bit of that to Adam and Kris Allen. Not everyone will remember “Hero” which seems so long ago now.

Danny Gokey will win American Idol!

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“I’d like to see Adam (Lambert) and Danny (Gokey) in the final because they are the best two singers,” Cowell told reporters at a TV industry event in Los Angeles on Friday.

Read it in Reuters

87 Comments for Simon Cowell picks Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey for American Idol Finale

1

GOKEY?! seriously?! i’d rather have kris allen.

bleep on April 25, 2009 at 11:12 am
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I lost all respect for Simon as a legitimate judge this season for pimping Gokey and Little when they are clearly very mediocre singers (and one of them’s a douche).

JP on April 25, 2009 at 11:24 am
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Simon also said that Archie would win last year …

Katie on April 25, 2009 at 11:45 am
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Adam and Kris for the win, thankyouverymuch…

Kris has grown a lot during the competition and Danny really hasn’t.

reoracer on April 25, 2009 at 11:50 am
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oh are you all sad now:(

pitbull on April 25, 2009 at 11:51 am
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No, Katie. Simon later went on the Ellen Show saying that he thought Cook should win. He changed his mind. Archie was obviously a frontrunner after Imagine, but he soon reached a plateau and became boring.

Rickey: You need to stop with the “Danny is going to win” BS. Seriously. You were an Anoop fan, a rabid Kris fan, “love” Adam (as you responded to another poster, even though AFAIK your attitude towards him has been lukewarm at best), and kept “predicting” Gokester for the crown? You’re losing whatever credibility you might have to me.

michelle on April 25, 2009 at 11:53 am
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I dont know, I have feeling that the order of elimination is going to be just like Rickey put the cartoons is the top of this site: Kris vs Adam finale, Kris wins.

sam on April 25, 2009 at 11:56 am
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I’m Brazil and I see from here is that Adam Lambert is level above from the others contests. But I’m huge Danny Gookey’s fan and I see the same way that the final will be Adam vs Danny. It’s inevitable!

Fabiano Oliveira on April 25, 2009 at 11:56 am
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I think I get it. I do believe that Simon prefers Adam as do I. Remember last year’s finale when he PRAISED Archie…saying he won hands down…something like that. Well, he got American nuts so they voted into oblivion for Cookie – who was actually Simon’s first choice for a long time.
Perhaps Simon is up to his psychology games once again.

Susan on April 25, 2009 at 11:58 am
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The Adam/Danny finale gives them a stronger blue state/red state showdown. It lets them tap into the cultural landscape. A Kris/Adam finale comes off more as two nice guys battling it out sort of like David vs David Part II.

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Chris SJ on April 25, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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Simon really disapoints me. Kris has been stellar and deserves to be in the Final.

terri on April 25, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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Oh man.. Here we go again Simon.
Danny? Really. He will NOT sell albums. Why do you want him in the finale?
I really hope Kris and Matt keep on fighting.
Both of them are so much more marketable than Danny.
Adam can be in the finale, but not Dany please.

I hope Matt brings it this week and Danny is the shocker boot. That would be so awesome.

Ana on April 25, 2009 at 12:23 pm
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random thought i wonder if kris’ wife gets pregnant would that help him

kay on April 25, 2009 at 12:33 pm
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Adam is a showman and is interesting. He makes for better TV. I imagine lots of people are tuning in to see what he does next, just as they did with Sanjaya.

Cowell is no fool. He is never being candid. He is always looking at the bottom line, calculating which response will rake him in the most cash. I say this with disdain for his on-screen persona, but admiration for his business acumen. Is he using reverse psychology? The power of persuasion? I don’t know. But I know that he’s thought his strategy through, and that it will not fail.

Michelle: OK, feel free to correct me if I have completely missed the point. As I understand it, Rickey is not saying he WANTS Gokey to win. He’s saying that, in his opinion, Gokey WILL win. Rickey can’t give his opinion without losing credibility?

Who knows, maybe Rickey’s using some psychology of his own

hesterprune on April 25, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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I’m sorry mr. Cowell. What you mean to say is you wish to see Allison and Adam in the finals cause they’re the best singers.

Allison FtMFW!

bwatt27 on April 25, 2009 at 12:55 pm
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Of course I want Adam in the finale, but I’d prefer anyone over Danny – ANYONE. Simply because anyone else is more deserving, has put in more effort, and shown more growth throughout the competition. Danny seems to come out and sing the same thing every week and frankly, it’s old and tired.

Laura on April 25, 2009 at 12:58 pm
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Kris Allen is an Evangelical Christian as well.
He has also been a worship director at his church in Arkansas.
My top two would be Adam and Danny more charasmatic to audience.
Second choice Adam and Kris.

my3sons on April 25, 2009 at 1:28 pm
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Like I said in a previous post, they are prepping Danny to be the “shock” elimination. This is just another attemp to manipulate the viewer into thinking that Danny is a contender for the title. Simon has been wrong in his predictions many times. Season 5 he predicted that the final 3 would be Taylor, Chris and Pickler, which was not even close. Danny will be going home soon.

Jennings on April 25, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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Just because Danny is a church choir leader does not mean he has the Christian vote, that’s a huge assumption. I have many non-Christian friends here in the S.F. Bay Area who love Danny. My 75 year old mother and other family members who are solid Southern church folks are totally in love with Adam; some love them both. Danny probably has all of his church members voting for him, but my bet is, that’s the only place where his Christian vote is guaranted.

Jennings on April 25, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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Listen, Adam already has a career ahead of him. There’s never been a Top 10 finalist whose seeped the pop culture consciousness so quickly (and I’m not counting anomalies like Sanjaya). So, even if he loses he wins. And, he’s won already anyway.

Danny Goat-key is clearly NOT one of the best singers in the competition despite what Simon spews. He lost his Lil weeks ago, so he’s not letting go of the final two of his wished Top 3. He can’t possibly believe that Danny – who as I wrote in my Report Card months ago is a welfare version of Taylor Hicks – is a great singer when he weekly bashed Hicks.

I say give the crown to Gokey so he could slip into quasi-obscurity along with Hicks. There’s no way Goat-key will ever be played on radio – unless it’s Christian Top 40 – so give him the crown and allow him to be the footnote he’s destined to be – playing churches, opening for Joel Osteen, bopping Rachel Lampa then going home to *ahem* “BFF” *ahem* Jamar, allowing the fat middle-aged women in his audience their masturbatory fantasies for this god-fearing dough boy, etc… etc…

Then we could relish in the hopeful post-Idol successes of Allison, Kris and Adam. I know this is a final 3 we’ll never see, but if it were, who could argue that it would be the most talented final 3 we’ll never see?

jeffreychrist on April 25, 2009 at 2:22 pm
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You dont seem to get it here do you?
Christian Vs. the Gays or whatever either way.
Kris is a HUGE Christian too:) Kris is great on the radio but that does not you are an American Idol alot more goes into it than that.

Truth is Danny is getting tons of votes from non Christians as well.
But Danny and Adam will be awesome fighting for the title:

GO DADAM!!!!!!

pitbull on April 25, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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Should the judges be giving their opinions on the winners? I don’t disagree with Simon saying he likes Danny’s voice or whatever, but please let’s not put him in the finals with so much time left…it would just make the results seems questionable if Simon says “Adam vs Danny”, and lo and behold…it’s Adam vs DAnny. A lot of people already think the voting isn’t on the up and up…why add to that impression by allowing a judge to possibly sway votes by telling people the “winners” with a month left. If I were Kris, Allison, or Matt I would not appreciate this.

This also gives a new perspective on why he doesn’t get criticized for his voice cracking, “karaoke-ness”, and awkward stage presence like some of the others have. Oh Gokey!!! We shalt not point out thy goofs!!!!

Dee on April 25, 2009 at 2:55 pm
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I can’t believe how upset people get over this. It doesn’t matter who is in the finale, it doesn’t matter who wins. If the public wants it, they will have a career no matter what. Winning this show proves nothing. One contestant being eliminated before or after another proves nothing. If you have a favorite, great. Support them by not giving them a reputation for having bat-doo-doo crazy fans.

tantraflower on April 25, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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#6: Simon went on both the Ellen Show and Leno right before the finale and said that Cook deserved to win because he had worked harder (before Idol).

I don’t think Simon ever said that Archie would win. He said on Larry King that he liked Cook’s musical style more and that teenagers and grandmothers liked Archie.

None of this matters any longer, of course.

PA on April 25, 2009 at 4:10 pm
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Simon is right on and he should know!
They are the 2 best singers left!!!!!

DEAL WITH IT!

pitbull on April 25, 2009 at 4:48 pm
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I’m just looking forward to proving Simon and a lot of others wrong when Allison dark horses her way to the finalle.

Allison 2009!

bwatt27 on April 25, 2009 at 5:43 pm
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I don’t have a favorite, and it doesn’t matter to me who wins.

However, I think that the producers will make sure that whoever sells the most downloads on iTunes during the competition will win the whole thing.

My prediction is that Adam Lambert will win.

PA on April 25, 2009 at 6:44 pm
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In season 2 Aiken was the voting frontrunner by far but in the end he was not crowned so I wouldn’t say it’s a given that Adam will win just yet. If it comes down to Gokey vs. Lambert like Paula & Simon have said, I’m hoping for Adam. I’m most interested in Kris and would like to see an Adam, Allison, Kris Top 3.

druzilla on April 25, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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I think Simon is right also,, Danny and Adam are the 2 best singers…Danny has more fans than you think….from the begining these 2 seem destined to be in the finals

samson on April 25, 2009 at 7:28 pm
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Simon also really wanted Melinda into Top 2 on season 6, right?! But, she only in Top 3. So, i don’t think Danny really going to into Top 2 or even win AI. Because, I really want it be Adam vs Kris.

Thesar on April 25, 2009 at 8:45 pm
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GOKEY IS A SHOUTY CHEESY KARAOKE SINGER :L

BUT WHYYYYY on April 25, 2009 at 9:08 pm
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Hello, what is worng with you people? It is going to be a Kris and ALLISON finale.
Now, Rickey, my dear, change that thing of “go Adam” and “danny will win AI” and say:

ALLISON IRAHETA: AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!!!!

Come on now, AI (allison) for, well AI! it’s written in the stars!

Please?! SAVE THE ROCKER, SAVE. THE. SEASON!!!!

desireechick on April 25, 2009 at 9:38 pm
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I think the show wants a Danny/Adam finale, but I think Danny is a ‘one-trick’ pony. Danny sings great, but singing is not the only thing that counts. Adam twists and re-creates, and so does Kris Allen.

That is why the National Enqiurer story that I believe was planted by the show to hype Kris/Adam rivalry just in case Danny gets voted off early and it is down to Kris and Adam.

You can’t have two friends going at it, so you create ‘drama’ to hype the shows finale.

Selena on April 25, 2009 at 10:00 pm
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Gokey is a GREAT consistent singer and performer just like Adam. they both have a powerful set of pipes different vocal styles then the average singer for sure. But they both scream right? just one a little higher than the other!
Remember this is a SINGING competition!
Most people who love Danny would not come here to here all the rants of why you all think Gokey sucks..He is VERY popular just not here!

Well he doesn’t SUCK according to Simon..:)If you go back and look at when Danny was in top 36 and he sang I hope you Dance all the judges were just wowed by his voice way back then..and they did the same for Adam but no other contestants got that WOW look from them or that kind of praise..
Even other contestants at that time were clapping and standing up and cheering when both Adam or Danny would sing.
I remember when Carrie Underwood auditioned she sang- You cant make you love me and when I heard her I rewound her song over and over and I knew she would go very far in the competition! just look back at Simon’s face when he heard her sing for the first time.. he knows a winner when he sees one:) That why he’s SIMON! DUH?

I think they knew way back these 2 were going to go very far in this competition..
so there all you haters..Who will have to get on one side or the other Adam or Danny!!!! or just don’t.

pitbull on April 25, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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By the way NOBODY believes the Enquirer anymore
Nobody…And by the way Kris is not strong enough vocally to stand up to Adams little toe!

pitbull on April 25, 2009 at 10:05 pm
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DANNY GOKEY is the only one who can stand up to Adam vocally and at least make it a good race.

pitbull on April 25, 2009 at 10:08 pm
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“”Just because Danny is a church choir leader does not mean he has the Christian vote”"

you got that right!

adamfan on April 25, 2009 at 11:22 pm
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I hope Adam will not make it to the finale..

nathaniel on April 25, 2009 at 11:29 pm
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I really hope Simons right cause i think it should be those two if it’s Adam Vs Kris i would be very mad because Kris dosen’t derverse to be in the finale.

raymond on April 25, 2009 at 11:58 pm
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You better watch it Nathaniel you may be the first one ever in the history of this site to say that.
Watch out you might get stoned!

pitbull on April 26, 2009 at 12:05 am
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ADAM FTW!!!!!!

aregreatha on April 26, 2009 at 12:18 am
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I like watching Adam, so I’ll probably just DVR the finals to watch him. If Danny makes the final, he’ll be the first contestant to do so without me liking any of his performances.

Simon has just faced the fact that he can’t do anything to keep Danny from the finals. As boring as I find Dannys’ performances, he hasn’t done anything to lose the fanbase TPTB gave him. All I have to say is if they try and do another mega-pimp contestant like Danny next season, I’ll mail a postcard every day to Simon begging him to not re-sign with Idol and give us X-Fator.

chessguy99 on April 26, 2009 at 12:21 am
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So it’s gonna be a fight to the finale between the gay vote and the Christian vote? Really? I am sorry but reducing an exciting match-up between Adam and Danny to that very narrow-minded paradigm makes me sad. Who set this up as a fight anyway? Since when did Danny become the standard bearer for the Christians and Adam the standard bearer for the gays? I am looking forward to an awesome finale, and if it features Adam vs. Danny, that will be great. Both men are extremely talented. And Danny won’t get any extra consideration from me just because I may share some common religious ground. And Adam won’t get less consideration from me just because people keep bringing up his personal life. If it comes down to these two guys, I will vote for the best voice and the best performance. Period.

What I really hope is that the “gay vote” will not marginalize Adam, and box him into their world. He’s not all yours – well, not anymore. Sure, he may be a part of that world in his personal life. I don’t know, I don’t care. What I do know is that he has made great efforts to appeal to a broad audience, and he has not done this by denying who he is, but by revealing who he is and can be. He is a gifted singer first, and whatever else he may be is his business. Let him choose to belong to the world if he wants to.

canzonetta on April 26, 2009 at 12:23 am
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Well, “vocally” they are the two best singers of the bunch however Simon does know that voice alone isn’t going to guarantee success in the industry.
I don’t think he feels he can make much money off of “Danny” but it will be a bit more then “Kris” whose vocals are at par with “average” at best. Kris is a better performer than Danny but thats not saying very much.

Does it really matter who else is going to be in the Finals with Adam.

HelloKitty on April 26, 2009 at 1:04 am
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#2 JP

thats just your opnion in many peoples opinons though they belive danny has been doing very well so far this season. you can think other wise , but danny is one of the best so far this year. i don’t remember simion ever being wrong about the finale , he said justin vs kelly , he said bo vs carrie , he said david vs david last year, i swear he said taylor would be in the finale as well. i’ve been saying it for weeks and weeks it will be a danny vs adam finale. i’m pretty sure i said it durring the top 34.

abercrombieco2 on April 26, 2009 at 1:55 am
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I can’t believe Simon picked Gokey, when he praised Kris Allen more often then Gokey. For me, Matt is a better singer/vocalist/performer than Gokey
Gokey has a nice smile, though

rully on April 26, 2009 at 2:07 am
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I would love it to be Danny vs. Kris in the finale, I think both guys have beautiful voices, and would make a good record.

My favourite however is Danny.

Lindsay on April 26, 2009 at 2:57 am
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it is kinda lame that everyone gets worked up over this…i mean…VOTE!! do something about it if you want your favorite to win…reall though..pretty much the five that are left have a career ahead of them…my personal favorite is ALLISON!!!! and i KNOW she will go far…STILL i do understand how u feel wanting ur favorite to win just for the simple fact of winning…lol…damn people who let competition get the best of them!!!!! ALLISON FOR THE WIN YO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha..lol seriously though…allison rocks!!!!

lupss on April 26, 2009 at 4:19 am
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No! Allison should be instead of Danny!

Vanessa Green on April 26, 2009 at 4:27 am
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WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED???

whatever Simon! whatever!!!

Glambert – Sexyface for the finals!!!

elvie on April 26, 2009 at 4:29 am
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LOL @ the people who think that Kris will actually compete with Adam vocally. Kris is smarter than to try to out sing Adam. What Kris provides is an alternative to Adam’s over the top, theatrical, and screechy/shrieking vocals. Kris thrives on being subtle and emotionally connected to the song and his audience. He is brilliant at re-arranging songs HIMSELF and making them work for him. That’s a true musician. People who don’t like Adam’s tone/timbre find Kris as a pleasant alternative.

Dave on April 26, 2009 at 4:36 am
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If it’s going to be a Danny-Adam top 2…

Adam will win over Danny by landslide. Another “12-Million-votes-gap” scenario will happen again. Adam has the goodwill and admiration of so many viewers that no matter what the judges say in the finale, people will still vote for him. Adam has tons of fans; everybody is just not aware of it. I recently became aware of it because of the iTunes stats. It confirmed these: all AI online polls where Adam and Kris are leading, the media buzz and radio airplay both are getting — they all hold water.

In fact there might substantial Danny backlash (at least among core fans who actually power vote) since Kris should have been in the finale and not him.

rainbowskyway on April 26, 2009 at 5:35 am
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adam will win who cares who the other person is

Anna on April 26, 2009 at 5:42 am
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And they won’t even shock eliminate Adam to ensure a Gokey win (if TPTB are really serious about that — and that’s so whatever IMO) because Adam IS the show (as the iTunes stats have confirmed). Adam out before the finale equals plunging ratings and unhappy sponsors: not going to happen in TPTB’s terms.

And if Adam and Danny meet in the finale, Adam will win for reasons stated in my earlier post. Of course, I could be wrong. There is always a possibility of Danny still winning however small. But I am more confident with my prediction because of the iTunes stats (sorry for reiterating this).

rainbowskyway on April 26, 2009 at 5:53 am
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i’d love an Adam vs Kris finale.

zecodenameizninja on April 26, 2009 at 6:11 am
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Danny should have left 8 weeks ago

aron on April 26, 2009 at 10:13 am
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my take on rickey pimping danny is whoever he thinks will win always loses. he himself admitted that he has been jinxing those he openly supported. is this is way of unconsciously promoting that another idol wins?

hmmmmmm

ola on April 26, 2009 at 10:39 am
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It actually depends on Adam. Adam can lose this by doing something so flamboyant that middle America is turned off.

Adam is clearly the most exciting and talented singer, dancer and performer that has EVER been on the show. However, he also has the most controversial history. America as a whole is not very accepting of what Adam represents. Those of us that live in urban and coastal areas forget what it is like in the heartland and rural areas.

If it were up to me, I would love to see Adam sing Crawl Through the Fire for the finale, exactly as he did it in the Zodiac Show. But he would be censored, and he would lose the competition.

So, when Danny wins, it will not be a reflection of who was the better singer, but will be a sad reflection of how America sees itself.

brucella on April 26, 2009 at 11:30 am
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This is not just about who has a great voice. This is not a radio contest, it’s television and people want to see a show. My vote goes to who entertains me each week. I don’t care how great their voice is, if they are boring, they will probably go the way of Anoop (who has an awesome recording voice). I want to see a performance. That is why Adam will win. He has what most of the others are lacking – star quality and showmanship. Adam vs. Allison for the finale!

Jennings on April 26, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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“Those of us that live in urban and coastal areas forget what it is like in the heartland and rural areas.”

I live in the heart of the Bible Belt – and I’ve heard nothing but support for Adam. Maybe it’s because the people I talk to don’t care about what goes on off the show, but it actually suprises me how much people here in the South seem to like him.

Miss Hawk on April 26, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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Go Gokey!

Maria on April 26, 2009 at 5:29 pm
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PUT THE GO IN GOKEY!!! CHEESY KARAOKE SINGER.

KRIS, ADAM, ALLISON FTW.

WUT on April 26, 2009 at 5:44 pm
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“He is brilliant at re-arranging songs HIMSELF and making them work for him.”

LOLLL, don’t try it. Kris has not re-arranged any more songs than Adam has. Ricky Minor himself said on Extra he came up and helped Kris with a lot of his arrangements. ADAM has the decency to thank the band and mention the fact that he found an arrangement close to his own online whilst Kris has not once owned up. The night he sang Make You Feel My Love, he said live, “I wanted to take a classic arrangement and make it my own”. He took the EXACT same arrangement from artist ADELE and stood there taking all credit for it when the judges praised him with “that arrangement was so beautiful and original”, and “that was unique”!

When someone started a thread on this on the AI forums, his fans all jumped on the OP saying, “Who cares!!”, “It’s no big deal” and it was dismissed, just like that. Hilarious.

well well on April 26, 2009 at 6:04 pm
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Dont be so sure Adam will win over Danny,
Danny has millions of fans out there and it would be a very close race. They both have amazing power vocals and both can entertain very well.

deb haeson on April 26, 2009 at 6:19 pm
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@Well Well-”When someone started a thread on this on the AI forums, his fans all jumped on the OP saying, “Who cares!!”, “It’s no big deal” and it was dismissed, just like that. Hilarious.”

Ah yes, fantarding. That’s when you become develop an obsession and sense of loyalty to a celebrity so deep that you are no longer able to be objective or have any sense of reason where said celebrity is concerned. It’s crazy. Fantards make excuses for bad performances and will defend or deny unethical behavior. I don’t find this amusing as much as I do sad. I’ve been there, done that, got the t-shirt for it. Twice in my youth. The comedown is especially rough (not to mention humbling.) I will never go there again. LOL People, heed my advice: don’t be a fantard. Keep your sanity and objectivity, please. lol

Back on topic: I think who is in the finale will depend on their performances. AI typically picks up new viewers closer to the finale who aren’t loyal to one contestant. I still maintain that it doesn’t matter who wins. If they have fans, a label will pick them up. 19 isn’t the best label for an artist to be on anyway.

tantraflower on April 26, 2009 at 7:51 pm
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jeffreychrist – It’s better for Idol’s credibility to have a winner that does well so I don’t think they should give Gokey anything except maybe bus fare back to Milwaukee. Giving him the crown would be a bad idea. Very bad.

Natalia on April 26, 2009 at 8:45 pm
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funny other singers have used other ppls arangments and they’ve been called copy cats while adam has done the asme and no ones mentioned anything so far. rainbowskyway the itunes i don’t think plays a big role this year. it would seem like dannys fan base probally aren’t the type to buy itunes music. not to mention ppl only buy one song each while one person could vote hundreds of times. either way , in the end all 5 are going to release a cd, so does it really matter who wins?

abercrombieco2 on April 27, 2009 at 12:06 am
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Kris is cool but almost every song he does sounds like Jason Mraz(especially the last 2 weeks). I think Danny, more than anyone else, knows what kind of artist he wants to be. Adam is great, but he changes up things too much every week. And you know Clive Davis(or Sony/BMG) is not going to let Adam make the kind of album he wants to make. They went with David Cook last year because they wanted to jump on the Daughtry bandwagon. It didn’t work. His album is about to drop out of the Top 50 this week. David Archuleta appeals more to the AI audience than Cook does(and it’s proven on the singles chart, Archie went to number 2 with his first single and Cook went to 17). Adam has a huge amount of fans who are very vocal, but Danny appeals more to the AI mainstream audience who are not nearly as fanatical but definitely vote.

Chase2000 on April 27, 2009 at 2:00 am
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“the itunes i don’t think plays a big role this year. it would seem like dannys fan base probally aren’t the type to buy itunes music.”

What? How can you possibly know who Danny’s fans are and whether or not they are the type to buy music on Itunes? Could it be that his fans ARE buying his music on Itunes but there just aren’t as many of them? Makes more sense to me.

Jennings on April 27, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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Look, Taylor hicks won in his season. He was a nice guy, decent looking, and a completely competent singer.

Danny is very much the same as Taylor — nothing wrong with him, but nothing special, either.

Kris is handsome, seems happily married, and has a thin, but interesting, voice and technique.

Adam is another handsome guy, with a grand range and adds something special to a performance. Like him or not, he is not boring — even on slow songs. Adam would be weird if he were “straight,” and to others he is weird because he isn’t.

I cannot tell you what I don’t like about Danny, but I can tell what I like about Adam. It boils down to musical taste and preference.

Last year, David A., was arguably a better singer, but David C. was the better performer.

Taylor Hicks, David A., and Danny are all really good singers, however, I’d rather watch paint dry than see them in concert.

Daughtry, Carrie, Kelly, Clay, David C., and Adam all had it from the very first moment. It didn’t matter that only two of them won — they were the only one’s.

Steph on April 27, 2009 at 12:52 pm
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Steph said, “Adam would be weird if he were “straight,” and to others he is weird because he isn’t.”

That is so true–you put that so nicely into once short sentence. Very well put, girl!!

Glenda on April 27, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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I’m sorry, but I’m not getting the Taylor Hicks-Danny comparison at all. Taylor was good looking, Danny is not, Taylor was a great entertainer/performer, Danny is not. Taylor always got the crowd on his feet, Danny is boring. The only similarity I can find is they both have gravely voices; however, when Taylor sang, the word FLEM never entered my mind like it does when Danny sings.

Jennings on April 27, 2009 at 2:41 pm
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“funny other singers have used other ppls arangments and they’ve been called copy cats while adam has done the asme and no ones mentioned anything so far.”

Err wow lol. With all due respect, have you been living under a rock? The backlash Adam received after Mad Word was unavoidable. Every time Adam has found an arrangement online or has worked with the band to come up with a new one, he has made sure to mention it live – unlike Kris, who BTW is my 2nd favorite. Remember the night he sang MW, they were running over time – so not only did he not get time to talk to Ryan/talk about it after the performance/have the judges mention it, Ryan didn’t even give him a proper intro, it was, “HeresAdamwithMadWorld”.

Thankfully, both Gary Jules and Tears For Fears really liked his take on the song. Jules the song’s re-arranger said, “I said ‘I knew he was going to do it.’ I knew it! He’s cool and seems sensitive…that’s who would have that song in their lexicon,” Jules said. “He totally understood the vibe of it and the power of it and delivered it in a unique and beautiful way. I think Adam is straight-up the most interesting, for my personal taste, of anyone I’ve ever seen on the show.”

Whilst TFF’s co-founder and band member Curt Smith posted Adam’s performance on their site saying he was impressed. He said bar the wobbly last note, he did their song justice. His fans also said the same.

RE: on April 27, 2009 at 3:20 pm
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My choice is Adam. I would like to see an Adam/Kris finale, but sadly, I don’t think I will.

The shock elimation? Wait for it! I FEAR it will be ADAM GOING OUT 3RD. Melinda Doolittle was by far the best singer in her year & she never made it to the finale either. That would probably mean a Kris/Danny finale, with Danny winning. He may sell some immediate post-Idol CDs, but in the long run, he will make Taylor Hicks & Ruben Studdard look like superstars.

I really hope I’m wrong. Somebody please tell me I’m wrong.

Fletch on April 27, 2009 at 5:29 pm
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Jennings, I agree with you. Taylor Hicks is a hell of a live performer and his self-titled album is pretty damn good. I think that treacly “Do I Make You Proud” coronation song killed his career. I also agree that Gokey is nowhere near as talented as Taylor Hicks.

Fletch on April 27, 2009 at 5:32 pm
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Not really a surprise tho is it…we saw it coming in the top 13, if not before

Krish on April 27, 2009 at 9:24 pm
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Christians vs the Gays? Someone isn’t checking their gaydar when Danny is onstage. I’m not 100% convinced that the whole “wife” thing isn’t an elaborate cover-up. Metrosexual, maybe, but what straight man owns 18 pairs of designer eyewear? Hmmmm?

ro1224 on April 28, 2009 at 9:26 am
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Re: #73 If only for my Norwegian friends, who happen to have the last name “Flem” – it is PHLEGM.

Now you are ready for the spelling bee

canzonetta on April 28, 2009 at 9:59 am
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Danny’s got a huge and loyal fanbase and so does Adam. Rightly so since they have the best voices in the competition. I really hope it DOES come down to these two, but I get so tired of the dragqueen/churchboy stuff written about them. Truth is it just comes down to votes.

DANNY’s GOT MY VOTE! I’m so ga-ga for GOKEY!

kanojowa on April 28, 2009 at 10:16 am
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a lil bit boring,BROADWAY SINGER vs KARAOKE SINGER.

hoping this not come true…..phewwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!

~~ “I’d like to see KRIS (ALLEN) and ALLISON (IRAHETA) in the final because they are the best two singers,” I told reporters at RICKEY event in RICKEY.ORG on tuesday. ~~
…..HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA..FOTFLOL

joshua bob on April 28, 2009 at 10:45 am
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I think all the contestants on American Idol are good singers but Adam Lambert is GREAT! As another person said, he has won already. I cannot wait for his first CD. If Adam is voted off, I think a lot of people will stop watching American Idol. He was the one everyone waited to hear each week. There are a lot people who love Adam, but don’t vote because they either don’t have the time, or think it is beneath them somehow–but those same people will buy his music. I mean, c’mon on, how many teens and preteens sit there pressing the redial button for two hours straight. They should set up the voting like Dancing With The Stars. GO ADAM!!!!

Merle on April 30, 2009 at 11:01 am
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Adam is the full package singer and entertainer…Gokey is forgetable….Kris is cute and looks like a 12 year old…Allison is a good singer but not mature enough….Please vote for Adam and hope they count it right…..

Peggy on May 3, 2009 at 3:11 pm
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The season finale of American Idol will be Adam vs Kris!!!!!!!!!
Go Kris!!

Frank on May 5, 2009 at 12:57 pm
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I hate that it’s becoming a contest of “the christians vs. the gays.” that’s just very sad. it’s the freakin 21st century, people. i mean, i’m a christian, but i’m not deaf! Danny is a screamer. Can you imagine listening to a Danny Gokey album? it would be seizure inducing. also, he’s smug, self-righteous, and not to mention, spends way too much money on eyewear. Adam, on the other hand, is undeniably talented, possesses incredible musicality, and to top it off, seems like a genuinely humble, yet confident, and big-hearted guy. i vote adam.

Grace on May 7, 2009 at 6:52 pm
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Actually, in my opinion Danny or kris is no match with adam’s huge talent. danny’s past performances were all forgetable. he’s boring. kris is good but some of his songs were wrong choices. i would love to see adam vs. kris in the finale. I’m so excited to see adam winning the title. Good luck to you adam and God bless.

Phine on May 8, 2009 at 2:55 am
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All of you that say Danny is not good, you are very very WRONG! Danny is the best since day one of his audition. He has a very manly solid voice which is brilliant! Adam is the one that screams on every performance. pleeeeease! Danny is the talented one and more fit to be the next American Idol. 2nd choice is Kris because of this uniqueness and charm and also a very good singer. Danny and Kris for the finals and Danny to win!

Joanna Rara on May 8, 2009 at 4:38 pm