May

24



Was there any doubt? I saw a copy of TV Guide from a couple of weeks ago with Melinda, Blake and Jordin on the cover and guess who was standing out front and center? Yes, it was the winner, Jordin Sparks. Now that’s interesting.

Jordin definately had the upper hand going into the show last night, well, I guess she had the votes to, with her great voice, beautiful smile and 17-year-old charm. She was a sure winner.

I’m kind of wondering how Blake Lewis got into the number 2 position in the first place. I wonder if VoteForTheWorst.com had enough influence to give the number 2 spot over to Blake instead of Melinda Doolittle? No matter because the nuber 2 and 3 spots on American Idol are usually good for selling a few million records in the comming years.

But now it’s time for Jordin to bask in the spotlight for hopefully a long musical career. She certaily is deserving of being an Idol winner. But I wonder what her musical genre will be? We’ve seen a few different styles from Jordin, but nothing that really defines her like Blake’s beatboxing. It will be interesting to watch and see where Jordin goes as a singer.

Congratulations to all the Idols and congratulations most of all to the winner, Jordin Sparks.

Alan

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May

22



I’ve purposely not voted at all this season on American Idol so as to remain objective about writing this blog. Tonight I cast my first and only vote this season and it went to Jordin Sparks.

Jordin absolutely blew away Blake Lewis this evening. It wasn’t even close, especially on the last song, This Is My Now. Jordin Sparks will win American Idol tomorrow evening.

Here’s how Blake and Jordin worked it out tonight:

Blake Lewis – Blake opened up with his Beatboxing version of Bon Jovi’s You Give Love A Bad Name and he did a great job. Blake is great entertainment, no doubt about it.

Blake’s second song was Maroon 5’s She Will Be Loved and it was a little pitchy. (there’s that word again) Although it wasn’t that bad, I expected much better for THE FINALS!

This Is My Now was the third song for Blake and when I first heard it, I didn’t really like it because he didn’t do that good of a job at it. Then Jordin sang it and that changed my mind. It didn’t go that well for Blake as he was off pitch through most of the song.

I like Blake, he’s very entertaining, but his performances tonight showed why Melinda Doolittle should have been on the stage instead of him.

Jordin Sparks – Jordin opened with a new song that she hasn’t sung on American Idol and it was great. Christina Aguilera’s Fighter was he choice and, as the judges put it, it was stellar.

Martina McBride’s A Broken Wing was Jordin’s second choice and Randy Jackson said it was, “Better than the original” and Simon said, “Now that was good.” Is there any reason to think that Jordin doesn’t deserve to win the American Idol crown tomorrow?

Then Jordin sand the Idol Songwriter’s winning song This Is My Now and she solidified her place in American Idol history and will become the youngest Idol ever, at the tender age of 17.

So that wraps it up for American Idol season 6 tonight for the singers. It’s now in the hands of you America. I strongly urge you to vote for the most talented singer tonight and, that would be Jordin Sparks.

One of Jordin’s numbers is 1-866-436-5706. Call it and vote now.

Alan

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May

22



Yes, that’s my prediction. Although I thought Melinda Doolittle was going to win American Idol I can’t pick her, because she got the boot last week. I’ve been more wrong than right this season, but I do think that Jordin Sparks will take home the title tomorrow evening.

Why Jordin? Well, honestly I’m surprised that Blake Lewis made it to the finals. Don’t get it wrong, Blake is one talented singer, but he has had more bad nights than Jordin has. In fact, I think Jordin has had only a single bad night since the contestants were whittled down to the top 24. Plus Jordin has a very likeable personality to go with her talent, good looks and more main stream appeal.

This is coming from me being the person who couldn’t stand main stream music when I was a kid and into my early adult life. Disco was an aberration to me and top 40 music was never played on my radio. And to be as real as I can be, I would probably buy Blake’s CD before I would buy one from Jordin, but this isn’t about what I like, It’s about what 40 to 50 million votes want. Notice I didn’t say voters.

It’s pretty simple, Jordin will get more votes because the Beatboxing thing, no matter how cool it is, doesn’t resonate with as many people as a down-to-earth, smiling, attractive female singer who can sing in a variety of styles and make it work.

Unfortunately I probably won’t be able to see the finals tomorrow night because I will be out of town so I might not write another blog after this evening’s assessment until Sunday May 27th.

Tune in tonight and see if you can figure out who will win American Idol tomorrow evening.

Alan

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