Sanjaya finally leaves 'American Idol'
RICH MACIALEK
McClatchy Newspapers
Issue date: 4/23/07 Section: Culture
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At last it’s over. The only thing worse than Sanjaya Malakar’s singing was everyone talking about his singing.
Thankfully we have been spared this nightmare and little Sanjaya was sent packing.
This week “American Idol” decided to feature both country and western music. Sadly, most of the contestants couldn’t really cope with such simple fare and sang dismally.
Unsurprisingly, Sanjaya gave a lackluster performance.
Although with his tight jeans and bandanna, Sanjaya looked like a prison bride. In fact, Sanjaya looked so cute Maxim made him “Girl of the Day” on Wednesday. Unfortunately for him it wasn’t a beauty contest. America voted and it was sayonara Sanjaya.
Phil Stacy opened the night with a song that proves why most people still haven’t heard of Keith Urban. Stacy’s singing was acceptable, but his performance betrayed his roots as a talent show winner.
Next up was Jordin Sparks. About halfway through her performance she went from sounding like a beauty pageant contestant to singing like a star. This kid could go all the way.
Wearing a low cut dress and knee-high gold boots, LaKisha Jones looked like some sort of 70’s TV super-villain. I kept waiting for Wonder Woman to show up and deflect sour notes with her magic bracelets. LaKisha was out of her league singing country.
Chris Richardson didn’t really make much of an impression. Combining pitch problems with a nasal delivery, he just didn’t give a very good performance.
Even though her dress looked like a slipcover off a second-
hand couch, Melinda Doolittle delivered a top-notch performance as always. She’s even stopped looking surprised when the judges compliment her.
Blake Lewis closed with what was arguably the best performance of the night.
The voters, on the other hand, disagreed and put him in the bottom three. Either his silly dance moves or his sweater sealed his fate. Only the voters know.
The worst part of all this is, of course, the Ford commercials.
The director of these travesties should be drawn and quartered for even contemplating the insipid ideas for these videos.
With advertisements like these, no wonder domestic auto sales
are down.
Thankfully we have been spared this nightmare and little Sanjaya was sent packing.
This week “American Idol” decided to feature both country and western music. Sadly, most of the contestants couldn’t really cope with such simple fare and sang dismally.
Unsurprisingly, Sanjaya gave a lackluster performance.
Although with his tight jeans and bandanna, Sanjaya looked like a prison bride. In fact, Sanjaya looked so cute Maxim made him “Girl of the Day” on Wednesday. Unfortunately for him it wasn’t a beauty contest. America voted and it was sayonara Sanjaya.
Phil Stacy opened the night with a song that proves why most people still haven’t heard of Keith Urban. Stacy’s singing was acceptable, but his performance betrayed his roots as a talent show winner.
Next up was Jordin Sparks. About halfway through her performance she went from sounding like a beauty pageant contestant to singing like a star. This kid could go all the way.
Wearing a low cut dress and knee-high gold boots, LaKisha Jones looked like some sort of 70’s TV super-villain. I kept waiting for Wonder Woman to show up and deflect sour notes with her magic bracelets. LaKisha was out of her league singing country.
Chris Richardson didn’t really make much of an impression. Combining pitch problems with a nasal delivery, he just didn’t give a very good performance.
Even though her dress looked like a slipcover off a second-
hand couch, Melinda Doolittle delivered a top-notch performance as always. She’s even stopped looking surprised when the judges compliment her.
Blake Lewis closed with what was arguably the best performance of the night.
The voters, on the other hand, disagreed and put him in the bottom three. Either his silly dance moves or his sweater sealed his fate. Only the voters know.
The worst part of all this is, of course, the Ford commercials.
The director of these travesties should be drawn and quartered for even contemplating the insipid ideas for these videos.
With advertisements like these, no wonder domestic auto sales
are down.
Viewing Comments 1 - 3 of 3
Idol Fan
posted 4/22/07 @ 11:59 PM MST
Now that Sanjaya is gone we can look forward to a real competition. Blake and Jordin have the right stuff, Melinda and Lakisha cancel each other out. (Continued…)
Joan Hall Hovey
posted 4/23/07 @ 4:12 AM MST
Sanjaya Malakar is arguably the most talked about contestant in the history of American Idol. Whether you voted for him or not, he entertained us every week. (Continued…)
Manny
posted 4/23/07 @ 11:12 AM MST
Anyone who can't sing country western is a good thing.. Its a postive attribute in my book.
I'll take Bluegrass any day....then the Hicksvill/Nashville Country western. (Continued…)
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