9 reasons why Adam Lambert
didn't win American Idol
So we’ll have to wait another year for an “out” American Idol, after Kris Allen took the title over Adam Lambert for Season 8.
A lot of people are surprised and disappointed with the result. But we probably should have seen it coming for a lot of reasons, the least of them being Lambert’s sexual orientation.
1.Kris might never have ever been the underdog. American Idol isn’t exactly transparent about the voting results; the numbers are a secret. Kris was proclaimed the “underdog,” a role he played brilliantly, but for all we know he might have been leading all along.
2. Adam might have peaked too soon – he’d already been on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Kris demonstrated improvement from week to week, and in the end seemed to be something new and different.
3.Kris is what the show is about – an amateur is discovered. Voters might have figured that with Adam’s stage experience he’s already a pro.
4. Adam’s fans were loud, his support was deep; but Kris appealed to the tween girl demo of the show, in the end, his support was broad.
5. Allison’s early departure might have signaled doom for Adam. He could gain her rock votes, but Kris had more to gain from Danny’s voters, who were probably a bigger block and had lost their singer just a week before the finale.
6. Kris’ rural background worked to his advantage. The phone company reported millions of votes from his home state of Arkansas, proof that a rural area works to get behind its own. Adam’s SoCal roots in San Diego –well, we’ve seen it all before. (A demonstration of this was the hometown visits of the finalists – Adam’s seemed flat compared to the excitement for Kris.)
7. There might have been some backlash that Adam was seen as the judge’s favorite and seemed to get extra special treatment for his arrangements and productions. (Proof of that even in the finale where Kris did one simple song with Keith Urban, while Adam glammed it up with a three-song set with KISS.) Voters to AI: We’ll decide who wins, thank you very much.
8. That last-minute Christian versus gay-guy dust up couldn’t have helped matters much. A reminder that Adam might just be a little too out there for Middle America. Kris was a safe choice; who knows what might be lurking in Adam's closet.
9. And by not directly addressing the gay question, was Adam playing it safe or appearing to be a little too private, too coy? Maybe he underestimated what the public could handle. Adam’s talent is undeniable, but he (or the AI machine) never trusted us enough to tell his story…and we love a story.
In the end, they’re both talented, attractive performers with great futures. The one question remaining: Will Adam finally answer the gay question in the upcoming round of post-finale media interviews? It’s time to come out already!
A lot of people are surprised and disappointed with the result. But we probably should have seen it coming for a lot of reasons, the least of them being Lambert’s sexual orientation.
1.Kris might never have ever been the underdog. American Idol isn’t exactly transparent about the voting results; the numbers are a secret. Kris was proclaimed the “underdog,” a role he played brilliantly, but for all we know he might have been leading all along.
2. Adam might have peaked too soon – he’d already been on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Kris demonstrated improvement from week to week, and in the end seemed to be something new and different.
3.Kris is what the show is about – an amateur is discovered. Voters might have figured that with Adam’s stage experience he’s already a pro.
4. Adam’s fans were loud, his support was deep; but Kris appealed to the tween girl demo of the show, in the end, his support was broad.
5. Allison’s early departure might have signaled doom for Adam. He could gain her rock votes, but Kris had more to gain from Danny’s voters, who were probably a bigger block and had lost their singer just a week before the finale.
6. Kris’ rural background worked to his advantage. The phone company reported millions of votes from his home state of Arkansas, proof that a rural area works to get behind its own. Adam’s SoCal roots in San Diego –well, we’ve seen it all before. (A demonstration of this was the hometown visits of the finalists – Adam’s seemed flat compared to the excitement for Kris.)
7. There might have been some backlash that Adam was seen as the judge’s favorite and seemed to get extra special treatment for his arrangements and productions. (Proof of that even in the finale where Kris did one simple song with Keith Urban, while Adam glammed it up with a three-song set with KISS.) Voters to AI: We’ll decide who wins, thank you very much.
8. That last-minute Christian versus gay-guy dust up couldn’t have helped matters much. A reminder that Adam might just be a little too out there for Middle America. Kris was a safe choice; who knows what might be lurking in Adam's closet.
9. And by not directly addressing the gay question, was Adam playing it safe or appearing to be a little too private, too coy? Maybe he underestimated what the public could handle. Adam’s talent is undeniable, but he (or the AI machine) never trusted us enough to tell his story…and we love a story.
In the end, they’re both talented, attractive performers with great futures. The one question remaining: Will Adam finally answer the gay question in the upcoming round of post-finale media interviews? It’s time to come out already!
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Point 3 is spot on. I don't believe the gay issue had anything at all to do with the way people voted. Adam has been on stage with Val Kilmer prior to Idol and had stage experience. The teen-pop culture demographics could care less about some lame political agenda. Its all about ENTERTAINMENT.
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