American Idol: March 2007 Archives

While Sanjaya Malakar should have been voted off of American Idol way before Chris Sligh, it seems that Chris isn't bowing out gracefully.

Sligh was voted off of Tuesday nights show, but he isn't walking away with nothing.  As a top 10 competitor, Chris secured his spot on the Idol tour.  As he tells his hometown newspaper, Greenville, S.C. News, that's all he wanted anyway.

"I never came into this wanting to win it. I made the Top Ten. That was my goal," says the curly haired Sligh.

Chris also says he was told if he dropped out of the Top 10, then he couldn't go on tour... so he stayed around until America dumped him.

Let's just hope Sanjaya gets the axe this week.

Sanjaya Malakar has claimed his spot on Fox's hit reality singing competition American Idol.  No, Sanjaya isn't the best singer.   As a matter of fact, he's probably the worst.  Instead Sanjaya is the comic relief.  He has become the laughing stock for American Idol fans and foes nation wide.

Howard Stern is encouraging his listeners to vote for him, and a the website www.votefortheworst.com is pushing for people to keep him around as "the worst."  News source Reuters has even questioned the credibility of his run.

My question is... how could anyone think that Sanjaya is straight?  I have been beat to death with comments left here on this site about how mean I am being to Sanjaya.  I don't think I am being mean.  I think I am raising good questions and being brutally honest. 

He may not be a good singer, but he's got a fantastic full head of hair on him.  He has curled it up, flat ironed it, faux hawked it... he is not afraid to take hair risks.  The stylist on the show even commented on how much Sanjaya loved having his hair done.  He's living his dream of having a full-time hair stylist!  That's super!  Meanwhile, he keeps moving up in the competition.

I know, I know... it seems like all signs are already point to gay, but wait... there's more:

When Idol judge Simon Cowell knocked on his hair, he totally queened out.  Sanjaya did a cute little faggy head tilt and said, "you're just mad you couldn't pull it off Simon."  Work it out girl!

Since we're not ones to pull people out of the closet, lets just say that Sanjaya may not be gay, but he sure is queeny.

After last night's big shocker on American Idol, Sanjaya Malakar will get on my nerves for at least one more week.

I'm not too surprised that Chris Sligh was voted off, but I am shocked that Sanjaya is staying around.  I think he should just quit the competition.

Sanjaya does actually have a chance of stealing the American Idol title, but surely he doesn't want to win something this prestigious as a joke.

We can thank dedicated listeners to Howard Stern's radio show, the bloggers at the Vote for the Worst website and the few Fanjayas (Sanjaya fans) who are burning up the phone lines to keep him around.

This isn't the right competition for him, and this point he not only disgusts me -- but I am really starting to feel sorry for him.  Surely his friends and family know this is turning into one big joke that will only make Sanjaya look like a fool in the end.  I can't imagine that these people who are making a joke of Idol by voting for him will actually buy his records (if he makes it that far).  I'm sure Clive Davis will die before he hands him a record deal anyway.  How will American Idol handle this big prank?  Again, Sanjaya should save them the trouble and drop out.

Someone close to Sanjaya needs to tell him that he should just quit.  It would make it easier on him in the long run, I'm sure of it. 

Dancing with the Stars, American Idol and America's Next Top Model all sent someone home this week.  If you missed them, here's a quick recap of who got kicked off what this week!

Dancing with the Stars:

After Tuesday nights results show, two teams were tied for last place with 34 points.  Clyde Drexler and partner Elena Grinenko tied with Karina Smirnoff and Billy Ray Cyrus.  But that didn't seem to matter when you put their confusing point system into play.   As a result, Paulina Porizkova and her partner Alec Mazo, who was the champion of the first season of Dancing With the Stars, were given the boot.

Heather Mills seems to be the star power of the show without even really being much of a US celebrity.  She pulled some daring moves this week, as betting websites continue to wager on whether or not her prosthetic leg will fly off.

America's Next Top Model:

Today's the models-in-the-making were challenged to look like men.  They were each given a male persona and drag queen and told to work it.  Some of them looked convincingly like men.  Jaslene even looked like a hot straight dude.  It was mind bending. 

In the end, the two "full figured" models were left in the bottom two.  Tyra decided to let Whitney stay sending Diana home.  Natasha seemed to finish on top, because her photo got pulled first.

At the sidebar:  Tyra actually looked good tonight.  She didn't have on fifteen wigs, instead she had a cute conservative bun in the back.  She did have some drag queenish eye lashes on, but she realizes it making it perfectly fine by me.  Later in the show she even said drag queens watch her to figure out how to act like a woman.  She may be self righteous, but at least she knows where she fits into things.

American Idol:

As I told you earlier, Sanjaya Malakar didn't get voted off.  He wasn't even in the bottom three.  Instead Chris Sligh, Haley Scarnato and Phil Stacey got the least amount of votes.  In the end Chris Sligh said good-bye. 

The elimination show also featured a performance of "The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani and Akron.  

Another week with Sanjaya Malakar on American Idol... I am in shock!?#!  I have a feeling it was the hair.  He is creative, but he can't sing.  Not only has he made it to the top 9, but he wasn't even in the bottom three.

Is this kid a publicity genius or something? His tacky faux hawk from Tuesday night's show has drawn tons of media attention.  Ryan Seacrest even referenced it during the show's intro, and when then he appeared on stage wearing a faux hawk wig.

Whether people are voting for him as a joke or because they are seriously Fanjaya's, he's got some star power.  I guess he'll have to figure out another celebrity profession though, because he surely won't make it as a singer.

Ok, a little more American Idol before the results are announced Wednesday night...

I was looking at the playback of last night's show, and someone really needs to tell Chris Richardson that he is not Justin Timberlake.  In Tuesday night's show, Chris performed No Doubt's "Don't Speak" with a Justin Timberlake twist.  Not only did he try his best to sound like JT, but he wore something that looked like it was out of Justin Timberlake's closet.  Chris, of course, wore a much baggier version since he doesn't have a hot body like Timberlake.

Here's the video incase you missed it...

Clothes look familiar?

Chris is not that bad of a singer. He isn't as good as Lakisha Jones, but he isn't nearly as bad as Sanjaya Malakar. Chris just definitely needs to find his own personality and feel, because JT already brought Sexy Back... we don't need a plump clone to try and do it again.

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Last night was the first time that the remaining American Idol contestants took the stage as the Top 10!  Knowing they were at least secured a spot on the Idol tour, the contestants sang songs from the Ms. Gwen Stefani. (Running out of themes are we Idol?)  They didn't have to sing songs that Stefani had released as they could also pick from her inspirations such as (Donna Summer, The Police, Cyndi Lauper, and The Cure).

Lakisha Jones was by far the best singer of the night.  She brought down the house performing Last Dance by Donna Summer.  Gwen called it soft and sexy, and the judges loved it.  I would be completely shocked if Lakisha got voted off.  However, I wouldn't be shocked if she won the whole competition.

Take a look at Lakisha's performance from Tuesday night:

The best moment of the night had nothing to do with the singing.  Sanjaya Malakar proved that he does have a purpose on the show.  Sanjaya has become American Idol's comic relief.  The 'andogonous one' showed up with a faux hawk.  He looked as happy as a little girl playing dress up in mommy's clothing.  It was horrible!  It was so bad that it was almost enjoyable.  Sanjaya will likely NOT get voted off, however he had the worst performance of the night.  As Simon Cowell said on Tuesday night's show, it doesn't really matter what the judges say anymore.  Sanjaya is in his own universe.

Take a look this video from Tuesday's show:

I mean seriously people, I have heard drunken frat boys sing better at 5 am just before puking on the lawn. He forgot the freakin' words, and this is video from someone performing as one of the top 10 singers. It just doesn't make sense to me!

I think it's sad that he is getting so many votes because people are "voting for the worst" as a joke.  Surprisingly, he has some die hard fans (most of which hate me with a passion); but there can't be enough people who actually call themselves Fanjayas to keep this kid on the show. 

GaySocialites.com still extends its offer for Sanjaya to come out on our site exclusively.  Is there any better place?

The results show for American Idol airs Wednesday night at 9pm EST on Fox.

Finally Sanjaya Malakar delivers something worth watching on American Idol.  No, he still can't sing; but he is sure as hell making us laugh (at him)!!

I have been saying if he is going to stick around despite his inability to sing, then he needed to do something so absurdly ridiculous that it becomes entertainment.

Tonight, Sanjaya did just that!  The tone-deaf Idol wanna-be showed up tonight with a HUGE faux-hawk!  His song still sucked.  Ryan Seacrest, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell all shared a good laugh at the androgonous ones expense; but then again so did everyone else!

He has no musical ability!  If he wins this competition he will take all credibilty that American Idol holds, but at least he is entertaining us now... despite the fact that it is just another reason for us to laugh at him.

Next week, I wanna see Sanjaya in drag!  Think he will do it?!

A MySpace user known by the letter "J" is currently on a hunger strike hoping that America will hear his plea and vote Sanjaya Malakar off of American Idol. 

In his MySpace blog on Monday, he writes that its getting a bit hard! 

I know I promised you guys a YouTube video, but I am just feeling too tired and weak to do it tonight. I don't even know how I'm typing this right now.

It's getting to a point where I don't know if I can continue on like this anymore, my parents are starting to get concerned. i am going to try my best to make it until Wednesday night though. We'll see.

My friend Maggie sent me a video for me to pass along to the person who runs the account that the Starvation video is on. I have no idea why she made it, but for whatever reason I thought it was really funny, but kind of pathetic. Click here to see the video. 

It's time to eat dude.  American is evidently not on our side here.  I want Sajaya to be voted off, but I am not going to stop eating for anything.

Every season it seems that there are one or two people who squeeze by the judges to make the top 12 on American Idol.  Occassionally, these dud singers get a bit of fan support to stick around much longer than they should.  However, none of these tone deaf Idol wannabes have gained momentum like this year's non-singer Sanjaya Malakar.

I have discussed and presented many possibilities as to why Sanjaya is running so strong in this year's Idol competition.  Maybe we can thank the website, www.votefortheworst.com.  Maybe we can blame Howard Stern for getting his fans to support Sanjaya as a joke.  Maybe Sanjaya actually has fans!

This weekend, I was introduced to a group called the "FANjaya's."  The Fanjaya's are evidently a group of individuals who actually want Sanjaya Malakar to be the next American Idol even though he can't sing at all.

Comparing themselves to Clay Aiken fans, the Claymaniacs, or whatever they prefer to be called; Fanjayas are flooding the phone to vote for Sanjaya each week.

I wonder what these Fanjayas are thinking as they camp out on the phones battling for time against everyone else who is voting for Sanjaya as a joke.  Maybe they are thinking he is sweet, maybe they are thinking he has great teeth, or maybe they admire his every changing hair.  You know they aren't voting for Sanjaya, because they think he is a good singer... because we all know the poor kid can't sing.

If Sanjaya is going to remain in this competition week after week, then I need to see more out of him.  There isn't any chance that he is going to instantly become a talented singer, so I am hoping for something more exciting.

Maybe he could call in Tyra Banks' hair and make-up artist so he can perform in drag.  They could tease out his hair and add some fake eye lashes to go along with those bushy brows.  Or maybe he could wear a single white glove and perform only Michael Jackson songs from here on out!

This week the Idols will be joined by Gwen Stefani as their mentor.  The Top 10 contestants will be performing the pop song of their choice.

If you're like me, you have been asking yourself how the hell Sanjaya Malakar made it to the American Idol top 10 securing his place on the American Idol tour.

The answer could be really simple.  Thanks to the website, www.votefortheworst.com, Sanjaya may actually have some longevity in this competition. 

'Vote for the worst' was created in 2004 to "support voting for the entertaining contestants who the producers would hate to see win on American Idol."  The website says their goal is to send a message to American Idol producers that they turn away too many good people before letting the American public vote.

"During the initial auditions, the producers of Idol only let certain people through. Many good people are turned away and many bad singers are kept around to see Simon, Paula, and Randy so that America will be entertained," according to the site.

Campaigns like this one and Howard Stern's radio campaign to keep bad signers around explains why someone who sings as poorly as Sanjaya does could stay in the competition.

I also have to say that Sanjaya's androgony is a bit scary.  I don't even know any women (other than Tyra Banks) who change their hair weekly.  (And this point Sanjaya is giving Tyra a run for her money!!!) I'll give him that, he has nice hair -- for a woman. 

For those of you who are seriously voting for Sanjaya because you think he is a good singer, let's think about this...

Can you honestly say that Sanjaya is a good singer when you compare him to previous winners like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Fantasia Barrino?

Do you really want to prevent the next coming of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Fantasia Barrino?  Could you really sleep with yourself at night?  Thank goodness those three powerful voices (Clarkson, Underwood, Barrino) were on previous seasons, otherwise they may have gotten beaten by the tone deaf superstar also known as Sanjaya.

I also wonder if 'vote for the worst' sent this cheesy little girl to cry and act like she really cares about Sanjaya?  Her tears didn't really look too sincere if you ask me.

Give it some time Sanjaya, I'm sure Bravo will come up with a reality show for the best hair soon.  Hang in there!

Here's a sure fire way for American Idol to get a leg up (pun intended) on Dancing with the Stars:  bring on a pop superstar!

Next week's celebrity mentor on Fox's American Idol will be No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani.  Stefani will be the first mentor to work with the Top 10 contestants as Fox tries to beat ABC in the reality competition war.

Each week, the contestants are coached by a singer or group.  Most of the 'mentors' have a tendency to be older and more tradition, but next week the contestants will go where previous contestants have not - Walking in the Spiderwebs.

Next week's will be a pop-themed week, as contestants pick their favorite songs from that genre.  Stefani will mentor the contestants on how to best execute the pop song they choose. 

I can't wait to see which Cher, Madonna or Mariah Carey song Sanjaya will pick!  You know the femme (possibly gay) boy is gonna sing a diva's song!!

It looks like this year's American Idol competition may be another one of those popularity contests where a large group of bored housewives and strange little girls call in to vote for the boy who they find themselves oddly attracted to. 

On last night's Idol, as I predicted, the worst singer wasn't even in the bottom three.  Sanjaya Malakar gets to stay while Stephanie Edwards gets the boot.

Don't get me wrong, there is no way that Stephanie could have won the competition, but she is a much better singer than Sanjaya.  (But then again, just about everyone in the world is a better singer than Sanjaya).

I don't mean to be attacking this kid personally, and I hope it doesn't come across like that.  I'm sure he is a nice enough kid.  However, this isn't an American Idol contest that looks for America's nicest person.  This is a singing competition, and Sanjaya just can't sing.

Either way, America gets to choose the winner.  If they choose Sanjaya, then I'll have to reconsider moving to London.

If nothing else, maybe Sanjaya will 'find himself' during this competition.  Maybe he will come out of the closet exclusively to GaySocialites.com??  Ha! Ha! Ha!  Actually, if I had to guess after he gets the Idol boot, then no one will care whether he is gay, straight or taken!

My advice to anyone who wants to make it on American Idol... stage a cheesy little girl to cry for you in the audience before you flame over to awkwardly hug her.

This year's American Idol has some really good singers.  Unfortunately, one of this season' most popular contestants is the worst singer (possibly ever).  However - Sanjaya Malakar could still be the next American Idol, and here's how!

This isn't the first time that a tone-deaf singer has made it to the final 12.  Do you remember Jasmine Trias and John Stevens?  Neither of those two really had much talent, but because of dedicated fans John stayed around A LOT longer than he should have, and Jasmine came in third place behind Fantasia Barrino and Diana DiGarmo.

The same thing could happen with Sanjaya this time around.  Sanjaya is the worst singer left in the competition.  He has bad hair, and he is overly feminine.  Yet, last night there was some poor little girl crying in the crowd, because Sanjaya fluttered by her.

I hate to be the one who 'outs' people, but I am a gay man... and I know how gay men feel about little girls going goo-goo over us.  While it may be flattering, its like handing a baby to a football player -- we don't know what to do with them!  Neither did Sanjaya last night.  He pranced down to where she was, scooted a bit, then the two hugged like sorority sisters before Sanjaya hurried back to the stage.  He didn't even tell her thank you!

Regardless, no matter how horrible the little future fag of America sings, as always, the competition is up to the fans.  If Sanjaya fans keep voting, he'll keep trying to sing.

This week's results show airs Wednesday night.  Sanjaya should go home, but I have a feeling he won't even be in the bottom three. 

Maybe if he comes out during the show, I'll throw some support behind.  Ok, just kidding.  There's no 'media conspiracy' going on, the poor kid just sucks (and he can't sing either!)

What was with that little girl crying over Sanjaya Malakar on American Idol on Tuesday night?  It was a bit strange.

Not only is Sanjaya obviously the worst singer on the show, he is so damn feminine that it would be hard to conclude anthing other than that he is gay. 

Was this simply a media booster to keep him from calling it quits?

It is time for him to go!  He may be the nicest person alive, but this is a singing competition.

And how awkward was it when he hugged the crying little girl... eek!

It is arguably the most successful reality competiton of all time, and there is no doubt that American Idol is making a ton of money.

So why would Idol recycle such things as hair extensions?  TMZ is reporting that the hit TV show saves a few bucks each year by recycling items like jewelry, clothing, props and hair extensions.

The website's source says current contestant Haley Scarnato is wearing extensions previously worn by last year's Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee.

Fox hasn't confirmed or denied the penny pinching.

The top 11 Idol hopefuls performed for a second time together on Tuesday.  On Wednesday, another contestant will be sent home.

On American Idol this week, we got to see the top 12 contestants perform for the first time together featuring the songs of Diana Ross. 

After forgetting the words to his song on Tuesday's Idol, Brandon Rogers can forget about taking the lead.  The 28-year-old back-up singer had hoped that this competition would be his chance to shine, but after he flubbed up his song, "You Can't Hurry Love," he got some harsh criticsm from the judges that ultimately led to him hitting the road.

"It was kind of boring, uninteresting, you forgot the words," judge Randy Jackson said. "It's got to be a lot better than that for me, man."

Randy's comments were echoed by his counter-part Simon Cowell saying it "sounded like "a background singer for a background singer."

"No star quality in that performance, no originality," Cowell added. "Absolutely not good enough. Sorry."

Brandon wasn't the only one getting a little embarassed by Cowell on this week's show.   Ryan Seacrest seemed a bit pissed off when Cowell asked him when he was going to come out of the closet.

Ryan Seacrest: "We have a question from Georgia. What do you consider the hardest part of this contest?"

Melinda Doolittle: "Wow. I would have to say the high heels and these dresses. I like my tennis shoes and my sweat pants. I'm sorry."

Seacrest: "Simon, any advice on the high heels?"

Cowell: "You should know, Ryan."

Seacrest: "Stay out of my closet, Simon."

Cowell: "Well, come out."

Seacrest: "This is about the top twelve. Okay? Not your wishes...We're friends."

Seacrest has been poked and prodded about his sexuality, but the man who screams "Seacrest Out" as his catch phrase isn't ready to come out -- if he even really swings that way.

Next week, the contestants tackle the music of the "British Invasion," with '60s singers Lulu and Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits sitting in as the celebrity coaches.

The American Idol journey from 24 to 12 contestants has been drawn out this year more than ever!  We have had a lot of opportunties to get to know the top 24 contestants, and some Idol fans have even lost their loyal favorite early in the competition. 

No, I'm not talking about the early end to Sundance Head's Idol career; I'm talking about the promiscious girl who quickly became the most searched person on Google... Antonella Barba.

I am really shocked that all of the horny guys who were scouring the internet to catch a glimpse of her ass or score a picture of the Idol hopeful laying naked in rose pedals didn't try to keep their 'slutty' favorite in the competition.

The point of American Idol, of course, is to find the best singer/ performer.  Each year, the competion has its fair share of controversy, and I truly expected Barba to be our source for drama!  This is how I pictured it:  week after week Barba would avoid being eliminated until the judges and right wing conservates got so pissed off that they would campaign to get her off the show.  I guess I was wrong.

 

 

The performers above made the cut, and they are: Blake Lewis, LaKisha Jones, Chris Sligh, Jordin Sparks, Phil Stacey, Melinda Doolittle, Brandon Rogers, Gina Glocksen, Chris Richardson, Stephanie Edwards, Haley Scarnato and Sanjaya Malakar.

Evidently America isn't feeling Antonella Barba as their Idol.  Barba has come under fire after some racy pictures of her nearly naked surfaced in the media.

Barba was once the most searched word on Google, and some Idol fans even protested saying she should be eliminated.

Thursday night, the voters took care of that.  Barba is headed back to New Jersey as her Idol run is over.

Something tells me she'll be on the cover of Playboy by the end of the year?  Hef... you ready?

Rumors have also surfaced that Girls Gone Wild is interested in having Barba on their next film as well.  This could really get interesting and add a whole new twist to the title, American Idol.

Rosie O'Donnell went off on "American Idol" this morning on "The View," saying that "Idol" canned former contestant Frenchie Davis for her breast-baring snapshots, but kept current wannabe Antonella Barba despite having some racey photos of her own. [watch the video]

Rosie says it is because Davis is black and plus-sized and Barba is, according the general social consensus, more attractive.