Thursday 24 May 2012

Final Comment on American Idol Finale


A final comment on the American Idol finale.

It was a show Barnum & Bailey would have been proud of with a 'supporting' cast notable not for it's quantity but it's quality. Music industry giants like Rihanna, J-Lo and Aerosmith performed in the build up to the big announcement.

The thing that struck me about all this was how ordinary the Idol finalists were made to look by these established stars. Okay, I accept it's a sort of amateur v professional comparison at this stage but the gap is immense.

A number of 'names' were rolled out for duets and Chaka Khan exuded class but two other duets stole the whole show. First Holly Cavanagh teamed up with Jordan Sparks for a rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone." Has it ever been sung better. Awesome in it's power and passion. Kop take lessons......



Second duet of note and the performance of the night bar none was Jennifer Holliday and Jessica Sanchez singing, "And I'm telling You I'm Not Going." Amazing, amazing, amazing. If you watch anything on Youtube watch this. Not sure how Jessica got to the end without cracking up having to look into Holliday's eyes. Weird. Looked like she'd just been surprised by a 12 incher from behind......



What about the result. Well I reckon Philip Phillip's will make a living but Jessica Sanchez could be a real star. She's only 16 so anything is possible.

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