Wow, this American Idol Season 8 Finale (May 20th, 2009) has been great so far, and they haven’t even announced the winner! Here are a few highlights so far:
Notable Performances & Quick Recap So Far on American Idol Season 8 Finale
David Cook did a great job during his performance on his song. His brother recently passed away from cancer, and all of the proceeds from iTune sales are going to fund cancer research. He did a great job, and I wish him continued success in his career.
Queen Latifah & Lil Rounds had a decent performance as well. I think Lil Rounds had much better vocals compared to Queen Latifah though.
Fergie & The Black Eyed Peas did great job. American Idol actually had to censor one part of Fergie’s lyrics during the performance. They sang boom boom pow, and had a great performance.
Keith Urban & Kris Allen had an AWESOME duet together singing a country song titled “Kiss a girl.” Kris could actually be a successful country singer. If he had sang that song last night, Kris would have won for sure!
Allison Iraheta & Cindy Lauper performed “Time after Time” as a duet on Idol as well. They did a great job as well, and I always liked that song.
Lionel Ritchie & Danny Gokey did a great duet together as well singing a variety of songs. Danny Gokey did an excellent job this season, and I hope he soon lands a record deal as well! American Idol really had a huge cast of talent this season.
Adam Lambert & Kiss (Gene Simmons) perform together on Idol. Overall, they had a great performance. They sang one of their most popular songs “I wanna rock & roll all night…”
Carlos Santana & the Whole Idol top 13 also did a great performance singing, “Smooth.” They did a great job, although they were singing a little low in one spot & it was difficult to hear them.
David Cook surprised Kris Allen & Adam Lambert with a brand new Ford Fusion 2010 Hybrid car. Those cars looked awesome, too. I am sure they are thrilled, although they didn’t act super excited like I thought they might have.
Steve Martin, Megan Joy, and Michael Sarver also performed a song written by Steve Martin. Steve Martin was playing the banjo…who knew he was also musically talented?? I was waiting for him to bust out a joke or perhaps the whole thing was a big gag, but it was for real. Ryan asked Steve who he thought would win tonight, and Steve replied, “Well, I know it’s a long shot, but I am hoping me.” That was a great reply & I laughed hard on that one.
Rod Stewart performed “Wake up Maggie.” He started off a little rough on the first couple of notes, but pulled it together for an excellent performance. I like his raspy voice, and I like that song too. I also like that song, “Have you ever seen the rain.” He did look slightly feeble during the performance, but then again, he did great for his age. Age gets us all.
Tatiana Del Toro was selected as the best female award. She started to come up, and Ryan Seacrest told her to stay there that they had to go to commercial. However, she ran past security, grabbed the microphone, and started to sing, “Saving all my love for you.” Eventually they cut to commercial. I just wonder if it was real or staged? I think it was planned, but who knows. That girl is wacky lol.
Adam Lambert & Kris Allen sang “We are the Champions” by Queen. They did a great job singing that song. I am surprised Adam didn’t sing that song at some point (or any popular Queen song for that matter).
Bikini Girl Katrina Darrell from Idol Gets a Boob Job/Breast Implants
The Bikini Girl Katrina Darrell came out & performed in a bikini again (and kissed Ryan again). She has apparently had a “boob job” (Breast Augmentation) performed after getting the boot on Idol, and Ryan Seacrest made a funny joke. He said, “I was going to ask what was new, but now I know.” LOL—that was pretty good Ryan.
Kara DioGuardi made a surprise appearance during Katrina Darrell (Bikini Girl’s) performance & took over the song. Kara did a great vocal performance, and was noticeable better than Katrina. Then, at the end, she ripped open her outfit & had a bikini on underneath as well to poke fun at Katrina. It was quite funny, and yet shocking and surprising. Just one tip for Kara though….Get a tan hehe!
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