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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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Kris Allen & Adam Lambert battled it out on last night’s final performances for the 2009 Season 8 of American Idol. This is such a close competition right now, and literally anyone could potentially walk away with the title tonight.

Review of Kris Allen & Adam Lambert’s Performances on Idol on May 19, 2009

I thought that Kris Allen had very strong performances last night. His first performance was a song titled “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and he did a fantastic job. It really showed that he was a true performer. The judges all loved the performance, and Simon even hailed Kris as the “winner” of the first round based on it.

The first song Adam Lambert sung was “Mad World.” Personally, I thought it was Adam’s best song of the night, but the judges didn’t seem to be crazy about it (especially Simon who suggested it was too “theatrical.”). But I thought it was the best performance he did for the night. I didn’t have to endure the “screaming” so much during that one.

The second song Allen performed was “What’s Going On.” I thought he did a great job with this one as well. I love his acoustical/guitar versions he does. It really shows that he has true talent. The judges liked this one as well, but not quite as much as the first song. In fact, they gave this round to Adam.

Adam Lambert’s second song was “A Change is Gonna Come.” I thought this performance was flat out terrible. He had a few decent moments, but overall his high “screamy” voice just didn’t match the song at all. It was everywhere in terms of pitch/melody in my opinion. Simon actually gave this round to Adam, but I thought it was actually much worse than his first performance.

The final song was “No Boundaries” which was co-written by Kara. I thought the song was terrible for both contestants, simply because it didn’t match either of their vocal talents or musical styles. However, I have to admit that Kris Allen absolutely did a better job than Adam Lambert on this one.

You could tell that Kris was struggling a bit to hit the high notes, simply because he doesn’t sing in the high range. However, he didn’t flub any of them, he just really sounded like it was difficult for him. Parts of the song sounded really well, however, and Randy said he too thought it was a better fit for Kris.

Adam’s version of the song sounded even worse. His voice just has a really high-pitch “screaminess” to it, and at this point it seems like if you have heard 1 Adam Lambert performance, you have heard them all. I didn’t like it at all, and it sounded really rushed too. Again, no one did great on this song, but Kris did much better in my opinion.

Who Deserves to Win Idol? Adam Lambert or Kris Allen?

First, just let me say they are both great singers, and no doubt both will get a record deal & have a career in the music industry. With that being said, I think the winner of American Idol should be based on a few key factors:

• Vocal Abilities (it is a singing competition after all)
• Performances (their overall performances throughout the season)
• Musical Talent (overall inclination for music/singing/performing)
• Musical Popularity (can they sell records/make music people will enjoy)

Based on the above factors, I have to say that Kris Allen deserves the title. He has incredible vocals. His performances have been varied & highly entertaining (from sitting at a piano, to strumming a guitar, to freestyle with the mic), his over-all musical talent is tremendous (he can play the piano/keyboard, and guitar extremely well…all while singing in tune.  Adam didn’t play 1 musical instrument that I can recall), and Kris’  style & song interpretation is something that is constantly different, fresh, and new.

In contrast, Adam also has a great voice, but tends on the screamy side, which doesn’t sound very pleasant at all. His performances have ranged from great, bizarre (Ring of Fire), and even annoying. His musical talent seems to be limited to vocal/theatrical talents (no known musical instrument abilities), and his style is good, but a small niche of punk rockers. I wouldn’t buy his album, but then again, I never buy albums (that is what YouTube is for). If I did buy an album, it would probably be Kris.

So all things considered, I really think Kris Allen deserves the title. I think he will make better records. I think he is a flexible & talented artist. While some of his songs didn’t blow me away during the season, they never annoyed me (like some of Lamberts). So I am really rooting for Kris Allen tonight, and I hope he wins. We will have the results in just a few hours.

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