HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY, ‘AMERICAN IDOL’!
13/06/2012 07:47
Happy 10th Birthday, ‘American Idol’!
Ten years ago this week, a little television show called "American Idol" (perhaps you've heard of it?) premiered on Fox. Since then, the "AI" empire has spawned dozens of chart-making pop stars, hundreds of watercooler moments, millions in record sales, and has taken up probably thousands of hours of my life. So thanks, Fox!
To celebrate the show's big double-digit birthday, I'm dusting off and updating my list of my top 10 "Idol" performances ever. What are yours? Feel free to nominate your favorites on the message board below...
10) Casey James - "Jealous Guy"
9) Jason Castro - "Hallelujah"
8) Joshua Ledet - "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World"
8) Bo Bice - "Whipping Post"
6) Kris Allen - "Heartless"
5) Kelly Clarkson - "Natural Woman"
4) David Cook - "Hello"
Before Cook came along, "Idol" was considered a glorified karaoke competition by naysayers. Sure, many of the show's singers delivered fabulous vocals, but usually they did nothing new with their songs. And then there was David. He pretty much changed everything, proving there was a real art to cover songs that went way beyond just singing the words as capably as the original artists had. "Idol" has been Cookified ever since.
3) Fantasia - "Summertime"
2) Blake Lewis - "You Give Love A Bad Name"
1) Adam Lambert - "Ring Of Fire"
VERY HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Allison Iraheta - "Cry Baby"
Brooke White - "Love Is A Battlefield"
Casey Abrams - "I Put A Spell On You"
Chikezie - "She's A Woman"
Colton Dixon - "Piano Man"
Crystal Bowersox - "I'm Alright"
Haley Reinhart - "House Of The Rising Sun"
James Durbin - "You Got Another Thing Comin'"
Jennifer Hudson - "Circle Of Life"
Josiah Leming - "Grace Kelly"
Lilly Scott - "Fixing A Hole"
Norman Gentle - "And I Am Telling You"
Paul McDonald - "Maggie Mae"
Phillip Phillips - "Volcano"
Siobhan Magnus - "Paint It Black"
Credit/Source: Yahoo! Music