American Idol 6

[xo_kathy]

Originally Posted by _Opi_

I don't know what the big deal with Sanjaya is. Sundace was worse, and I didn't see people making snide comments about his looks or voice then. Chris Sligh was also bad. He still made it to the top 10. Go figure. I'm also not a fan of Haley. She should be going home next week.

I'm loving Chris Richardson. If I voted for any contestant, I would vote for him.

Seriously?! Sundance had a great blues voice when he stuck with it. Chris Sligh was a vocal major in college and had a very good voice.

The issue isn't that Sanjaya is unnatractive (though some of us do think he's creepy looking), it's that he doesn't sing well. He should be auditioning for his high school musical, not be on American Idol. He has a decent voice, but it doesn't compare to many of the people who have already been voted off.

[_Opi_]

Originally Posted by xo_kathy

Seriously?! Sundance had a great blues voice when he stuck with it. Chris Sligh was a vocal major in college and had a very good voice.

I've been watching the show since the beginning. Sundance's audition was great. I saw the potential as well. He just never brought it again. He still made it past Hollywood week. I was a little confused about that.

I don't know anything about Chris's vocal background. I'm just going by what I hear. He's alright. He was just not that great. I believe Simon said the same thing as well.

If I remember correctly, though, the judges thought Sanjaya had potential to be American Idol. They picked him for the top 20 out of thousands of people. I'm pretty sure they weren't thinking "high school musical" then. Otherwise, he would not have made it past hollywood week. I guess I'm just not understanding how everyone got on the let's hate on Sanjaya for the way America votes. I guess I feel kinda bad for him. Some of these comments are irrelevant to his vocal/stage performance i.e. "creepy" "weird" "freak" "making me sick."

[xo_kathy]

Originally Posted by _Opi_

I don't know anything about Chris's vocal background. I'm just going by what I hear. He's alright. He was just not that great. I believe Simon said the same thing as well.

Actually, I think that Simon and Randy (who cares what Paula says ) both said Chris was the best male singer - he just didn't choose the right songs and he had tempo/performance problems.

And while they did put Sanjaya through to the top 24, since his very first round there they have said he wasn't strong enough to continue - but America keeps getting screwing up the vote.

I also agree with Jen - I think he knows he should be going home, but that he's going to keep getting to stay and he's gotten a bit smug about it. Meanwhile, people like Stephanie and Gina, who want desperately to be there, are getting voted off. It's really turning people off I think (except the crazies who keep voting for him, obviously!!).

One has to wonder what Chris and Blake were thinking when they found out that they were grouped with Sanjaya?

Was it:

"Holy shit -- we're in the Bottom 3 because Sanjaya's finally getting the boot tonight!"

or

"Freaking A, we're saved because Sanjaya's got the teenyboppers' vote!"

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by OTW

...Sanjaya's got the teenyboppers' vote!

Is it really the teenyboppers who are keeping Sanjaya around? I thought he was simply the benefactor of the "underground-anti-Idol-vote-for-the-worst-singer" camp.

[ΑΓΔSquirrel10]

I'm now thinking that it's the producers trying to get ratings

[texas*princess]

I've decided that I dont think I like Haley. So much so that I might be bold enough to throw her in the same pile as Sanjuya. She's not the strongest singer - this week sucked. All she has is her short-shorts like Sanjuya with his hair.

[tinydancer]

I agree, t*p. Didn't help matters that I just hate that song she sang.
I guess the short-shorts helped draw attention away from her false eyelashes and red red lipstick.

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Is it really the teenyboppers who are keeping Sanjaya around? I thought he was simply the benefactor of the "underground-anti-Idol-vote-for-the-worst-singer" camp.

I like to think it's a combination of both. I think there's NWIH the underground help could be doing it on their own.

I'm getting memories of John Stevens and how long he was able to stay in competition because of these kids.