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Anyone watch American Idol ??

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Tillyscoutsmum · 26/05/2010 22:14

Just wondered what you thought of the final ? Lee has been my favourite all the way through but I think Crystal did much better tonight and this she may clinch it ....

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notalone · 26/05/2010 23:04

Same here Tilly. I think Lee is fab and not to mention very sexy so I am still hoping he wins but think it may go to Crystal now after tonight. Even if it does though he will still do well regardless. Look at Adam from last year and my favourite Chris Daughtry, he is massive now.

Mermaidspam · 26/05/2010 23:27

I love it!

My fave has always been Crystal so hope she wins.

(I love Chris Daughtry, it was a travesty that he didn't win).

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Tillyscoutsmum · 27/05/2010 08:28

Daughtry was brilliant and the producers obviously agreed, hence the Judges save.

I felt for Lee last night - he was clearly overwhelmed and looked petrified. I also thought Crystal's winners song was much better. Maybe the show wants a female winner this time after it being a bit male dominated the last couple of seasons

I also thought Simon looked a bit teary at one point. It won't be the same without him but I do love Ellen.

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notalone · 27/05/2010 09:18

I love Ellen too Tilly - she is fab, but I agree it won't be the same without Simon. I like Kara and Randy too though

I thought it was a travesty about Daughtry not winning too at the time but in hindsight him not winning was the best thing for him because he was able to bring his band into the record deal he got. I doubt he would have been able to do that as an "idol". I have both his albums and they are amazing - especially the first one. Have you got them?

Whatever you do Tilly, do not open any news pages about Simons departure. Bloody Yahoo news has just spoilt the show for me tonight by announcing who won.

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Tillyscoutsmum · 27/05/2010 09:51

Oh nooooo. I'm out tonight as well so am going to have to try and miss spoilers tomorrow as well.

I'm not keen on Kara but think Randy and Ellen are both great. It will be interesting to see who replaces Simon though.

I haven't got the Daughtry albums but might download the first one.

I remember thinking the same about Adam Lambert not winning - he was clearly the best performer but was a bit arrogant and I did like Kris. I also think Adam would have struggled with being an idol "puppet". He'll do much better on his own. Whatever happened to Kris whathisface ? Wonder if he'll be on tonight's show ?

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notalone · 27/05/2010 10:18

I do like Kara but the only thing that annoys me about her is that every sentence ends with her voice going up like a question. Nearly every time . Apart from that though she seems great.

I liked Kris and Adam but I know what you mean about Adam being arrogant. Kris is definitely a bit more malleable. I think being over here we don't really see what happens next. Quite a few of the previous idols are absolutely huge over there and have made millions, yet no-one knows who they are in the UK. Perhaps Kris is one of those. I wonder if he is still with his girlfriend. I bet winning the show would put a lot of pressure on any relationship.

I would definitely recommend downloading Daughtry's first album. It is definitely in my top ten favourite albums list

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minipie · 27/05/2010 10:41

dammit, I missed it!

minipie · 27/05/2010 10:47

gah! don't go to the American Idol website either as that also says who won...

and I can't even get the clips to work

mrsshackleton · 27/05/2010 11:13

I thought Lee was absymal last night, you could hardly hear him, he was off key and he looked quite ill with fear
Crystal walked it, if she doesn't win it'll be a joke

notalone · 27/05/2010 12:24

He is normally fab though Mrsshackleton. I think it was sheer nerves that made him a bit shaky last night. That and perhaps the wrong song because the second song was chosen by Simon Fuller and not by Crystal or Lee.

Docbunches · 27/05/2010 15:49

I thought Crystal was AMAZING last night, she actually moved me to tears with her last song... and seeing Simon upset made me blub even more.

I'm not sure if I'll watch any future series of AI because, to me, Simon Cowell is American Idol.

TheLadyOfTheGreenKirtle · 27/05/2010 15:59

ive been a big fan of crystals since day 1 but she has been a bit off the last few weeks, but last night she was amazing! im glad that casey got so far though, i really, really liked him.

compo · 27/05/2010 21:06

Watching it now

TheLadyOfTheGreenKirtle · 27/05/2010 22:41

who do we think will win then?

anyone else think its been turned into the simon show instead of being about the finalists? (not that i mind)

shoshe · 27/05/2010 22:57

Love both of them, both of them will do well anyway.

Didnt Lee look awestruck to be singing with Joe Cocker, and Crystal looked like she was just having the most amazing fun.

shoshe · 27/05/2010 23:05

He really cant believe it can he.

jaebird · 28/05/2010 15:06

The producers of AI have a sense of humour - when Lee sang "What would you do if I sang out of tune" I laughed out loud.

Post-show info - Lee has been signed to RCA, which is where all the show's favourites go - they have Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert, David Cook, Daughtry. Crystal has gone to Jive, which tends to be a bit more of a niche-y label. I think that'll work out for the best for both of them. There's a lot of corporate BS that goes along with winning AI (with Disney, etc) that I don't think Crystal would enjoy.

TheLadyOfTheGreenKirtle · 29/05/2010 11:45

it was good to see previous winner, i love carrie underwood. kelly clarkson has put on a lot of weight though!

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