I know you had a rough night, but don't feel too bad about Adam Lambert's loss to Kris Allen in the season finale of American Idol. Adam will be just fine. Remember, many of the most successful Idol alumni didn't even make it into the final two during their season. Here is just a sampling:
- Jennifer Hudson came in 7th her season -- and has now gone on to win not only a Grammy Award, but an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award among others,
- Chris Daughtry came in 4th his season -- and his band's debut album has gone quadruple platinum,
- and even Constantine Maroulis, who came in 6th his season, has earned a Tony Award nomination this year!
I guess that's why I've lost some interest in the show since I attended the finales of the first two seasons -- because ultimately, it really doesn't matter who wins or loses.
In what many are calling a huge upset, folksy singer Kris Allen is the new "American Idol," beating the theatrical rocker, Adam Lambert. Allen gets a record contract along with his American Idol title.
Host Ryan Seacrest said on Wednesday's finale that nearly 100 million votes were cast for the finalists. The 23-year-old Allen, a student from Conway, Arkansas, bested the 27-year-old Lambert, a theater actor from San Diego.
But was the result really an upset? Look to the upper left of this page. Entertainment Blogger's unscientific 2-day poll had Allen favored over Lambert by a 14% margin. The poll closed an hour before the east coast's live airing of the finale -- and proved to be an accurate prediction of the actual result.
Update: Poll now removed from side bar; here it is with results:
WHO DO YOU WANT TO WIN AMERICAN IDOL?
Kris Allen: 61 votes (57% of total votes)
Adam Lambert: 46 votes (43%)
Total votes: 107. Poll conducted over two days and closed before live airing of results finale.