Who will be the American Idol Season 8 Winner?

Just finished watching the finale performances.
It was awesome!! It is true that there are many good talents this season. I think the Top 5 are all good singers. But Adam and Kris are just exceptional.

From the beginning, we all know that Adam will be in the Finale. He just sings his songs so well. Very good interpretation and very good arrangement. And he can definitely sing!

Kris is a late bloomer. Looking at the past performances and results, he was just average. But in the last weeks, we all see that he is a good singer and musician. He can play the piano or guitar and even sing well. And his own rendition of Heartless was awesome!

Well, I know you've all seen the shows and finale. But I am just sharing their past performances. (Videos from AmericanIdol.com)

Motown week
Kris Allen - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)


Adam Lambert - The Tracks of My Tears


Popular iTunes Downloads week
Adam Lambert - Play That Funky Music


Kris Allen - Ain't No Sunshine


Year They Were Born week
Kris Allen - All She Wants to Do Is Dance


Adam Lambert - Mad World


Idol at the Movies week
Adam Lambert - Born to Be Wild


Kris Allen - Falling Slowly


Disco week
Kris Allen - She Works Hard for the Money


Adam Lambert - If I Can't Have You


Rat Pack week
Kris Allen -The Way You Look Tonight


Adam Lambert - Feeling Good


Rock Music week
Adam Lambert - Whole Lotta Love


Kris Allen - Come Together


Judge's choice / Contestant's choice week
Kris Allen - Apologize


Adam Lambert - One


Kris Allen - Heartless


Adam Lambert - Cryin


FINALE
Adam Lambert - Mad World


Kris Allen - Aint't No Sunshine


Adam Lambert - A Change Is Gonna Come


Kris Allen - What's Going On


Adam Lambert - No Boundaries


Kris Allen - No Boundaries



This is the season I followed from start to end. Blame on me being a stay at home mom now. :P Who do I like the be the Season 8 winner?

KRIS ALLEN !!!

They are both very good. Especially in the finale. But personally, I like Kris' music more. If both of them will release their album at the same time and I only have money to buy only one CD, I will buy Kris' album and probably just download Adam's in torrent. lol

But whoever wins, we are sure that we will be hearing them in the airwaves soon.

American Idol is now down to 7

This week is definitely the most interesting week of American Idol Season 8.
Last night the contestants sang songs from the year they were born. Many sang really good renditions of their song choice. But as usual there were others that really massacred their songs. :P
As always Adam Lambert did GREAT! Hubby and I loved his version of Mad World. It even reminded us of this CSI episode where this song was played. I think many were not able to watch his performance as their DVR cut it off (like our friends Raf & Arnel). You can watch it here free. He was so good, Simon said : "... and i think words are unnecessary but I want to give you a standing ovation." and he was on his feet and applauding Adam. I'm sure his fellow contestants are envious! Simon rarely, if not never, done that. If he keeps on doing this, he can clearly be the run-away winner in Season 8.
Based on last night's performance, my bottom 3 are: Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai and Allison Iraheta. I used to be a fan of Lil but her performances in the last few weeks were blah! The judges kept on telling her to be more of an artist than a singer but she still cannot do it. Maybe there is not much creativity in her. Anoop is also a darling. I'm sure he has a lot of fans too (especially teenagers). But his performances are not solid - some are good some are not. It is a roller coaster ride with him. It is also clear that some of the judges are not a fan. As for Allison, sorry I simply do not like her. :( Yes, she has very good vocals especially for a 16 year old. But I think she is immature and still needs more dedication in her craft. *this is my blog and this is just my opinion!*
The biggest shocker this week is the eliminations! I still haven't seen the show as it will be shown here at 6 and 8PM on StarWorld. But being a net surfing junkie, it is inevitable that I will see a news article about the eliminations. Even if I do not click on the whole article, the title is already a give away. It is sad to see Scott MacIntyre go. He is just so adorable. I know he will not win AI, but I think it is still early in the competition for him to be eliminated. I still want to see what he can do. It was only this week that we saw him playing the guitar. I was hoping that he will try an acoustic guitar next time as Paula hinted. His performance last night was average. Unlike Anoop, I think Scott had more good performances than him. And as LA Times said, he was an inspiration. It was also a difficult decision for the 4 judges as 2 of them wants him to be saved and 2 votes for him to leave. For him to be saved, it should be a unanimous decision.
We will miss Scott. We are glad American Idol gave him the opportunity to show his talent even if he is visually impaired. He is trully an inspiration to all. Good luck, Scott!

Anthony Bourdain - Philippines

I'm a big fan of Anthony Bourdain. And I cannot wait for his Philippine episode in No Reservations. I wonder what he will eat. Will he be given exotic food? Or just the same old sisig, lechon, adobo. I heard before that Juday was with him when he went to Cafe Ysabelle. Haven't seen Juday yet on a foodie show. I'm sure she'll be ok coz she's a chef too.

Will make a blog review after I've seen the show. But this Manila Walk is a little lame. He should have researched more on the more appropriate English terms of our street foods. Like taho = soy bean curd and calamansi = small lime. But I should not expect that much from him coz he's more of a tour guide than a foodie.