There is room for everyone on the Idol train as it approaches the station (even you, Lee DeWyze) and the promised return of the original judges means Season 14 will be the only one to go down without an appearance from the Dawg.īut even with a dwindling talent pool, possibly due to the prevalence of so many outlets that can create a star (thanks for the Biebs, YouTube), American Idol remains the only reality show with a proven track record of creating mainstream careers in the industry. The pressure is on to go out with a bang, and a fizzled-out finale could damage the legacy of the franchise that has produced the likes of Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and J-Hud, and reinforce that it was indeed time to send it to the farm upstate. I don’t think it’s controversial to say that Nick Fradiani doesn’t rank in the upper tier of Idol winners, but compared to predecessors Caleb Johnson and Candice Glover, “Beautiful Life” peaking at 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 is a smashing success.
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But the best way to draw attention to a slowly sinking ship is to smash a hole in it, and so the hype is significant for a series that once seemed like it would go on forever. The Incredible Hulkification of Harry Connick, Jr.“If I can’t win with this song, I don’t wanna win American Idol“.The elongated stay of premature Daniel Seavey.The premature saving of Qaasim Middleton.The Twitter Insta-Save fiasco that rendered America’s vote moot.The debacle of a structure, which once crammed 12 performances into a one-hour show only to follow it up with eight performances in a two-hour show.In the end, Nick Fradiani beat out Clark Beckham and Jax to earn decent air time with his coronation song, “Beautiful Life” (also the FIFA 2015 Women’s World Cup anthem), a blessing considering the alternative was that awful “Champion” they forced Clark to sing.įestivus may be over, but I will re-air my grievances from last year: Watch 10 Hilariously Iconic American Idol Auditions > The regular crowd is back, with Seacrest at the helm along with returning judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., but what is unclear is the format, which I can only assume will turn traditional after the mess that was Season 14. will ride off into the sunset before Adele even surpasses the age limit. All good things must eventually come to an end (even The Simpsons … someday), and as such, the 15th and final star search is officially underway.Īnd after “The Farewell Season” crowns one final champion, Ryan Seacrest et al. What’s no secret is that there’s plenty of time.)īut what doesn’t have much time left is the former ratings juggernaut that is American Idol. I wouldn’t answer either and certainly not to rehash you breaking my heart years ago. (On a side note, am I the only one who thinks Adele comes off like a total dick in that song? I mean, he knows it’s you. You haven’t put any singers atop the charts lately, either. They say that time’s supposed to heal ya, but I ain’t done much healing. I feel upset about it as much as all you might have, and I’m sorry if I did let down anyone but I felt like all these confrontations didn’t need to happen at the show, so I just had to move on from there, sometimes all we can do is move on!!!Ĭlark concluded his Youtube video explaining that he will be doing a sit-down interview with a few Idol contestants, including Graham, in the days to come.I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet? sometimes things happens and it happens for a reason I guess. I’m grateful for for have given me this platform and helped me to reach out to you all. It’s not necessary to state it, it is what it is, so I felt like I had to move on, It’s not the show to blame, they were there long before nor anyone related to show. I would like to make it up and invite to perform couple of songs on the July 30th at It was last minute decision but I couldn’t help but say no cause of some personal morals and values due to unpleasant environmental experiences. what happened is not much to discuss at this point. On Monday, Arthur broke his silence and shared his own statement on Instagram describing the incident: Well, let’s just say I missed my opportunity to sing with legendary. Sheryl herself also posted a picture of with Graham and wrote, "Thank you for stepping in to sing with me tonite on Had a great time!! ❤️" And thank you to for handling the chaos so professionally and giving me the opportunity to do what I could to help." "Thank you to for being so adaptable and warm. Once it started all I could do was laugh and have a good time," he wrote.
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A post shared by Graham DeFranco say the first picture accurately depicts how I’m feeling moments before an unexpected live tv performance.