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Long Live Sanjaya Malakar, The American Idol Underdog
Robert DeMarco
Hey, I don't mind admitting it, I watch American Idol. Frankly, I find the show uplifting. What could be better than watching young people reach for their dream — the American Dream. If nothing else you need to admire them for having the courage to go for it. It beats sitting on your butt dreaming about what you want.
And I'll tell ya what. I am a big fan of Sanjaya Malakar. That's right. The kid has a voice like Stevie Wonder. We can only hope that he shows it this week.
The thing that interests me the most is the fact that every single person I know hates the kid and doesn't believe he deserves to be in the top twelve. Well guess what? Most of them have been paying off their weekly bets to me as the kid moves on.
Do I think he will make it much further? No, I don't. On the other hand, it won't surprise me in the least if he goes another couple of weeks. One thing for sure, he is going to need to knock the cover off the ball if he intends to move on this week. Can he deliver the big big performance when he needs it? Well, I for one am rooting for him.
I was sorry to see Sundance go. He is really terrific. But, sometimes they just don't seem to learn you gotta sing something popular. A tremendous rendition of a song none of us ever heard of insures one thing — back you go to your day job. Right Constantino?
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Long Live Sanjaya Malakar, The American Idol Underdog
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Hi
March 12, 2007
04:38 PM
I so agree with you. I love Sanjaya. He has a great voice and can sing like Stevie Wonder. I really hope Sanjaya makes it really far in this comp.
Naomi
March 13, 2007
12:22 PM
i totally agree with y'all ,hes simply- amazing, he accepts critizisms willingly
Naomi
March 13, 2007
12:22 PM
i totally agree with y'all ,hes simply- amazing, he accepts critizisms willingly
Cliff
March 13, 2007
12:25 PM
He is at the best..average..doesn't deserve to be there in top 12. Nice kid though.
rescomres
March 13, 2007
10:00 PM
do not voteforthis kid he shou not have even made it to the final 12 leave the singing to some one else that really deserves it do not let this kid make it farther let him retry next year
Bill
March 14, 2007
01:26 PM
The sad fact is,Santaya cannot sing well. If he were to win this competition,it would be an insult to the real talent of Dolittle and Jones.It seems there is in fact a movement to vote for the worst.If this continues,the show is likely to end this season.
Sandy Malaka
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March 14, 2007
10:40 PM
I guess the gods are with him --
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t154/SanD_Malaka/SanjayaVotes.jpg
Kuma
March 15, 2007
11:24 AM
Do you really believe that Sanjaya Malakar is more talented than all the contestants that did not make to the final twelve or Brandon Rogers?
Robert T DeMarco
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March 15, 2007
12:13 PM
Personally I think Brandon had one of the better voices and I thought of him as one of the favorites at the very beginning. But he lacks any and all charisma. Dooming him to a life as a background singer or maybe an actor. I predicted on my personal blog that Brandon was the one going this week. So, I guess that says it all.
Can Haley sing? Not. But, its fine by me if she stays on a few more weeks. What can I say, she is great "eye candy". And its clear that some voters would rather look at her then hear others sing. Fair enough.
Yes, I think Sanjaya is right where he should be. He did a nice job improving his look and act, now maybe he can catch the next wave with a good song.
I'll predict right now he will still be there next week.
BD
Shreya
April 8, 2007
04:17 AM
I don't think Sanjaya has a good voice, but I'd vote for him anyway (if I could, I can't; I'm not living in America), because I admire the way he deals with all the bad publicity and media insults. He's my age, and I couldn't deal with it nearly as gracefully as he has. I also want to see what will become of AI if he wins.
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