Christian Aquilera on the “American Idol” finale the other night. Honestly, the ONLY good thing to come from this season of complete and utter dreck. I watched intermittently only and cared not one bit who won.
Uhm, who won again?
Check this out. (Fast forward to about 4:07. Anything before that is just the American Idol rejects singing Christina and it’s cringe-worthy.)
But the woman herself? Amaaaaazing. Raw. Staggeringly beautiful.
You know, you see the AI singers doing Christina and you really really can see how this is a contest of amateurs. Even how they walk. The way the girls strut during “Fighter” … they look awkward, they don’t earn their place up there. What makes a star? Not just opportunity, but … that magic thing. Barbra Streisand acted like a star before she was a star. You have to OWN it. Not to mention: the PIPES. Christina’s pipes are the best in the business right now. I am not always in love with her material, but nobody can touch her in terms of her voice. And looking back on Season 1: You could see it then: Kelly Clarkson had “it”. The voice, but star quality too.
She blew me away as well. Loved her. I didn’t care much about this season after Lilly didn’t make the finals.
Cringe-worthy moment #2 came when Poorla took the stage. Oh you poor girl let’s be done with you.
I’m sure everyone has seen this clip by now, but just in case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX51WgSjE0&feature=player_embedded
I am so afraid.