The Winner Of AI Season 7 Is... 5/21/08

David Cook Wins David Archuleta's Prize In AI Season 7 Finale
FOX Wednesday 8/7c 5/21/08

Ryan Seacrest opened American Idol with the voting stats from last night, over 90 million votes were cast in the U.S. One David received 54% and one David received 46% of the votes.

Followed by a performance from the AI Season 7 Top 12, a preview of the tour this summer.

Then David Archuleta and David Cook gave us a great duet of Hero. They sounded good together.



Syesha's performance of Waiting For You, a duet with Seal. They should record together, it was really good.



Jason Castro treated us to a performance of Hallelujah, not quite as moving as the first time. Jason C. did remember the words though! It was good.

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Ryan Seacrest then presented both David Archuleta and David Cook with the keys to their on Ford Escape Hybrid. Finally 'Little David' didn't look like he was going to cry, both Davids were excited.

The women of the Top 12 performed as a group, Hot Stuff by Donna Summer, and showed why they were out early. Then the ladies of AI were joined on stage by Donna Summer herself. Donna Summer sounded fantastic, doing a medley of her hits!



Carly Smithson and Michael Johns teamed up for a duet on The Letter written by Wayne Carson Thompson and made famous by The Box Tops (source: Wikopedia). It sounded alright, I didn't care for the arrangement.



For a review of Season 7 on AI, Ryan Seacrest turned it over to Jimmy Kimmel. His first question was how much to tip Sanjaya for valet parking. Kimmel said Paula Abdul sometimes sees performances that no one else sees, and asked Simon Cowell what his mother and father "...Rosemary and Satan Cowell").



The AI Top 6 guys performed next as a group. Soon joined on stage by Brian Adams. He still looks like a kid (...from a long ways away!) Brian Adams sounded awesome, I miss that whiskey voice of the eighties.



Now a performance from David Cook and ZZ Top singing Sharp Dressed Man. The guys in ZZTop finally look their age! They still sound like ZZTop though, there is just no mistaking them. David Cook even did a little of the ZZTop dance moves, that was funny.



Brooke White and Graham Nash sang a duet of Teach Your Children, on dueling guitars. You could tell Graham Nash, of Crosby, Stills,& Nash fame, had coached Brooke White on vocal control. Ryan Seacrest said that Graham Nash, Steven Stills, and Neil Young would reunite this year for a concert, that should be memorable.



Ryan Seacrest did not even have to introduce the next act, the Jonas Brothers with Walking On Broken Glass. The little girls went crazy!



This is what happened next, a performance with Renaldo Cruz, one of the worst auditions. He hammed it up with a marching band singing I Am Your Brother.

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Next up was One Republic with their hit, Apologize. David Archuleta came out and joined the band. David A. has got to learn to keep his eyes open when he sings, it is such a bad habit.



Jordan Sparks sang her current single, One Step At A Time. Jordan's stage presence has gotten better, but the performance wasn't that great. Syesha would give her a run for her money, I think.



OK, this next video is killer hilarious. Gladys Knight and the "Pips", you are going to want to bookmark this! The "Pips" are Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey ,Jr. Download it at Itunes.com, all proceeds go to charity!



The true money-making Idol, Carrie Underwood performed her latest hit Don't Even Know My Last Name. She looked fantastic!



There was a cute commercial for PlayStation; David Archuleta dancing in his underwear, ala Tom Cruise in Risky Business, playing Guitar Hero. It took me a minute to realize it was David A.

The Top 12 Season 7 AI finalists performed for the last time in this theater. Joined by George Michael, he's looking a little rough. Paula Abdul cried throughout his performance. It was kind of boring, George Michael still sounds good but seems to have lost some confidence. Singing behind dark glasses with his eyes closed, he continually played with his earpiece. He said he had a cold, and his speaking voice sounded terrible, so I will give him a huge break, he sounded great!



Time to finally name a new American Idol!

David Archuleta?

David Cook?

The Season 7 American Idol is:

By 12 million votes

David Cook



confirmed by Edward Boddington.


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American Idol - David Archuleta vs. David Cook 5/20/08

AI Season 7 Comes Down To A Battle Of Davids
David Archuleta vs. David Cook
FOX Tuesday 8/7c 5/20/08

Set up to be the boxing match of the millenium, complete with announcer and "Let's Get Ready To Rumble!"

In the red corner, weighing in at 185lbs : David "Sugarfoot" Cook
vs.
The blue corner, weighing in at 100lbs (soaking wet): David "Babycakes" Archuleta

The lines have been drawn, the camps have been set, time to chose a side and hold on. It's usually not about talent at this point, the fans have decided who they want. Though both of these AI finalists have a lot of talent, so for once there will be no loser.

Ryan Seacrest asked the two a few questions before starting. David Archuleta stumbled through an answer while Ryan turned to David Cook. Much love from both to each other.

The first song was chosen by Clive Davis. For David Cook it was I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2. For David Archuleta, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John/Bernie Taupin. Clive Davis remarked, "Don't let my eyes go shut on me".

David Cook's performance was different, sort of.

Randy Jackson - "... it was hot baby!"

Paula Abdul - "... David Cook has arrived... Amen"

Simon Cowell - "... at the start of the show, you looked very tense... I thought it was phenomenal"



David Archuleta's performance was good. I was worried, but it was a great song choice. Someone always gets assigned this song, but David A. did a great rendition.

Randy Jackson - "... that was the best performance of the entire season... that was crazy hot"

Paula Abdul - "I still have chills on my arms... tonight is unbelievable"

Simon Cowell - " I thaought last week you were okay, tonight it was your best performance... round 1 goes to Archuleta"



Round 2 came in with the finalists singing song writer's choice, I'll have to fill in the names later, sorry.

David Cook - Dream Big by
This was interesting because the songs have never been recorded, so we get to finally see some originality (though with a ton of guidance, I'm sure). David Cook will definitely be a pop star in a Bon Jovi kind of way, though not that good.

Randy - "... the song was only ok, but you were singing your face off"

Paula - "...you made us fall in love with a new song"

Simon - "... the end was OK... it didn't feel like a winning moment... the good news is we have a 3rd song"



David Archuleta - In This Moment by
Again this was a better song choice than David Cook's song. Since they are being chosen for them, what's going on? I can feel the web burning with conspiracies.

Randy - "... you are in the zone... you can sing the phone book"

Paula - "... you are singing from the heart"

Simon - " ... I love the egotistical lyric... you definitely chose the better song... Round 2 - Archuleta"



Round 3

The last round is contestants choice of songs. David Cook led off with The World I Know by Collective Soul. I think he may definitely win this round. I love the song, but it starts kind of boring.
David Cook finally cried.

Randy - "... that was a nice song... very nice"

Paula - "... I truly applaud you"

Simon - "... I thought it was a nice song... but it was completely wrong, you should have sang Billy Jean"

David Cook responded with "this whole thing has been a progression for me... I figured why do something I've already done"



David Archuleta chose to repeat his version of John Lennon's Imagine. I thought this was a mistake, but based on Simon's comments it's the right choice. It was, of course flawless. I still wanted something else.

Randy - " ...dude you are so good tonight... the best singer of season 7 is right there"

Paula - "... you are what it's all about"

Simon - " ... this show is about finding a star... you came out here tonight to win, and what we have witnessed is a knockout"



Rueben Studdard closed the show with his single We Celebrate Me Home. Much better than the awful thing put on by Fantasia last week.



Well the judges are pretty slanted, but Paula is a slight hold out. I hope David Archuleta is the winner of American Idol Season 7, because he has worked the hardest. Not this season, necessarily, but for this goal in his life. He knows this is going to be his life, he has already trained and traveled and will continue no matter the outcome. The truth is, I hope David Archuleta wins so that AI controls him instead of his father. From what I hear and read, David Archuleta deserves this more.

Now go vote!

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American Idol Elimination Night 5/14/08

American Idol Comes Down To The Final 2
FOX 9/8c 5/14

After an opening number from the top 3 AI contestants, Ryan Seacrest thanked America for the 56 million votes. Followed by a recap of last night's performances.
Next up was a performance of Bore Me by Fantasia, previous AI winner and Broadway star. Sporting a bright red 'do and screaming her way through a performance, Fantasia says she is now headed out on tour with the new album.

Time for the homecomings, David Archuleta is first going back to Murray, Utah. David A. actually cried at the number of people that came out, there were tens of thousands. I was truly amazed huge the crowds were. His question was, "Where did they all park?"

Next up was Syesha, with her trip home to Sarasota, Florida. A slightly smaller crowd, but still so much hoopla. Someone even handed Syesha their baby while she was walking. Her father admitted to a drug and alcohol problem, but said this has given him a reason to stay clean. No pressure for Syesha.

David Cook introduced us to his brother Andrew, who was the one that was suppose to audition. David was picked out by the cameraman or producer and told to audition. Home is Blue Springs, Mo. (a suburb of Kansas City), where another enormous crowd (complete with a sobbing girl) had gathered. David C. choked up for a second, literally. That had to be tough for his brother.

I sadly do not think that Syesha has a chance, I hope I am wrong.

Dim the lights! Here we go!

The to people going head to head in the American Idol finals next week are:

David Archuleta - I thought he was going to faint, he lost all color in his face.
and
David Cook - He looked totally expecting of it.

If was pretty obvious by the crowd size, and the fact that neither of the Davids has ever been in the bottom 2. Poor Syesha lived there for the last 4 weeks. Syesha will have a huge career, possibly bigger and longer lived than the boys.

Catch the finally of American Idol next week on FOX.

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