Allison Iraheta – Yahoo Interview – VIDEO
The Allison Iraheta interview with Lindsey Parker of Yahoo Music.
What’s most awesome about Allison is that she always stays true to herself: Watch her gab in this extremely enjoyable interview about being the anti-Miley, standing up for herself on American Idol, and her role as the baby of the AI 8 cast. This clip is evidence that her mom certainly raised her right.
Allison’s fake pageant wave is awesome. Also, newly-signed to 19R/Jive, she hopes to have her debut album released before the end of the year.
*I’ll have the Danny Gokey video up in a bit.
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For the performers on the show it is not so much about competition as it is about showcasing their talents. Kris showed a gift for song arrangement and an inventive take on pop music. Adam showed great range and an ability to make moments with his voice and performance skills. Allison showed a powerful, soulful voice and a personality and stage presence completely devoid of bubblegum, something utterly missing from every other artist her age. That is why they got record deals, and why they will get promo.
The record industry may seem strange and frightening but the decisions made tend to be rational. There is a reason these three got signed and, let’s say for instance, Gokey, Rounds, and MacIntyre did not.
Hmm…should I ask or just plagiarize. Welll, I’ll ask: CAN I QUOTE YOU!!!! lol…that’s too good – perfectly stated…..LOL
Spread the word near and far :biggrin_wp:
d. b. cooper- that was a very good analysis! you’re awesome!
anyways, I like Allison but I can see her debut album just doing okay, because she is 17 so it’s kinda hard to market her? I remember Jim Parsons ( I think it was him) do a must list thing for EW and basically described why some might not connect with her. Right now she’s too young to really tackle mature content but her voice is too mature for the younger audience. I see Jive signing her up as an investment because I can totally see her blowing up when she gets a little older. I’m anxious to get her album later this year but I would have also been totally happy if they took their time with this and waited until she was 18 to release it. I know age is just a number but still..
I’m a huge Alli fan, but am curious to hear what other fans (and non fans for that matter) would consider a successful debut album sales wise?
Obviously Gold would be Huge! I was thinking at least 300, 000 thousand would have to be sold for her to be considered a success.
I think they need to market her heavily in Latin America and maybe, just MAYBE, a Spanish song on the album would go a long way to help achieve that. hmmmmm..
Interview was great!
Exactly. She’s got tons of time. Which is why they are willing to take her on — with her prodigious raw talent — when they aren’t willing to take on some of the older ones, despite a lot of talent there, too. That’s sad and crummy for the older ones. But at least Allison gets a shot out of it, is the way I look at it.
I don’t think her talent is all that raw. She could almost hold her own with anyone even now, and will quickly grow more powerful. She was good with Cindi Lauper, with little time to practice and prepare. A year from now, she would totally hold her own in that situation.
Her talent is indeed prodigious, and can’t be compared to the talent of “the older ones” from this last season. Who among them can compare in terms of singing talent? I’m sorry, but beyond Adam and possibly Kris, I don’t think there is anyone from last season who can even come close. If anything is “sad and crummy” for them it’s that they weren’t born with the kind of talent that Allison has, but that’s life. Few have that kind of luck, if luck it is.
As for marketing, she has the kind of explosive vocal talent that will probably transcend “marketing” ploys. She can probably sing just about anything, and as long as they don’t try to make her into today’s so-called r&b sound, and get her some great songs to sing, she’ll be fine.
I felt the same way. There is no way record producers didn’t see her talent, even if american idol voters didn’t necessarily get it. I’m just glad she stayed around long enough for more and more voters to open their eyes and to give her long enough to get some of the public recognition she deserves, which will help her sell her first cd.
This isn’t like marketing someone who can barely sing. This is like marketing a rare talent, a Celine or a Janis Joplin or Patsy Cline. The usual rules don’t apply. I just hope that Jive doesn’t screw it up. Even if they do, she will survive a so-so first cd, as did Kelly, and her talent will guarantee her a second, third, and fourth.