Season 8 Top 13 Party – Photos and Video
After a “twist” ending to last night’s American Idol wildcard show had Idol judges putting through 4 contestants, making the final cast a bakers dozen of 13, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Jasmine Murray, Megan Corkrey, Lil Rounds, Jorge Nunez, Scott MacIntyre, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace and Michael Sarver headed out to the West Hollywood nightclub Area to celebrate. Check out photos of the kid’s arrival after the jump.
More on the party from the LA Times and Entertainment Tonight
The kids, on the cusp of their Idol journey, are so excited, so starry eyed in those few carefree moments before the beatdown begins…
And, why the hell is Katrina “Bikini Girl” Darrell at the party? The caption under her Wire Image photo read, “TV Personality Katrina Darrell” WTF?
Photos after the JUMP…
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Uuf, Bono having bad makeup doesn’t excuse Adam having bad makeup. IMO he looked better in that video intro w/o the overload on guyliner. He’s got a good face, he doesn’t need so much (same goes for Jasmine)
True.
It’s going to bug me if they tell people Tuesday night that “Michael Jackson is so iconic that it’s really difficult to sing his songs. I’m not sure you should have done that song.” Or something like that, seeing as the contestants had no say over the theme. But, of course, it won’t surprise me if they do that. Especially to someone that they already don’t like too much.
The front runners are Adam, Danny, Lil and Anoop. I expect Jasmine, Michael and Megan to be gone pretty quickly and in that order. I think Kris and Allison might be the two dark horses in the competition. I’m indifferent towards Alexis, Matt, Jorge and Scott. (Still pissed today that Ricky isn’t in the group).
More than any other season, Adam stands out to me immediately as the STAR. Just look at him in the pictures above. I love everything about him. My Mom quickly pointed out that he reminds her of JD Fortune who won RockStar INXS one year. Perhaps that’s what’s drawn me to him as I loved me some JD. Regardless, he’s ‘wicked’ talented, entertaining, hot and already deals with the press like a pro. He’s sooo ready for this.
My favorite is Adam by far. However, based on the way Idol operates, I have a sneaking suspicion that Alexis Grace is the true chosen one:
*TCO is usually kept under the radar early in the competition so they can be seen as “growing and changing”
*She would easily fit into the current pop scene – like a Colbie Caillat crossed with Lily Allen?
*She’s got the looks and the talent.
There’s always someone who should go sooner who hangs on (can you hear me, Kristy Lee?) so am not sure who that will be yet. This first week is probably going to be the most dangerous since it’s make or break so some of them. I actually think being in the wildcard helped because they got another chance to perform for the home audience.
I don’t think “Billie Jean” should be verboten. I actually found DC’s version boring.
Billie Jean was the performance Simon in some interview called a moment he would never forget. IMO it would be foolish to attempt the same type of performance/arrangement. I would be fine with someone taking on Billie Jean and doing it straight,a female doing it, or re-arranging it in a completely different way than the Cook/Cornell version. I think any guy that attempts that version will definitely have to deal with DC comparisons. Even when it was done on X Factor the judge Louie was all “I DO watch American Idol, I saw David Cook do that..” you can almost hear the ‘bitch please!’ in his voice :laugh_tb:
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That is too funny I have to go watch that on youtube now, lol. I think it would be stupid to do Billie Jean unless it is totally different from DC’s performance. But it is too soon, maybe wait for next year. LOL. Adam can pretty much do any song, he is just that fabulous. I still think he will win at the end even though Anoop and Danny has a good chance too. Alexis may have a shot too. I really hope that Hokey Gokey doesn’t take it all. Lil Rounds is overrated and I think she will be the Syesha this season. (Lil Rounds 300), j/k….:) I really don’t think she has that many fans, maybe I am wrong. We really don’t know until these guys bring it next week.
everyone has 2 pics but Jorge.
Why should nobody attempt Cornell’s version of Billie Jean if he/she can do it just as much justice. Everybody attempts the same version of Saving All My Love For You, I Have Nothing, Against All Odds, even Alone which has Carrie stamped all over it. Just because it’s a rockified arrangement… no one should attempt it? David Cook doesn’t own the arrangement. If someone tries to do his version of Always Be My Baby, I’ll have to raise my eyebrow. But if someone borrows the same arrangement he did, and does well on it… I don’t see how that’s a problem.
For me, I’m thinking he’s probably taking on more pressure for himself if he chooses BJ, especially since it was just a year ago that it was performed by DC. I think that’s why the judges always warn contestants to take care in choosing songs by certain artists — Whitney! Mariah! Stevie! — because they will always lose in the head-to-head. And when Idol contestants succeed in mastering songs, it becomes a standard that fair or not, later contestants will have to live up to. So in fact, you’re setting yourself up for an Epic Fail since you have two examples with which the judges can eviscerate you.
Certain contestants have made songs their own through the years so it’s really your call if you want to take on Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me since you’ll be compared to Clay or Archie or Bo. Natural Woman is naturally Kelly’s. Alone is Carrie’s (sorry, Allison). Summertime is Fantasia. Archie is Imagine.
^^I get that if the performance ends up to be a total trainwreck… but if he/she can do it justice and sing it as well or even better than DC… why not? One shouldn’t be penalized for it just because he/she was not the first one to do the arrangement on the show.
^^I think the assumption is they can’t do it justice or sing it as well. It is an open question whether that technically is true, but I believe no one this year will be able to capture *the moment*, if you will. By that I mean, the surprise, the newness, the passion … the Billie Jean package that David Cook had the privilege to present. That won’t be duplicated this year, if ever. And, if it is duplicated, like it or not, it will be perceived as copycat — even if this is a karaoke cover song show. LOL
I hope that made sense, it did in my head.
HA! That made me laugh. During their group song, there was a moment where Adam came up behind Megan on screen, and I thought, “Wow, that is a whole lot of pretty right there.”
Whoa…looks like Bikini Girl got some serious implants since we last saw her.
the blogger didn’t want to include other judges’ pictures. that’s just it. don’t hate kara for that..
i so wub kara!
GOOD LUCK, ADAM! You obviously have the best voice of the bunch. You have to go to YouTube and look at “Crazy”. I can’t stop watching it. I wonder what he will sing. I hope it shows all the ranges he can hit!