When we first met 17-year-old Sanjaya Malakar he and his sister were trying out for American Idol. They both had talent and nice, rich voices. Sanjaya was chosen to continue the contest and his sister wasn’t. Frankly, at the time, I thought he was endearing.
As time has gone by we’ve seen an evolution in this young would-be singer. He has gone from what appeared to be a sweet, shy teenager to the heartthrob of 12-year-old girls throughout the United States.
The very same 12-year-old girls that I strongly suspect are responsible for keeping him in the American Idol competition.
He has gone from singing ballads that had a bit of the sound of Prince or Michael Jackson to prancing around the stage like a rock star. And the focus has changed from his singing to his hair. Each week, his hair is more outrageous.
Last night’s performance was more than a little embarrassing. I don’t even remember what he sang. What I do remember is that he gave the appearance of having plenty of confidence. He posed, danced and smiled for the camera and all the 12-year-old girls of the country. To top the whole thing off he had a faux mohawk. His hair was pulled up into seven pony tails. Seven was for good luck, he told Ryan Seacrest.
Seeing as he’ll probably continue to be part of this competition, thanks to the powerful block vote of 12-year-old girls, I am looking forward to seeing what he comes up with next week to top the mohawk.
The Median Sib has a prediction about who will be voted out this week. I’m thinking it will be Chris Sligh as much as I hate it.
Hey there! Yeah, I think people that are trashing him is unfair. The boy CAN sing, but I don’t think he can sing AND perform. Poor guy.
He can sing. However, he cannot sing better than the other contestants who are left. I think he is very smart because he is playing up his quirkiness - and people love it. And there’s the “vote for the worst” folks who take credit for keeping Sanjaya on the show. However, they tried to keep Antonella and failed. So I’m not sure how much influence they really have. I think Sanjaya’s bad press (people talking about how bad he is) has actually helped him.
Just got my ‘VOTE SANJAYA OR DIE’ t-shirt.
soooo funny!
http://surrendermartha.com/vsaordit.html
Sanjaya has an endearing charming voice I dont know why people cant see it. He has this old charm about him, a voice that is so mellow and cool and old-worldish. He may not have a powerful vocals but you can feel his soothing voice in a powerful way. I love Sanjaya. I hope he gets to the top three.