American Idol
Well, the finale is finally here. And my vote goes to:
Diana Degarmo.
Over 5 months ago, in my 12th Feb post, I touted Fantasia to reach the top 4, and suggested that fellow semi-finalists Metzger, Degarmo and Hudson deserved to be in the finals too. Now, on hindsight, I’m glad to see that I’ve got 3 out of 4 picks right.
Diana Degarmo reaching the finals was something I could never imagine. There always used to be something about her that was an annoying reminder that she’s only 16. Maybe it was her speaking voice, maybe it was the lack of depth in her singing. But yesterday changed all that a little. Maybe it was Andrew’s comment that she looked like a younger Mariah. But Diana soared with her first 2 songs…
… and then crashed horribly in her last.
Whereas Fantasia began awfully, but got her groove back soon after. Who will win? It really is left to America to decide.
May 27th, 2004 at 7:32 pm
Thing is, Diana’s crashing was not as horrific as Fantasia’s first song… but I bet people end up remembering the heights which are the later songs of Fantasia… Good thing is I have no real vested interest, for JPL is long gone. Heh.
May 28th, 2004 at 9:59 am
Amen to that… nice to see JPL back in yesterday’s finale.
May 28th, 2004 at 5:54 pm
no solo for him tho… ah well.