Rowjielogy 2k10

Yesterday was a memorable and happy day for all David Cook fans after he won the title as the new American Idol. Actually I thought David Archuleta will win after the performances the other night. Surely, the finals is one of the most memorable moments of this season.

And as promised, I’ll be posting a blog entry about my favorite moments in this season of AI. The auditions will always be memorable because we saw potential talents, as well as weird and funny people. There are contestants from the Top 12 who already shone during the auditions. But the most memorable audtion for me is Reynaldo Lapuz’s audition… Yeah, a fellow Filipino who sang the hit “I Am Your Brother”. The auditon clip was really funny most especially when Randy, Ryan, and Paula (dancing) joined Reynaldo. I think it should’ve been really memorable because he performed in the finals with a band. Good job!

There were also contestants from the Top 24 who I thought ca make it to the top 12, like Asia’h Epperson and Danny Noriega. I really love Asia’h’s “Piece of My Heart” performance. I am somehow disappointed when she got eliminated. I know it’s tough for her to sing “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”, after being eliminated.

Danny Noriega is one of the coolest guys I saw on Idol. He is really entertaining when he performs. His reactions to Simon’s comments are really funny. Many admired him for being true to his self. But nevertheless, Danny already gained fans.

My most favorite themes in this season are the Lennon and McCartney Songbook, songs of the Beatles, and songs of Mariah Carey. The contestants for this season are lucky to sing songs from those music icons.

It’s so nice that the contestanst have recorded studio versions of the songs they sang in the contest. I know that it was a really big help for them so that people will like them more.

There were some results night when the results were disappointing, like when Amanda Overmyer, Carly Smithson and Michael Johns were eliminated. On the other hand, there were also contestants whom I wished have been eliminated earlier, like Kristy Lee Cook and Jason Castro (I am sorry to all their supporters!). Syesha Mercado is a talented girl but I don’t know why I don’t like her. There were times when I wished she will be eliminated. I like her studio version “Got To Get You Into My Life”. But I don’t think it was good when she performed it live. This is also the same with Jason Castro’s “If I Fell”, and Ramiele Malubay’s “I Should Have Known Better”.

Speaking of Ramiele, one of the reasons why many Filipinos watched this season of AI is because of her. Filipinos were really supportive of Ramiele. But like what many Filipinos said, she always had a wrong choice of song. Unfortunately, Ramiele got eliminated in the Dolly Parton week. But Ramiele is such a sweet and talented girl. I hope to see more of her soon!

There were also some contestants who forgot the lyrics of the song they were singing during the performance night – David Archuleta, Brooke White, and Jason Castro.

I love Brooke. She really sings from the heart. I know there’s a bright future ahead of her.

I am happy for Carly when Simon loved her performance during the Andrew Lloyd Webber week. She even got a t-shirt with the words, “Simon loves me! (This Week)”. The funny thing there is she got eliminated the day after.

Of course, there were performances that really stood out, like David Archuleta’s “Imagine”. That performance really moved me. But it is David Cook who got more peformances that I really like: “Hello”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and “Always Be My Baby”. Those performances really rocked that’s why I wanted him to be the winner, and fortunately, he is.

We should also not forget the people of American Idol… Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and the much awaited comments from Simon Cowell.

I believe that Season 7 of AI isa really successful. But like what they say, all good things come to an end. And so, my American Idol Season 7 blog entries end here. It was one wonderful ride… It is also inspiring seeing other people dreams come true! Dream Big… Dreams do come true!