Kris Allen Wins American Idol with Upset

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Season 8 of American Idol came to a close tonight with another major upset, something most of us are prepared for now with this show.  Kris Allen, the man who came from behind and was in the bottom three more than any Idol contestant this year, beat the flamboyant and stunning voice of Adam Lambert to capture the crown. For some reason it doesn’t seem right; it’s another major screw up that brings the Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry names to mind.

Let’s face it though, Allen is a good singer but he’s not great. He will be probably end up being one of those Idols you will hear on the radio a few times, then they drop off the face of the earth.  He will never be in the same class as Carrie Underwood or Kelly Clarkson, yet he will far surpass Taylor Hicks and Fantasia. Allen may even sell close to, but not as many, albums as Jordin Sparks. In the end, he will be a semi-forgotten Idol.  I’m afraid to say Adam Lambert will outshine and outsell him hands down.

It’s strange that in the final competition, Lambert was quoted by judges Kara and Paula as “soon to be legendary, and iconic” yet somehow lost to a man who is good, but will never see comparable fame.  Lambert out performed any Idol on stage this year, he out sang anyone with his wide range of vocals and he is probably one of the most talented contestants this show has ever seen.  I think people may have just thought Allen needed it more than Lambert, which he did. If Allen didn’t win this competition, we would never see him again with the exception of the American Idol tour.  This victory may have proven this is not a singing competition. Or, perhaps, it may be a competition more about looks and popularity, because Allen is a better looking man than Lambert.

I thought it was a tragedy that Danny Gokey wasn’t in the finals with Adam Lambert, and now I am speechless.  However, Kris Allen is a good singer and we must congratulate him on his win.  We must not take that away from him, and his fans should be elated.  My anger is with the flaws this show brings and why so many better singers and performers wind up losing to people we never hear from again.  Aren’t you sick of the fact that three Idols are doing well out of eight, while the people they defeated are doing five times better than they are?  That isn’t supposed to happen.

This proves to me that the outside groups that flood the lines for the under dogs are working well.  If you don’t believe it, believe it, because of what I saw tonight. Lambert out shined Allen with his performance featuring Kiss, and proved to me that this group exists.  Do you even remember Allen’s solo with Keith Urban?  Lambert got up there with Kiss and looked much like the legend he was there with; it was like night and day with these two contestants.

So now we wait for Season 9, and let’s see who does better in the aftermath of this win, Adam Lambert or Kris Allen.  My bets are with Lambert.