This is what David Archuleta looks like when he’s happy….
This is what David Archuleta looks like when he’s sad….
This is at least partly why “American Idol”’s ratings are down again this year. The top singers have little to no personaility, with Archuleta leading the charge in this department. Yes, the boy can sing. But personality matters just as much when you are a pop star – the people have to have something to grasp onto, and Archuleta’s got no handles, besides the fact that he has a cool sounding last name.
If he wins, the only people who will buy his records are kids 10 and under, and women over 70 - no one in between. If he wins, which I’m guessing he will, he has more of a chance of becoming the next Jonas Brothers or Zac Efron than Justin Timberlake. This wouldn’t be a problem if “American Idol” billed itself as “Star Search”, but it claims to be finding the country’s next “Idol,” which you think would appeal to people whose voices have already cracked.
David Cook also has some pipes, and he could win, and he probably would be more successful in the marketplace. However, I get the sense that Top 40 stations already have enough Nickelback’s and Daughtry’s out there, and that’s exactly what Cook is. Maybe he’ll do us a favor and transform into a funk artist if he wins. We don’t have enough of those out there.
Syesha Mercado won’t win, which is a shame because she’s pretty good and has somewhat more of a personality than those other two. However, she’s been on the brink of elimination the whole year and this week is unfortunately her week to go because we know America can’t get enough of those Davids. My vote was for Chikezie – it’s a damn shame he had to go so early.
