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May 20, 2009

Allen vs. Lambert: The Finals!

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Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are the only two "American Idol" hopefuls left singing -- and last night, the two men battled it out onstage, offering the judges and America three songs.

Allen, considered the underdog next to showstopper Lambert, held his own in the first round, in which the contestants chose their musical numbers. Adam, 27, reprised his performance of "Mad World" from earlier in the competition, while Kris, 23, played piano and sang "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers. Judge Simon gave the first round to Allen, and admitted to doubting him earlier in the competition. "When your name was announced last week, I wasn't sure whether America had made the right choice, but I absolutely take that back now."

In round two, Adam proved once again he was a musical force to be reckoned with, singing "A Change is Gonna Come," and receiving universal praise from the judging panel. Allen faltered in his rendition of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," for which the judges were split. Cowell declared the winner of the second round as "a million percent Adam."

For round three, both Kris and Adam sang an original song called "No Boundaries," which was written by judge Kara DioGuardi. Kara said that she hoped Allen wouldn't be judged on her song, since the pitch was too high for his vocal range. Simon once again showered Lambert with praise, saying "The whole idea about doing a show like this is that you hope you can find a worldwide star -- I genuinely believe with all my heart that we have found that with you."

Who will be crowned the champ of "American Idol," and who will be sent packing? Find out when the finals extravaganza airs tonight on FOX.


NEXT: SPOILER: 'Dancing with the Stars' Winner

 

Tried voting for Kris all night, I might have gotten through once in every 10 times I dialed.So annoying.


- J
Posted 05/20/09 11:23 PM
 

Kris appealed to a much larger audience. He has a beautiful voice, creativity, good looks and he’s humble!Love his performances! Looking forward to his CD and also, Matt Giraud’s.
Adam appeals to Elvis,Queen and Kiss Fans. I felt all his songs sounded the same. Adam’s BEST performance was “Tracks Of My Tears”.
Kris did “Heartless” great, never liked the song until he did it.
MATT GIRAUD did “My Funny Valentine” INCREDIBLE!


- J
Posted 05/20/09 11:20 PM
 

I am wondering if anyone else had a problem last night with any of Adams phone numbers. I had to call about 25 times to get in just once. It just kept hanging up on me after it answered. It just wasn’t right!


- empressofq
Posted 05/20/09 10:05 PM
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