Posted by Dustin on 03.26.2009 at 5:53 pm

So this week Randy, Simon and Ryan appeared on Jay Leno. They basically projected the final three for this year’s Idol would be Adam, Danny and Lil Rounds.

Shocking huh?

A lot of people have given Idol flack this year for the way the top 12(13) were picked, because it insured the one the judges liked made it through. I mean let’s be honest, it was easy each week to pick who would go through!

With the judges save, again some feel it’s a way for them to shape the final three. So given their predictions, should any of those final three get booted soon, we can guess they’d probably use the save on them.

Now the save can’t be used once it’s down to the last 5 (I think), so there is always a shock factor with the votes. I think most everyone will agree Danny and Adam will be in the final three. I’m not yet sold Lil will make it. Anoop has a huge following of girls supposedly. Normally I would say Allison could (or should) be there too, but given she found herself in the bottom three last week . . . who knows. Maybe people assumed she’d be safe because she’s such a strong singer?

The final three could be a shocker, as often the people who are there aren’t always the best. Likewise the person who wins Idol isn’t always the most successful. Some might say it’s better to lose Idol than win, as past losers have had far more success.

Looking at the final three that the judges picked, I’m already thinking about what kind of Idol they would be and what songs they’d put out, thus wondering how mainstream and successful they might be. I readily admit that there is some serious stereotyping in these thoughts 🙂 You are always free to disagree, and I welcome people posting who they think will make it and why.

First up, I think Adam deserves to win this season. As far as stage presence and talent, he’s in a category of his own. To be honest, I’m shocked he hasn’t been picked up as of yet. What is someone like him doing on American Idol? I keep wondering if he has a secret record deal in his past 🙂 I also think of everyone, he’s the most marketable and current as far as what he can record. I am DYING for them to do 80s week, simply because I want to see him belt out some mean Sebastian Bach 80s hair metal screams. Will he win though? Unfortunately I don’t think so. I mean it’s fairly clear he’s gay, even though it hasn’t been brought up or mentioned on Idol as of yet. (You can google him, he has pictures of himself making out with boys all over his facebook and myspace). I don’t think any Idol has been openly out during the competition as of yet, at least one that has made it into the top 12. Yes, some have come out AFTER, but not during. Frankly I think him being gay probably will hurt his chances with the votes in some crowds, like with the teen girls.

Lil Rounds, there is no doubt she can sing, I just don’t know how popular she will be. It’s hard NOT to make the Fantasia comparison, and Fantasia was pretty much one of the idols who bombed out. Lil could have a market, but more of a niche market depending on how she market herself. Right now she seems much more of a bluesy R&B singer as opposed to a pop R&B singer.

Danny . . . I’m not sure about him either. I see too much of Taylor in him, and I think he might be more of the contemporary adult niche market. Also, it’s total stereotyping, but I also wonder if he would end up falling into the Christian music market as well, which pretty much is death as far as mainstream radio is concerned.

On the flip side, my thoughts on who could be the two dark horses. Anoop I could see being a popular crooner type singer, very Michael Buble. But again it’s a niche market. Allison has youth on her side, though that didn’t seem to help Jasmine much. Allison I could definitely see doing well as a Pink or Katy Perry type artist, a mix of pop and rock/punk.

So I’ll leave it there, and let you all give your thoughts.