Adam Lambert and Kris Allen’s “Idol” hopes come down to six songs

American Idol finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen performed six songs on May 19th’s “American Idol.”

The first song for each finalist was another shot at their favorite persofmance earleir in the season, the second song was selected by Simon Fuller, and the third song, “No Boundaries” was co-written by Kara DioGuardi

Squeaky-Clean Allen, the John Mayer look-alike, decided on the solumn Bill Wither’s “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and uplifting, acoustic version of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” and also performed “No Boundaries”

The dramatic, passionate Lambert, on the other hand, went for the morose “Mad World” by Tears for Fears, soulful Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” and “No Boundaries.”

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:11 pm by Barry · No Comments

The final five…

After the judges made history by saving Matt Giraud from elimination, America was forced to eliminate two contestants during the last show. Both Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai were eliminated after the show’s disco performance.

 The remaining contestants are Allison Iraheta (the only woman left), Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Danny Gokey and Matt Giraud.

 On Tuesday, the contestants will be singing songs that made the Rat Pack famous. Then, during the results show on Wednesday, Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks will perform his latest single called “Seven Mile Breakdown.”

Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 8:52 pm by Barry · No Comments