Idolator
We'll get to our full recap of last night's American Idol in a little bit, but we felt we'd be remiss if we didn't give Sanjaya Malakar's performance of "Cheek To Cheek" its own rundown. During the song, Sanjaya distracted everyone from his wispy vocals by giving Paula Abdul a twirl around the judges' table; afterwards, he thanked Simon Cowell for calling his performance "incredible" by welcoming him to "the universe of Sanjaya," a phrase that will likely have 100,000 Google Blog Search results by day's end.
Other details after the jump.
The white suit/polo shirt combo: Gave the whole enterprise a Love Boat/Fantasy Island/other guest-star-studded '70s show feel.
The slicked-back hair: Added a used-car-salesman feel.
Tony Bennett: Apparently a fan because Sanjaya "dares to be different."
Ryan Seacrest: Apparently not a fan, given the way he grimaced every time he was forced to utter Sanjaya's name.
Paula Abdul: Easily charmed; reaction made us wonder if Sanjaya is really the 2007 version of MC Skat Kat. (Bonus: If he's rapping, he isn't singing.)
Simon Cowell: Needs to realize that Americans do not get sarcasm. Anyone want to send him a truckload of "ironic" t-shirts?
The singing: Still terrible—can someone please teach him to at least try projecting his voice?—but honestly, we'd rather see him stick around than Haley Scarnato.
American Idol [americanidol.com]
Earlier: Idolator's American Idolatry archives
[Photo via Reality TV Magazine]
Comments
What are those things above his eyes. Oh, wait, those are eyebrows?
I'm pretty sure those are leaches.
The strange thing about Sanjaya is that his speaking voice has a pleasant, melodic thing going on while his singing is just awful.
his hair was a rough ride, it looked as if he had fallen into a horses ass.
Still, Sanjaya's Saturday Night Fever getup will garner more votes than Phil Stacey's leukemia look.
Janine: good point on Sanjaya's speaking voice. Perhaps he should just "talk" his performances ala William "Lucy in the Sky" Shatner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yy2URAYqU
That reminds me of an old Scottish joke.
Q. Why was Lt Uhuru mad?
A. Because William shat-on-her.
Does he sing with his teeth shut? That might explain a few things.
nicoel FTW.
Stacey's Billy Corgan tribute will get him pooched.
Anyone else look at that picture of him, and see a character from MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch? Seriously - he looks like he was (badly) molded out of clay!
I am so glad that I have never sat through one episode of American Idol (truthfully). Seeing "highlights" on blogs is way more than enough for me.
Besides getting votes from all of West Hollywood, San Francisco, Fire Island, Chelsea, and the East Village, Sanjaya will now be getting votes from Hoboken, New Jersey.
@pimpmyPR: Your version of that joke is a lot less racist that the version I've heard.
Am I the only one who thinks he looks a lot like Jermaine Stewart in this getup?
@BRATMix: I thought he looked like that kid from King of the Hill. The part Indian (native american) neighbor with the half-stash. Joseph?
@Rory: Nice.
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