American Idol Season 11
For four seasons, I’ve been able to keep track and make biased judgements and predictions involving the contestants of the longest running (please check if this is true, thanks) singing contest on live television,
American Idol. I’ve started getting hooked with this show ever since... well, ever since David Archuleta opened his mouth and sang for the then judges,
Simon Cowell and
Paula Abdul, and the still standing judge,
Randy Jackson. I cannot actually
not watch the show because my mom is such a fan, so I just learned to watch and listen to the contestants. I deadpanned at first, but gradually, the show crawled to my heart and Archie crawled to my dreams.
And now I’m on my fifth season. For the past seasons, my early favorites barely made it to Top 12/13 (e.g.
Alex Lambert, season 9), got eliminated halfway of the competition (e.g.
Siobhan Magnus, season 9;
Paul McDonald and
Casey Abrams, season 10), or was just a shy away from winning the title (e.g.
David Archuleta, season 7;
Adam Lambert, season 8). But this year, season 11, majority of my favorites all made it to the live shows (Top 24) and Top 13! How freakin’ shipwreck cool is that?!
I do not own any of this photos. These are all from
americanidol.com. I am only responsible for the editing.
Colton Dixon. (
x) Because he’s so cool, and his voice is my type of voice for males: husky, with some growls from time to time, definitely suited for serious bands. Colton wasn’t actually someone I was looking forward to audition again (he almost made it to the live shows last year; he lost the spot to the apple guy with the hair). I didn’t even remember to wish that he’d be back to give it another shot. I just remembered him when the show kindly played back the moment he was eliminated. Such twist of fate he had! (For those who doesn’t know the story behind it: he actually didn’t want to audition this year and just wanted to support her sister,
Schyler, but the judges forced him to sing – he
sang David Cook’s “Permanent” – and, because of his undeniable talent, he got the unplanned golden ticket – with Schyler, too – to Hollywood). And alas, he was that guy! He
is that guy who can sing and play the piano and has the guts to sing a Paramore song.
I also like Colton because: 1) his hair is awesome; 2) he’s such a sweet big brother to his sister; 3) he deserves the twist his fate had; 4) he can rock an all-black ensemble without being labeled as a psychotic assassin in the night; 5) oh, have you seen his eyes?; 6) he’s really talented and can play baseball and hockey but 7) he can’t dance, but 8) I still find it cute. I hope he wins this thing, but if he doesn’t, I hope he’d be as successful as that awesome skinhead named Daughtry. But still, I hope he’ll
win.
Jessica Sanchez. (
x) Because she’s still so young but her voice is a giant. And, okay, because I tend to support every Filipino in every talent show abroad. But really, she’s good. She can perform, like,
really perform, with the twists and looks and all. She’s a diva – and I meant the good diva. And when she gets good stuff and comments from the judges, she’d always giggle like a kid. If I have a voice like hers, I won’t ever be humble.
What, I’m a bad diva.
Joshua Ledet. (
x) Because, why not? I don’t actually like the genre of his voice: choir-like, high pitched, a male version of Aretha Franklin (kindly check this one also), but geez, he’s just so good he gives me goosebumps. And his reactions are weird when he gets a standing ovation or a “best thing I’ve seen on
Idol” rave from the judges: he’s always like, “Oh, my God”, followed by an is-this-really-happening face. Why are these people so
humble that it looks like they aren’t aware of how awesome they are? If he builds a bigger fan base, he could win this thing.
Phillip Phillips. (
x) Because his voice is one of a kind. Because he has this I-don’t-think-I’m-cute-but-a-lot-of-girls-like-me look. And have you seen his dancing every time he sings an upbeat song? I’m not sure if it’s really dancing, but when he moves his shoulder like freakin’ broken waves, followed by some stomping of his feet, with the awkward look on his face, he looks like he’s possessed by a monster with an exceptional singing chops. And it’s adorable. I strangely find it cute. I also like him because he could pass as
Joseph Morgan’s (Klaus Mikaelson of
The Vampire Diaries) little brother.
Hollie Cavanagh. (
x) Because she’s so tiny, but her voice is figuratively bigger than her. Because she reminds me of Kristen Stewart (whom I adore) during her
Panic Room days. I didn’t actually notice her during the auditions and the pre-live show days; the only person I knew whose name sounded like “Holi” or “Hali” was
Hallie Day (who could
forget that name, really?), the girl who looks like
Claire Holt (Rebekah Mikaelson of
The Vampire Diaries – oh, the influence the vampires have on me). I only took notice of her when she made it to Top 13 and Hallie didn’t. She looks adorable with that blonde hair and little kid smile. And she has an accent, have you noticed? She will make it far, just like everyone on my list (I’m
not bias!).
Heejun Han. (
x) I don’t actually know why he’s here. Umm, because he’s Asian? Because my brother likes him and he’d kill me if I won’t like him too? Because he’s the ultimate underdog with the goofy face and funny photographs? Because he always makes a move with pretty girls and even asked for Fergie’s number? Because he finds all the girls – and even guys – pretty that he started asking what food they eat from where they come from? Because he’s just so funny he makes
American Idol livelier (like how it was with Simon Cowell)? Or because he looks lame but when he sings he’s superb? All of the above, please.
Elise Testone. (
x) Because I want to have a singing voice like hers (if God won’t give me
Demi Lovato’s or
Alison Sudol’s or
Haley Williams’). She’s good, really. I just hope she’d have a bigger fan base so she won’t always be in the Bottom Three every week. Her talent deserves more.
Jeremy Rosado. (
x) Yes, yes. I know he’s already been eliminated (first performance for Top 13), but I still can’t forget him and his I-wanna-just-listen-to-him-and-sigh voice. I didn’t really like him during the pre-live show days. Yes, I noticed him before; he was always group mates with the early favorites. But, goodness, when he
sang Sara Bareilles’ “Gravity”, who is Jeremy Rosato?! His popularity level just shot 90% up on my list. Too bad he was already eliminated. Oh, JerBear, be back next season and melt everyone’s hearts again, okay?
I don’t have a lot of favorites this season, unlike before (I almost made my own Top 13). Maybe this list will grow, but I hope it won’t ever get short. Have a good
Idol season!
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American Idol Season 11
For four seasons, I’ve been able to keep track and make biased judgements and predictions involving the contestants of the longest running (please check if this is true, thanks) singing contest on live television,
American Idol. I’ve started getting hooked with this show ever since... well, ever since David Archuleta opened his mouth and sang for the then judges,
Simon Cowell and
Paula Abdul, and the still standing judge,
Randy Jackson. I cannot actually
not watch the show because my mom is such a fan, so I just learned to watch and listen to the contestants. I deadpanned at first, but gradually, the show crawled to my heart and Archie crawled to my dreams.
And now I’m on my fifth season. For the past seasons, my early favorites barely made it to Top 12/13 (e.g.
Alex Lambert, season 9), got eliminated halfway of the competition (e.g.
Siobhan Magnus, season 9;
Paul McDonald and
Casey Abrams, season 10), or was just a shy away from winning the title (e.g.
David Archuleta, season 7;
Adam Lambert, season 8). But this year, season 11, majority of my favorites all made it to the live shows (Top 24) and Top 13! How freakin’ shipwreck cool is that?!
I do not own any of this photos. These are all from
americanidol.com. I am only responsible for the editing.
Colton Dixon. (
x) Because he’s so cool, and his voice is my type of voice for males: husky, with some growls from time to time, definitely suited for serious bands. Colton wasn’t actually someone I was looking forward to audition again (he almost made it to the live shows last year; he lost the spot to the apple guy with the hair). I didn’t even remember to wish that he’d be back to give it another shot. I just remembered him when the show kindly played back the moment he was eliminated. Such twist of fate he had! (For those who doesn’t know the story behind it: he actually didn’t want to audition this year and just wanted to support her sister,
Schyler, but the judges forced him to sing – he
sang David Cook’s “Permanent” – and, because of his undeniable talent, he got the unplanned golden ticket – with Schyler, too – to Hollywood). And alas, he was that guy! He
is that guy who can sing and play the piano and has the guts to sing a Paramore song.
I also like Colton because: 1) his hair is awesome; 2) he’s such a sweet big brother to his sister; 3) he deserves the twist his fate had; 4) he can rock an all-black ensemble without being labeled as a psychotic assassin in the night; 5) oh, have you seen his eyes?; 6) he’s really talented and can play baseball and hockey but 7) he can’t dance, but 8) I still find it cute. I hope he wins this thing, but if he doesn’t, I hope he’d be as successful as that awesome skinhead named Daughtry. But still, I hope he’ll
win.
Jessica Sanchez. (
x) Because she’s still so young but her voice is a giant. And, okay, because I tend to support every Filipino in every talent show abroad. But really, she’s good. She can perform, like,
really perform, with the twists and looks and all. She’s a diva – and I meant the good diva. And when she gets good stuff and comments from the judges, she’d always giggle like a kid. If I have a voice like hers, I won’t ever be humble.
What, I’m a bad diva.
Joshua Ledet. (
x) Because, why not? I don’t actually like the genre of his voice: choir-like, high pitched, a male version of Aretha Franklin (kindly check this one also), but geez, he’s just so good he gives me goosebumps. And his reactions are weird when he gets a standing ovation or a “best thing I’ve seen on
Idol” rave from the judges: he’s always like, “Oh, my God”, followed by an is-this-really-happening face. Why are these people so
humble that it looks like they aren’t aware of how awesome they are? If he builds a bigger fan base, he could win this thing.
Phillip Phillips. (
x) Because his voice is one of a kind. Because he has this I-don’t-think-I’m-cute-but-a-lot-of-girls-like-me look. And have you seen his dancing every time he sings an upbeat song? I’m not sure if it’s really dancing, but when he moves his shoulder like freakin’ broken waves, followed by some stomping of his feet, with the awkward look on his face, he looks like he’s possessed by a monster with an exceptional singing chops. And it’s adorable. I strangely find it cute. I also like him because he could pass as
Joseph Morgan’s (Klaus Mikaelson of
The Vampire Diaries) little brother.
Hollie Cavanagh. (
x) Because she’s so tiny, but her voice is figuratively bigger than her. Because she reminds me of Kristen Stewart (whom I adore) during her
Panic Room days. I didn’t actually notice her during the auditions and the pre-live show days; the only person I knew whose name sounded like “Holi” or “Hali” was
Hallie Day (who could
forget that name, really?), the girl who looks like
Claire Holt (Rebekah Mikaelson of
The Vampire Diaries – oh, the influence the vampires have on me). I only took notice of her when she made it to Top 13 and Hallie didn’t. She looks adorable with that blonde hair and little kid smile. And she has an accent, have you noticed? She will make it far, just like everyone on my list (I’m
not bias!).
Heejun Han. (
x) I don’t actually know why he’s here. Umm, because he’s Asian? Because my brother likes him and he’d kill me if I won’t like him too? Because he’s the ultimate underdog with the goofy face and funny photographs? Because he always makes a move with pretty girls and even asked for Fergie’s number? Because he finds all the girls – and even guys – pretty that he started asking what food they eat from where they come from? Because he’s just so funny he makes
American Idol livelier (like how it was with Simon Cowell)? Or because he looks lame but when he sings he’s superb? All of the above, please.
Elise Testone. (
x) Because I want to have a singing voice like hers (if God won’t give me
Demi Lovato’s or
Alison Sudol’s or
Haley Williams’). She’s good, really. I just hope she’d have a bigger fan base so she won’t always be in the Bottom Three every week. Her talent deserves more.
Jeremy Rosado. (
x) Yes, yes. I know he’s already been eliminated (first performance for Top 13), but I still can’t forget him and his I-wanna-just-listen-to-him-and-sigh voice. I didn’t really like him during the pre-live show days. Yes, I noticed him before; he was always group mates with the early favorites. But, goodness, when he
sang Sara Bareilles’ “Gravity”, who is Jeremy Rosato?! His popularity level just shot 90% up on my list. Too bad he was already eliminated. Oh, JerBear, be back next season and melt everyone’s hearts again, okay?
I don’t have a lot of favorites this season, unlike before (I almost made my own Top 13). Maybe this list will grow, but I hope it won’t ever get short. Have a good
Idol season!
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Already several months had passed, and I am missing
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry more and more each fleeting day. There are just some things in life that we can never forget – especially that something that had given us knowledge, skills, strong relationships and a second home. I am glad that everything in the magical world is now at peace, since Voldemort (yes, I can now say his name; no need to be afraid) had died. I had secretly admired Tom Marvolo Riddle (Voldemort’s birth name) though, because of his intelligence, passion and love for magic. Wasn’t he very clever to think of and conjure his seven
Horcruxes to preserve his life, or form a clan of
Death Eaters who were very loyal to him and would give up their lives just for him to succeed? Not everybody can acquire that much loyalty from people these days. I do not, however, admire him for the way he had carried out all of his plans. He had a good agenda, his means just weren’t morally right. But he still is one of the darkest wizards of all time… and let’s leave it that way.
Oh, for all those who are baffled of what I’m saying here and who the heck I am, my name is
Christine Faye Ordas, and I am an alumnus of Hogwarts. I came from the bronze-and-blue-clad house of the smart ass witch Rowena Ravenclaw and her dictum
“Wit beyond measure is a man’s greatest treasure.” And yes, I know the wonderful Luna Lovegood (she’s such a darling) and Harry Potter’s first crush Cho Chang. I had just left Hogwarts last May. Right now I am trying to pursue a career in magical researches, literature and writing. It’s my dream to inscribe intellectual books, publish and sell them in
Flourish and Blotts for the future Hogwarts students’ use. I am also planning to credibly write for the
Daily Prophet, the magical world’s primary news bulletin. And of course, I will be very much honored to contribute to Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood’s
Quibbler (hence, my interest in magical researches). I have always found the Lovegoods a fascinating family, and I bet working with and for them will be very exciting. Or maybe, in Merlin’s beard’s time, I can write legends and bedtime stories like the famous – and wickedly brilliant – Beedle the Bard.
And that’s how my life goes these days. I am utterly missing my old school, my friends, the Great Hall, the bronze eagle knocker just outside the Ravenclaw common room, Professor Flitwick (the head of our house), Hogsmeade, the Quidditch matches (although I didn’t actually play for the house), the moving portraits, the castle ghosts, the pumpkins on Halloween, the giant pine trees on Christmas, Rubeus Hagrid’s (Hogwarts’ gamekeeper) tea and treacle fudge – even the crabby Argus Filch (Hogwarts’ caretaker) I miss. Maybe I can visit the school grounds sometimes and see how the magical world’s been doing since Voldemort died (I’ve been spending my months in the muggle world, you see). I’ve heard everybody’s been moving on and starting all over again; the ministry is back on work under Kingsley Shacklebolt; and Harry Potter’s scar haven’t been disturbing him since.
All is well, indeed.
And because of that, we should celebrate and drink firewhisky! Oh, I still don’t drink firewhisky; I can take butterbeer or tea or pumpkin juice – just not firewhisky, please.
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