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Krisalicious · 04-09-2008, 01:46 AM

Who are they and why?

My pick is Fantasia Barrino because she just...hurts my ears. Let's take a look at all the other winners, shall we?
- Kelly Clarkson: Beautiful voice, beautiful tone, beautiful range... I suppose sometimes overdoes it with the runs, but very pleasant to listen to

- Ruben Studdard: Just a very solid, consistently good voice....never out of tune

- Carrie Underwood: Such range, beautiful tone, and confidence in her voice

- Taylor Hicks: .... -_________- ok skip him

- Jordin Sparks: Beautiful, angelic sounding voice

Going back, what does Fantasia have? A screechy, shouty, horribly annoying voice... but everyone loves it! Why? I will never know. It's not that she's completely untalented, because I do admire the emotion she puts into all her songs. It may be a slight bias I have because of how the judges and like all the rest of the world orgasms over her performance of "Summertime." While it was good, it is definitely not the best idol performance of all time.

Child_of_the_80s · 04-09-2008, 09:12 AM

Carrie Underwood is the most overrated out of all of them. She's an okay singer, but people act like she's the next Pasty Cline or something like that. A close second is that Sanjaya kid, he's ugly and can't sing.

BarneyFife · 04-09-2008, 11:27 AM

Why and How Taylor Hicks won two years ago, I will never understand.

howierules86 · 04-09-2008, 02:47 PM

Agreed on Fantasia for sure. I'm still wondering how she won over the much more tolerable and lovely Diana DeGarmo in Season 3. Also agreed on Sanjaya as well. How he even made the Top 12 in Season 6 is beyond me. Just looking at him made me want to puke.

EmoJoe · 04-09-2008, 04:03 PM

i wouldnt call Sanjaya overrated considering everyone and their mother hated him, lol.

okay anyway...definitely Fantasia. i mean she isnt HORRIBLE but she wasnt the second coming of Jesus like the judges/producers made her out to be in Season 3. her voice is definitely love-or-hate (i personally dont really like it), and although she was one of the more consistent ones that year, she definitely had a few very bad performances that the judges didnt call her out on.

i think David Cook is really overrated too. i like him and his performances are consistently good (aside from this week), and i dont have a problem with people saying hes one of the best left because..well, he is. but i hate it when people say hes the most original contestant ever or say he's "breaking the boundries" of the show...how? most of his songs are other band's covers (which he admits to, im not knocking him for that), and Chris Daughtry did the same thing he did in Season 5...so i dont see how hes the most original contestant ever. and its not like rockers are a new concept on this show. imo, even though i dont care for him, Blake is the most original contestant ever...most of his performances were original arrangements.

JT · 04-09-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by EmoJoe

i wouldnt call Sanjaya overrated considering everyone and their mother hated him, lol.

okay anyway...definitely Fantasia. i mean she isnt HORRIBLE but she wasnt the second coming of Jesus like the judges/producers made her out to be in Season 3. her voice is definitely love-or-hate (i personally dont really like it), and although she was one of the more consistent ones that year, she definitely had a few very bad performances that the judges didnt call her out on.

i think David Cook is really overrated too. i like him and his performances are consistently good (aside from this week), and i dont have a problem with people saying hes one of the best left because..well, he is. but i hate it when people say hes the most original contestant ever or say he's "breaking the boundries" of the show...how? most of his songs are other band's covers (which he admits to, im not knocking him for that), and Chris Daughtry did the same thing he did in Season 5...so i dont see how hes the most original contestant ever. and its not like rockers are a new concept on this show. imo, even though i dont care for him, Blake is the most original contestant ever...most of his performances were original arrangements.

Blake's original arrangements sucked, though. But I agree definitely when it comes to David C.

I always thought Constatine Maroulis was overrated. I never bought into his image AT ALL, and wasn't a huge fan. I became even less of a fan when he decided to be an actor and ruined "The Bold and the Beautiful" for a couple of months.

PlayOn · 04-09-2008, 10:13 PM

sanjaya and his hair. even tho people hated them, they talked about them too much. a little coverage is ok, but seriously enough is enough. thank goodness the talking has stopped.

EmoJoe · 04-09-2008, 10:30 PM

i liked Sanjaya. he added some entertainment to a very dull season. yeah he sucked but it was fun to see what he'd do each week.

Cactus Jack · 04-10-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by EmoJoe

i liked Sanjaya. he added some entertainment to a very dull season. yeah he sucked but it was fun to see what he'd do each week.

Ditto I liked and hated him

JulieSomoski · 04-10-2008, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by EmoJoe

i liked Sanjaya. he added some entertainment to a very dull season. yeah he sucked but it was fun to see what he'd do each week.

Did you notice last season how when he left the show, ratings actually fell for the rest of the season?-LOL

Buffyboy323 · 04-10-2008, 06:58 PM

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Did you notice last season how when he left the show, ratings actually fell for the rest of the season?-LOL

A lot of people were watching out of curiosity when Sanjaya was there. Even though the ratings slipped a little, the show still did (and does) excellent. How much longer can Idol keep their numbers so high? LOL

EmoJoe · 04-10-2008, 07:04 PM

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A lot of people were watching out of curiosity when Sanjaya was there. Even though the ratings slipped a little, the show still did (and does) excellent. How much longer can Idol keep their numbers so high? LOL

yeah, plus ratings in general are falling.

Buffyboy323 · 04-10-2008, 07:16 PM

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yeah, plus ratings in general are falling.

Yeah. I think there could be a few more good seasons left to the show. They aren't showing any signs of slowing down. Idol can probably remain #1 through season 10!

Cactus Jack · 04-10-2008, 07:18 PM

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Yeah. I think there could be a few more good seasons left to the show. Idol can probably remain #1 through season 10!

Will it even go to season 10?

Buffyboy323 · 04-10-2008, 07:20 PM

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Will it even go to season 10?

Damn, I edited my post! LOL. I think it was Oprah who asked Simon how much longer the show can go on for and he said something like "I believe we have a few good years left in us."

04-09-2008, 09:12 AM	#2
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04-09-2008, 11:27 AM	#3
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04-09-2008, 04:03 PM	#5
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	i wouldnt call Sanjaya overrated considering everyone and their mother hated him, lol. okay anyway...definitely Fantasia. i mean she isnt HORRIBLE but she wasnt the second coming of Jesus like the judges/producers made her out to be in Season 3. her voice is definitely love-or-hate (i personally dont really like it), and although she was one of the more consistent ones that year, she definitely had a few very bad performances that the judges didnt call her out on. i think David Cook is really overrated too. i like him and his performances are consistently good (aside from this week), and i dont have a problem with people saying hes one of the best left because..well, he is. but i hate it when people say hes the most original contestant ever or say he's "breaking the boundries" of the show...how? most of his songs are other band's covers (which he admits to, im not knocking him for that), and Chris Daughtry did the same thing he did in Season 5...so i dont see how hes the most original contestant ever. and its not like rockers are a new concept on this show. imo, even though i dont care for him, Blake is the most original contestant ever...most of his performances were original arrangements.
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04-09-2008, 10:13 PM	#7
PlayOn ADHD: what I have not who I am Senior Member Join Date: Jun 17, 2006 Location: I'll never tell. :p Posts: 2,745	sanjaya and his hair. even tho people hated them, they talked about them too much. a little coverage is ok, but seriously enough is enough. thank goodness the talking has stopped.
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04-09-2008, 01:46 AM	#1
Krisalicious Archie FTW! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 5,775	Overrated Contestants Who are they and why? My pick is Fantasia Barrino because she just...hurts my ears. Let's take a look at all the other winners, shall we? - Kelly Clarkson: Beautiful voice, beautiful tone, beautiful range... I suppose sometimes overdoes it with the runs, but very pleasant to listen to - Ruben Studdard: Just a very solid, consistently good voice....never out of tune - Carrie Underwood: Such range, beautiful tone, and confidence in her voice - Taylor Hicks: .... -_________- ok skip him - Jordin Sparks: Beautiful, angelic sounding voice Going back, what does Fantasia have? A screechy, shouty, horribly annoying voice... but everyone loves it! Why? I will never know. It's not that she's completely untalented, because I do admire the emotion she puts into all her songs. It may be a slight bias I have because of how the judges and like all the rest of the world orgasms over her performance of "Summertime." While it was good, it is definitely not the best idol performance of all time.

04-09-2008, 02:47 PM	#4
howierules86 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 05, 2007 Location: Opelika, AL Posts: 29,683	Agreed on Fantasia for sure. I'm still wondering how she won over the much more tolerable and lovely Diana DeGarmo in Season 3. Also agreed on Sanjaya as well. How he even made the Top 12 in Season 6 is beyond me. Just looking at him made me want to puke.

04-09-2008, 10:30 PM	#8
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	i liked Sanjaya. he added some entertainment to a very dull season. yeah he sucked but it was fun to see what he'd do each week.