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The Five: American Idol contestants who wouldn't go away
by Anna Johns, posted Feb 27th 2006 7:21PM
The funny thing about each and every
season of American Idol is the contestants with mediocre talent who continue to sail through to the next
round. You know what I'm talking about. They're cute and cuddly and have oodles of personality, but they're a little
short on the talent category. There's a faction of television-watching, telephone-using Americans out there who insist
on keeping these people on the show while other contestants with more talent get the boot.I have five examples of American Idol contestants who wouldn't go away:
5. Constantine Maroulis. Yeah, I said it. Constantine thought he was sexy and talented. Not an attractive characteristic on a man who only has mediocre looks and talent. Constantine regularly sang out of tune and falsely advertised himself as a rocker. He was in Rent, for crying out loud! A musical! The dude was a poser and I wanted to slap that pout right off his face. I think we all know who the true rocker was last season. (P.S. More proof he's a poser: his new album is Adult Contemporary. Watch out, Clay!)
4. John Stevens, the original crooner. This red-haired Frank Sinatra wanna-be from New York was definitely unique. But he could only do one thing: rip off Frank. And not very well. He just kept hanging on, making it into the Top 6 before finally getting the boot. He outlasted Jennifer Hudson, which is just wrong.
3. Justin Guarini. Sorry, Justin. You're cute and sweet but I think you know that you had no right sharing the stage with Kelly Clarkson during the finals of season one. You didn't have the vocals. You never did. All you had was cuteness and energy, which got you past some truly talented ladies. It should've been Kelly and Tamyra or Kelly and Christina in the finals.
2. Jasmine Trias. How did she make it to the Top 3 in Season 3? How? She beat out George Huff, Jennifer Hudson, and LATOYA LONDON! My theory is that the entire state of Hawaii kept voting for her. She kept that flower in her ear the whole time to represent her home state. Hawaii, you are deaf!
1. Nikki McKibbon, the karaoke singer. Nikki is the all-time worst offender on American Idol and she made it all the way to the Top 3 in season one. She received more votes than Tamyra Gray and Christina Christian. I remember Simon telling her flat-out that she didn't deserve to be there and wondered who the hell was voting for her. I'm still wondering that myself. Even though she dressed pretty wild (with ever-changing hair colors), she was forgettable. Oh, and terrible.
By the way, go look at these photos of Clay Aiken and ask yourself, "Why did I vote for this guy?"
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