posted by Administrator on Feb 29
Simon Cowell isn’t planning to predict American Idol’s next champion.
“I’m not going to [make a prediction] this year, only because I don’t know for sure,” Cowell said during an appearance on Wednesday’s Live with Regis and Kelly broadcast. “But I can see the three, four, five or six who are the obvious ones. I think when we get to that stage of the show, it’s going to be a good show.”
He did however opine about who he thought the strongest singers were so far.
Cowell loved David Archuleta performance of John Lennon’s “Imagine” during Tuesday night’s performance episode broadcast.
Saying, “I’ve got to tell you, you’re the one to beat”. “Right now, there are 19 very miserable contestants sitting here tonight. Trust me.”
Cowell has also made little attempt to hide his fondness for Carly Smithson. While he still doesn’t think she’s made the correct song choice yet to showcase her powerful vocals, Cowell feels Smithson is Archuleta’s chief rival for Idol’s seventh-season title.
“I think you are — I’ll put it on record — an incredible singer. I don’t think any of these girls can touch you vocally,” he told Smithson following her Wednesday night performance of Heart’s “Crazy on You.” “I think you’re the girl they’ve all got to beat. I generally do.”
In addition, Cowell said semifinalist Kristy Lee Cook has “potential;” called Ramiele Malubay “one of the Top 3 best singers in the competition;” and labeled 16-year-old Alaina Whitaker as “one of the dark horses in this competition.”
“There’s this kind of feeling at the moment that we found 24 Madonnas or something. But we didn’t,” he said on Live with Regis and Kelly. “We found three or four — maybe five — good people. The rest are a complete waste of time.”
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