American Idol Showdown: Vote for Blake or Jordin
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After 18 weeks of eliminations — and that brief Sanjaya Malakar stint– the last two standing contestants of American Idol show off for the ultimate prize. Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks now battle for fans’ votes and that precious chance to fame.
The winner of the popular U.S. television contest will be announced at the end of a two-hour finale on Wednesday, but not beforethe finalists are given one more chance to strut their stuff on Tuesday night.
Not even the show’s judge and music producer Simon Cowell would dare predict the winner. “I can’t call it at this stage because I think they’ve both got different strengths,” Cowell said. “One is a better entertainer (Lewis) and one is a better singer (Sparks).”
Sparks, who hails from Glendale, Arizona, is the daughter of former NFL football player Phillipp Sparks. The 17-year-old won the judges’ and audiences’ praise for delivering worthy performances.
But Cowell said Sparks is “a great singer, but added that she hasn’t done one performance yet which I can remember as a ‘wow.”‘
Lewis, who Cowell said was a “brilliant entertainer … not a fantastic singer,” had a somewhat rockier road to the finale. A full-time musician from Bothell, Washington, he puts his own original twist on classic songs by using a vocal percussion technique known as beat-boxing.
American Idol, now in its sixth season on the Fox network, has grown from a cheesy summer talent competition into a cultural phenomenon and the United States’ most-watched TV show.
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[...] However, not the bookmakers nor Simon nor I have the clearest picture on who will win come Wednesday night. Simon says “One is a better entertainer (Lewis) and one is a better singer (Sparks).” [...]