American Idol
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published 13/09/2007
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In its first season, American Idol garnered the attention of 22.77 million viewers on the finale night. The last season—the show’s fifth—36.38 million people tuned in to witness Taylor Hicks take home the ultimate title of American Idol (Wikepedia.com). Hicks, a stocky, gray-haired thirty-year old from Birmingham, Alabama could not have possibly foreseen the astronomical result of his performances. In his first audition, Simon Cowell, the judge with a notoriously stern British accent and attitude, voted against Taylor’s advancement in the competition because he saw an overall lack of talent and commerciality. So how did a struggling Vegas lounge act win the votes and hearts of America?
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- . In The Salon of 1859, Boudelaire insists, 'This generation, in fact, both artists and public, has so little faith in painting that it spends its time in seeking to disguise it, to wrap it up in sugar pills like an unpleasant medicine; and what sugar?
- Next throw in a few country artists for good measure (give the people what they want!)
- Unfortunately, even those different contestants like Hicks forfeit all authenticity by singing nothing but cover songs
- In A Little Private Tuition for my Friend Max Gorelik, Roberto Brecht further emphasizes this notion by describing the aspects of Hollywood and Broadway
- The modern theatre musn't be judged by its success in satisfying the audience's habits but by its success in transforming them
- In stark contrast on American Idol, the performers are not singing to change the world, but instead contestants like Carrie Underwood from a red-neck upbringing, sing to change their status in a world obsessed with fame
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