Now that the American Idol Finale is over and that all the voting deadline has passed, I thought I would share my thoughts on the two contestants' performances tonight.
David Archuleta had a slight advantage going into the night since he won the coin toss and chose to sing second. Historically speaking, I think the singer who sang second always won at the finale.
Cook did a good job on the first and the third song. The second song was a little too boring for a finale song. I suspect he had a tough time picking a rock song that could really play with the audience's emotions, and for that I felt sympathetic for him.
Archuleta really delivered on all three songs. There were no surprises on song choice - he chose songs with lyrics that really won over millions of teeny boppers. By the time he was done with his second song, I already knew that he would win the competition. Cook really had no chance there.
After not voting at all throughout the entire season, I thought I really needed to cast my vote on whom I think should win the whole thing. As much as I liked Archuleta's performances tonight, I voted for Cook. Just like Chris Daughty, a contestant who didn't even make it to the final three a couple seasons ago, Cook posesses the same creativity and originality throughout the season. He took risky song choices week after week, and his singing style is certainly more current than Archuleta's. Will I buy an album by Archuleta? Probably not. Will I buy an album by Cook? You bet!
Now that the season is over, I guess I'll check out So You Think You Can Dance? next week.
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