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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 10:18 am
Thanks Maris!!!
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Sportygirl
Member
06-14-2005
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 10:34 am
I saw something on TV that the British version of American Idol, in which Simon was also involved, had to disregard viewer votes towards the end because people were not voting for the best singers, so the judges opinions were the final decision. It may come down to that this season. I think they are hoping that when people's favs like Gina get voted off then they will vote for someone else (other than Sanjaya) and that will help to finally get rid of him. I don't know if they are counting on the fact that people will stop watching and voting and Sanjaya might just end up winning this thing! I for one am done and will not be voting anymore. That will free up my Tuesday night.
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Zadeira
Member
10-03-2006
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 10:35 am
LOL Costa! I was really mad last night. Not that Sanjaya wasn't kicked off, but that Gina was. In my world, she makes it to the top 4 with Jordin, Melinda, and Lakisha. But it's all about the fan base. And unfortunately, her fans just weren't there last night and Haley's were. Don't even get me started on the reason Haley is still around ::coughnicelegscough:: As for Sanjaya....I like his entertainment value. And unlike some, I do not think he is a bad singer (not great, but not bad). I think he needs a lot of work. But come on....even Tony Bennet is a fan of Sanjaya. That should count for something! Missing Gina and hoping the brunette Barbie goes home next week ::sniffles::
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 11:01 am
Since a lot of performers like Brittany Spears lipsync on stage to a tape that has been electronically adjusted to pitch, Sanjaya could do very well in concerts.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 11:18 am
My problem with Sanjaya now is that he is a caricature. I doubt very much whether he puts any effort into practicing or preparing for the show. He believes that he has a lock in this competition no matter how he does and no matter what the judges say. He proudly wears the mantle of being the worst singer and he doesnt care one bit about it. He could care less what the judges say and in my view he just thumbs his nose at the competition at this point. I think that AI will do what they can to influence people away from voting for him, which might include "hair dos'" that will detract from his schtick. I never cared for Sanjaya but now he is just annoying to watch and since he is close in age to my son I just keep thinking if that was my kid I would yank him off that stage in a hot second and tell him he was makingn a fool of himself. I read an interesting story on yahoo today about the reaction in India to Sanjaya. They point out that usually Indians are very proud of expats who do well but Sanjaya is getting virtually no press over there because Indians think he is an embarrassment, unlike Shilpa Shetty who recently won BBUK. They were protesting in Mumbai when the other HGs were nasty to her, she was a huge hit.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 11:36 am
That really doesn't seem to make sense to me. Comparing the support of the people of India between an established Indian movie star of many years that they all know, to the support they give an unknown US born and raised kid with half Indian heritage? They already loved Shilpa before she went into the BB house.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 11:51 am
The point is that Sanjaya isnt even getting the coverage in India and according to the Yahoo article he is regarded as an embarrassment. I agree that Shilpa was a known entity but she was a B string actress and her popularity shot way up as a result of her being in the BB house. I will find the article.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 11:53 am
I already read the article. My only point was it makes no sense to compare those two people in particular. The situations are completely different, and in a huge way.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 11:54 am
link NEW DELHI - So much for the Indian Call Center Theory: Under-talented singer Sanjaya Malakar’s unlikely wave of ”American Idol” support apparently isn’t coming from his father’s homeland. Indians are usually attuned to the successes of their compatriots abroad. But apart from a few brief newspaper articles, at least one short TV news segment and a few blog mentions, the reedy 17-year-old with the unsteady voice is a virtual unknown here. One reason is that the show is broadcast a day late in India, and on an English-language channel that attracts relatively few viewers in this country of 1.1 billion. ”He’s also an object of ridicule,” said Amit Varma, who runs the popular India Uncut blog.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 12:11 pm
My problem with Sanjaya now is that he is a caricature. I doubt very much whether he puts any effort into practicing or preparing for the show. He believes that he has a lock in this competition no matter how he does and no matter what the judges say. He proudly wears the mantle of being the worst singer and he doesnt care one bit about it. He could care less what the judges say and in my view he just thumbs his nose at the competition at this point. those are my thoughts exactly, Maris!!!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 12:33 pm
It's strange how different Sanjaya acts now from how he acted during the auditions. I still feel he's been coached by people behind the scenes to get him to act the way he does, and being, underneath, the guy we saw in the auditions, he's just accepting it all and going along with what people are telling him - i.e. that everyone loves him, loves his singing, loves it when he disses the judges and so on. I feel his current bad attitude doesn't come from him, but comes from what he's been coached in recent weeks to be. And I feel sorry for him because at some point he's going to look back and be embarrassed - not about the hair and superficial stuff like that, but about his comments and his cocky attitude. Sure he's got some time in the spotlight out of it, but his chances as a serious singer have pretty much gone. If the producers at the auditions had told him he had potential but needed another year to mature I think he could have had a real chance to make singing his profession, which I think was his original goal. Now he's become a bit of a joke. And... there's a lot of bad feeling out there towards him. He's just a seventeen year old kid who wanted to get on American Idol. It's the producers who put him in this situation and if there's bad feeling about Sanjaya being in the competition it should be projected at them, not Sanjaya.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 12:34 pm
I think Maris' point also has to do with the fact that he is getting so much press here. Usually, that makes people sit up and take notice. Whether they knew him or not, he's presumably making a splash here in the States. LMAO at the "under-talented" description!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 1:16 pm
Okay, I haven't read all the early posts, but was anybody else throwing up a little in their mouths at Sanjaya's father's antics last night? Does he think that he is now part of the show too?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 2:14 pm
what did Sanjaya's father do? Kitt, the only thing we know for sure that the producers did was put him through to the judges. We do not know if they are telling him to act like a jerk.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 5:50 pm
Oh I know we don't know for sure, Texannie, but why is he so different from the boy in the auditions? Maybe it's just the passage of those few months, but he didn't even seem like he is now in the first shows with the final 24. I feel the need to give him the benefit of the doubt, we've heard other evictees say they've been told to say lines they didn't want to, so we know to some extent the contestants are coached.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 6:43 pm
or just perhaps he is a 17 year old boy who has let all this go to his head.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 7:40 pm
The great Tony Bennett's comments to and about Sanjaya: "I really think you're terrific ….. He's got a sense of humor. He sings very well and what I like about him is that he dares to be different." I re-watched the show after reading all of the negative comments about how Sanjaya is acting now compared to how he acted previously. Based on the comments I was expecting to see something awful. I didn't see much of anything. He responded very politely to Randy and Paula's comments and then Simon made his sarcastic remark about trying a different tactic this week by saying "incredible". Sanjaya then responded with a laugh by saying, "Welcome to the universe of Sanjaya". I don't see all that much to get bothered by there.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 7:46 pm
Either way, Texannie, I can't help but feel sorry for him. Even if he's just a seventeen year old playing up (and as Jimmer rightly points out, apart from a few impolite replies to Simon, he hasn't really done much wrong anyway) I still can't see why the anger is pointed at him, he's just playing the game that the producers put him in.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 8:03 pm
For anybody who follows Ricky (the guy who posts only true spoilers at idf), he has posted the top 9 actual voting total order. AI really foo-fooed us on the top 6 order.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 8:54 pm
Naja, can you put a link to that here? I don't know how to find him.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 9:00 pm
Here you go Watching.. http://idolforums.com/index.php?showtopic=491404
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 9:02 pm
Thanks Naja. I did find the forum, but not sure which topic you're referring to, etc. I'll check your link and then ask if i didn't find it. LOL
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 9:16 pm
OK, I found it!! I guess I just didn't look that closely since I found it when I went back to the general discussion area. Do you know how he gets his info, Naja?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 9:20 pm
He knows someone on the inside, Watching. When he posts the song spoilers ahead of time, they are always right down to even the hair-dos. His latest spoiler is that friggin Fergie isn't even performing live. "Pretaped her performance for the results show April 18th. I believe the song is Big Girls Don't Cry her next single. Wearing Turquise shirt, black leggings and red high heels. The Idols came out and stood on the side to watch her perform. Hair very light almost blond."
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 10:43 pm
ok I read it wrong so this post makes no sense. sowwy.
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