im a huge american idol fan, probably because i am also a musician by heart so i really enjoy watching AI…i love how ryan seacrest hosts the show plus i adore simon cowell- because among the three of them he really tells the contestants a very good critic that i think the contestants really need to hear for them to know what to improve, unlike paula and randy- paula always say ”you’re the real deal!, you’re the dark horse!, you look absolutely gorgeous, you look fantastic etcetera etcetera…. to every AI contestants (yah! i know she can say whatever she wants to say) while randy he’s just ok but sometimes i feel that he’s a little too much and it feels like he is really stepping on the contestants that hard(i dont know why but sometimes he tells some very off comments)…and about the statements that i have mentioned this is all my own points of views (i apologize to randy and paula lovers i dont hate them though…it was just that simon’s my fave judge…)
i didnt get to watch the AI season 1 and 2, i started watching it in season 3 til now and i can say that my all time AI is ELLIOTT YAMIN of season 5…unfortunately he did not get the title but he finished 3rd…i dont know how i started to like him but all i know is i’ll watch AI just to hear him sing. he is not very good looking like blake lewis or bo bice but he certainly capture my heart…i love the way he sing and i love every bit about him…i remember when simon commend him that “potentially you are the best male vocal that we ever had”…and mind you he only sang his aution piece in 15seconds and he made it!! (sorry i just like a proud mom talking about my son…i just love him!!!) he is full of soul and heart when he sings that’s why i really love him…he certainly made mama claudette (his mom) proud!!!
elliott and his journey in the american idol
Vocalist Elliott Yamin first gained recognition as the second runner-up on the fifth season of the reality show American Idol. Born in 1978 in Los Angeles to a painter father and former professional singer mother, Yamin eventually moved with his family to Richmond, VA, where he attended middle school and high school. Around the time he turned 14, Yamin’s parents divorced, and thus began a period of some personal difficulty for the singer. Already close to 90 percent deaf in his right ear, Yamin was also diagnosed at 16 with type 1 diabetes. In his sophomore year of high school he dropped out and began working at a Footlocker and later as a clerk at a pharmacy. Though Yamin ultimately earned his GED, his focus had already shifted full-time to pursuing a singing career, and he found various performance opportunities including work with a jazz band on a local radio station under the moniker E-Dub.
In 2006, Yamin quit his job at the pharmacy to audition for American Idol in Boston, MA. Singing Leon Russell’s “A Song for You” — made famous by Yamin’s personal idol, soul singer Donny Hathaway — Yamin made it through the first round of auditions and moved on to the second and all-important Hollywood round. A likable performer with a knack for romantic soul ballads and a laid-back stage presence, Yamin was a fan favorite from the start and ultimately made it to the final-three round along with eventual runner-up Katharine McPhee and eventual winner Taylor Hicks. In December of 2006, Yamin announced he had signed a publishing deal with Sony, and he released a cover of Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” on iTunes. In 2007, Yamin released his self-titled solo album. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide.
thats how elliott started and now he is really living his dream- he got his own album with his phenomenal song “wait for you” and his new single “one word”….here’s some of his transformation photos…
he already made something of himself and he will still be my ultimate american idol!!!and here’s his performance in american idol singing his very own song wait for you!!!cheers!cheers!!
result night AI season 6
