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Danny Noriega definitely took me by surprise. He auditioned, unsuccessfully, last year and was back to prove himself.
He sang “Proud Mary” and it blew me away. What a shock! He cracked me up. I think he’s totally likeable. I feel, though, if you mix Sanjaya Malakar and Jessica Alba, you get Danny Noriega. LOL. Maybe even a little Miley Cyrus???
Watch the audition:
I don’t care if he’s gay. expect he is flaming also… he can not sing at all. you people are stupid it’s like another Sanjaria!
This boy has to go! He’s not good enough to still be there. His additude and wabble head drive me nuts! Get him gone! I can’t believe he is there and Robbie is gone. Last season irritated me because non talent stayed because of hair! Come on people, lets vote for the correct reasons!!!! I wouldn’t enjoy Danny in Disneyland!!!!!
i hate everyone but him JK
Lets vote for the correct reasons?? who’s to say we’re not? just because you happen to not like danny doesn’t mean your opinion speaks for every person out there voting. Danny can sing. His last few performances may not have allowed him to show off his vocal ability, but it doesn’t mean he has no talent and isn’t good enough to be there because anyone who watched during hollywood week knows what he can do with his voice. All he needs is to choose a good song that will allow his vocals to shine because all his fans know what he is capable of. Saying that everyone is voting for him just cuz he’s good looking or has nice hair isn’t accurate at all….not everyone is that shallow
“Danny can sing. His last few performances may not have allowed him to show off his vocal ability” -Angel
WHAT?????
That’s his fault! They let them pick out of wide selection. I know because my friends sister is on the show this season Most of the reasons given were valid.
ok i’m aware that the song choice is up to him and i’m not denying the fact that he should have picked better songs, the point i’m trying to make is that regardless of song choice, he still has talent, his vocal ability is there and it bugs me when people say he can’t sing or doesn’t have talent because that’s not the case.
Ok he has some talent but not good enough to win as we all now know. If he would have had a better attitude he would have gotten further.
There is no doubt in my mind and millions of other American Idol viewers that Danny’s exit tonight was rigged by the producers, Nigel Lythgoe in particular, because there is NO WAY that Danny had the 2nd lowest number of votes. No way.
What point were the producers trying to make by forcing Danny out? I just can’t fathom anything right now, AI is truly rigged/fixed and will never be the same again.
On the bright side, Danny will soon return and express his views on everything in due time. I wish him all the best. He will be successful wherever he goes.
Forever <3 Danny Noriega.
So??? I guess we never landed on the moon either then? The fact is that a good singer got out preformed by great singers.
Danny’s exit was some what of a shock to me. i am truly dissapointed. The kid has a great voice, i just wish america got to see a little more of him. its not the end for danny im pretty sure we will see alot of him in the near future. Its the year 2008 people, its time that we that we stop judging people because of there sexual orientation and pay more attention to the person and who they are.This is a singing competition, and with that said i highly doudt that danny who can sing was booted off the show because he couldnt sing. Out of the 6 guys that were choosen 3 three of them didnt deserve to advance to the next round.IM sorry to say it but idol is all politics now, david and carley to be in the finals
he sooo looks like miley cyrus..but now that someone have mentioned jessica alba..yeah!grr..i hate it that he got eliminated..i love danny..so cute!
i’m disappointed he was eliminated this early and it was a shock to me, I do wish he was given another chance to really show america how great his vocals are… but i’ve also noticed that with American Idol and even Canadian idol, the contestants that don’t win the whole thing end up being even more successful than the ones that actually do win, with the exception of a couple. Take Chris Daughtry for example, Clay Aiken, Jacob Hoggard (Hedley) from Canadian Idol, even Elliot Yamin is doing great and the list goes on. Now that Danny’s got his foot in the door i’m sure we’ll be hearing great things from him and we’ll all be thinking, “so what, he got booted off Idol” It’s definetely just the beginning for him and he’s already got a huge fan base. We love you Danny!!!!!!
LOL and wasn’t it so funny when ryan was giving both danny and chikezie’s critics from their previous performances before voting one of them out, and when he got to Simon’s negative comment danny did that “loser” hand gesture that Simon has been doing throught the season, even at such a serious time he still has to be a joker lol, he’s such a character, american idol definitely isn’t going to be the same without him.
Oh now we start the its all because he was Gay…thats the only reason he was voted off argument. No it was because he wasn’t as good. Sure his attitude and mannerisms didn’t help his case. Like the guy is a nice person anyway, have you not seen his rant videos? He looks and sounds like a punk in them.
Those rant videos should have nothing to do with his performances on AI.
The reason he was taken off (notice I said “taken” off instead of “voted” off) was because Nigel and the other Producers of AI didn’t want another Sanjaya on their hands.
Face it, Danny brought entertainment to the show! His verbal and physical interactions with Simon, Paula and Randy are going to be legendary – especially the “hand to the head wave”, that was one of the funniest things to happen on AI in 6 seasons. Even Randy and Paula got into it.
The Producers also didn’t want an openly flamboyant gay on the show. Why? Remember that television shows is about demographics. Demographics is about selling Advertising.
Having a flamboyant gay on the show did not go well with conservative middle America. The Producers could not afford to lose that entire demographic.
And remember that Chickezie was the only African American Male to make it into the top 12 men this year. For Demographic reasons again – he had to make it into the final 12.
If you all remember when Ryan had both Danny and Chickezie in center stage and was talking to them, and Ryan finally mentioned Chickezie’s name – did you all see the look on Checkezie’s face?? He was resigned to being the guy being sent home. I noticed it, so I’m sure you all noticed it too.
One other thing – with the news coming out last week about David Hernandez and his past – I thought for sure they would kick him off AI; I think most people did. BUT – if the Producers planned on kicking Danny Noriega off, how would it look to the American Public if they knocked off both Gay men from being in the final 12??
Not too good, right? If they did send both David H. and Danny N. home last week, the Gay Community (and others) would have been screaming discrimination. I think that’s the main reason that they didn’t send David Hernandez packing because of his prior escapades.
Your thoughts?
Neo Knot
I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case. And your not the first person that thinks that’s what happened. You just never know. Danny certainly was way out there for them. He was unreserved, flamboyant, and not afraid to speak his mind, and with a show as big as American Idol, they don’t want to take a chance of getting any bad publicity, losing viewers or gaining a bad reputation. Especially when they’re doing stuff like “Idol gives back” they do whatever they can to gain good publicity and then someone like danny comes along, who doesn’t exactly follow a book of rules and they panic. I really hope that wasn’t the case, because if it was, than that would mean he was cheated out of a possible AI victory, which makes me very sad, especially taking into consideration that they’re always stressing that contestants should “be themselves” and not put on any acts. All i know is that for whatever the reason, they lost one of the greatest contestants they’ve ever had on the show. American Idol is really starting to make me mad, i don’t even wanna watch anymore, I think i’ll stick to Canadian Idol
Neo Knot, i think you are absolutely right..and i’ve seen you on VFTW hahaha =)
and Angel too, Dannyisms ftw.
don’t even get my started about his videos Manuel..you can obviously tell in the christmas video that he was being sarcastic and not genuine..anybody who thinks that video was made to be serious needs to get over themselves..it’s been validated that he wasn’t being serious through his recent interviews and his family
this isn’t the end of Danny Noriega, he will be more successful soon enough..reading his exit interviews brings me hope and optimism of more Danny x)
and it’s been rumored that there MAY be a Wild Card thing, or a special treat for “Idol Gives Back”..but i sort of doubt that Danny will ever be back on the show, or that the rumors are true…we’ll see soon enough…
ur right tyger!! I can’t wait to see if they do a wild card, i remember our first ever Canadian idol was voted off at one point then he got back in with the wild card and he ending up winning the whole thing. But i also doubt they’d put danny back on the show, especially if our speculations are true, what a shame.
and Manual, i don’t really know why so many ppl are making such a huge fuss about that video, he looks so young in it (not to mention the fact that he’s presently only 18) I’m sure there’s not one teenager out there that hasn’t had a moment like that, even if they are embarassed of it now, his just happened to be on tape. Cut him some slack, he’s not a bad guy. Maybe if the people hating on his personality were alittle more like him then this world wouldn’t be so critical and judgemental of others, some people just need to lighten up and enjoy life alittle more, u can definitely tell that he does.
I agree with you Angel
. It would’ve been worse if he was trying to be something hes not like last year, but he’s very entertaining, and America just needs to be a little more accepting of people cuz its really annoying when people are like “OMG HE IS GAY HE HAS TO GO” So f*cking what if hes different? Unlike other contestants he has a fun/nice personality. Everyone else imo on that show is boring, and now American Idol is boring now. And to Manuel f*ck those rant videos those were from a long time ago, and all teenagers do that kinda stuff dont pretend like you dont. And one more thing David A. IMO sucks, because who forgets lyrics in the top 12? come on, and his “Thank you Thank you” stuff is getting rather annoying. Kthxbai
I was surprised when I first saw Danny on the show. he has the same last name as me! maybe we’re related 0_o
haha… haha?
… maybe…
He is one of the most unique and talented contestants. I wanted him to stay longer…
my friend Shylow thinks he is really hot!!!!
HE REALLY SUCKS BIG TIME. HE SINGS GOOD SOME TIMES THOUGH.
HE IS SOOOOOOO HOT. I WOULD TOTAL GO OUT WITH HIM. I LUVVVVVV HIS HAIR. HE HAS SEXY THEETH!!!!!
Shylow,
Danny is Gay – he’s only go out with you if you were a guy. I hope you knew that fact. That’s why he was kicked of AI. Because he was a little to flamboyant for selling advertising.
And Nikki, you’re correct. Danny’s Gay, so he does what you say. Big Time. Big Deal.
Oh, No! Danny’s Gay!
Who Cares?
I don’t.
DANNY ROCKS AND WHOEVER HATES HIM YOU SUCK CURSE YOU !!!!!!!!! BLAHH!
DANNY ROCKS DA WORLD!!!
where do you get Miley Cyrus from??
i only see Jessica Alba.
and i guess he reminds you of Sanjaya
because skin color and same length hair.
i love himmmmm!!