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Anoop Desai’s New Single, “My Name”
Anoooooooooooop. Phew, sorry, had to clear that out of our system. American Idol contestant Anoop Desai’s new single, “My Name,” comes out tomorrow, but People has the first listen of the upbeat track. Anoop says the song “is about going to a club and trying to act like a big deal. Really, that mentality stems from some lack of confidence, but I think we’ve all done it at some point.” Nice try, ‘Noopdawg, but we’d prefer something a little slower… More »
Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds on Regis and Kelly
Most recently eliminated American Idol finalists, Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds, were on Live! With Regis and Kelly this morning where they talked about life after leaving the show and performed. Anoop sang “You Were Always On My Mind” and it really reminded me of what a good singer he is. He had a little more facial hair but I’m not sure that I like the look for him. Regardless, I thought it was a good appearance (he could… More »
Anoop and Lil Discuss Life After American Idol
American Idol’s most recently eliminated contestants, Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai, have been talking a lot about what their life is like now that their journey on the show is over. “It’s easier to go through it with someone else,” Desai said of the double elimination. “We can joke to each other. Neither of us is really wallowing all that much.” Both Anoop and Lil talked about the harsh criticism they faced from the judges, particularly Simon… More »
American Idol 8 Top 7 Anoop Desai “Dim All the Lights”
Anoop Desai, sporting a brand new dusting of facial hair, chose to sing “Dim All The Lights” and I think it was his weakest performance this year. I love Anoop and I think he’s got a good voice but this just did not work for me.
Randy said that he didn’t love the arrangement but said that Anoop can really sing. Kara said that it sounded like it could be on the radio and that the last two weeks… More »
American Idol 8 Top 7 Anoop Desai “Everything I Do (I Do it For You)”
I don’t know why but I knew that Anoop Desai was going to sing “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)” from the Robin Hood Prince of Thieves soundtrack. I actually really loved the performance. Randy thought it was going to be a really rough performance but that Anoop rocked the house and that it was in tune and emotional. Kara said that Anoop has found his place and that it was one of his… More »
American Idol 8 Anoop Desai “True Colors”
Anoop Desai was born on the same day as American Idol winner, David Cook, and he chose to sing the 1986 hit “True Colors.” I am biased because this is one of those songs that I wish NO ONE would ever sing again on Idol. Anyway, Anoop did a great job. I really like his voice a lot. Randy said that it was a very nice, controlled vocal performance. Kara said that he would take a pop… More »
American Idol 8 Top 9 Anoop Desai “Caught Up”
Anoop Desai chose to sing Usher’s “Caught Up” and I was really surprised by the song choice. It’s my favorite song from the Confessions album and I think Anoop did a reasonably good job but I would have liked to see him pick a song that allowed him to show off his vocal abilities because he can really sing. Randy said it wasn’t the right song but the vocals were really cool. Kara said that he should… More »
American Idol 8 Motown Week – Recap
It was Motown Week on American Idol and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Honestly, in the past there have been some real disasters in the past with this genre but it was pretty good. Matt Giraud kicked off the night with his rendition of “Let’s Get it On” and, I thought it was pretty good, but I did think there were some flaws. Still, I love Matt’s voice but I… More »
American Idol 8 Top 10 – Anoop Desai “Ooh Baby, Baby”
Anoop Desai chose to sing “Ooh Baby, Baby” and it must have been crazy singing it to the original artist/writer (Smokey Robinson, who was mentoring). The performance was a little boring but the actual singing was quite good. He needs to work on his showmanship. I still really love Anoop and I’m happy that he’s really starting to showcase his vocals in addition to just being a fun guy. Kara said that it was a very hard… More »
American Idol 8 Names Top 10 Contestants
The Top 10 contestants from the eighth season of American Idol have been named. Now we know who you’ll be seeing if you go to see one of the shows when they go on tour! Here’s the Top 10 (listed alphabetically): Adam Lambert Allison Iraheta Anoop Desai Danny Gokey Kris Allen … More »
American Idol 8 Top 11 – Megan Joy “Walking After Midnight”
Megan Joy put her personality on Patsy Kline’s song “Walking After Midnight” and I wasn’t sure I was going to like it but I did (I didn’t love it, though). I am a little annoyed by her pronunciation but I respect her as an artist.Randy said that he was quite impressed, it was a perfect choice and it worked for her. Kara said it was a perfect song and a perfect look. She also pointed out that Megan has the… More »
American Idol 8 Top 11 – Anoop Desai “You Were Always on My Mind”
Anoop Desai tackled the Willie Nelson classic “You Were Always On My Mind” and I was really happy to see Anoop taking song choice seriously and showing off the vocals that got him past the auditions. Paula said that she was proud of him for picking a song that fit him so well. Simon said that Anoop went from “Zero to Hero” and said that it was one of his favorite performances of the night. Randy… More »
American Idol 8 Anoop Desai “Beat It”
My daughter and I had a beat going about what Anoop Desai would sing and we literally screamed out loud with laughter when we heard him start singing “Beat It” because that’s what we were afraid he was going to sing. I love Anoop beyond words and I think this competition needs him but this song showed his vocal flaws. Paula actually told him that it was a bad song choice and Simon said it was horrible and… More »
American Idol 8 Hollywood Week – Day 4
We saw the fourth day of Hollywood Week tonight on American Idol and, except for a couple things, I wasn’t really surprised. What did you think? With 72 contestants competing to be among this year’s finalists, it was good to see some people taking risks. The Idol hopefuls were allowed to use instruments during their performance (most didn’t). As usual, the performers were split into four rooms after another day of auditions and, of course, you could see how nervous… More »