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Originally Posted by Tobra
Who the hell is Adam Lambert?
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Runner up in the 8th season of American Idol.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Lambert
Sniper/Billy was a
big fan of his voice/singing... compared his vocal range to Freddie Mercury.
BTW, this is how it went on the show (AI)... pretty interesting reading... from Wiki...
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During Michael Jackson week, he sang
"Black or White" leading to praise from all four judges, with Paula Abdul predicting that he would go on to the finals.[36] The following week, Lambert sang a version of
"Ring of Fire". While Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, and Abdul all liked his performance, Simon Cowell called it "indulgent rubbish".[37] On Motown night, Lambert sang an acoustic version of The Miracles',
"The Tracks of My Tears". The judges all liked it, and Smokey Robinson, the week's mentor and the original singer-songwriter, gave Lambert a standing ovation. For his Top 8 performance, Lambert sang the 2001 Michael Andrews and Gary Jules arrangement of
"Mad World". Because the show had exceeded its time slot, only Cowell gave a critique, which he did by simply giving Lambert a standing ovation. During the results next night, the other judges agreed that a standing ovation was the best critique of Lambert's performance.[38] For his second Top 7 performance, Lambert sang
"If I Can't Have You", delivering what DioGuardi described as his "most memorable performance", while Cowell described his vocals as "immaculate". Abdul was reduced to tears, with host Ryan Seacrest joking that Lambert had melted her into a "pool of Abdul".[39] In the Top 4, Lambert was the first to sing, performing
"Whole Lotta Love". Cowell commented, "that was one of my favorite performances...nobody can top that now", while Abdul, punning on the song's title, described Lambert's performance as "a whole lotta perfect".
Photos of Lambert romantically kissing another man surfaced while he was competing on American Idol. Initially shown and discussed by commentators on The O'Reilly Factor, the panel agreed that the images would likely have no impact on the competition.[40] Lambert confirmed that the photos were of him, stating he had nothing to hide and has always been open about his life.[41] Mainstream media speculation centered on Lambert's sexuality; presuming he was gay, he would be the first gay American Idol.[42][note 1] Much of the media focus regarded the readiness of American Idol voters for an openly gay winner.[42] Asked by Rolling Stone whether the speculation surrounding his sexual orientation impacted the final vote, Lambert laughed and said "probably".[43] He confirmed that he was gay in a Rolling Stone cover story interview shortly after he was named the American Idol runner-up.[44]