Sanjaya Malakar

By Zade Clearly, many people have picked up on the perpetually and perennially boorish Simon Cowell's special animosity towards the kid, since he never bothered to disguise it, except in being careful, after Sanjaya's not-so-CBGB downfall, not to emphasize "American" when he said, "Based o...

By Sean Paul Mahoney Enter Heather Mills. The ex-Mrs. Paul McCartney is hardly a star in my opinion but that doesn’t really matter. From the beginning, her sheer presence on DWTS has been so controversial. I grew up in the '80s so I don’t get the whole “bashing Beatles' wives” thing. To some people Paul McCartney wil...

By Robert Leu And that’s when it hit me. All this time I was waiting for Sanjaya to succumb to his own mediocrity, I had developed a near obsession with American Idol after years of making the extra effort to avoid it like the plague. What’s next, wasting a Saturday afternoon watching a Next marathon? Placi...

By Jewels Richardson Cowell did not appear to appreciate the joke Sanjaya made with Ryan Seacrest during Tuesday night's pre-performance interview in which Sanjaya said he'd like to hear Simon sing, "Shiny Happy People". I imagine Cowell may have interpreted the entire performance as an insult to the show,...

By Jewels Richardson Sanjaya Malakar, my Little Engine That Could, ran out of track on American Idol's country theme week. Country music theme week can be a daunting week for many contestants, including Taylor Hicks, who suffered a close call during this theme week last year. It proved the undoing of Sanjaya. Th...

By Amrita Rajan Of all the people made happy by Sanjaya Malakar’s exit from American Idol – and yes, I’m looking at you and your big fat grin, Simon Cowell – the happiest is, I think, Sanjaya himself. If he isn’t, then he should be.I’ve said for a while now that the show was sapping whatever talent he had, pushin...

By TV and Film Guy Sanjaya’s passing from Idol was, of course, foretold.  He, much like Charlie, has been living on borrowed time.  Too bad Desmond didn’t make his way off the island in order to save Sanjaya for one more week.  TV and Film Guy (complete with a Masters Degree in Critical Studies in such areas) giv...

By Chancelucky The Idol topic of the moment appears to be Simon Cowell’s eye roll after Chris Richardson said that he wanted to dedicate his performance Tuesday night to his many good friends at Virginia Tech. Richardson had just gotten beaten up by the judges for his performance of a song about wanting to...

By Robert T DeMarco After a red hot show three weeks ago, American Idol could not have been more dull and boring the last two weeks. Even the fights between Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest have been, well, boring. Even Sanjaya failed to liven things up this week. He was, well, boring. By now I guess you get the pictu...

By Kaonashi Sanjaya was obviously safe since he was with Chris and Blake. No shock, but still very disappointing. Ryan then walked over to Gina, Haley, and Phil, and that really pissed me off. Gina did not belong between those two twits, and she looked miserable. Haley looked defeated and ready to go home a...

By JM Jordan In 2006, Simon secured himself - both financially and in pop culture - by signing a five year contract worth 38 million. In addition to American Idol, Simon is involved with American Inventor, America’s Got Talent, Celebrity Duets, Grease is the Word, and Rock Rivals.

By Matthew T. Sussman And I've done a magnificent job ignoring the show altogether. Granted, there's no avoiding common knowledge of the show's home channel (FOX) or the names of the judges (Simon Cowell, Mariah Carey, and ... the black guy. I always forget the black guy). As for the contestants? Pssh, they're beyon...

By Robert T DeMarco Finally, American Idol, HOT HOT HOT! Last night’s show was terrific. For the first time this season, the majority of the contestants came prepared to fight for the crown. Big performances by Melinda, Jordin, Blake, Chris, and yes, Sanjaya, as these five separated themselves from the pack....

By Robert Burke Now, if they had an “American Songwriter” I would tune in, but as it stands American Idol has delivered nothing of quality, or of lasting value. In the end, American Idol is about building celebrity through exposure, it’s not about good music. These “Idols” are the Hootie & The Blowfi...

By Chancelucky If you ever happen to take a moment to look over the profiles of the finalists on the official American Idol page you might be struck by the same thing I was. An awful lot of the contestants mention God rather prominently and most plan to thank God if they happen to win. Not a single one of them want...

By Craig Lyndall I haven't watched this season of American Idol, but it doesn't stop me from thinking about it a little bit. With all the Sanjaya stuff going on right now in this current season of the show, everyone is talking about American Idol and it occurs to me that there is a total disconnect between the s...

By Amrita Rajan Chris Sligh has always impressed me as a man with a plan. Walking into the sixth season of American Idol, he and his fellow contestants obviously had to have an idea of how the show works. I don’t doubt that he’s genuinely snarky, but his quip during the auditions (“I’m here to make David Hassel...

By Kaonashi Down to business. Ryan told Blake and LaKisha that they were safe. No shock there.  Phil once again took a trip to the middle of the stage. Melinda and Chris R. were safe, as was (sadly, but not surprisingly) Sanjaya. Ryan then asked Haley to take her rightful place next to Phil. Jordin was safe, but C...

By Robert T DeMarco While others have a problem accepting what is, I have successfully predicted each week that Ryan Seacrest would pronounce you safe. Who cares what Simon Cowell has to say about you (hey, you shut him up)? Or that Paula Abdul can’t seem to send out that love vibe for you? You are the man (da) dog...

By Jewels Richardson Sanjaya also brings to American Idol a serious amount of potential. He is like a bomb that is ready to explode, however we are not sure if it is a dud or a big bang. Wouldn't it totally shock us if he came further and further out of his shell week after week, and ended up in the final 4 making it a shoot...

By Jewels Richardson American Idol, is getting hit with more debate than ever before regarding whether this show is truly a singing competition or as Peter Noone, mentor and guest this past week, pointed out, a voting competition. This year the main focus of and reason for this debate falls on the slender shoul...

By Jewels Richardson Sanjaya Malakar's crazy, yet cool for its wild abandon, performance this week on Idol, certainly was a buzz-worthy endeavor on the young contestant's part. I admit this because I can be truly pathetic, but I was cheering like Sanjaya had won the Superbowl of Idol, when he broke free of his f...

By Jewels Richardson In this article, A Love Song to Sanjaya written by Verne Gay with Newsday.com, he says, "What is it about "American Idol" that brings out the bloodsucking worst in some of us? That instinct to pummel the downtrodden, the weakest, the appointed loser? It's the "Idol" blood-in-the-water sy...

By Robert T DeMarco Call them what you want -- Fanjayanatics, Fanjayanistas, or teenyboppers -- it should be clear by now that America's teenagers love Sanjaya. Little Ashley left little doubt that Ryan Seacrest will say these beautiful words to Sanjaya tonight: "America voted -- you are safe."

By Jewels Richardson Sanjaya Malakar is facing, most likely, one of his biggest performance challenges on American Idol 6. This next week's show determines who gets to join the Idol tour or simply go home. I've dubbed Sanjaya "The Little Engine That Could" after that famous children's story about the small tra...

By Robert T DeMarco In the comments section of my previous article, "Long Live Sanjaya, American Idol Underdog", a young twelve-year-old named Terrie wrote that she is voting for Sanjaya because she read in his bio that he is shy. Being shy herself, she is attracted to the young man and sees him the way he shoul...

By Chancelucky Sanjaya Malakar - Mmm... a vaguely socially conscious song on the night before AI announces its plans to end world hunger. Gina Glocksen - Hey Ryan, cut it out with the Chris and Gina sitting in a tree stuff, my boyfriend's upstairs. Why does shes carry around a little statue of Sundance Head?

By Robert T DeMarco They continually ask me what I see in Sanjaya? I honestly believe he has a "fantastic" voice. No, he isn't a showman, nor does he have a big act. He looks like a deer in the headlights. But let's face it, I am not the only one that sees something in the kid. America, or a slice of America, believes in hi...