Sanjaya Malakar

American Idol - I Love This Cheesy Show. ... But names like Sanjaya Malakar (a Top Six finalist), William Hung (who didn’t make it past the first audition), and Taylor Hicks (um, he won) have threatened the show’s credibility. ...

By mj You can listen to Melinda talk about recording her album and other topics in Tyler’s interview. Listen HERE. On a side note: Melinda says LaKisha Jones wedding was amazing, and that it was great to see Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato ...

By mj In a recent post announcing the autobiographical book Sanjaya Malakar is writing, I speculated that the book would not sell well unless he had some crazy, out of the ordinary story to tell. As it turns out, Sanjaya may have a very ...

By mj It’s a difficult story only because I am reliving my life and the experiences I had on American Idol, and I’m trying to get as much info in there for everyone as possible, without making it sound like a text book. ...

By mj Sanjaya Malakar, his outsized personality and his outsized hair, captured the imaginations of the American Idol Season 6 viewing audience. Endorsement deals seemed like a no-brainer for Sanjaya. It’s no surprise that he’s managed to ...

By mj Considering the person sending the message, American Idol alum Sanjaya Malakar received a glowing compliment from former naysayer and Idol judge Simon Cowell during an interview airing tonight on Extra. “Hello, Sanjaya,” Simon said in ...

By mj Former American Idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar goes to a guru in India to find the meaning of life. “A haircut,” the guru tells the singer in a funny new Life Comes at You Fast commercial, from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. ...

By mj There’s also a website, where, according to the press release, “fans can upload a picture and try on various hairstyles, outfits and accessories worn by Sanjaya in the new ads and during American Idol. When their look is complete, ...

By mj Life goes on for Sanjaya Malakar - he of the many splendored hairdos on “American Idol” season six -who will serenade gamblers and shoppers at Mohegan Sun tonight. The biggest thing in his world? He just got his first apartment, ...

By mj The Jordin Sparks/Jesse McCartney tour kicks off in Sacramento, CA. Constantine Maroulis, RJ Helton and Vonzell Solomon, Rrazz Room, San Francisco CA, thru 8/9. Sanjaya Malakar, Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT. ...

By mj A finalist on the sixth season of “American Idol,” Sanjaya Malakar gained national attention when overwhelming “fanjaya” support moved him to seventh place in the singing showdown, despite judges’ criticism of his singing. ...

By mj Make room, sort of, for Sanjaya. Well, it ain’t the big room, or even a room, but a gig’sa gig - and Sanjaya Malakar isn’t about to turn one down. Once the darling of teenage “American Idol” fans and people who love to view train wrecks ...

By mj This despite the two-year death spiral that American Idol’s TV ratings have experienced, which cultural sociologists have concluded is residue from the show’s 2006 albatross, Sanjaya. But for Byrne and her two cohorts, the savior is, ...

By mj During season six, Stefani seemed disturbed by Sanjaya Malakar’s incompetent version of “Bathwater.” courier-journal.com. Join ‘Idol’ winner for school supplies. ‘American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks is teaming up with DoSomething.org ...

By mj He played a string of fan favorites toward the end, galvanizing the crowd with “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours,” “Sir Duke,” “I Wish” and “Superstition” (with Sanjaya Malakar of “American Idol” fame briefly joining in). ...

By mj Sanjaya Malakar: America’s Long National Nightmare Finally Ends. I had to put an American Idol post somewhere in here. Every time I wrote about that show, I got tons and tons of traffic from people who, judging by the comments, ...

By mj But catch her behind the scenes _ like backstage at Nassau Coliseum last summer, when she was bouncing around with Sanjaya Malakar, giggling like, well, the schoolgirl she was _ or talk to her about real life, like wanting to go to her ...