American Idol – Why The Three Best Singers Won't Make The Top Three
By Joe Reality on American Idol
Melinda Doolittle, Lakisha Jones, and Jordin Sparks are the three best singers left in the American Idol 6 competition by many accounts. However, it is very unlikely that these three will ultimately be the top three in the competition. Why will the three best singers not be the last three standing?
Even though many viewers will likely scream racism or sexism when one of these three undoubtedly makes an early exit, the fact of the matter is that American Idol is probably one of the least racist and sexist shows on television. Unlike our American political system which puts a white male in the President's office every four years, American Idol has only had one white male winner in the five previous seasons.
Of the five previous American Idol winners, sixty percent have been female and forty percent have been African-American. In fact, the results of American Idol could be perceived as a positive step forward for the country's youth that make up a large part of American Idol's voting population, because the majority appear to be willing to put sex and race aside and vote for their favorite singer. Even the audience members that like to vote for the worst singer don't appear to be influenced by sex or race when selecting the worst singer to support.
The reason that it is unlikely that Melinda Doolittle, Lakisha Jones, and Jordin Sparks will make the top three is because America is a country made up of individuals with diverse tastes. Three singers with somewhat similar styles have never made it to the top three on American Idol and likely never will. No matter how good they might be in their genre of music, three singers with similar styles will always wind up canceling each others votes to a degree.
American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe admitted as much during a recent media conference call. Lythgoe said "I've seen the three divas, if you remember they were Latoya London, Jennifer Hudson and Fantasia. And I've seen them cancel each other out. So I'm always wary; I let everyone else say it's this and that. Don't forget, I know the results every week so I can do my own equations, thank you, and so it's really difficult for me to talk about it, but I would just counsel that this has occurred before. Don't jump to any conclusions at this moment in time. So that's why I'm saying it is an open race at the moment because people can end up canceling each [other] out."
What will likely happen at some point in the competition is that one of the three will have an incredible performance while another one of the three has an off night. The incredible performance will draw in the majority of the votes, and the off night performance will be gone. |
