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4/19: Idol on Oprah
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two of the most powerful entities on TV mashed up Thursday. The “American Idol” finalists popped in on Oprah Winfrey. Like “American Idol” needs the promotion? They are pushing “Idol Gives Back” next week.
Simon, via satellite, said about Sanjaya’s departure: “I was on a very happy plane last night. I miss him probably in the same way I miss my favorite horror movie. And i don’t mean that nastily. I like horror movies. I hate it. I love it. A very sweet guy. Quite entertaining but a horrible singer. That was the problem.”
“If he made it to the top three, I’m gone,” he said. But “they wouldn’t let me.”
“I’m a little bit frustrated. I haven’t had enough ‘oh my god’ moments. I want to see a few more.”
Who does he like? “I have a soft spot for Melinda. Very sweet girl. I like her. Jordin was sensational this week. Chris I like because he’s contemporary. But I’m a little bit worried about singing through the nose… My top three or top two would be Melinda, Jordin and I’m not writing off LaKisha.”
Simon on Paula: “She’s gone sensible-ish. I love when she talks complete and utter rubbish. We haven’t had enough of that the past few weeks.”
Then Oprah talks to the final six. Some (bland) comments. In fact, she didn’t get much at all. Here’s a sampling:
Jordin: “It’s really awesome. I’m enjoying every minute of this.”
Melinda: “All I can do is try to take baby steps. I try not to listen to what’s going on. We’ve all been considered frontrunners at some point.” (Huh?) On Ryan forcing her to pick a side: “Why in the world would you do that to me. I wanted to cry. So I just sat down.”
Blake: “Being on this stage very week is very surreal.”
Phil: “My poor wife [about missing the birth of his second daughter to try out for ‘Idol.’]. I missed my first because I was in the Navy. So I’m not playing favorites.”
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