Pia Toscano and Kris Allen Singing at the PBS Memorial Day Concert Special

Now for some more recent Idol's, here's Pia Toscano, ninth place finisher of this season, singing The National Anthem at the PBS Memorial Day Concert.

Next, season 8 winner, Kris Allen singing "God Bless America"! Here he is:

Pia Toscano Talks About Her First Album

Pia Toscano, A.K.A. the Jennifer Hudson of season 10, has recently revealed what kind of material will be on her first album. She also said that getting eliminated early has been a hidden blessing. She says that she thinks having more time was an advantage that the other contestants won't get. For example, Lauren and Scotty's debut albums (and for the latter, only album) will most likely feel very rushed as they will be pushed to get the CD out as soon as possible. Pia, on the other hand, has had two months more than them to prepare, select, and record her work.


Here's what she had to say about her upcoming album:

"It's definitely going to be big ballads, but there's also going to be those fun up-tempo songs, those dancing songs," she reveals. "I feel like on the show people really only saw me in one way, and I want to show the world that I can do other things." 

Exciting! Are you happy that Pia will be doing some dance-y, uptempo songs? Or do you prefer her big ballads?

Scotty Wins, Nation Lets Out Simultaneous Yawn

Sadly it has happened, after the optimistic side of me leaping for joy thinking that Haley might rejoin the competition in place of Lauren, and Lauren getting all of the buzz and sympathy votes on Tuesday, Scotty has completed what VoteForTheWorst is calling the "Kristy Lee Cook curse". Ever since season seven, Kristy Lee Cook has been their favorite competitor in Idol history. Also, the last four winners have spelled out her name. Kris Allen, Scotty McCreery, Lee Dewyze, and David Cook; or Kris-ty Lee Cook.


Obviously, history will repeat itself, and the runner-up will outsell the winner (Adam and Kris, Crystal and Lee) as Lauren is much more marketable and can crossover styles, unlike Scotty who is all-country all the time. Haley could actually be the highest selling Idol contestant this season, but it could also be Lauren or Pia. Either way, the boys will fail at sales this season. After all, Pia reportedly already has a recording contract and Haley is already done recording her first single.


So, what do you think? Will Scotty actually sell something? Or will the runner-up still sell more than the winner? We'll have to wait and see.

Dear Haley Reinhart, If You Don't Win This Thing, We Boycott

I know, I know, everyone wants a Lauren/Scotty finale. Including the producers of Idol themselves, who have tried to make America believe that they're a couple from the very beginning. But let's be honest, Haley is like Kelly Clarkson in that she is definitely the rising underdog, and she is easily the most talented singer left in the competition. There is a good chance we will see a Scotty/Haley or Lauren/Haley finale as pretty much all of James' votes will go to her, Scotty's and Lauren's country votes will be split, and anyone who hates country now only has one person to vote for.


I am proud to say that Haley has been in my top 2 favorites this entire season (moving to No. 1 after Pia Toscano was shockingly left in 9th place), and that I did start out with Lauren in my no. 3 spot. I will also have to come out and say that I've hated Scotty from the very beginning. He has no personality and seems to have obviously been an avid flute player in his past life. Why would I bring up past lives? Because he also seems to be as energetic as my great aunt. And she's dead. Sorry, just felt like I had to get that out of my system.


So I urge you to vote for someone with true talent and not just for a Lauren/Scotty finale. Please, limit the Cutest Couple contests to your high school yearbook. Also, you should definitely listen to her rendition of "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele (my personal favorite of hers) or "House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals (considered the best performance of the season by all three judges according to their critiques of the song last week).

"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele

"House of The Rising Sun" by The Animals