If the selection of Little David for our Season 7 Idol didn't seem predetermined before the final two show, it sure was confirmed last night. Could they put our somewhat talented but woefully misadapted to real life contestant any higher on the Idol pedestal? No. And could they chosen a more hokey metaphor than the boxing theme? No. Get ready to hurlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!
We think David A. makes the worst Idol Winner ever---yes in fact we really like Mr. Soul Patrol. Don't go taking out your anger on Mr. Season 5 winner & BTW.....(nice segue,huh?)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Taylor Hicks is going from "Idol" to "Angel."
Taylor Hicks will be performing the role of Teen Angel in "Grease."
The "American Idol" alum will join the Broadway cast of "Grease" on June 6, playing Teen Angel in the revival of the popular musical.
The gray-haired singer -- whose "Idol" fan base was called "The Soul Patrol" -- said he plans to add "soulful flavor" to his performance of "Beauty School Dropout." The flashy role, he said, is "a classic fit for a classic performer."
"It's a big number, and, you know, I've made some pretty grand entrances before," Hicks told The Associated Press on Thursday. "And this one is probably the grandest entrance I've had in my career."
Well, besides "Idol." Hicks, 31, took home the title in the fifth season of the top-rated Fox show -- the biggest stage on television.
He later lost his record deal with J Records, a label within Sony-BMG, which signs the show's singers, and had been looking for the perfect part to make his debut on The Great White Way.
"If you're gonna be a great entertainer and you're gonna be a great performer, than these are the things that you have to do to season yourself in that manner," said Hicks, who views this "opportunity of a lifetime" as a way to improve his "Idol"-tested skills.
The Alabama-born crooner's run ends September 7. He'll be the latest "Idol" to hit Broadway, following runs by Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino ("The Color Purple") and a host of also-rans including Clay Aiken ("Spamalot"), Diana DeGarmo ("Hairspray") and Constantine Maroulis ("The Wedding Singer").
Hicks' self-titled, post-"Idol" album, released in December 2006, has sold a respectable 702,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan data. But it didn't reach the 1 million mark or register a hit song, unlike previous "Idol" winners.
This summer, Hicks intends to finish up a follow-up album -- on his own terms.
"I've had the creative freedom and the time to write some of the best music that I've ever written in my whole life. ... The options are unlimited and there has been some great interest now that I'm a free agent, so to speak," he said.
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