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Apr 13 08 9:15 AM
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droid714 wrote: Obviously, his exposure on Amrican Idol will increase his chances of success, the question is, by how much? Before American Idol, his chances were absolute zero. Now they are slightly above absolute zero. The reality is, he's nothing special. You can hear vocalists that are just as good as him or even better in just about any good sized bar in any town on a Friday night. Will he sell a few records as a result of his stint on AI? Probably. Most of the people who make the top ten get their 15 minutes of fame. But how many have really developed significant careers? Six? Eight? I have to agree with you here, Droid. A lot of really talented folks have passed through the Idol top 12 in the past six seasons prior to this one. Some have released albums and done very well - enough to be considered having significant careers (Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry). Others have done okay out of gate with a good single or two (Elliot Yamin, Ruben Studdard, Jordan Sparks, Kimberly Locke). A few went back to their roots and have had success but not a lot of exposure (country with Josh Gracin, Kelly Pickler, and Bucky Covington, southern-rock with Bo Bice, etc.). Some have used it for acting launches (Katherine McPhee, Jennifer Hudson in "Dream Girls", Fantasia on Broadway). The success is measured in various ways. Will Michael Johns be able to turn his weeks on Idol into enough to get records sold? Maybe. Hard to say for sure. One thing I've found about Idol is that the key to musical success for them post-show is a) having a vision and direction of who they are as an artist, b) being able to stand firm on what works for them to capitalize into a release that the fans will embrace, and c) having the studio behind them for the right push. Many Idol finalists - some in the top two - have suffered greatly on the charts because of failure of the elements aligning. In the end, first and foremost, Idol is about being the top rated show with big bucks coming in each week thanks to ratings, etc. Second, is turning the talent found into something Clive Davis and his companies can make money off of.
Obviously, his exposure on Amrican Idol will increase his chances of success, the question is, by how much? Before American Idol, his chances were absolute zero. Now they are slightly above absolute zero. The reality is, he's nothing special. You can hear vocalists that are just as good as him or even better in just about any good sized bar in any town on a Friday night. Will he sell a few records as a result of his stint on AI? Probably. Most of the people who make the top ten get their 15 minutes of fame. But how many have really developed significant careers? Six? Eight?
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