America got it wrong; The Colton Dixon Elimination
I was supposed to post this earlier but I was busy. Here's my reaction to Colton's elimination on American Idol.
Shocked doesn’t even cover the emotion I felt when I heard that Colton was eliminated. The news had left me heartbroken. I’ve learned about it through a friend who texted me early in the morning to deliver the news. The moment I saw the text I felt like crying. One thought had come into my mind at that moment and it was ‘Colton didn’t deserve to be eliminated.’ I don’t even know the details for I was not able to watch the performance night since I was at a friend’s night for a sleep-over and watching television is not part of our sleep-over regime.
The first thing I did was go online and check if the news was true and to my dismay, it was. After confirming the sad news, I went to youtube to watch Colton’s performances. Honestly, I loved September. He gave it a totally different rendition than the original and for me it sounded refreshing. It was the first time I’ve heard a ballad version of September and I honestly thought that I would want to hear it again and again.
Colton’s performance of Bad Romance on the other hand had left me with mixed emotions. His voice sounded amazing but I wasn’t sure if I wanted Colton to sing Bad Romance. It just never crossed into my mind that he would choose it. Coincidentally, he also said in the interview that “maybe” singing Bad Romance was not a good idea.
After watching the performances, I went to twitter to tweet about it. It was then that I saw ‘WTF America’ as one of the trending topics that morning. I instantly knew that it was about Colton’s elimination and I was right. So being the fan that I am, I helped trend it while releasing my frustrations. Some of my tweets include “WTF America, Colton didn’t deserve to be eliminated,” and “WTF America, voting off Colton is the worst decision you’ve made.” I actually spent most of my morning ‘grieving’ Colton’s elimination.
That night, when the live telecast of American Idol was aired I watched it. I was looking at Colton for the whole show for I know it will be the last time I would be seeing him in American Idol except during the Finale. I can’t helped but feel sad when Ryan announced that Colton was eliminated. I already know that it was him but still. The look on Phillip’s face also didn’t help. He was so startled with the news that I wanted to give him a hug too, after I hug Colton. The breaking point for me was when Colton sang ‘Everything’. It was by far my favorite performance of him ever. The moment he started singing, I cried. Listening to him made me asked why he was eliminated. He was thanking God at that time and I can’t help but be moved with his song.
I like Colton not only because he’s good looking though I must say it’s a plus. I love his voice. He has this capacity to connect to people when he sings and I was constantly amazed whenever he sings. When he sang ‘Permanent’ as his audition piece, he had me. It didn’t hurt either that we both like the same artists - Paramore, Daughtry and Lifehouse. I really think that he is a relevant artist like what Steven Tyler had once told him and I like his individuality and that he really knows what kind of artist he wants to be. And just like Jennifer Lopez, I also think he looks pretty when he sings.
I know Colton will have a great career ahead of him. He had the looks, talent, passion and experience that he needed. It’s all up to him now. He may not be the next ‘American Idol’ but he’s going to be big. He’ll create a name for himself in the music industry that everyone including the people that doubted him would see how talented he is. I just can’t wait for his records to come out.