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Leona Lewis vs Adam Lambert
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I think most people would pick out Leona as the standout from the XF series and Adam as the standout from the AI series. So...
1. Who is the better singer between these two?
2. Which has had the most impact outside their show?
I'm going for Adam for 1 and 2. He's reguarly touring around the globe and his range and capability is staggering. One minute he can sing a love song, then something like Enter Sandman by Metallica, or even upbeat pop songs, the guy can literally sing anything and probably has a larger vocal range than Leona too. Thats not to say Leona isnt great because she is but for me not quite as standout - infact its arguable that Will Young has had more impact outside XF/PI but doesnt have the vocal ability. I also like Daughtry from AI too.
Anyone agree or disagree? Or anyone else I missed who should be considered in their league from XF/AI in terms of 1 and 2.
1. Who is the better singer between these two?
2. Which has had the most impact outside their show?
I'm going for Adam for 1 and 2. He's reguarly touring around the globe and his range and capability is staggering. One minute he can sing a love song, then something like Enter Sandman by Metallica, or even upbeat pop songs, the guy can literally sing anything and probably has a larger vocal range than Leona too. Thats not to say Leona isnt great because she is but for me not quite as standout - infact its arguable that Will Young has had more impact outside XF/PI but doesnt have the vocal ability. I also like Daughtry from AI too.
Anyone agree or disagree? Or anyone else I missed who should be considered in their league from XF/AI in terms of 1 and 2.
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American Idol has had far more successful acts than Adam, in Carrie, Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson
And no he doesn't have a larger range than Leona, Leona 3.3 (3.5 if you count a falsetto) - Adam - 3.0
Couldn't say it better myself lovebug.
Couldn't agree more SickPuppy.
Daughtry, Carrie, David Cook and Kelly, to name four off the top of my head, have all had more success and more sales then Adam immediately after their Idol runs.
ETA: Jennifer's great success did come a couple of years down the line.
Also as stated, there have been MANY more successful acts from AI than Adam. Notably Kelly Clarkson who's had a huge success in the UK. (I think I'm right in saying CU is more successful in the US than KC?)
I will say this though, Leona has yet to be given a chance to showcase her capabilities with uptempos outside of her main fanbase. That's due to her label's decisions though.
Also, I haven't seen Adam Lambert go to number one in 34 countries with a song as of yet
You're comparing people who have been around 8, 6, 5 and 4 years to someone who has been around for 1.
Correction: Adam 3.5, 4.0 including falsetto.
really?! :eek: I thought I'd read he was bang on 3 - I'm sure I'd read an article about how rare it is to find a singer to have a 4 octave voice...
Nope its 3.0, Adam doesnt use falsetto, he shouts literally so its his chest voice, he's risking permanent damage too, like Freddie Mercury, in his early days he didn't use falsetto, but by the 80s his vocals became so f**ked up he had no other choice.
Leona has the superior voice.
Carrie and Chris Daughtry both had huge first era's in the US. Adam has not lived up to the pre-album hype, where his fans were proclaiming him to be the second coming of Freddie Mercury and set for instant global domination.
The point is, I doubt that most people would name Adam as the standout from AI over acts like Clarkson, Underwood and Daughtry as the OP suggests.
Agreed. Shocked anyone would pick Adam over Kelly and Carrie at least.
Apart from Kelly Clarkson, Adam has probably had much more success internationally than any other AI contestant, including Carrie Underwood who is mostly unknown outside the USA. The UK is the last on the bandwagon to pick up on the amazing artist, which is Adam Lambert, and we always used to be at the forefront of promoting new talent.
I've never seen Leona live, but I did see Adam on Saturday night and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been to and was the most imacculate live vocal performances I have witnessed. Personally, I hope he's around for years.
Nope that would be Daughtry or Jennifer Hudson.
The glam rocker thing has been done over here, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and another one banged up for fiddling kids....times have changed since then why do we want retro?
Kinda like Leona when she's selling out arenas across the country, and she was VERY charasmatic during her songs, look on YouTube, and I think her version of Whole Lotta Love was the best one I've heard bar Led Zep.
I've never seen Adam live but I'll take your word on how good he is. I have seen Leona live though and trust me, you would not say she lacked stage presence if you saw her. This is only a tiny video but it gives you some indication:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYrxHjwrJQk
Good discussion - I would like to see Lewis being given a more free range to sing music other than ballads really, but I think they wanted to position Burke as the uptempo diva and Lewis as the ballad diva.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4tLZ43Peeo
Doesnt get much better for me than this on these singing reality shows. The level of overall performance is staggering.
Although it should be remembered that Lambert is NOT the most successful AI export - that would be Kelly Clarkson, closely followed by Daughtry.
No way is he using his chest voice to reach that high!! :eek:
Jennifer Hudson from American Idol...