Finally we're getting down to the real deal on American Idol, and there doesn't seem to be one Sanjaya-like person in the house this year. Which is good, because at least we can watch the whole show and not have to plug our ears every week and averting our eyes from that trainwreck, but bad because Sanjaya was the best reality TV evar.

I'm just saying Danny Norriega. He's fierce. Rowr.

betUS has the odds on who will be the first two guys or girls to go on American Idol.

On the girls' side, they have Amy Jean Davis at -175 and Alaina Whitaker at -110, even from just reading their bios, I can see why.

Alaina Whitaker at -110: Alaina's influences are all country, and she's 16 years old from Tulsa, Oklahoma, which means that even if she's singing pop songs, she's going to have a twang. And her age definitely puts her at a disadvantage, no matter how good she is. She just looks too innocent (is that even possible anymore?)

Amy Jean Davis at -175: While Amy's a good singer as well, she's a little too plain to make it all the way. She might be able to hang in there and get the sympathy vote like Haley did last season, but with the bulk of talent this year, it's probably not very likely.

For the boys, they've got Luke Menard at -140 and David Hernandez at -120.

Luke Menard at -140: Don't get me wrong, Luke is a cute cute little man, and from what we've seen so far, he's got a good voice. But he looks older than 29, if that's even possible. If he can't break out of the gate early, he'll definitely be in trouble.

David Hernandez at -120: I like David. But he didn't seem to shine so much during Hollywood week, which may have mucked his chances going into this part of the competition. Also, he may end up picking songs that are too obscure for the American public to vote for before the theme weeks begin.

Labels: American Idol 7, BetUS, the first to go

posted by Kari at 12:28 PM