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Sanjaya Malakar: Mark My Words, He'll Be Back
By Brendan Butler: 2007-04-19 00:08:22
Oh, what a ride! Who would have thought that a 17-year-old Hawaii native would have captured the attention of this great, A.D.D.-stricken nation of ours? Certainly not the kid himself … or should I say man?Sanjaya Malakar left American Idol this week much the same way he arrived: with humility, respect, character, charm and class. Granted, he may have done himself in at the end with a poor song choice (even though it’s wildly ironic, since people can't stop talking about him). But, arguably, the reason he survived for so long on the show was because he was so darn likeable. Earlier this month I caught a bout of “Sanjaya Fever” and was compelled to write the phenom this open letter. The reaction was mixed and while he was never the best singer in the competition, something he was first to admit early on, he brought his own style and uniqueness to make this enormously tedious two-nights-a-week show watchable. The media frenzy that surrounded him will ultimately pay off. People will pay to see Sanjaya and put him in their commercials. My advice to him would be to hit the gym and pump some iron over the next year or so (no steroids!) and hit the mainstream’s blind side with his hunky build, not that I usually picture such things. In the meantime, thank you Sanjaya for giving us a distraction from this berserk world of ours and showing us that it’s always important to enjoy ourselves, even as we’re under tremendous scrutiny and ridicule. I'm sure we could have used your life-embracing attitude for a while longer, in light of recent events. Your journey on the show has ended but your life is just beginning in ways you couldn’t have imagined. That’s it for me and American Idol for the time being. Good luck to the remaining contestants, whoever you people are, and don’t forget who brought the much-needed attention to the show. Let's just say it wasn't Paula. Here are some of my favorite performances of Sanjaya’s from this season. I have no idea why the judges tore into him so much over “Steppin Out With My Baby”--I thought he did a nice, subdued rendition of that song. Say what you will about “Bathwater,” but to me, that’s one of the few times that I could tell someone was having a genuinely good time on that stage. And “Besame Mucho,” forget about it. Mark my words, you haven’t heard the last of Sanjaya Malakar.
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