David Cook is the Next American Idol

It’s down to the final three contestants this season on American IdolDavid Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado. But who’s going to win America’s heart?

Syesha definitely has singing chops but that’s hardly enough for Idol viewers anymore at this stage of the game. Archu-D2 was the early frontrunner in the competition but Cook definitely has pulled ahead with his carefully chosen arrangements and rock star performances.

Can Cook take the cake? Most likely.

Last week, interestingly enough, Archu-D2’s “stage dad from hell” was prohibited from working (read: attending arranging sessions) with his son on the show. David sure has a lot more pressure on him this week without his dad’s guidance this week on how to perform songs and what vocal changes to make. May the best David win!

And if Cook’s rendition of Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby” hasn’t been playing on your iPod non-stop, something’s wrong with you! Listen here.

Tune into an all-new American Idol tonight @ 8PM ET/PT on FOX. Video links to the performances will be posted, as usual!

WHO DO YOU THINK is going to win American Idol this season?

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that was extremely biased

i personally think archuleta will win. he can sing more types of music than cook, and his dad did not give him an advantage at all. if anything he made it worse with all the pressure.

David Cook for sure! Nice post!

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bellaharo @ 05/13/2008 at 9:53 pm

david archuleta will win. david cook might be the best performer but everyone likes david A’s innocence and strong vocals. and cook’s rendition of “always be my baby’ was quite possibly the worst thing i’ve ever heard. i acknowledge his talent, but i am not a fan.

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David Archuleta will win and Jared just 2 let you know David Cook has no chance all he does is scream and he makes my eyeballs throw up!!!! cuz he’s so ugly!!!!

David Archuleta is a good singer, but he is BORING, BORING, BORING. Absolutely NO stage presence. He’s bland.

David Cook is the best singer and has the best stage presence.

My mom hates David Cook and my mom is never wrong. How can she be when Cook is such a pompous jackass?

David Archuleta all the way.

David Cook is so original with every song, he makes it his own.
True sign of an artist. DC all the way.

DAVID ARCHULETA!!! He is so much more talented!

Yes, JJ, great taste! David Cook deserves to win this.

definitely COOOOOK!!!!!!

i wanna see a syesha-COOK finaleee

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love David Cook!

Why does everyone say that DCook is original? he steals his arrangements and passes them off as his own, sounds like every other anthem rock band singer, and has irritating affectations when he performs…. irksome….*shudder*

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Syesha!

or David Cook

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seriously people, david cook brings versatility, whilst david archuleta lacks in that area. he can only sing one type of genre and it was pretty good at the beginning but now its just getting boring.

Every week, cook brings something new, and hes soo seductive with his crooked smile

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I agree with yah…I love COOK!!
and can stop listening to Always be my baby..it rocks my world!!!

I’m with you on that, Jared. both THE DAVIDS FOR FINALE!

janedane2246 @ 05/14/2008 at 8:00 am

syesha — ?? umm no not really no. she’s got an awesome voice..but i dont think shed win.

david A — pffffffffffffffffft. no thanks. good voice, but no thanks.

david Cook — oh YEA. everything an American Idol should be. and yes, his rendition of Always be my baby is playing over and over again and i am nowhere near tired of it! not only is David C’s rendition of that song playing over and over again, but so is HELLO and BILLIE JEAN. i just can’t get enough of this guy! HES GOT MY VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he’s co0kiN hott! he is THE idol! xD xD

Cook is definitley my favorite. I would personally LOVE it if he had a career like Daughtry, but I don’t think that can happen if he wins Idol.

creativegirl @ 05/14/2008 at 10:03 am

In a perfect world Syesha would win and David Cook will come in 2nd so that he is free to do what he wants when the concert tour is over. Syesha will be a star no matter what happens at this point - she has star quality, you could see her being another Jennifer Hudson.

David Cook is just too good to be the next Idol - he needs to be free to do his own thing. All I can say is please - please - PLEASE David, make sure you release “Hello” as a single. We need a full studio version of that to listen to.

David Archuletta, while extremely talented, is just not as polished as David C and Syesha. He is too “old fashioned” to sing contemporary songs that are what kids his own age want to listen to which makes him less marketable. He is more like a Michael Buble rather than a Justin Timberlake. I don’t see that he could sell albums like the other two. He could be successful on Broadway, he has that kind of voice which is amazing without a doubt. I just don’t think he is commercial enough.

So even though David Cook deserves it more, I really think Syesha should pull an upset and win. It would all work out better that way in the end.

Really though - what I’m waiting for most is that NEXT WEEK MICHAEL JOHNS WILL BE BACK ON STAGE for the finale!!!!!!!!

We were robbed of weeks worth of his beautiful voice.

Always be my baby and It’s all wrong by MJ are what are in heavy rotation on my ipod.

Okay, I like David Cook but I swear I am SO sick of the producers playing favorites on him. It’s becoming so incredibly unfair to the other contestants who are working so hard while the producers just keep giving Cook all the attention, spoonfeeding him with everything that America loves so that he’ll instantly become the winner. Please, some respect for Archuleta and Syesha.

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