Colton Dixon

My American Idol favourite makes it through this year!



Spyke

Last year I spent quite a lot of time watching American Idol, The Voice and The X Factor, but now that I've finished University I find that I just don't have the time to keep up with them all; and I am growing rather tired of the whole charade. It has been a long time since one of my favourites in any of these shows has actually made it that far. With a growing list of Lucie Jones, Aiden Grimshaw and Lascel Woods to name but a few, I often find myself quite indifferent to the final result. Especially as these shows have shown us time and time again that it's not all about the winner. So during last year's American Idol I was very disappointed to see the guy I was supporting leave just before the live shows...But this year Colton is back!

For the second year running he turned up to the auditions in support of his sister and ended up getting his arm twisted into applying himself. I think last year he very much flew under the radar until he performed a superb version of What About Now during the 'Bootcamp' stage. He made enough of an impact to warrant an appearance on the Ellen Show post elimination to perform the track. For me, he manages to capture the true essence of the Daughtry track - that raw passion and emotion.

After Colton's moving performance of Coldplay's Fix You he made it through to the final 24 and I for one hope to watch him progress for MANY a week through the live shows. Hopefully he'll have some great performances lined up where he can demonstrate some more of his awesome ability on the piano.