Kris Allen... really? Sweet!

Kris Allen won, and I'm ashamed to say I didn't see it coming. In hindsight, it seems so clear why he did, but I guess I didn't wanna get my hopes up right (yes, I am a Kris fan, sue me).

1. He got Danny Gokey's votes! The top 3 consisted of one non-christian and two WORSHIP LEADERS from church. One had to go, but when they did, it was only inevitable that their voters would throw their lot in with the remaining one.

2. Kris is more relatable to those who don't know much about music. To the trained ear, Adam's control over his vocals is incredible; to the untrained, they're both good, just different. While Adam's talent was always harnessed for more out-of-it use, Kris' voice is much more tailored for the top40 hit-making music business we all seem to buy into.

3. The judges seriously over-pimped Adam. "You're a rock God", "You're the best BY FAR!", "You set the bar for everyone else to follow". After a whole season, it just gets annoying. While their compliments may have been true, it just put Adam in the unfair position of being judge's pet. And lets be honest, who really wants to vote for the ridiculously pampered favourite?

But in saying that, Adam was not the 'loser'. Both have done extremely well, and besides, Adam Lambert isn't suited for the ready-made pop songs the Idol writers have already written; if he doesn't became famous with a random glamrock band (I wouldn't mind catching their show), he could stick with Broadway, that man's got SERIOUS theatre chops.

Oh, and also...

YAY KRIS WON!! WOOOOT!! Underdog... Black horse... Too quiet... Pfft! He had talent, and he peaked at the right time, near the end of the competition. No one was sick of him, and we were all caught unawares by how he good he suddenly seemed; well played Kris, well played. He may not have the vocal chops that Adam possesses, but he's a smart man who knows his strenghts and played to them well, sticking to his gameplan and adding in his own arrangement genius into the mix every now and then.

Heres to the first season of Idol that the person I rooted for won!