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So last week America said that they didn't want Pia Toscano as their
American Idol. They voted for other singers and said that they no longer wanted boring ballads akin to those sung by the great diva's of the 90's and early 00's. They said they'd rather listen to voices that are more unique. They said this with their phones,
text messages, and
online voting. In the end...it didn't matter.
Pia Toscano is a remarkable talent with incredible looks and a voice to make any
Top 40 diva jealous. She held her self with dignity befitting the most practiced talent. For some people it was her biggest flaw. I'd even wager it was the reason she was voted off. In the end the result was not what the people voted for.
Pia signed a
recording contract with
Interscope within days of "losing" on American Idol. There are so many problems with this that I can't even begin to cover them all. The biggest problem that I have is that this is remarkably unfair to the "winner" of the show. It also reduces the integrity of the show. It makes the premise of the show a fallacy and creates an audience that no longer cares for the outcome. I think Pia should have been a top 5 contestant on her talent alone. But the fact that she's signing a contract with the same company that will sign the eventual winner is a slap in the face. Not only will she break an album before the winner but she'll be raking in the money far sooner than the winner. If I were a contestant still on the show I'd be trying to throw the show as soon as possible and testing the waters for my own contract.
Shout out for your favorite contestant and let me know what you think of Pia's contract.
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