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Challenger: that Adam Lambert came Freddie Mercury's shoes - Tel Aviv Times
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Google translation:Challenger: that Adam Lambert came Freddie Mercury's shoesJewish boy with dyed hair and sexuality vague Truffaut the US American Idol, "was able to break his status as an artist legitimate. Today, backed by successful albums and a loyal fan base, and when he leads one of rock bands most successful in history, he dares to dream as far as possible Let's start with the obvious: Adam Lambert is not Freddie Mercury. Although it seems that before the advent spoken with Kevin band in the country in September, there are those who need to be reminded of it. Is not Freddie Mercury, but this is not a tribute band or a covers band Queen. So who is actually Adam Lambert? His glory must Lambert eighth season of "American Idol", which came in second. It was coping far outside the program, leaving considerations of music and performance behind in favor of politics. Lambert lost, but as in many cases the genre, was the real winner, if not official, of the season, and continued since a fine career and collaboration with the band Queen, being played successfully for five years.
In January 2009, the Lambert, a Jewish 26 year's entrance exams of "American Idol." Stage he was no stranger - a young age he took part in singing and theater circles who, he said, where he could spend the energy surging through it. Lambert performed at that audition, in what appears now foreshadowing particularly thick, the "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, and received the green light to the four judges to move on. That very moment was born a star, but Lambert's road program was being paved far.
"Before the audition I slept maybe an hour, with anxiety", said the end of the season, Los Angeles Times ". "I said to myself: 'You'll soon be 27. What do you have getting credit? You work, you pay your bills. You want to do something great? Yes, I do. I saw people who were expelled M'aiidol' get starring roles on Broadway. At worst I was upgrading my theater career, and in the best case I can make it big. I did not know what was going to be. "
Soon, Lambert became a star of the season, and one of the leading contenders in the history of the brand "American Idol." His performance to "Mad World" version of Gary Jules is still regarded as one of the top performers in the program, and already earned him the rare honor: After long applause from the audience in the studio joined by Simon Cowell, stood up and joined the cheering.
To the finals came Lambert together with Kris Allen. who? exactly. Allen was a devout Christian and married 23-year-old from Arkansas, one representing the family values All-American United States like that glorify. Lambert stood in front of the liberal, a vague sexual, shiny black painted hair, the same color nail polish nails and makeup in his eyes. It was not a fight about musical abilities, the stage presence or favorite songs. It was a war on the home. American Idol in many ways defined by the US, which is not ready, the image of Lambert Idol. Joined the extreme right against him, when Kris Allen is just a pawn in their all-out war against the West Lambert liberal values brought with him. Churches preach readers to vote for Ellen, activists called Lambert "a threat to America". These voices won most votes went to Allen and Lambert remains true without the title, but with the honors of a warrior of justice. This, and being without doubt the best singer of the two. Lambert succeeded, he did something really big.
Adam Lambert was born January 29, 1982 in Indianapolis Norwegian-born father and a Jewish mother of Romanian origin. When he was an infant, the family moved to San Diego, where he grew up and was first exposed to the world of music and theater. Father, Eber, was an amateur broadcaster and university radio station Lambert grew up in crowded records. As a child he listened to those records of his father, which mainly included the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan and Bob Marley. One of the first recordings in his possession was a tape remix of Paula Abdul, American Idol judge later ". Starting in high school to watch MTV, then exposed to more pop artists like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.
Lambert remembers being hyperactive child: "I had a lot of energy, and my parents were trying to figure out what I want to do with myself," he said in an interview. "Sign me up for soccer and really liked it. I was a Boy Scout at some point, swimming lessons ... They tried everything." At the age of ten he joined a local theater. "I was very creative, so they finally realized that local natural." At the age of 12 participated in the production locally of "Fiddler on the Roof", then fell in love with a final musical theater and musicals.
His parents, who recognized his passion for the Performing Arts, achieved Lambert agent in Los Angeles, and often he and his younger brother, Neil, traveling to the city for auditions. Theatre work is not accepted, but began appearing in commercials. Later, he joined the Department of Theatre at his high school as well as school jazz ensemble. Good grades were not said what kept him from being generally accepted theater departments of top universities, such as University of New York. He debated whether to attend college locally, but gradually lost interest in school and trying to maintain his career in the theater. His first job at the age of 19 received, a team of cruise ship entertainment.
He spent ten months on the ship, and after returning to California sent back overseas, as part of a role in the musical "Hair". He spent six months in Berlin, where, he says, starting to feel more comfortable with himself and his sexual identity. He continued to accumulate Kliomtrz 'podiums as he continues to consolidate itself as a person and as a musician, and auditions L"aiidol "came when he has been part of Castillo's hit musical" Wicked ", produced in Los Angeles.
Period after" Idol "was not always easy. Although who came out years before, after the competition also made it publicly. Last year referred that his coming out then, and told the magazine "Out" because at that time there were not too many pop stars out of the closet could follow them except "Elton John and George Michael, that his coming out was just a treat tabloids". Many remember the day even as Freddie Mercury who died of AIDS, he said.
His first solo album "For Your Entertainment" enjoy first-class writers of world pop, like Lady Gaga and Pink. The album and the songs which enjoyed commercial success are relatively modest, but Lambert was able to form a loyal audience around him, so he continued with Idol and also continue with its two following albums:
"Trespassing" and "The Original High", published in 2012 and -2015, respectively . The single "Ghost Town" has become quite a hit, with many airplay on radio stations and dance parades strabismus. Lambert never stops reinventing himself, while maintaining the level of performance and theatricality that characterized his early days in the public consciousness.
Cooperation with Kevin initially began more B"aiidol ". Brian May and Roger Taylor then hosted the program, and performed with Lambert and Kris Allen the "We Are the Champions". Mae will testify later even then sign the Lambert as a potential candidate to appear with him and Taylor, and considered the idea more as he watched the same audition earlier it performed "Bohemian Rhapsody". After several years of sporadically appeared on special occasions, Lambert officially joined the composition of the so-called "Queen and Adam Lambert." That Freddie Mercury, we've already said, is not, nor is it going to be. "It's hard to sing songs of Queen, then someone comes and makes it easy. He can do it in your sleep." Brian May said in an interview with Japanese television. "I think Freddie was looking at the guy and says" Hmmm ... Yes. Okay. "
Tours of the Queen and Adam Lambert have success particularly in Europe, and they even manage to silence the largest Kevin Tehrani. While there is no Queen without Freddie Mercury, but the Queen and Adam Lambert are a band is not bad in itself. Although there is no doubt that showing with this monumental composition is Lambert's career record, is not going to stop now. In the coming months he will star revised version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". Even in this case is going to a musical idol's footsteps and play the role of Eddie, the local version belonged Lmitlof. In addition, he did not forget his origins poetry competitions, and joined the judging panel of "X Factor" Australia. Kevin even longer end will be too small for him.
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