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Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (Bengali: সঞ্জয় মালাকার , IPA pronunciation: [sænˈdʒaɪ.ə mælɑkɑɹ])[1] (born Sanjaya Shekar Malakar on September 10 1989) was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. Malakar gained national attention on American Idol advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being badly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon Cowell.[2]
Biography
Early years
Sanjaya Malakar was born in the Seattle metropolitan area,[3] the son of a Bengali Indian father,[4] Vasudeva Malakar, who had emigrated to the United States as a Hare Krishna pujari,[5] and an Italian American mother Jillian Recchi Blyth,[6] who are both followers of the Vaishnava Hindu religion.[7][8] His parents filed for divorce when he was three years old and had been separated for a year prior to filing for divorce. When the divorce was filed, the family had almost no money coming in. His mother and the children were living in a Seattle apartment, and her only income was from welfare. His mother remarried, but his stepfather died soon afterwards.<ref name="star" /> In 1995, Malakar's middle name was changed to Joseph to honor his late grandfather Joseph Paul Recchi Sr., whom Malakar cites as his hero.[9] Although Malakar spent the majority of his formative years in the Seattle area, he has also lived in California<ref name="aboutcom" /> and Kauai, Hawaii[10] where he performed with the Hawaii Children's Theater group. While in Seattle, he spent three years with the Total Experience Gospel Choir.[11]Malakar attended the Seattle Waldorf School and Northshore Junior High School for middle school in Bothell, Washington. He attended Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington during freshman year, and Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Washington during sophomore year. After his sophomore year, Malakar passed the General Educational Development test, in order to leave high school early and focus on a music career and on his participation in American Idol.[3]
American Idol
On September 19 2006, Sanjaya Malakar, a shy teen,[12] entered the open audition for American Idol at the Seattle Center in Seattle, with his sister Shyamali. Simon Cowell commented that Sanjaya had a better voice than his sister. Both were advanced to the Hollywood round unanimously by the judges. Malakar cited Stevie Wonder as his idol, and sang one of Wonder's signature songs, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" at his Seattle audition.[3]For his next performance, in Hollywood, Malakar sang "Some Kind of Wonderful". He was shown tearfully embracing his sister when she was cut, though he progressed to the Top 40. Next, Malakar sang "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". The judges were largely critical of his performance, though Simon Cowell admitted that Malakar is popular with the voters while Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul gave a more positive appraisal of his "You Really Got Me" performance in the Top 11. A 13-year-old girl named Ashley Ferl was highlighted repeatedly during Malakar's performance in the Top 11 episode, crying tears of joy, although Ferl also cried for Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, and many other contestants.[13]
On March 27 2007, Malakar sang No Doubt's "Bathwater" wearing a strikingly peculiar fauxhawk made from multiple ponytails. The style was called the "ponyhawk" by host Ryan Seacrest.[14] While singing, Malakar hesitated with some of the words to the song.[15] Simon Cowell remarked, "Sanjaya, I don't think it matters anymore what we say ... I think you are in your own universe and if people like you, good luck." The following night, host Seacrest walked out on stage wearing a wig with the same hairstyle, parodying Malakar.[14]
On April 3, Tony Bennett was the featured celebrity on the show, and he met with each performer. Malakar sang "Cheek to Cheek", wearing a white suit, donning a slick hairstyle (with a recent cut), and dancing with judge Paula Abdul. Abdul commented " I get it. I get why people love you. You are charming." [16] On the following April 4 results show, it was revealed that Malakar had finished in the "middle three," among nine contestants. [17]
Malakar's performance of "Bésame Mucho" in the Top 8 on April 10 was his first unanimously well-received performance by the judges in the finals of the competition. During rehearsals Jennifer Lopez remarked, "I like this kid. I love Sanjaya!" after hearing him sing in Spanish, the only one of the remaining eight contestants to do so on the Latin-theme night.[18] Randy Jackson commented, "You’re one of the smartest contestants I've ever met. That was actually really good. It was.", while Simon Cowell offered the halting, "I'm going to hate myself for this. It wasn't horrible."[19] Malakar continued on, entering the Top 7, following that performance on the April 11 results show.
After performing Something to Talk About on the previous night, Malakar was placed in the bottom three and was subsequently eliminated in 7th place on April 18, 2007.[20][21][22] Singing his farewell performance, after the line "let's give them something to talk about", he ad libbed "other than hair" in place of "how about love".[23]
American Idol's ratings dropped 9% in the episode following Malakar's elimination, which was Idol Gives Back, a charity episode featuring many celebrity guests. The music news website Moldolva.org that reported this directly correlated it to Malakar's departure.[24]
On the May 23 American Idol finale show he performed with the top six males, introduced Smokey Robinson in the medley. Sanjaya Malakar performed "You Really Got Me" with Aerosmith' musician Joe Perry on guitar, being the only contestant below 3rd place to be featured in a solo on an American Idol finale.[25]
Performances
| Week | Song Choice | Original Artist | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Open Audition | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" | Stevie Wonder | Advanced to Hollywood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 40 | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | Grand Funk Railroad | Made Top 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 24 | "Knocks Me Off My Feet" | Stevie Wonder | Top 4 Guys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 20 | "Steppin' Out With My Baby" | Irving Berlin | Safe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 16 | "Waiting on the World to Change" | John Mayer | Safe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 12 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | Bottom 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 11 | "You Really Got Me" | The Kinks | Safe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 10 | "Bathwater" | No Doubt | Safe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 9 | "Cheek to Cheek" | Irving Berlin | Middle 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 8 | "Bésame Mucho" | Consuelo Velázquez | Safe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top 7 | "Something to Talk About" | Bonnie Raitt | Eliminated |
Public reaction
Sanjaya Malakar was the season's most talked about American Idol contestant, based on articles and searches conducted on the Internet. [26][27]One American Idol fan on MySpace claimed to be on a hunger strike until Malakar was voted off. She later admitted that she was canceling her strike, after Sanjaya's stay was longer than expected. In her YouTube video, an advertisement was prominently displayed, causing speculation her hunger strike was really for profit.[28] Other members of the MySpace online community created a page entitled Team Sanjaya in support for him. However, members of the online community have contributed semi-fictional web sites such as Sanjaya-Idol, appearing to portray Malakar in a more satirical but supportive way. Websites parodying Malakar's success have recently appeared.[29][30]
Simon Cowell told Extra that had Malakar won, he would not have returned as a judge to the show,[31] even though he is contractually obligated to return.[32] The show's executive producer predicted that Malakar would not win.[32] Some commentators have remarked that the judges seemed to have stopped giving thoughtful critiques of Malakar's performances.[33][34][35] The judges seemed stunned by his large following of voters. [36] Randy Jackson went as far to remark that "I cannot even say anything on the vocals anymore", in his critique of Malakar after his performance during the top nine. Some believe that it would have been a turning point leading toward decline and eventual cancellation for American Idol if Malakar had won.[37] Others, however, believe that the franchise is benefiting from the publicity, which is more than in any recent season of Idol.[38] On the April 17 broadcast of American Idol, Simon Cowell further said of the controversy, "I know this has been funny for a while, but based on the fact that we are supposed to be finding the next American Idol it [Malakar's performance] was hideous."
The weblog Vote for the Worst had Malakar as its current "pick" for the sixth season top 12 until he was eliminated. Previous candidates Antonella Barba and Sundance Head were supported by the website, but were eliminated nonetheless.[39] On March 19 2007, Howard Stern campaigned for his radio show listeners to join the weblog in voting for Malakar "to corrupt the No.1 show on television".[40][41][42] Some Stern regulars claimed to have voted for Malakar over 300 times -- largely in hopes of tormenting American Idol traditionalists on the show.[43][44] (Later, when asked for a reaction, Malakar told Jimmy Kimmel that his aunt had voted 1,100 times.")[45][44]
The fan reaction of Ashley Ferl was satirized on the March 24 2007 broadcast of Saturday Night Live, during the Weekend Update segment. Malakar was portrayed by Andy Samberg, and the crying girl was portrayed by Kristin Wiig. Also feigning tears in the audience were Fred Armisen and Dan Aykroyd. Samberg portrayed Malakar again during the monologue of the April 21, 2007 episode, singing the song "Something To Talk About" as a duet with host Scarlett Johansson.[46]
The controversy spawned colloquialisms associated with Malakar's name, such as "Sanjayamania" [47] and "Fanjaya" to denote a Sanjaya fan.
Post-American Idol
- Shortly after his run on American Idol ended, Malakar attended the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner as a People Magazine guest, where he saw President George W Bush.[48] Malakar was popular among the press and fans at the dinner, and was even prompted for an autograph by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.[49]
- Featured in US Magazine's April 20 2007, issue in an article entitled "Sanjaya Speaks",[50] where he was asked about his reactions to the parodies, Simon Cowell, Howard Stern and to his new celebrity status.
- Featured in the May 7 2007, issue of People Magazine, where he talked about his American Idol run, his younger years, and future aspirations. The article mentions that he was raised vegetarian, a diet he still mainly follows.[51]
- Ranked third in TIME Magazine's 2007 TIME 100 POLL for The Most Influential People of the Year, based on online public votes, but was not mentioned in the magazine's official list.[52]
- Sanjaya Malakar won two TV.com's Fashion Awards, in the categories of ON AIR: Best Hair - Male,[53] and OFF AIR: Best Trendsetter - Male, by public votes.[54]
- Nominated for "Best Reality Show Star" in AZN Television's annual Asian Excellence Awards,[55] and was a presenter at the awards ceremony[56] aired May 24 2007 on E!, and May 28 2007 on AZN-TV.[57]
- Winner of The 2007 Teen Choice Awards on August 26th for category of Best TV Reality Star [58] [59].
- Nominated for Fox's 2007 Golden Realitini Award for Most Memorable Reality Personality of the Year and Favorite Reality Game Loser, and was a presenter at the awards ceremony. Malakar won Fox's 2007 Golden Realitini Award for Favorite Reality Game Loser to be aired October 13, 2007. [60]
Homecoming
The Federal Way City Council, initially unable to find his address or whereabouts,[61] announced plans to honor Malakar. Sanjaya Malakar was greeted by screaming fans at The Commons at Federal Way,[62] and was praised by the city's Mayor Michael Park and King County Council member Peter von Reichbauer for serving as a great role model[63], with Park stating "Sanjaya's charismatic personality, contagious smile, positive attitude and enthusiastic pursuit of his dreams are qualities to be admired."[64] Malakar was presented a Certificate of Appreciation from the city[65] and declaration of "South King County Sanjaya Malakar Day". In May 2007, he was also honored at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington, [66] where he was greeted by fans, signed autographs and answered questions.[67] The council had received 200 e-mails from around the country asking the city to honor Malakar.[68]Television appearances
In addition to American Idol, in the months following, Malakar made after-show appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[69], Access Hollywood, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Good Day L.A., The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet, Extra, The Early Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live[70] and The Rachel Ray Show.[71] Additionally, he appeared as a guest on Nickelodeon's afternoon block, ME:TV, where he "got slimed".[72]Malakar appeared with the rest of the Top 10 on Larry King Live,[73] Access Hollywood and Good Day L.A.[74]
American Idol Concert Tour
Since Malakar placed in the top 10, he qualified to perform as part of the 2007 American Idol Concert Tour,[75] which, over three months, visits over 50 cities in Canada and the US.[76]Career
Malakar and his sister, Shyamali, are planning to sing together in the future.[23] Although he also eventually plans on going to the Berklee College of Music with her, Malakar would like to have "the full entertainment business and career,"[77] including music, acting, modeling, and any other opportunities that arise.[78]Upon meeting Billy Ray Cyrus, Malakar reported discussing a guest spot on Disney Channel's Hannah Montana in an April 20, 2007 interview with Access Hollywood.[79]
On May 22, 2007, a one-minute short "I Am Art", co-produced with Will Ferrell, was released online with Sanjaya Malakar playing Bill Vendall, a 25 year-old graduate student of the arts, who created the character 'Sanjaya Malakar', who appeared on American Idol, as an installment of his thesis.[80] Malakar released a follow-up video explaining it was a joke, since some believed Bill Vendall was real.[81]
Discography
Sanjaya Malakar's American Idol CD album 'Sanjaya Malakar', and some singles were offered on iTunes starting June 10th, 2007. The Sanjaya Malakar album has reached Top 100 Pop Albums in sales.[82]Albums Released in iTunes containing songs by Malakar
| Year | Title | Type | Genre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Sanjaya Malakar | EP | Pop - Top 100 iTunes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | EP | Pop-Various Artists | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | EP | Pop-Various Artists |
Singles by Malakar Released in iTunes
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| 2007 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | EP | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "You Really Got Me" | EP | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Bathwater" | EP | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Cheek to Cheek" | EP | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Bésame Mucho" | EP | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Something to Talk About" | EP | Pop |
External links
- American Idol page
- Sanjaya Malakar at the Internet Movie Database
- Sanjaya Malakar at TV.com
- Sanjaya Malakar at the All Movie Guide
- Sanjaya Malakar at the Notable Names Database
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6. ^ TVGuide
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13. ^ Dreams do come true for ‘Idol’ fan. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
14. ^ Ryan Seacrest Gets Everyone Laughing
15. ^ REALITY TV CHECK: Po-Hawk Nation and Found Idols
16. ^ Sanjaya: Dare to be Different
17. ^ ‘American Idol’ brings out a string of surprises
18. ^ Sanjaya Malakar voted off of American Idol
19. ^ American Idol Top Eight – Sanjaya One Of The Smartest Contestants Ever
20. ^ CNN.com
21. ^ Yahoo! News
22. ^ American Idol 6 - America Says Sayonara To Sanjaya Malakar. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
23. ^ He May Be Gone, But Sanjaya Is Still Our Papaya
24. ^ "American Idol" highest ratings due to Sanjaya
25. ^ Aerosmith to rock India for the first time
26. ^ Buh-Bye-Ya, Sanjaya!
27. ^ Sanjaya's Hair Raising Searches
28. ^ Sanjaya Malakar Inspires a Hunger Strike (2007-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
29. ^ [1] Retrieved June 22, '07
30. ^ [2] Retrieved June 22, '07
31. ^ NY Times. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
32. ^ AZ Central - Idol Producer. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
33. ^ Simon has no words for Sanjaya. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
34. ^ Has Sanjaya Malakar ruined the "American Idol" judges?. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
35. ^ Send In the Clowns. Don't Bother, Sanjaya's Here. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
36. ^ [3]
37. ^ Why worst crooner’s voice may topple American Idol. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
38. ^ NY Times. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
39. ^ Vote For The Worst - Sanjaya Malakar (2007-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
40. ^ Howard Stern Corrupts Idol!
41. ^ Harris, Chris (2007-03-20). Is Howard Stern Behind Sanjaya Malakar's Staying Power On 'Idol'?. MTV News. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
42. ^ Wyatt, Edward. "Howard Stern Tries to Kill ‘American Idol’ With Kindness for a Weak Link", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2007-03-31. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
43. ^ Vote for the Worst American Idol
44. ^ Sanjaya On JImmy Kimmel Show 04/26/07
45. ^ [4]
46. ^ Saturday Night Live, March 24 2007
47. ^ [5]
48. ^ Sanjaya to attend Correspondents' dinner
49. ^ Sanjaya's a Hit at White House Correspondents' Dinner
50. ^ [6]
51. ^ May 7, 2007 - People Magazine
52. ^ The TIME 100 - Sanjaya Malakar
53. ^ ON AIR: Best Hair - Male
54. ^ Best Trendsetter
55. ^ AXA Awards
56. ^ Star Tracks
57. ^ Island stars part of Asian TV awards in Los Angeles
58. ^ [7]
59. ^ [8] Teen Choice Award Nominees Announced August 3, 2007
60. ^ [9]
61. ^ Maynard, Steve. Star search: Where’s Sanjaya?. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
62. ^ Crowd goes gaga over Sanjaya
63. ^ Seattle Pi
64. ^ Sanjaya Malakar honored for his unlikely 'American Idol 6' journey
65. ^ Sanjaya Source Affiliate
66. ^ Seattle’s Own Sanjaya Returns Home For A Very Special Appearance At The Seattle Center
67. ^ [10]
68. ^ Watch out mall walkers, here comes Sanjaya!
69. ^ [11] - Sanjaya on Jay Leno
70. ^ Credits - Sanjaya Malakar
71. ^ 2007 - Biggest Month Ever
72. ^ Sanjaya Gets Slimed!
73. ^ Show Airings
74. ^ Life After 'Idol:' Finalists Visit Access Hollywood
75. ^ American Idols Live Tour '07 Info Here
76. ^ Sanjaya is doing great
77. ^ Sanjaya after ‘Idol’: Singer? Actor? Model?
78. ^ Sanjaya looks at busy life after `American Idol'
79. ^ What's Next For Sanjaya?
80. ^ A.M. Surf Report: Green Day Rumored For 'American Idol' Finale; Sanjaya Claims He's An Art Project; Benzino Has Plans For Eminem
81. ^ ROLL CALL: Sanjaya Gets Surreal & Rosie Responds To Fans
82. ^ [12] retrieved June 12, 2007
2. ^ Sanjaya becoming the biggest obsession of Americans
3. ^ Sanjaya Malakar on American Idol. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
4. ^ Mira Kamdar (Asia Society). Sanjaya: Giving Them Something to Talk About, ABC News, April 19 2007.
5. ^ Arthur J Pais. Sanjaya Malakar out of American Idol. Retrieved on 2007-04-22.
6. ^ TVGuide
7. ^ Sanjaya's Secret Heartache. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
8. ^ Mark Murphy (2007-04-12). Sanjaya's Sis Takes on the Hair, the Heckling and Her Brother's American Idol Fate.
9. ^ America Idol Season Six Top 24 Contestant Sanjaya Malakar
10. ^ Sanjaya surprises some after surviving 'Idol' cut. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
11. ^ "Idol" contestant Sanjaya once distracted teachers; now it's a nation
12. ^ Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol.
13. ^ Dreams do come true for ‘Idol’ fan. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
14. ^ Ryan Seacrest Gets Everyone Laughing
15. ^ REALITY TV CHECK: Po-Hawk Nation and Found Idols
16. ^ Sanjaya: Dare to be Different
17. ^ ‘American Idol’ brings out a string of surprises
18. ^ Sanjaya Malakar voted off of American Idol
19. ^ American Idol Top Eight – Sanjaya One Of The Smartest Contestants Ever
20. ^ CNN.com
21. ^ Yahoo! News
22. ^ American Idol 6 - America Says Sayonara To Sanjaya Malakar. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
23. ^ He May Be Gone, But Sanjaya Is Still Our Papaya
24. ^ "American Idol" highest ratings due to Sanjaya
25. ^ Aerosmith to rock India for the first time
26. ^ Buh-Bye-Ya, Sanjaya!
27. ^ Sanjaya's Hair Raising Searches
28. ^ Sanjaya Malakar Inspires a Hunger Strike (2007-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
29. ^ [1] Retrieved June 22, '07
30. ^ [2] Retrieved June 22, '07
31. ^ NY Times. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
32. ^ AZ Central - Idol Producer. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
33. ^ Simon has no words for Sanjaya. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
34. ^ Has Sanjaya Malakar ruined the "American Idol" judges?. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
35. ^ Send In the Clowns. Don't Bother, Sanjaya's Here. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
36. ^ [3]
37. ^ Why worst crooner’s voice may topple American Idol. Retrieved on 2007-04-15.
38. ^ NY Times. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
39. ^ Vote For The Worst - Sanjaya Malakar (2007-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
40. ^ Howard Stern Corrupts Idol!
41. ^ Harris, Chris (2007-03-20). Is Howard Stern Behind Sanjaya Malakar's Staying Power On 'Idol'?. MTV News. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
42. ^ Wyatt, Edward. "Howard Stern Tries to Kill ‘American Idol’ With Kindness for a Weak Link", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2007-03-31. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
43. ^ Vote for the Worst American Idol
44. ^ Sanjaya On JImmy Kimmel Show 04/26/07
45. ^ [4]
46. ^ Saturday Night Live, March 24 2007
47. ^ [5]
48. ^ Sanjaya to attend Correspondents' dinner
49. ^ Sanjaya's a Hit at White House Correspondents' Dinner
50. ^ [6]
51. ^ May 7, 2007 - People Magazine
52. ^ The TIME 100 - Sanjaya Malakar
53. ^ ON AIR: Best Hair - Male
54. ^ Best Trendsetter
55. ^ AXA Awards
56. ^ Star Tracks
57. ^ Island stars part of Asian TV awards in Los Angeles
58. ^ [7]
59. ^ [8] Teen Choice Award Nominees Announced August 3, 2007
60. ^ [9]
61. ^ Maynard, Steve. Star search: Where’s Sanjaya?. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
62. ^ Crowd goes gaga over Sanjaya
63. ^ Seattle Pi
64. ^ Sanjaya Malakar honored for his unlikely 'American Idol 6' journey
65. ^ Sanjaya Source Affiliate
66. ^ Seattle’s Own Sanjaya Returns Home For A Very Special Appearance At The Seattle Center
67. ^ [10]
68. ^ Watch out mall walkers, here comes Sanjaya!
69. ^ [11] - Sanjaya on Jay Leno
70. ^ Credits - Sanjaya Malakar
71. ^ 2007 - Biggest Month Ever
72. ^ Sanjaya Gets Slimed!
73. ^ Show Airings
74. ^ Life After 'Idol:' Finalists Visit Access Hollywood
75. ^ American Idols Live Tour '07 Info Here
76. ^ Sanjaya is doing great
77. ^ Sanjaya after ‘Idol’: Singer? Actor? Model?
78. ^ Sanjaya looks at busy life after `American Idol'
79. ^ What's Next For Sanjaya?
80. ^ A.M. Surf Report: Green Day Rumored For 'American Idol' Finale; Sanjaya Claims He's An Art Project; Benzino Has Plans For Eminem
81. ^ ROLL CALL: Sanjaya Gets Surreal & Rosie Responds To Fans
82. ^ [12] retrieved June 12, 2007
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| Seasons: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| Hosts: | Ryan Seacrest Brian Dunkleman |
| Judges: | Randy Jackson Paula Abdul Simon Cowell |
| Winners: | Kelly Clarkson Ruben Studdard Fantasia Barrino Carrie Underwood Taylor Hicks Jordin Sparks |
| Runners-up: | Justin Guarini Clay Aiken Diana DeGarmo Bo Bice Katharine McPhee Blake Lewis |
| Other alumni: | Tamyra Gray Kimberley Locke William Hung Jennifer Hudson Kellie Pickler Chris Daughtry Elliott Yamin |
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