Showing posts with label Andrew Garcia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andrew Garcia. Show all posts

Monday, March 29, 2010

Music Monday ~ American Idol's Top Ten & That T-Square

Dates of birth for American Idol's Top Ten finalists have surfaced. I can now take a look at some of the natal charts for signs of imminent triumph - or otherwise. Interestingly, a couple of the gals' charts are affected by the upcoming Cardinal T-square which will link Saturn, Uranus and Pluto in early degrees of cardinal signs Aries, Libra, Capricorn (with a hint of Jupiter thrown in, at times).

As mentioned in my previous Idol 2010 post in early March (here) bookmakers at that point had Andrew Garcia as favourite to win. Andrew's performances since then have proved to be somewhat inconsistent though; he isn't as well favored now. His place as male favourite has been taken by Michael Lynche.

From the gals, Crystal Bowersox remains a potential winner and has brought consistently good performances. A contestant who sneaked up from behind: Siobhan Magnus might prove troublesome to the favourite in time though.


Back left to right: Siobahn, Casey, Didi, Michael, Crystal, Tim. Front left to right: Katie, Andrew, Lee, Aaron.

Let's have a look at some charts, just those of contestants who I suspect will survive the next few rounds. All are set for 12 noon in the absence of birth times, so rising sign will not be accurate as shown. Click on images to enlarge.

Gals first:


Crystal Bowersox: Joplinesque and confident in her own talent - knows her niche and her strengths. Great voice, plays guitar and harmonica.
Sun and 2 personal planets in Leo - no surprise that a career on stage has always been her dream. If born before 7pm natal Moon would be in Pisces, later in the day she'd have Aries Moon. Either way, transiting Uranus will be hanging around the Pisces/Aries cusp for quite a while, and Uranus relates to changes and unexpected events. During much the same period transiting Saturn will be opposite Uranus, and therefore opposing Crystal's natal Moon, as Saturn relates to work and career, perhaps here is an indication of upcoming big changes for her in this area. Could the heavy T-square configuration manifest for Crystal in life changes and the realization of her dreams, but bringing with it some problems and stringent demands to this young single Mom?


Siobhan Magnus: Young, quirky, big voice, a vocalist who could likely sing absolutely anything and make you listen. Interesting gal! She's a combination of Pisces/Aquarius/Capricorn with Moon almost certainly in Scorpio. Significant here is that she'll have transiting Jupiter (benign, and often thought lucky, planet) close to her natal Sun during the rest of the competition. Also, transiting Uranus is joining her Sun, so she will be linked, though more loosely, into that T-square which could affect Crystal. Interesting!




Didi Benami : Good-looking gal, nice voice, not sure of her genre though, probably something along British singer Duffy's style. (Scorpio Sun with Leo or Cancer Moon).

Katie Stevens: Youngest gal still in the competition. Good voice but will struggle to stay in much longer. She needs time for her style to "gel".
(Sagittarius Sun with Moon in Taurus or Gemini).

Guys:

Michael Lynche: Big, big fellow (fitness trainer) with, I'd guess, a big heart to match. He seems such a nice guy. He's versatile in style, great voice, confident and best of all - very likeable. Sun/Mars in Gemini opposite Jupiter/Uranus in Sagittarius with Moon in either late Capricorn or early Aquarius.
Hmmm. I don't see any significant transits for him, he has no planets in early cardinal signs where the T-square will form. Maybe this is a good thing though -to be free of any looming potential surprise or problem? I'll be watching his progress, or lack of it, with interest, bearing that T-square in mind.



Casey James: I've liked him from the start. He has the confidence in his skills honed from years of singing in small venues. Nice looking without appearing conceited. Style can vary from rocker to country to balladeer - good on guitar too. Casey's another contestant without clear linkage to the upcoming Cardinal T-square. He's a mix of Capricorn and Aquarius with Leo Moon, whatever time of birth. As with Michael, perhaps a lack of significant transits at this time will be a boon. We shall see.





Andrew Garcia: Suffers from bad song choices, but could pull back to the lead with better judgement in that department. Good judgement in choosing songs to suit the voice and importantly to please the audience, is essential, and something often absent in less experienced contestants. Andrew is experienced though - he had a big YouTube following before Idol, so this is puzzling in his case.
(Sun in mid-Libra, Moon in Cancer or Leo).

Lee DeWyse: Nice gravelly voice (Joe Cocker-ish ?) Lee lacks experience and confidence though, but is improving fast. (Sun 12* Aries, Moon in Capricorn or Aquarius).

Aaron Kelly : Youngest contestant in the Top Ten, amazingly mature sounding. Tweens will love his cute looks. Aaron is another who, though good already, could use a few more years to "gel" his talent into an individual style. Could go country, or straight pop, I guess. Huge potential. (Sun 12* Aries - same as Lee, Moon definitely in Leo).

Tim Urban: Another one for the Tweenies, difficult to know where he fits genre-wise though. I doubt he'll go much farther in the competition unless he comes up with something really special soon. (Sun in Taurus).

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Idol's Best Hopefuls

As the astrology bloggers' friendly neighbourhood American Idol fan, I ought to report now and again on the progress of this season's Idol bandwagon.

Contestants have now been winnowed to 10 females and 10 males, two of each to be eliminated after viewers' votes following tonight's and tomorrow night's shows. Results will be reported on a show on Thursday evening. Phew! Another Idol marathon, like last week's coming up.

I took a look at the ephemeris to compare this season's outer planetary positions with those of this time last year. Uranus and Neptune are still in semi-sextile and mutual reception (in each other's rulerships), and in even tighter semi-sextile than they were last year. Saturn is retrograding back into Virgo, where it was for last season - so the "atmosphere" planet-wise is much the same. Creative and unexpected performances will go down well (Uranus/Neptune) but there could later be backlash against any who are not what the viewers and producers consider to be "squeaky clean" (Saturn in Virgo).

I've yet to find any birth dates of contestants. In the absence of being able to predict progress on the basis of natal charts I visited a betting website OLBG Sports to investigate their views.

As it happens their top three are mine too - though in a different order.

They report:

Andrew Garcia can be backed at 4/1. A young dad from Southern California, sports big neck tattoo and heavy specs; already well-known as a singer in his own locality and on YouTube. Seems to have the ability to re-work established arrangements and present fresh versions of songs.








Casey James at 7/1. Singer-songwriter type from Texas, nice looking with a natural charm about him. Some journalists parrot the term "cougar bait" - very annoying, both for him (I'm sure) and for viewers with a smidgen of discernment. The situation wasn't helped by silly judge Kara going all girly and ga-ga over him during auditions. Thank goodness for Ellen DeGeneres!







Crystal Bowersox at 7/1. Single mum currently from Chicago but a former country girl from Ohio, she sports blonde dreadlocks, plays acoustic guitar, can sound Joplinesque. Definitely different from the average female Idol contestant.



I'd venture to rank Casey James above Andrew Garcia. Casey is the one I'll be waiting to hear each week - in the way I waited to hear Adam Lambert last season. Casey has an extra "something", as well as being a seasoned performer, and professional musician. He has a rather colorful past, it seems. I do hope the strait-laced brigade don't come out in force against him. Apparently some 9 years ago he spent time in jail for driving offences. These were misdemeanors, not crimes. While not admirable in any way, they are long past. He hasn't offended since, and back then he paid his dues.

Andrew Garcia is a gifted singer, no doubt about it. He'll be in the last half dozen for sure. Crystal Bowersox is the least "plastic" of the 10 gals, a "real" performer, no glamor-puss but natural and hugely talented.