IDOL Drive-By

Last night's American Idol brought us country music night, offering a challenge for most of the singers. It was one to which most of 'em managed to rise, one way or another, some with extreme creativity.


For me the top three were still, as before, Adam Lambert (right), Danny Gokey and Lil Rounds (below, right).
Adam Lambert sang a very unusual (Aquarian sun clearly in evidence) version of "Ring of Fire". Totally different from the way it's usually sung - kind of Eastern with sitar sounds - brilliant! Most of the judges didn't get it, nor did Randy Travis, the celebrity assisting the contestants. I got it! Simon Cowell said it was "self indulgent". I find that a very odd criticism coming from him. In any case in order to do what these kids are doing they must need a bit of self-indulgence, it's surely not always a bad thing?





Lil sang "Independence Day", great performance, great song - when the judges questioned her choice and criticised it, she said that she chose it because she thought the words were appropriate for NOW

Let Freedom ring,let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today is a
Day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away, let the guilty pay, it's
Independence Day

The judges either didn't appreciate its relevance, or deliberately ignored her remark!



Danny sang "Jesus Take the Wheel" - and , as the judges said, "nailed it".

More on astrology for Adam and Danny at previous posts HERE, and for Lil HERE.



The judges heaped praise (for which I failed to see reason) upon Matt Giraud. He sang a tuneless and generally unknown Carrie Underwood song, at the piano. I took a quick look at his chart - he has Taurus Sun, Aquarius Moon and Jupiter, with Mercury and Venus in Aries.

Interestingly both Matt and Adam have transiting Jupiter's help just now. Jupiter last night was at 16 Aquarius; Matt's Jupiter is at 16 Aquarius and Adam's Mercury is at 14 Aquarius!

There were other good performances, but I saw Adam, Danny and Lil as the stand-outs. Not sure who'll be going home tonight (I wish it could be Simon Cowell). I'll guess it could be Michael Sarver or Chris (can't remember the surname). Sadly Jorge Nunez from Puerto Rico, about whom I wrote in my last Idol post, was voted out last week.

IDOL Drive-bys

A couple more drive-bys coming up. Birth data is at Wikipedia. I'm not posting the data or charts yet. I thought it over and decided it's a bit unfair to display full personal detail at this stage. So, just a few items of note from the charts for the astrologically inclined passing reader.

Jorge Nunez from Puerto Rico was chosen by the judges as a "Wild Card" pick for the last 13 (an oversized last 12!) He gave a very good rendition of Elton's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" last week. This week their task was to sing a Michael Jackson song; he struggled a bit to please the judges. I suspect he's a sweet guy, from the brief interviews I've seen. Natal Sun and Venus in Libra - why wouldn't he be?

Venus, planet of the arts, is at home and very comfortable in Libra. Pluto conjunct Mercury in Scorpio (Pluto's home sign)emphasises his passionate attitudes, clearly seen in his singing style.

Uranus lies very close to Saturn in Sagittarius - a blend of "The Old and The New" here. In transit currently these two planets are opposing one another, but in Jorge's chart their characteristics are blended. He is probably equally at home singing old standards or more current material - very beneficial in this competition. He'll appeal to all age groups within an audience.

If Jorge was born before 10pm his Moon would lie in serious, business-savvy Capricorn, if born later it would have moved into the earliest degrees of mentally oriented Aquarius. Either would be helpful in the context of Idol.

I'd love to see Jorge go into the final rounds, but there's some stiff competition. Transiting Saturn will be visiting his Mars in Virgo in September. This could possibly be a sign of extra work for him and the need for efforts over and above the norm - whether he wins Idol, or not.



I mentioned Lil, in passing in my last Idol post, but didn't have her birth data.
It has now appeared on Wikipedia.

This gal has a great voice, loads of confidence, sassy style, and can appeal to all age groups. Her performances have been consistently good - she's a performer who can, literally, sing anything.

Lil has a heavy blend of Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn in her chart. A blend of passion, good humour and common sense is reflected by that 3-sign cluster of planets. Moon and (probably) ascendant bring in two other signs. Moon in either Leo (if born after 7am) or Cancer if born earlier. Leo seems to fit well, there is no doubt that she feels completely at home on that stage! Her rising sign remains unknown in the absence of birth time.

The outer or slower moving planets are closely involved with Lil's personal planets: Neptune and Venus are conjoined, though on the cusp of two signs; Mercury and Uranus very close together in Sagittarius; and Sun and Saturn in Scorpio. I'm not sure whether astrologers would attach a lot of importance to this, but to me it seems like a strengthening factor. Uranus conjunct Mercury is going to keep her style current, Neptune with Venus will stoke up her creativity, and Saturn close to the Sun will keep her feet firmly on the ground.

I'm confident that Lil will be in the final round - one of the last 3 at the very least.


Adam Lambert (see here) is still the one to beat though - after seeing him sing last night, I'm sure of it. He still has benign Jupiter transiting his Aquarius Sun sign - that won't hurt!