Anoop Desai is one of my favorite finalists of American Idol Season 8. He might not have the BEST voice among them but he does have the charm that people will surely see and love. He is likeable as the judges always tell him. He is something. If I am not mistaken Paula said something about him being likeable and him having something that audience will surely miss if he will not be part of the American Idol Season 8 Finals but he does have a rival with it and that is Tatiana Del Toro whom I really don’t like (LOL). Anoop Desai was born on the 20th of December 1986. He grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is an only child. His mother is a biochemist with a Ph. D. degree in molecular biology while his father is software engineer and designs software.
While he is in high school, he founded an a capella group known as the Chiefs of Staff. When he graduated in high school, he was awarded a four year academic merit scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Anoop Desai auditioned for American Idol on the 8th of August 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. He sang “Thank You” by Boyz II Men and he advanced for the Hollywood Week performances. On the Hollywood Week he sang “If It’s Magic” by Stevie Wonder for his First Solo; “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” by Jimmy Ruffin for the Group Performance; and for his Second Solo he sang “My Prerogative” by Bobby Brown. Anoop advanced to Top 36 semi-final round.  Anoop Desai was not one of the three finalists chosen through text votes out of his semifinal performance when he sang “Angel of Mine” by Monica but then returned as a “Wild Card” where he sang “My Prerogative” again. Everyone thought that Anoop will not be part of the finals but then after announcing that Matt Giraud had made it to the Top 12, Simon Cowell revealed the twist for the Season 8; Anoop will be part of the American Idol Season 8 Finals making it as a Top 13.
 During the Top 13 performances, he sang “Beat It” by Michael Jackson; which the judges think very lousy and when Ryan Seacrest asked Simon if he regret putting Anoop as part of Top 13 he actually said “YES”. Fortunately, Anoop Desai does have fans who vote him to be Safe. On the next round having a theme of Grand Ole Opry he sang “Always on My Mind” by Willie Nelson and this time Simon told him that he came from Zero to a Hero and again he is safe for that round. For the next round with theme Motown he sang “Ooo Baby Baby” and he received good comments and again he is safe. But when the theme is Top Downloads and he sang “Caught Up” by Usher the judges are not impressed by it. Judges told him that, “the voice might be good but there is something missing because when you sang the song of Usher you must take the stage as it is, own it” and with that performance he is part of the Bottom 2. The next theme of the American Idol Season 8 Finals will be ‘Year They Were Born’; hopefully Anoop Desai picks a good song that will suit his voice.
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