{"id":703,"date":"2009-04-28T16:47:56","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T16:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/04\/american-idol-winner-predictio.html"},"modified":"2011-07-08T11:09:10","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T15:09:10","slug":"american-idol-winner-predictio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/04\/american-idol-winner-predictio.html","title":{"rendered":"American Idol Winner Prediction &#8211; I&#8217;m Going Out On A Limb With Kris Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/KrisAllen.jpg\" alt=\"KrisAllen.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span>For the past few weeks I&#8217;ve been saying that I think this season of American Idol is going to come down to Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen. Most people I&#8217;ve talked to disagree; they think Allison wil be in the final three.<br \/>\nBut week after week, I&#8217;ve been more and more impressed with Kris Allen, and while I think that Danny has a huge fanbase, I think Kris might actually be the one to watch.<\/p>\n<p>Then today, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypost.com\/seven\/04282009\/tv\/idols_itunes_shocker_166567.htm\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post leaked a story that a glitch in the iTunes software <\/a>let the cat out of the bag: Danny Gokey isn&#8217;t the first or second most downloaded artist. In fact, of the top 10 songs, he only has one performance. Adam has six, and Kris has three. The paper called it a &#8220;shocker&#8221; but I&#8217;m not surprised.<br \/>\nSee, here&#8217;s where things get a little tricky.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nI think that Danny and Kris are splitting the family friendly, Christian, and conservative viewer votes &#8211; like it or not &#8211; and so one of them is going to go, leaving Adam in the finale with either Kris or Danny. Then I think that the votes that were going to the worship leader who was voted off will move to the one who&#8217;s left &#8230; and here&#8217;s where I&#8217;m going out on a limb &#8230; that contestant will win Idol. Yeah, I know, Adam is great. That&#8217;s why he probably won&#8217;t win. Really, he&#8217;s beyond the show.<br \/>\nWhile Danny is really &#8211; REALLY REALLY &#8211; popular, I know a number of people who don&#8217;t like him, or who aren&#8217;t impressed with what he&#8217;s doing with the songs. On the other hand, Kris Allen is really raising bar week after week with his arrangements.<br \/>\nSo my prediction? I think Kris might walk away with the title.<br \/>\nI know, I know, we still have a few weeks to go, and there is still the chance that the finale could come down to Danny and Kris, or Adam and Danny. It&#8217;s not impossible and either of those scenerios would really be equally exciting. But there&#8217;s my prediction, so let&#8217;s see what happens.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/04\/american-idol-top-5-perform--.html\" target=\"_blank\">blogging live about American Idol <\/a>every week, so join me tonight as the Top 5 perform live!<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE 5\/13\/09: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/05\/american-idol-top-3---my-predi.html#more\" target=\"_blank\">American Idol Top 3 &#8211; My Predictions For Tonight&#8217;s Results Show<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Get the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gospel Soundcheck <\/a>headlines delivered daily to your email inbox. 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