David Cook is a Real American Idol

I can remember watching American Idol season 7 and thinking that the contestants had average singing talent. I will admit that I was flat out wrong. David Cook has turned in a big star with several hits such as Light On and Come Back to Me. The fans actually made a correct choice and seemingly picked someone that will be a star for years down the road.

What is it that has made David Cook so successful after winning American Idol? Is it the push itself from the show or perhaps just some great singing ability? I would believe it to be a combination of both these factors. The people that followed him on the show now feel invested in the singer almost like they made him so now they're interested to see what becomes of his career.

I look at the current season of American Idol and not a single one of the people on there stand out as being as good as David Cook. This isn't to say that someone like Adam Lambert will be a failure by any means. How often do we see singers with average talent achieve great success. All you have to do is look at these young attractive mediocre singers that are popular more so because they dance around nearly naked while singing provacative songs. This year on American Idol we have seen the people on the show outperform "stars" like Katy Perry and Lady GaGa.

I expect more great things to come from David Cook in the near future. He may end up being one of the American Idol winners that the voters actually got right for a change.