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‘American Idol’ Jordin Sparks Calls Sanjaya Malakar “An Amazing Kid”
Newly crowned ‘American Idol’ Jordin Sparks recently revealed her admiration for fellow ‘Idol’ contestant Sanjaya Malakar when she told the Associated Press “he’s just an amazing kid.”
Sparks, who happens to be the same age as Malakar, said the 17-year-old “had so much guts” and that she was amazed by his resilience despite the negative publicity that he received. “He had so much strength. He got a lot of criticism, but for him to go out on that stage and hold his head high, I really look up to him for that.”
After watching Malakar survive week after week of eliminations Sparks noted “the point of the show is to keep who you like, who you want to see the next week. Sanjaya gave that to the people.”
Sanjaya didn’t quite make it to the finals, he finished seventh, he will be joining Jordin and the other top ten finalists in the ‘American Idol’ tour set to begin July 6.
