The New York Times on 'IDOL' Favorite Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert has once again advanced on AMERICAN IDOL after last Wednesday's result show, making him a member of the show's Top 7. The show's other judges got their chance to weigh in on his  last performance and all agreed with Simon Cowell's standing ovation for the singer.

The New York Times has a feature on the dynamic "Lambert Factor" on the hit FOX show this season, you can read it by going here.

Adam Lambert closed down AMERICAN IDOL last Tuesday night by singing a stunning rendition of "Mad World" by Tears for Fears, and his performance was a home run. The theme was "songs from the year the contestants were born", Lambert remarked that he was a 1982 baby and that "he loved playing dress-up, being a performer, gettting attention".

Adam sang the song by sitting in a chair with a hand held mike, pulling back when needed, making it a tender, stripped down performance. The audience reacted with a wild and emotional response to his vunerable vocals, but most surprising was Simon's actions after Lambert was done singing. The iconic Cowell simply stood up and said "words are unnecessary, but I want to give you a standing ovation."

The program ran out of time just at that moment so Simon was the only judge who had a chance to say anything; but his actions said all that was needed.

The New York Post announced last week that Adam Lambert is the odds-on favorite to be the next "American Idol."

Oddsmakers from Latin American to London for the first time this week have made the show-stopping crooner such a prohibitive favorite to win this year's "Idol" that a $1 bet on him will pay only 80 cents reports the Post. To read the Post take on Lambert's chances, click here.

The 26-year-old who calls Hollywood home has been singing since he was "about 10 years old". Adam Lambert auditioned in San Francisco with Simon's favorite, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and won Paula over right away, concluding the audition with four big "yeses". An "Idol" fan himself since the beginning, he decided to go for it himself this year.

In addition to performing in WICKED, Adam Lambert also had a role in The Ten Commandments and appeared in The Zodiac Show.

AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, founder of 19 Entertainment; and executive-produced by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer, FremantleMedia North America.

For more information visit, www.americanidol.com.

Test and expand your Broadway knowledge with our new game - The Broadway Match-Up! How well do you know your Broadway casting trivia?	Play the Daily Game, explore current shows, and delve into past decades like the 2000s, 80s, and the Golden Age. Challenge your friends and see where you rank!
How well do you know your Tony Awards history? Take our never-ending quiz of nominations and winner history and challenge your friends.	Can you beat your friends? Play today’s daily Broadway word game, featuring a new theatrically inspired word or phrase every day!