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Sanjaya Malakar

January 30, 2023

Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is an American singer, who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite being poorly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon Cowell, as well as through Howard Stern, who asked his listeners to vote to keep Sanjaya on the show.[1]

Sanjaya Malakar
Sanjaya Malakar at the Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA on May 12, 2007.
Background information
Birth nameSanjaya Joseph Malakar
Born (1989-09-10) September 10, 1989 (age 33)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
OriginFederal Way, Washington, U.S.
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, reality television personality, writer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, keyboard
Years active2006–present

After Idol, Malakar made many television guest appearances and has been commonly parodied in popular culture. He placed fifth in second season of the reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Early life

Malakar was born in Seattle, Washington[2] the son of Vasudeva Malakar, a Bengali Indian immigrant born in Vrindavan, India[3] and Jillian (Recchi) Blyth, an American of Italian descent on one side and Dutch, English, and Irish ancestry on the other.[4] He later lived in the nearby suburb of Federal Way.[5] His parents filed for divorce when he was three years old and they had already been separated for a year. He and his mother and siblings then lived on welfare in a Seattle apartment.[citation needed]. His mother remarried, but his stepfather died soon afterwards.[6] Although Malakar spent the majority of his formative years in the Seattle area, he has also lived in both California[5] and Kauai, Hawaii,[7] where he performed with the Hawaii Children's Theater group. While in Seattle, he spent three years with the Total Experience Gospel Choir.[8]

Malakar attended Martha Lake Elementary School in Lynnwood, Washington for elementary school, and the Seattle Waldorf School and Northshore Junior High School for middle school in Bothell, Washington. He attended Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington during freshman year, and Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Washington during sophomore year. After his sophomore year, Malakar passed the General Educational Development test, in order to leave high school early and focus on a music career and on his participation in American Idol.[5]

American Idol

 
After making the top 10, Malakar performed on the American Idol Tour with fellow Idol alums, including Melinda Doolittle.

On September 19, 2006, Malakar, a shy teen,[9] entered the open audition for American Idol at the Seattle Center in Seattle, with his sister Shyamali. Simon Cowell commented that Sanjaya had a better voice than his sister. Both were advanced to the Hollywood round by the judges. Malakar cited Stevie Wonder as his idol, and sang one of Wonder's signature songs, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" at his Seattle audition.[5]

For his next performance, in Hollywood, Malakar sang "Some Kind of Wonderful". He was shown tearfully embracing his sister when she was cut, though he progressed to the Top 40. Next, Malakar sang "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". The judges were largely critical of his performance, though Simon Cowell admitted that Malakar is popular with the voters while Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul gave a more positive appraisal of his "You Really Got Me" performance in the Top 11.[citation needed] A 13-year-old girl named Ashley Ferl was highlighted repeatedly during Malakar's performance in the Top 11 episode, crying tears of joy, although Ferl also cried for Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks, and many other contestants.[10]

On March 27, 2007, Malakar sang No Doubt's "Bathwater" wearing a fauxhawk made from multiple ponytails. The style was called the "ponyhawk" by host Ryan Seacrest.[11] While singing, Malakar hesitated with some of the words to the song.[12] Simon Cowell remarked, "Sanjaya, I don't think it matters anymore what we say ... I think you are in your own universe and if people like you, good luck." The following night, host Seacrest walked out on stage wearing a wig with the same hairstyle, parodying Malakar.[11]

On April 3, Malakar sang "Cheek to Cheek", wearing a white suit, donning a slick hairstyle (with a recent cut), and dancing with judge Paula Abdul. Abdul commented, "I get it. I get why people love you. You are charming."[13] On the following April 4 results show, it was revealed that Malakar had finished in the "middle three," among nine contestants.[14]

Malakar's performance of "Bésame Mucho" in the Top 8 on April 10 was his first unanimously well-received performance by the judges in the finals of the competition. During rehearsals Jennifer Lopez remarked, "I like this kid. I love Sanjaya!" after hearing him sing in Spanish, the only one of the remaining eight contestants to do so on the Latin-theme night.[15] Randy Jackson commented, "You're one of the smartest contestants I've ever met. That was actually really good. It was," while Simon Cowell offered the halting, "I'm going to hate myself for this. It wasn't horrible."[16] Malakar continued on, entering the Top 7, following that performance on the April 11 results show.

After performing "Something to Talk About" on the previous night, Malakar was placed in the bottom three and was subsequently eliminated in 7th place on April 18, 2007.[17][18] Singing his farewell performance, after the line "let's give them something to talk about", he ad libbed "other than hair" in place of "how about love".[19]

American Idol's ratings dropped 9% in the episode following Malakar's elimination, which was Idol Gives Back, a charity episode featuring many celebrity guests. The music news website Moldolva.org reported that this was due to Malakar's departure.[20]

On the May 23 American Idol finale, he performed with the top six males, introduced Smokey Robinson in the medley. Malakar performed "You Really Got Me" with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry on guitar.[21]

Performances

Week Theme Song Choice Original Artist Order Result
Top 24 (12 Men) N/A "Knocks Me Off My Feet" Stevie Wonder 8 Safe
Top 20 (10 Men) N/A "Steppin' Out with My Baby" Irving Berlin 4 Safe
Top 16 (8 Men) N/A "Waiting on the World to Change" John Mayer 2 Safe
Top 12 Diana Ross "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 5 Bottom 21
Top 11 British Invasion "You Really Got Me" The Kinks 8 Safe
Top 10 No Doubt/Artists who inspire Gwen Stefani "Bathwater" No Doubt 4 Safe
Top 9 American Classics "Cheek to Cheek" Irving Berlin 7 Safe
Top 8 Latin "Bésame Mucho" Consuelo Velázquez 8 Safe
Top 7 Country "Something to Talk About" Bonnie Raitt 3 Eliminated
  • ^Note 1 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in the particular night, Malakar was among in the bottom three, but declared safe second when Brandon Rogers was eliminated.

Public reaction

Malakar was the season's most talked about American Idol contestant, based on articles and searches conducted on the Internet.[22][23] One American Idol fan on MySpace claimed to be on a hunger strike until Malakar was voted off; she later admitted that she was canceling her strike, after his stay was longer than expected. In her YouTube video, an advertisement for a dating site was prominently displayed, causing speculation her hunger strike was really for profit.[24] Other members of the MySpace online community created a page entitled Team Sanjaya in support for him. However, members of the online community have contributed semi-fictional web sites, appearing to portray Malakar in a more satirical but supportive way. Websites parodying Malakar's success had also appeared.[25][26]

An official fansite for Malakar was created with approval of and contributions by the entertainer and his mother Jillian Blyth,[27] and archives include in-person reports for each 2007 American Idol Concert Tour event.

Simon Cowell told Extra that had Malakar won, he would not have returned as a judge to the show,[28] even though he was contractually obligated to return.[29] The show's executive producer predicted that Malakar would not win.[29] Some commentators have remarked that the judges seemed to have stopped giving thoughtful critiques of Malakar's performances.[30][31][32] The judges seemed stunned by his large following of voters.[33] Randy Jackson went as far to remark that "I cannot even say anything on the vocals anymore", in his critique of Malakar after his performance during the top nine. Chris Ayres of The Times speculated that it would have been a turning point leading toward decline and eventual cancellation for American Idol if Malakar had won.[34] Others, however, believe that the franchise benefited from the publicity, which was more popular than previous seasons of Idol.[35] On the April 17 broadcast of American Idol, Cowell further said of the controversy, "I know this has been funny for a while, but based on the fact that we are supposed to be finding the next American Idol [Malakar's performance] was hideous."

The weblog Vote for the Worst had Malakar as its current "pick" for the sixth season top 12 until he was eliminated. On March 19, 2007, Howard Stern campaigned for his radio show listeners to join the weblog in voting for Malakar "to corrupt the No.1 show on television".[36][37][38] Some Stern regulars claimed to have voted for Malakar over 300 times—largely in hopes of tormenting American Idol traditionalists on the show.[39][40] Later, when asked for a reaction, Malakar told Jimmy Kimmel that his aunt had voted 1,100 times.[40][41]

The fan reaction of Ashley Ferl was satirized on the March 24, 2007 broadcast of Saturday Night Live, during the Weekend Update segment. Malakar was portrayed by Andy Samberg, and the crying girl was portrayed by Kristen Wiig. Also feigning tears in the audience were Fred Armisen and Dan Aykroyd. Samberg portrayed Malakar again during the monologue of the April 21, 2007 episode, singing the song "Something To Talk About" as a duet with host Scarlett Johansson.[42] The controversy spawned colloquialisms associated with Malakar's name, such as "Sanjayamania"[43] and "Fanjaya" to denote a Sanjaya fan.

Homecoming

After receiving over 200 e-mails from around the country asking the city to honor Malakar,[44] especially in light of the city of Bothell declaring a Blake Lewis day for his fellow Idol contestant, the Federal Way City Council claimed it was unable to find any information about him, or any ties to the city. [45] City Manager Neal Beets dismissed the calls, saying the city "had more important things to deal with" and derided Malakar as an "'Idol' wannabe." [46][47] In response to the city's dismissiveness, the local mall, The Commons at Federal Way, independently tracked down Malakar and arranged an appearance at the mall. Malakar was greeted by screaming fans at the event, [48] and was praised by the city's Mayor Michael Park and King County Council member Pete von Reichbauer for serving as a great role model, [49] with Park stating "Sanjaya's charismatic personality, contagious smile, positive attitude and enthusiastic pursuit of his dreams are qualities to be admired."[50] Malakar was presented a Certificate of Appreciation from Mayor Park[51] and declaration of "South King County Sanjaya Malakar Day" by county councilmember von Reichbauer. In May 2007, he was also honored at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington,[52] where he was greeted by fans, signed autographs and answered questions.[53]

Tour

Since Malakar placed in the top 10, he qualified to perform as part of the 2007 American Idol Concert Tour,[54] which, over three months, visited over 50 cities in Canada and U.S.[55] He performed Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" during the tour.

Career

After Idol

Shortly after his run on American Idol ended, Malakar attended the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner as a People magazine guest, where he saw then-President George W Bush. Malakar was popular among the press and fans at the dinner, and was even prompted for an autograph by then-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.[56]

Several magazines honored the singer, including Us Weekly, People, TIME, and Teen. He was featured in Us Magazine's April 20, 2007, issue in an article entitled "Sanjaya Speaks",[57] where he was asked about his reactions to the parodies, Simon Cowell, Howard Stern and to his new celebrity status. He was featured in the May 7, 2007, issue of People, where he talked about his American Idol run, his younger years, and future aspirations. The article mentions that he was raised vegetarian, a diet he no longer follows.[58] In TIME's 2007 "TIME 100 POLL for The Most Influential People of the Year", based on online public votes, he ranked third.[59] He was nominated for Teen's 2007 "Top Ten Most Cutest".[60]

Award shows acknowledged Malakar, as well. He won two of TV.com's Fashion Awards, in the categories of "ON AIR: Best Hair – Male",[61] and "OFF AIR: Best Trendsetter – Male", by public votes.[62] He was nominated for "Best Reality Show Star" in AZN Television's annual Asian Excellence Awards[63] and was a presenter at the awards ceremony[64] aired May 24, 2007 on E! and May 28, 2007 on AZN-TV.[65] At the 2007 Teen Choice Awards on August 26, he was named "Best TV Reality Star".[66][67] He grabbed a nomination and a win for Fox's 2007 Golden Realitini Awards. At the October 13, 2007 show, he was nominated for "Most Memorable Reality Personality of the Year", and he won the "Favorite Reality Game Loser" award at the awards ceremony, where he was a presenter. Malakar won Fox's 2007 Golden Realitini Award for Favorite Reality Game Loser aired.[68] "Sanjaya's Ponyhawk" was ranked as No. 3 in the 2007 "Top TV Moment" video searches by AOL.[69]

TV appearances

In the months following Idol, Malakar appeared as a guest on multiple television shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[70] Access Hollywood, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, The Morning Show, Extra, The Early Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live![71] and The Rachel Ray Show.[72] Additionally, he got "slimed" on Nickelodeon.[73] He also appeared with the rest of the top 10 on Larry King Live,[74] Access Hollywood, and Good Day L.A.[75]

Upon meeting Billy Ray Cyrus, Malakar reported discussing a guest spot on Disney Channel's Hannah Montana in an April 20, 2007 interview with Access Hollywood. His name was mentioned in a 2007 episode, but no physical appearance was made.[76]

Projects

On May 22, 2007, a one-minute short I Am Art, co-produced with Will Ferrell, was released online with Malakar playing Bill Vendall, a 25-year-old graduate student of the arts, who created the character "Sanjaya Malakar" to appear on American Idol, as an installment of his thesis.[77] Malakar released a follow-up video explaining it was a joke, since some believed Bill Vendall was real.[78]

Malakar also hosted an American Idol show on the TV Guide channel called Idol Stars: Where Are They Now?, talking about what past Idol stars are currently doing. Malakar also mentioned that he was continuing music and he helped write the book, Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul. Malakar also wrote an autobiography entitled Dancing to the Music in My Head: Memoirs of the People's Idol in 2009. He reported that he received a $100,000 advance for the book.[79] In India, Malakar received his first acting role, where he starred in a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company commercial, where he seeks help from a guru.

In May–June 2009, he starred in the reality show second season of the reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! along with Torrie Wilson, Holly Montag, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Stephen Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, Janice Dickinson, Lou Diamond Phillips, John Salley, Frangela, and Patti Blagojevich.[80][81] On the show he earned the nickname "Jungle Boy" in recognition of how comfortable he appeared in the jungle.[82] He developed a close friendship with the older Holly Montag, as such, her sister Heidi had dubbed them "SanJolly". They have stated that they are not in a relationship, but do spend considerable time together.

In May 2010, Seattle Weekly reported that Malakar was working as a singer for Pagliacci Pizza, a Seattle-based pizzeria chain.[83]

On February 23, 2011, Malakar joined the off-Broadway musical Freckleface Strawberry at New World Stages.[84]

On February 26, 2011, Malakar was a guest judge for the finals of local Seattle talent competition, "Seattle Superstar Search."[85]

In July 2011 Malakar toured the United States with the band, The Brave Chandeliers.[citation needed]

As of May 2012, Malakar was a bartender living in Queens, New York. Of the money he made, Malakar admitted most has been lost: "I was young. I didn't know anything. Some people took advantage. Some skimmed a little off the top, financially."[86]

As of April 2014, Malakar quit working at an East Village bar to have more time and energy to focus on his music, including his work-in-progress, Life ~ Love ~ Music, and his focus on studio covers.[87]

On July 14, 2016 he performed at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort in Suquamish, Washington as part of their Free Summer Lawn Concert series.[88]

Malakar sings seven jazz standards on the album Good Merlin by The Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp. The album was released on June 23, 2017[89] and Malakar has received positive reviews for his performance. Writing for The Morton Report, Bill Bentley (record producer) says Malakar's voice "goes directly for the core of these American songbook standards."[90] Bill Buckley of the U.K.-based SoulandFunkandJazz describes Malakar's "remarkable voice" as "different, unusual, unexpected."[91] Blogcritics writer Rhetta Akamatsu rated the album 96/100 largely due to Malakar's "incredible, flexible voice."[92] Ronald Jackson of The Smooth Jazz Ride website says "Sanjaya Malakar is truly a singer with brilliant pipes... His passion is clear and bold on each track he engages. Great range and control."[93]

Discography

Malakar's American Idol CD album Sanjaya Malakar, and some singles were offered on iTunes starting June 10, 2007. The Sanjaya Malakar album has reached Top 100 Pop Albums in sales.[94] Malakar's EP Dancing to the Music in my Head was released on January 20, 2009. Songs from the EP include the singles "A Guy Like Me" and "A Quintessential Lullaby". The EP was released the same day as Malakar's book, titled the same as the EP.[95] In 2011, he is also releasing his album Life ~ Love ~ Music with the pre-release debut single from the album being a cover of "Tempted",[96] a 1981 hit from Squeeze.

Albums

Singles

Personal life

In a 2022 interview, Malakar revealed that he was working as a pastry chef in Montana after walking away from the entertainment industry. He also mentioned that he identified as bisexual.[97]

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Sanjaya Joseph Malakar born September 10 1989 is an American singer who was a finalist on the sixth season of American Idol He gained national attention on the series controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes despite being poorly received by the show s judges particularly Simon Cowell as well as through Howard Stern who asked his listeners to vote to keep Sanjaya on the show 1 Sanjaya MalakarSanjaya Malakar at the Mural Amphitheater Seattle Center Seattle WA on May 12 2007 Background informationBirth nameSanjaya Joseph MalakarBorn 1989 09 10 September 10 1989 age 33 Seattle Washington U S OriginFederal Way Washington U S GenresPopOccupation s Singer reality television personality writerInstrument s Vocals guitar keyboardYears active2006 presentAfter Idol Malakar made many television guest appearances and has been commonly parodied in popular culture He placed fifth in second season of the reality television show I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Contents 1 Early life 2 American Idol 2 1 Performances 2 2 Public reaction 2 3 Homecoming 2 4 Tour 3 Career 3 1 After Idol 3 2 TV appearances 3 3 Projects 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditMalakar was born in Seattle Washington 2 the son of Vasudeva Malakar a Bengali Indian immigrant born in Vrindavan India 3 and Jillian Recchi Blyth an American of Italian descent on one side and Dutch English and Irish ancestry on the other 4 He later lived in the nearby suburb of Federal Way 5 His parents filed for divorce when he was three years old and they had already been separated for a year He and his mother and siblings then lived on welfare in a Seattle apartment citation needed His mother remarried but his stepfather died soon afterwards 6 Although Malakar spent the majority of his formative years in the Seattle area he has also lived in both California 5 and Kauai Hawaii 7 where he performed with the Hawaii Children s Theater group While in Seattle he spent three years with the Total Experience Gospel Choir 8 Malakar attended Martha Lake Elementary School in Lynnwood Washington for elementary school and the Seattle Waldorf School and Northshore Junior High School for middle school in Bothell Washington He attended Shorecrest High School in Shoreline Washington during freshman year and Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way Washington during sophomore year After his sophomore year Malakar passed the General Educational Development test in order to leave high school early and focus on a music career and on his participation in American Idol 5 American Idol Edit After making the top 10 Malakar performed on the American Idol Tour with fellow Idol alums including Melinda Doolittle On September 19 2006 Malakar a shy teen 9 entered the open audition for American Idol at the Seattle Center in Seattle with his sister Shyamali Simon Cowell commented that Sanjaya had a better voice than his sister Both were advanced to the Hollywood round by the judges Malakar cited Stevie Wonder as his idol and sang one of Wonder s signature songs Signed Sealed Delivered I m Yours at his Seattle audition 5 For his next performance in Hollywood Malakar sang Some Kind of Wonderful He was shown tearfully embracing his sister when she was cut though he progressed to the Top 40 Next Malakar sang Ain t No Mountain High Enough The judges were largely critical of his performance though Simon Cowell admitted that Malakar is popular with the voters while Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul gave a more positive appraisal of his You Really Got Me performance in the Top 11 citation needed A 13 year old girl named Ashley Ferl was highlighted repeatedly during Malakar s performance in the Top 11 episode crying tears of joy although Ferl also cried for Melinda Doolittle Jordin Sparks and many other contestants 10 On March 27 2007 Malakar sang No Doubt s Bathwater wearing a fauxhawk made from multiple ponytails The style was called the ponyhawk by host Ryan Seacrest 11 While singing Malakar hesitated with some of the words to the song 12 Simon Cowell remarked Sanjaya I don t think it matters anymore what we say I think you are in your own universe and if people like you good luck The following night host Seacrest walked out on stage wearing a wig with the same hairstyle parodying Malakar 11 On April 3 Malakar sang Cheek to Cheek wearing a white suit donning a slick hairstyle with a recent cut and dancing with judge Paula Abdul Abdul commented I get it I get why people love you You are charming 13 On the following April 4 results show it was revealed that Malakar had finished in the middle three among nine contestants 14 Malakar s performance of Besame Mucho in the Top 8 on April 10 was his first unanimously well received performance by the judges in the finals of the competition During rehearsals Jennifer Lopez remarked I like this kid I love Sanjaya after hearing him sing in Spanish the only one of the remaining eight contestants to do so on the Latin theme night 15 Randy Jackson commented You re one of the smartest contestants I ve ever met That was actually really good It was while Simon Cowell offered the halting I m going to hate myself for this It wasn t horrible 16 Malakar continued on entering the Top 7 following that performance on the April 11 results show After performing Something to Talk About on the previous night Malakar was placed in the bottom three and was subsequently eliminated in 7th place on April 18 2007 17 18 Singing his farewell performance after the line let s give them something to talk about he ad libbed other than hair in place of how about love 19 American Idol s ratings dropped 9 in the episode following Malakar s elimination which was Idol Gives Back a charity episode featuring many celebrity guests The music news website Moldolva org reported that this was due to Malakar s departure 20 On the May 23 American Idol finale he performed with the top six males introduced Smokey Robinson in the medley Malakar performed You Really Got Me with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry on guitar 21 Performances Edit Week Theme Song Choice Original Artist Order ResultTop 24 12 Men N A Knocks Me Off My Feet Stevie Wonder 8 SafeTop 20 10 Men N A Steppin Out with My Baby Irving Berlin 4 SafeTop 16 8 Men N A Waiting on the World to Change John Mayer 2 SafeTop 12 Diana Ross Ain t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye amp Tammi Terrell 5 Bottom 21Top 11 British Invasion You Really Got Me The Kinks 8 SafeTop 10 No Doubt Artists who inspire Gwen Stefani Bathwater No Doubt 4 SafeTop 9 American Classics Cheek to Cheek Irving Berlin 7 SafeTop 8 Latin Besame Mucho Consuelo Velazquez 8 SafeTop 7 Country Something to Talk About Bonnie Raitt 3 Eliminated Note 1 When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in the particular night Malakar was among in the bottom three but declared safe second when Brandon Rogers was eliminated Public reaction Edit Malakar was the season s most talked about American Idol contestant based on articles and searches conducted on the Internet 22 23 One American Idol fan on MySpace claimed to be on a hunger strike until Malakar was voted off she later admitted that she was canceling her strike after his stay was longer than expected In her YouTube video an advertisement for a dating site was prominently displayed causing speculation her hunger strike was really for profit 24 Other members of the MySpace online community created a page entitled Team Sanjaya in support for him However members of the online community have contributed semi fictional web sites appearing to portray Malakar in a more satirical but supportive way Websites parodying Malakar s success had also appeared 25 26 An official fansite for Malakar was created with approval of and contributions by the entertainer and his mother Jillian Blyth 27 and archives include in person reports for each 2007 American Idol Concert Tour event Simon Cowell told Extra that had Malakar won he would not have returned as a judge to the show 28 even though he was contractually obligated to return 29 The show s executive producer predicted that Malakar would not win 29 Some commentators have remarked that the judges seemed to have stopped giving thoughtful critiques of Malakar s performances 30 31 32 The judges seemed stunned by his large following of voters 33 Randy Jackson went as far to remark that I cannot even say anything on the vocals anymore in his critique of Malakar after his performance during the top nine Chris Ayres of The Times speculated that it would have been a turning point leading toward decline and eventual cancellation for American Idol if Malakar had won 34 Others however believe that the franchise benefited from the publicity which was more popular than previous seasons of Idol 35 On the April 17 broadcast of American Idol Cowell further said of the controversy I know this has been funny for a while but based on the fact that we are supposed to be finding the next American Idol Malakar s performance was hideous The weblog Vote for the Worst had Malakar as its current pick for the sixth season top 12 until he was eliminated On March 19 2007 Howard Stern campaigned for his radio show listeners to join the weblog in voting for Malakar to corrupt the No 1 show on television 36 37 38 Some Stern regulars claimed to have voted for Malakar over 300 times largely in hopes of tormenting American Idol traditionalists on the show 39 40 Later when asked for a reaction Malakar told Jimmy Kimmel that his aunt had voted 1 100 times 40 41 The fan reaction of Ashley Ferl was satirized on the March 24 2007 broadcast of Saturday Night Live during the Weekend Update segment Malakar was portrayed by Andy Samberg and the crying girl was portrayed by Kristen Wiig Also feigning tears in the audience were Fred Armisen and Dan Aykroyd Samberg portrayed Malakar again during the monologue of the April 21 2007 episode singing the song Something To Talk About as a duet with host Scarlett Johansson 42 The controversy spawned colloquialisms associated with Malakar s name such as Sanjayamania 43 and Fanjaya to denote a Sanjaya fan Homecoming Edit After receiving over 200 e mails from around the country asking the city to honor Malakar 44 especially in light of the city of Bothell declaring a Blake Lewis day for his fellow Idol contestant the Federal Way City Council claimed it was unable to find any information about him or any ties to the city 45 City Manager Neal Beets dismissed the calls saying the city had more important things to deal with and derided Malakar as an Idol wannabe 46 47 In response to the city s dismissiveness the local mall The Commons at Federal Way independently tracked down Malakar and arranged an appearance at the mall Malakar was greeted by screaming fans at the event 48 and was praised by the city s Mayor Michael Park and King County Council member Pete von Reichbauer for serving as a great role model 49 with Park stating Sanjaya s charismatic personality contagious smile positive attitude and enthusiastic pursuit of his dreams are qualities to be admired 50 Malakar was presented a Certificate of Appreciation from Mayor Park 51 and declaration of South King County Sanjaya Malakar Day by county councilmember von Reichbauer In May 2007 he was also honored at Seattle Center in Seattle Washington 52 where he was greeted by fans signed autographs and answered questions 53 Tour Edit Since Malakar placed in the top 10 he qualified to perform as part of the 2007 American Idol Concert Tour 54 which over three months visited over 50 cities in Canada and U S 55 He performed Michael Jackson s The Way You Make Me Feel during the tour Career EditAfter Idol Edit Shortly after his run on American Idol ended Malakar attended the White House Correspondents Association Dinner as a People magazine guest where he saw then President George W Bush Malakar was popular among the press and fans at the dinner and was even prompted for an autograph by then New York Governor Eliot Spitzer 56 Several magazines honored the singer including Us Weekly People TIME and Teen He was featured in Us Magazine s April 20 2007 issue in an article entitled Sanjaya Speaks 57 where he was asked about his reactions to the parodies Simon Cowell Howard Stern and to his new celebrity status He was featured in the May 7 2007 issue of People where he talked about his American Idol run his younger years and future aspirations The article mentions that he was raised vegetarian a diet he no longer follows 58 In TIME s 2007 TIME 100 POLL for The Most Influential People of the Year based on online public votes he ranked third 59 He was nominated for Teen s 2007 Top Ten Most Cutest 60 Award shows acknowledged Malakar as well He won two of TV com s Fashion Awards in the categories of ON AIR Best Hair Male 61 and OFF AIR Best Trendsetter Male by public votes 62 He was nominated for Best Reality Show Star in AZN Television s annual Asian Excellence Awards 63 and was a presenter at the awards ceremony 64 aired May 24 2007 on E and May 28 2007 on AZN TV 65 At the 2007 Teen Choice Awards on August 26 he was named Best TV Reality Star 66 67 He grabbed a nomination and a win for Fox s 2007 Golden Realitini Awards At the October 13 2007 show he was nominated for Most Memorable Reality Personality of the Year and he won the Favorite Reality Game Loser award at the awards ceremony where he was a presenter Malakar won Fox s 2007 Golden Realitini Award for Favorite Reality Game Loser aired 68 Sanjaya s Ponyhawk was ranked as No 3 in the 2007 Top TV Moment video searches by AOL 69 TV appearances Edit In the months following Idol Malakar appeared as a guest on multiple television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 70 Access Hollywood The Today Show Good Morning America Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader Live with Regis and Kelly The Ellen DeGeneres Show the Late Show with David Letterman The Morning Show Extra The Early Show Jimmy Kimmel Live 71 and The Rachel Ray Show 72 Additionally he got slimed on Nickelodeon 73 He also appeared with the rest of the top 10 on Larry King Live 74 Access Hollywood and Good Day L A 75 Upon meeting Billy Ray Cyrus Malakar reported discussing a guest spot on Disney Channel s Hannah Montana in an April 20 2007 interview with Access Hollywood His name was mentioned in a 2007 episode but no physical appearance was made 76 Projects Edit On May 22 2007 a one minute short I Am Art co produced with Will Ferrell was released online with Malakar playing Bill Vendall a 25 year old graduate student of the arts who created the character Sanjaya Malakar to appear on American Idol as an installment of his thesis 77 Malakar released a follow up video explaining it was a joke since some believed Bill Vendall was real 78 Malakar also hosted an American Idol show on the TV Guide channel called Idol Stars Where Are They Now talking about what past Idol stars are currently doing Malakar also mentioned that he was continuing music and he helped write the book Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul Malakar also wrote an autobiography entitled Dancing to the Music in My Head Memoirs of the People s Idol in 2009 He reported that he received a 100 000 advance for the book 79 In India Malakar received his first acting role where he starred in a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company commercial where he seeks help from a guru In May June 2009 he starred in the reality show second season of the reality television show I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here along with Torrie Wilson Holly Montag Heidi Montag Spencer Pratt Stephen Baldwin Daniel Baldwin Janice Dickinson Lou Diamond Phillips John Salley Frangela and Patti Blagojevich 80 81 On the show he earned the nickname Jungle Boy in recognition of how comfortable he appeared in the jungle 82 He developed a close friendship with the older Holly Montag as such her sister Heidi had dubbed them SanJolly They have stated that they are not in a relationship but do spend considerable time together In May 2010 Seattle Weekly reported that Malakar was working as a singer for Pagliacci Pizza a Seattle based pizzeria chain 83 On February 23 2011 Malakar joined the off Broadway musical Freckleface Strawberry at New World Stages 84 On February 26 2011 Malakar was a guest judge for the finals of local Seattle talent competition Seattle Superstar Search 85 In July 2011 Malakar toured the United States with the band The Brave Chandeliers citation needed As of May 2012 Malakar was a bartender living in Queens New York Of the money he made Malakar admitted most has been lost I was young I didn t know anything Some people took advantage Some skimmed a little off the top financially 86 As of April 2014 Malakar quit working at an East Village bar to have more time and energy to focus on his music including his work in progress Life Love Music and his focus on studio covers 87 On July 14 2016 he performed at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort in Suquamish Washington as part of their Free Summer Lawn Concert series 88 Malakar sings seven jazz standards on the album Good Merlin by The Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp The album was released on June 23 2017 89 and Malakar has received positive reviews for his performance Writing for The Morton Report Bill Bentley record producer says Malakar s voice goes directly for the core of these American songbook standards 90 Bill Buckley of the U K based SoulandFunkandJazz describes Malakar s remarkable voice as different unusual unexpected 91 Blogcritics writer Rhetta Akamatsu rated the album 96 100 largely due to Malakar s incredible flexible voice 92 Ronald Jackson of The Smooth Jazz Ride website says Sanjaya Malakar is truly a singer with brilliant pipes His passion is clear and bold on each track he engages Great range and control 93 Discography EditMalakar s American Idol CD album Sanjaya Malakar and some singles were offered on iTunes starting June 10 2007 The Sanjaya Malakar album has reached Top 100 Pop Albums in sales 94 Malakar s EP Dancing to the Music in my Head was released on January 20 2009 Songs from the EP include the singles A Guy Like Me and A Quintessential Lullaby The EP was released the same day as Malakar s book titled the same as the EP 95 In 2011 he is also releasing his album Life Love Music with the pre release debut single from the album being a cover of Tempted 96 a 1981 hit from Squeeze Albums Edit Year Title Type2007 Sanjaya Malakar EPAmerican Idol Season 6 The Collector s EditionAmerican Idol Season 6 Greatest Hits2009 Dancing to the Music in my Head2011 Life Love MusicSingles Edit Year Title Type2007 Ain t No Mountain High Enough EP You Really Got Me Bathwater Cheek to Cheek Besame Mucho Something to Talk About 2011 Tempted Life Love MusicPersonal life EditIn a 2022 interview Malakar revealed that he was working as a pastry chef in Montana after walking away from the entertainment industry He also mentioned that he identified as bisexual 97 References Edit Sanjaya became one of the biggest obsession of Americans dead link Sanjaya Malakar Alan Goldsher 2009 Dancing to the Music in My Head Memoirs of the People s Idol Simon and Schuster p 25 Mira Kamdar Asia Society Sanjaya Giving Them Something to Talk About ABC News April 19 2007 Malakar Sanjaya Goldsher Alan January 20 2009 Dancing to the Music in My Head Memoirs of the People s Idol Simon and Schuster ISBN 9781439153673 Retrieved May 31 2017 via Google Books a b c d Sanjaya Malakar on American Idol Archived from the original on November 27 2007 Retrieved April 11 2007 Sanjaya s Secret Heartache Archived from the original on May 2 2007 Retrieved April 12 2007 Sanjaya surprises some after surviving Idol cut Retrieved March 22 2007 Edwards Haley April 1 2007 Idol contestant Sanjaya once distracted teachers now it s a nation Seattletimes nwsource com Retrieved December 6 2011 Sanjaya Malakar American Idol Dreams do come true for Idol fan Archived from the original on March 25 2007 Retrieved March 22 2007 a b Ryan Seacrest Gets Everyone Laughing Hollyscoop com Retrieved December 6 2011 REALITY TV CHECK Po Hawk Nation and Found Idols July 1 2007 Archived from the original on July 1 2007 Retrieved December 6 2011 Sanjaya Dare to be Different American Idol brings out a string of surprises Themoneytimes com March 30 2007 Archived from the original on September 30 2011 Retrieved December 6 2011 Archives Actress April 19 2007 Sanjaya Malakar voted off of American Idol Actressarchives com Archived from the original on August 7 2011 Retrieved December 6 2011 American Idol Top Eight Sanjaya One Of The Smartest Contestants Ever Realitytvmagazine sheknows com Retrieved December 6 2011 CNN com dead link Yahoo News dead link He May Be Gone But Sanjaya Is Still Our Papaya Niralimagazine com Archived from the original on September 30 2011 Retrieved December 6 2011 American Idol highest ratings due to Sanjaya Music moldova org April 30 2007 Archived from the original on January 17 2012 Retrieved December 6 2011 Aerosmith to rock India for the first time March 15 2007 Archived from the original on March 15 2007 Retrieved December 6 2011 Buh Bye Ya Sanjaya June 19 2008 Archived from the original on June 19 2008 Retrieved December 6 2011 Sanjaya s Hair Raising Searches Buzzlog yahoo com March 27 2007 Archived from the original on January 29 2012 Retrieved December 6 2011 Sanjaya Malakar Inspires a Hunger Strike March 21 2007 Archived from the original on March 28 2007 Retrieved March 22 2007 ifsanjayawins com Retrieved June 22 2007 sanjayatheapocalypse com Retrieved June 22 2007 TVGuide TVGuide Retrieved December 6 2011 Wyatt Edward March 31 2007 NY Times The New York Times Retrieved April 11 2007 a b AZ Central Idol Producer Retrieved April 11 2007 Simon has no words for Sanjaya Archived from the original on April 6 2007 Retrieved 2007 04 11 Has Sanjaya Malakar ruined the American Idol judges Archived from the original on April 8 2007 Retrieved April 11 2007 de Moraes Lisa April 4 2007 Send In the Clowns Don t Bother Sanjaya s Here The Washington Post Retrieved April 11 2007 Getty Images Entertainment Blog Sanjaya Malakar Blog gettyimages com Archived from the original on July 11 2011 Retrieved December 6 2011 Ayres Chris March 29 2007 Why worst crooner s voice may topple American Idol The Times London Retrieved April 15 2007 Stanley Alessandra April 4 2007 Voting Rights Drive Idol Not the Abuse or the Hair The New York Times Retrieved March 27 2008 Howard Stern Corrupts Idol July 31 2008 Archived from the original on July 31 2008 Retrieved December 6 2011 Harris Chris March 20 2007 Is Howard Stern Behind Sanjaya Malakar s Staying Power On Idol MTV News Retrieved March 22 2007 Wyatt Edward March 31 2007 Howard Stern Tries to Kill American Idol With Kindness for a Weak Link The New York Times Retrieved April 3 2007 Vote for the Worst American Idol Quchronicle com April 22 2009 Retrieved December 6 2011 a b TstarV August 5 2007 Sanjaya On Jimmy Kimmel Live 04 26 07 Youtube Archived from the original on December 14 2021 Retrieved December 6 2011 Ultrabrown Ultrabrown June 23 1985 Archived from the original on December 1 2011 Retrieved December 6 2011 Saturday Night Live March 24 2007 Vaziri Aidin July 15 2007 IDOL WATCH Sanjayamania The San Francisco Chronicle Watch out mall walkers here comes Sanjaya May 13 2007 Archived from the original on May 13 2007 Retrieved December 12 2011 Maynard Steve Star search Where s Sanjaya Archived from the original on April 30 2007 Retrieved April 28 2007 Kaplan Don May 2 2007 Sanjaya Snubbed At Home New York Post Retrieved October 8 2022 Deo Lowell April 11 2007 Blake Lewis Day KCPQ Archived from the original on May 19 2007 Retrieved October 8 2022 Crowd goes gaga over Sanjaya May 12 2007 Archived from the original on May 12 2007 Retrieved December 6 2011 Goodnow Cecilia May 9 2007 Federal Way fans sing the praises of Sanjaya Seattle Post Intelligencer 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