Other Side of Adam Lambert

FinalTrends.blogspot.com - Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol The Times identified Lambert as the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a major label in the United States

Lambert released his debut album, For Your Entertainment, in November 2009, via RCA Records/19 Recordings. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 in December 2009, selling 198,000 copies in the United States in the first week.To date, he is the first American Idol contestant to headline a world-wide tour in support of a debut album. As of January 2011, For Your Entertainment had sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide. In 2010, Lambert was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Whataya Want from Me."


Lambert's second studio album, Trespassing, is set to release on March 20, 2012

Adam Lambert was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to parents Leila, an interior designer, and Eber Lambert, a program manager for Novatel Wireless. He has a younger brother, Neil. His father is of "mostly Norwegian" descent and his mother is Jewish; Lambert was raised in his mother's religion and has since performed in Hebrew at Jewish events, singing songs such as "Shir LaShalom" at a 2005 tribute concert to assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and attending the Temple of the Arts in San Diego in addition to performing at the Kol Nidre service on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Lambert also performed in Jewish-themed The Ten Commandments: The Musical as Joshua.

Lambert's family moved to California shortly after his birth and he was raised in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego. He attended Deer Canyon Elementary School and began performing with Metropolitan Educational Theatre network from the age of 9 alongside voice lessons. By 10, he had appeared as Linus in a local production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He continued his passion for performing at Mesa Verde Middle School, where he was a winner in the Airband competition with Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Still thrilled by the stage, Lambert appeared in more musicals like Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!, Chess, Camelot, The Music Man, Grease and Peter Pan, where he played played Captain Hook, Big River and The Secret Garden through his childhood.

When he studied at Mount Carmel High School (MCHS), he became heavily involved with theater and choir, and frequently performed vocals with the school's jazz band called MC Jazz. Some of his memorable MCHS performances included Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance and "It's Only a Paper Moon" with MC Jazz. After graduating in 2000, he moved to Orange County to attend college. Shortly after enrollment Lambert had a change of heart, and decided that his real desire was to perform. He left school after only five weeks and moved to Los Angeles. "I just decided that what I really wanted to do was try to work in the real entertainment world," he said. "Life is all about taking risks to get what you want."

Early Career
The aspiring singer and performer moved to Los Angeles, California, where he cobbled together a living from odd jobs while trying to make it in the theatre. He also tried his hand at music, performing in a rock band and doing studio session work.

By 2004, Lambert was making a name for himself through small parts around the Los Angeles area. He played a small role in The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre alongside film actor Val Kilmer. He also began regular performances in The Zodiac Show, a touring revue of live music and talent that was co-created by Carmit Bachar of the band Pussycat Dolls. During his time with Zodiac, Lambert wowed fellow performers with his vocal range. He also began writing his own music with the revue; one particular original song, "Crawl Through Fire," was written in collaboration with Madonna's guitarist Monte Pittman. Most recently, Lambert landed an understudy spot as Fiyero in the touring and Los Angeles casts of the play, Wicked.

American Idol
Lambert stepped into the national spotlight in 2009, after he became a finalist on the eighth season of the reality television competition, American Idol. His performance of the 2001 Gary Jules' arrangement of the song "Mad World" earned a standing ovation from the show's harshest critic, Simon Cowell. His vocal range, along with his jet-black hair and heavy mascara, earned him comparisons to glam rockers like Freddie Mercury and Gene Simmons.

Lambert, along with contestants Danny Gokey and Kris Allen, were the only finalists in the eighth season not to have been ranked in the bottom three positions. Lambert was considered a front-runner in the competition, but was later beaten out by dark horse candidate Kris Allen.

Critics theorized that Lambert lost because of his openly gay lifestyle. Lambert denies this rumor, however, saying Allen won because of his talent. Despite the loss, Lambert's debut album, For Your Entertainment (2009) was a huge success, debuting at number No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2010 he was nominated for his first Grammy for his hit "What you Want From Me ".

Lambert is currently in the studio working on his second album. It is schedule for release later this year.