Allison Iraheta ....

A few months ago I posted that David Archuleta was going to be the next American Idol. I was wrong. But he did win second place and got a record deal and a few hits.

My prediction for this season is Allison Iraheta. Her voice is amazing. Allison, like Archuleta, is a Hispanic 16 year old who has been watching AI for years. A few years ago, she competed in a Mexican version of American Idol called Quinceanera. She has a lot of potential. Hopefully she isn't forced into becoming what shes not. That will just leave us with a JD Natasha Part Deux (more on her later). As with Allison, make sure to check out American Idol....

PLUS, unlike Archuleta, she has the potential to be marketed to both the English (300 million) and larger International Spanish (322 Million people) Markets. Although his Spanish language songs are AMAZING, David Archuleta was marketed as an All-American, wholesome kid in order to win over all the young tween girls. None of his tracks in his debut CD were in Spanish, nor are there any future plans to "Cross Over", into the spanish Market.