Why is Lazaro still on 'American Idol'?!

By Craig Berman, TODAY cover

Michael Becker / FOX

Lazaro Arbos is the last man standing on "American Idol," while five talented women are still competing.

Every good TV show needs comic relief, and for ?American Idol,? that story line this season is the continued survival of Lazaro Arbos ... and how much that exasperates mentor Jimmy Iovine.

It?s fair to say Lazaro hasn?t been the best of the men, at least not since the finals began. As an individual, at best he was behind Burnell Taylor, though Burnell was the singer shown the door last week. But that understates the problems Lazaro?s had on the live shows.

As a member of a duet or group, Lazaro has made history as arguably the worst team player ever, dropping lyrics two weeks in a row and counting on his partners to pick up the slack. Angie Miller was able to smooth things over in their duet last week, but the Burnell-Lazaro-Devin Velez fiasco two weeks ago was legendary in its awfulness. When he?s onstage with others, the show reverts back to those dreaded Hollywood group performances where the only reason to watch is the trainwreck potential.

One reader noted that the issue may be Lazaro?s Latin roots, and the possibility that his background makes him less familiar with the songs he?s assigned to sing. That?s fine, but based on the post-performance interviews, it seems like nobody really knows these artists, which says a lot for the state of music education. Everyone else has to sing genres they?re uncomfortable with, but they're at least professional enough to learn the words.

Source: http://theclicker.today.com/_news/2013/04/10/17660358-why-is-lazaro-still-on-american-idol?lite

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