And as for "American Idol"...
The two finalists seem to have all the demographics covered. David A. most definitely has the tween and 40+ support, and David C. has everyone else in between. -I just really don't see - or hear - David A. making a "hip" record, or being a true "POP" star. Yes, he'll be successful, but more in the Clay Aiken vein rather than Chris Daughtry.
Daughtry is
not POP, though. He's rock. And hard rock at that. He's definitely in a niche.
David A., when he's a bit older, could easily move into the market currently dominated by Justin Timberlake. His songs don't all sound alike, which I cannot say about David C.
I have liked David C.'s intensity and the imaginative vocals, but the songs all seem to depend upon a slide, a falsetto, a quiet moment or a head-banging moment. They're all nice touches designed to enhance a song that otherwise doesn't stand apart from any of his other vocals. I can see him drawing crowds and selling CDs. But despite all of Paula's yadda-yadda about his "range", I feel he hovers around the same note.