{"id":19265,"date":"2025-09-26T02:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=19265"},"modified":"2025-09-26T02:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:46:02","slug":"you-wont-believe-the-song-a-young-adam-lambert-chose-to-sing-when-he-auditioned-for-american-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=19265","title":{"rendered":"You Won\u2019t Believe the Song A Young Adam Lambert Chose to Sing When He Auditioned For American Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-231.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-231.png 650w, https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-231-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-231-380x205.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, singer-songwriter Adam Lambert is best known for being the lead vocalist with the legendary rock band Queen, replacing Paul Rodgers in 2011 who had in turn replaced the original singer, Freddie Mercury, after his untimely death. A lesser-known fact about Lambert, however, is that he first rose to fame after competing in the eighth season of American Idol. He finished the show as a runner-up, before releasing a number of successful solo albums including his 2009 debut \u2018For Your Entertainment\u2019.Watching Lambert\u2019s audition for American Idol all these years later, meanwhile, and you\u2019ll probably be struck by his choice of song. \u201cWhat are you gonna sing for us?\u201d asks judge Kara DioGuardi. \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d Lambert replies, before launching into a confident, note-perfect rendition of the Queen track that gets him a yes from all four judges. Little did Lambert know, however, that just a few years later he would be making a career from singing that same song with Queen on stages worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ADAM LAMBERT | AUDICI\u00d3N | AMERICAN IDOL\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KBMGTmd6_pE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, however, although Lambert received four yeses, his audition seemed to cause some controversy amongst the judges. At first, it seemed as though Simon Cowell wasn\u2019t a fan of Lambert, arguing with Kara about his level of theatricality. At this point, Randy Jackson jumped in to give his opinion, saying that on reflection he felt Lambert was a good singer and that \u201cI actually think it\u2019s time\u2026for someone like you,\u201d while Paula Abdul summed up by telling Lambert that he was \u201cbrilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No doubt the judges would have all immediately given Lambert\u2019s audition a yes if they had known he would soon be a fully-fledged member of Queen, performing tracks like \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019 night after night in his own \u2018theatrical\u2019 style. One such example of this came in 2020, when Lambert sang with Queen in Japan. Of course, \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019 featured on the setlist, and he gave a powerful rendition of the track alongside a heartwarming tribute to Freddie Mercury partway through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen + Adam Lambert - Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie Duet) - Live In Japan (Remastered) HD\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5NCdNmQ_PPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although many Queen fans agree that Freddie Mercury is irreplaceable, they also agree that Lambert has done a brilliant job stepping into his shoes as Queen\u2019s singer, something evidenced by the warm reaction he received from the audience when performing in Japan in 2020. Consequently, it\u2019s also an interesting experience watching his American Idol audition, and seeing where his journey to becoming Queen\u2019s lead singer all began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nowadays, singer-songwriter Adam Lambert is best known for being the lead vocalist with the legendary rock band Queen,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19265","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-musician"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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