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Elliott to me is an album guy, not someone you will find singing songs on the radio.

I think they play jazz on the radio. If Elliot put out a cd, and if it sold well, I would think his songs would get played on the radio.

You don't have to be drunk to listen to Taylor. His energy comes forth through speakers just fine, you don't have to see him in person to enjoy his music.

His music really is not the crazy and wild spazzy stuff people think it is either. Taylor's own music is actually mellow, melodic and soothing. You actually could hear it on the adult contemporary stations. He can do the other genres and do them well though, which makes for entertaining concerts.

If Elliot put out a cd, and if it sold well, I would think his songs would get played on the radio.

Elliott is my favorite guy in AI next to his room mate, Taylor.

The man is the epitome of how to overcome physical hardships to make it big time.

He started singing at the age of 5 and did not have any formal training. When he was 11 years old, he moved to Richmond, Virginia. Coincidentally, he lived right next to St. Mary's Hospital which is where the cousin of Maria Sansone, John Lysowski, was born. Ironically Maria Sansone co-hosted Gladiators 2000 with Ryan Seacrest who now hosts American Idol. He attended Douglas S. Freeman High School in suburban Richmond until he was asked to leave his sophomore year. He went to work at Foot Locker, and with the help of his employer, he eventually received his GED. He later went around with a jazz band, DJed for a radio station, and worked in a pharmacy, a job he left to audition for American Idol. Yamin's favorite artists are Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, and Usher.

He is 90% deaf in his right ear, which he mentioned in the third round of the semi-finals.

At the age of 17, he became diabetic and has to wear an insulin pump. He has Type 1 diabetes.

As a kid, he suffered from allergies, like grass and pollen.

TO BE ABLE TO GET WHERE HE IS WITH ALL THESE PHYSICAL AILMENTS IS ADMIRABLE.

NOTE : If Elliott comes out with a CD in the vein of MOODY's MOOD FOR LOVE, that will be a keeper. I'd plug it into my car CD everywhere I drive. His soothing voice will just make a long drive worth it.