he may not have won American Idol but
this singer sure knows how to entertain
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the life and career of
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchell Lambert was born January
29th 1982 and raised in San Diego
California when he was nine he began
appearing in local theatrical
productions and soon started vocal
lessons he consequently fell in love
with the stage and the art of performing
so he continued to act and sing while
attending high school after a few weeks
at college Lambert dropped out to pursue
a career in entertainment he relocated
to Los Angeles and landed roles in a few
musicals his first major production was
2004’s the ten commandments the musical
where he played Joshua alongside Val
Kilmer’s Moses Lambert also toured with
the production of wicked and was hired
as a studio singer during this period
his big break came along in 2009 after
he auditioned to be a contestant on the
eighth season of the reality television
program American Idol during the singing
competitions four-month run Lambert
advanced through the rounds thanks to
the judges praise and audience votes his
vocal range and enthusiasm for
performing in a theatrical style kept
him safe week after week and even
garnered him standing ovations some of
Lambert’s most notable performances
included his renditions of songs like
black or white the tracks of my tears
mad world and if I can’t have you
during the final he found himself facing
off against contestant Chris Allen he
also got the chance to sing we are the
champions with Queen members Brian May
and Roger Taylor
though he was ultimately named runner-up
Lambert was quickly signed to RCA
Records just because his time on
American Idol was over didn’t mean he
was out of the media spotlight after he
admitted to being gay in Rolling Stone
magazine he reunited with some of his
cast mates on the successful American
Idols Live Tour that summer his solo
debut dropped in November for your
entertainment blended genres such as pop
rock and dance and opened a third place
on the Billboard 200 chart Lambert
co-wrote some of the tracks and worked
with artists like Lady gaga
pink and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo on others
the album was mostly well received and
included his first top 10 single the
grammy-nominated what do you want from
me Lambert also promoted the record with
a sexually suggestive and controversy
generating performance of the title cut
during the American Music Awards that
same year next the singer showed off his
dramatic vocal abilities and stage
presence on the glam nation tour
following the positively reviewed
acoustic live EP Lambert’s contagious
live energy and musical talent were
captured and released on the 2011 cd/dvd
glam nation live during this period he
made a number of television appearances
including returning to American Idol and
serving as guest judge on the fashion
reality show Project Runway Lambert also
performed once again with members of
Queen during the MTV Europe Music Awards
2012 saw the release of Lambert’s
sophomore effort trespassing he once
again worked with different artists and
producers on the album and promoted it
with several television appearances and
live gigs the dist lead single was the
electro pop tune better than I know
myself
it was also announced that Lambert would
reunite with Queen four select
performances later that year in addition
to music Lambert has helped raise money
for various charities and is a
passionate advocate of equal rights for
the LGBT community
it’s so phallic his powerful and
versatile voice combined with
over-the-top performances have won over
glam birds around the world and though
he has been influenced by many Adam
Lambert is now most definitely a
thriving artist in his own right
this singer sure knows how to entertain
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the life and career of
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchell Lambert was born January
29th 1982 and raised in San Diego
California when he was nine he began
appearing in local theatrical
productions and soon started vocal
lessons he consequently fell in love
with the stage and the art of performing
so he continued to act and sing while
attending high school after a few weeks
at college Lambert dropped out to pursue
a career in entertainment he relocated
to Los Angeles and landed roles in a few
musicals his first major production was
2004’s the ten commandments the musical
where he played Joshua alongside Val
Kilmer’s Moses Lambert also toured with
the production of wicked and was hired
as a studio singer during this period
his big break came along in 2009 after
he auditioned to be a contestant on the
eighth season of the reality television
program American Idol during the singing
competitions four-month run Lambert
advanced through the rounds thanks to
the judges praise and audience votes his
vocal range and enthusiasm for
performing in a theatrical style kept
him safe week after week and even
garnered him standing ovations some of
Lambert’s most notable performances
included his renditions of songs like
black or white the tracks of my tears
mad world and if I can’t have you
during the final he found himself facing
off against contestant Chris Allen he
also got the chance to sing we are the
champions with Queen members Brian May
and Roger Taylor
though he was ultimately named runner-up
Lambert was quickly signed to RCA
Records just because his time on
American Idol was over didn’t mean he
was out of the media spotlight after he
admitted to being gay in Rolling Stone
magazine he reunited with some of his
cast mates on the successful American
Idols Live Tour that summer his solo
debut dropped in November for your
entertainment blended genres such as pop
rock and dance and opened a third place
on the Billboard 200 chart Lambert
co-wrote some of the tracks and worked
with artists like Lady gaga
pink and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo on others
the album was mostly well received and
included his first top 10 single the
grammy-nominated what do you want from
me Lambert also promoted the record with
a sexually suggestive and controversy
generating performance of the title cut
during the American Music Awards that
same year next the singer showed off his
dramatic vocal abilities and stage
presence on the glam nation tour
following the positively reviewed
acoustic live EP Lambert’s contagious
live energy and musical talent were
captured and released on the 2011 cd/dvd
glam nation live during this period he
made a number of television appearances
including returning to American Idol and
serving as guest judge on the fashion
reality show Project Runway Lambert also
performed once again with members of
Queen during the MTV Europe Music Awards
2012 saw the release of Lambert’s
sophomore effort trespassing he once
again worked with different artists and
producers on the album and promoted it
with several television appearances and
live gigs the dist lead single was the
electro pop tune better than I know
myself
it was also announced that Lambert would
reunite with Queen four select
performances later that year in addition
to music Lambert has helped raise money
for various charities and is a
passionate advocate of equal rights for
the LGBT community
it’s so phallic his powerful and
versatile voice combined with
over-the-top performances have won over
glam birds around the world and though
he has been influenced by many Adam
Lambert is now most definitely a
thriving artist in his own right
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