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Adam Lambert

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Adam Mitchel Lambert (January 29, 1982 -), American male singer. His mother is Jewish and his father is Norwegian. He stood out from the talent show "American Idol Season 8" in 2009 and was regarded as the favorite to win. In the end, he lost votes due to sexual orientation discrimination and lost votes. Chris Allen said after winning the championship: "Adam should be the champion, I'm sorry, I don't know what to think right now, this is crazy." Time called him the first openly gay pop star in the United States. In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The first album "For Your Entertainment" was released on November 23, 2009. In the first week after its release, the album ranked third on the Billboard charts, with sales exceeding 198,000 copies.

Category
Musicians
Nationality
United States
Born
1982-01-29
Wikidata
Q190231
Occupations actorsinger-songwritersingerstage actorlyricistmusic producerpop singermusician
Aliases Adam LambertAdam Mitchel LambertAdam LambertAdam Lambert

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