I personally wanted Trent to win. I think bot hare talented vocally, but my issue with La'Porsha was that she was ONLY giving me R&B/Soul big belter. Nothing different. What I liked about Trent was he was giving me an eclectic Kelly Clarkson like diverse view into him as an artist. Meaning, you had the Country, Pop, Soul, R&B, etc. all from him. He was basically like a Justin Timberlake meets Sam Smith... and that is also what is currently selling to the masses. So no I wasn't shocked he won, and I am happy he did. Of MANY of the WGWG winners, he to me was most deserving.

Like I like Phillip Phillips, but Jessica Sanchez was the more likely Idol winner of the two. I also did prefer Jena Irene over Caleb Johnson during that season.

Oh well, it honestly is a platform. It is never about winning. Its about using the spotlight you were given. So many signed people and winners from the show were dropped from their labels. So many NON-winners were given great deals and opportunities outside of the American Idol and related machine.

You must take the opportunity you were given and use it to your advantage. That is the entertainment industry, always!