Adam Lambert
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| Origins | San Diego, California, USA |
| Genre | pop, alternative, rock |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Label(s) | RCA |
| Official website | www.AdamOfficial.com |
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Adam Lambert was the runner-up for the 8th season of American Idol. As has happened in some previous seasons, as runner-up he has garnered more attention and fandom than the season's winner, Kris Allen. His openly gay status has made him the subject of a great deal of media attention and fandom appreciation, notably in slash fandom where Kradam has developed a huge following very quickly.
[edit] The Artist
Before his appearance on American Idol, Lambert was a stage actor who had appeared in numerous musical-theater productions such as "Grease", "Camelot", and "Peter Pan." On Idol, Lambert cited such artist as Queen, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, and Led Zeppelin as his influences. While heavily praised by the judges for his performances and gaining huge popularity within fandom, some wondered if he could win the popular vote before "middle America" might not be ready for his glam/very flamboyant presence. Rumors about his sexuality abounded after a picture surfaced on the internet showing him kissing another man. He would not deny the speculation, making him potentially the first openly non-heterosexual contestant with a strong chance of winning the competition.[1] He ended up coming in second to Kris Allen and released his first studio album in November 2009.
[edit] Terminology
Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.
- Bradam - pairing name for Adam Lambert/Brad Bell
- Glamberts - a name for fans of Adam Lambert
- Kradam - pairing name for Adam Lambert/Kris Allen
- Kradamaty - name for the threesome of Kris Allen/Adam Lambert/Katy Allen
- Kradison - name for the threesome of Kris Allen/Adam Lambert/Allison Iraheta
- Lambiff - pairing name for Adam Lambert/Tommy Ratliff
- Lamchuleta - pairing name for Adam Lambert/David Archuleta
- Lamkey - pairing name for Adam Lambert/Danny Gokey
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[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.
- On January 21, 2009, the LiveJournal community adamlambertai8 was created.[2]
- On February 2, 2009, the LiveJournal community lamchuleta was created.[3]
- On March 15, 2009, the LiveJournal community kradam_ai was created.[4]
- On March 23, 2009, the LiveJournal community glambert_fic was created for Adam Lambert fanfiction.[5]
- On March 23, 2009, the LiveJournal community lamkey_love was created.[6]
- On April 3, 2009, the LiveJournal community bradam_lj was created.[7]
- On May 20, 2009, Adam Lambert was announced as the runner-up for the eighth season of American Idol.
- On May 25, 2009, the LiveJournal community kradam_news was created.[8]
- On July 1, 2009, the LiveJournal community glamberts_r_us was created.[[9]
- On July 16, 2009, the LiveJournal community kradamaty was created.[10]
- On July 17, 2009, the LiveJournal community queenbitchfest was created for an Adam Lambert fic-fest.[11]
- On September 21, 2009, the LiveJournal community adamanddrake was created.[12]
- On October 4, 2009, the LiveJournal community kradam_kiss was created.[13]
- On October 20, 2009, the LiveJournal community kradisonlove was created.[14]
- On November 19, 2009, the LiveJournal community teamlambliff was created.[15]
- On November 22, 2009, the LiveJournal community dailyglambert as created.[16]
- On November 23, 2009, Adam Lambert's first studio album, For Your Entertainment, was released.[17] He also performed the title track during the American Music Awards that night to much controversy. While some critiqued the song and his vocal performance, more controversy was engendered over his actions on stage, including kissing his male keyboardist and having a dancer simulate oral sex on him.[18]
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[edit] Kerfluffles
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[edit] AMAs performance
In November 2009, there was some controversy and kerfluffling within fandom over Adam Lambert's performance at the AMAs. Some felt that members of fandom - specifically slash fandom - were criticizing Adam for being "too gay" and that this was hypocritical. There also seemed to be general annoyance over members of fandom who felt the need to criticize or be negative about Adam and that it was a way of harshing the squee of those who were fans of him.[19]
[edit] Influential fanworks
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[edit] Fandom members
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[edit] Notable fandom members
- Yeats - Organizer of a popular rec list, Adam Lambert fic that doesn't suck, and moderator of queenbitchfest, an Adam Lambert fic-fest.[20]
[edit] Fandom size
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- As of November 24, 2009:
- Adam Lambert had 364,331 listed fans on Facebook.[21]
- Adam Lambert had 240,538 followers on Twitter.[22]
- The LiveJournal community kradam_ai had 3,846 members.[23]
- The LiveJournal community glambert_fic had 1,475 members.[24]
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[edit] Sources
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