GLAMBERT

Singer Adam Lambert was born on January 29, 1982, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the the eldest son of Leila, an interior designer, and Eber Lambert, who works for program management at Novatel Wireless. He and his family moved to San Diego, California, when Adam was a baby.

Adam dreamed of being an entertainer from the age of 10; around that time he was cast in his first role as Linus in the Lyceum Theater's production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown in San Diego. Around age twelve, he was cast in a production of Fiddler On the Roof and continued performing throughout his teenage years including Hello, Dolly!, Chess, Camelot, The Music Man, Grease and played Captain Hook in Peter Pan.

At age 19, The aspiring singer and performer moved to Los Angeles, California, where he cobbled together a living from odd jobs while trying to make it in the theater. He also tried his hand at music, performing in a rockband and doing studio session work.

By 2004, Adam was making a name for himself through small parts around the Los Angeles area. He played a small role in The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre alongside film actor Val Kilmer. Adam was one of the only actors in the play that garnered a positive review. While acting, Adam briefly moonlighted as the front man for rockband The Citizen Vein with Steve Sidelnyk, Tommy Victor and Monte Pittman. He was then cast as the understudy for the part of Fiyero in the Broadway production company tour and Los Angeles casts of the musical Wicked. Since 2004, he has regularly performed at the Upright Cabaret and the Zodiac Show, which was co-created by Carmit Bachar of the Pussycat Dolls.


American Idol
In 2009, Adam Lambert reached the stars after he became a finalist on the eighth season of the reality television competition, American Idol. His performance of the 2001 Gary Jules' arrangement of the song "Mad World" earned a standing ovation from the show's harshest critic, Simon Cowell. His vocal range, along with his jet-black hair and heavy mascara, earned him comparisons to glam rockers like Freddie Mercury and Gene Simmons.

Adam, along with contestants Danny Gokey and Kris Allen, were the only finalists in the eighth season not to have been ranked in the bottom three positions. Lambert was considered a front-runner in the competition, but was later beaten out by dark horse candidate Kris Allen.
Critics theorized that Adam lost because of his openly gay lifestyle. Lambert denies this rumor, however, saying Allen won because of his talent. Despite the loss, fans say Lambert will enjoy a successful singing career.

Afther Idols
On November 23th, 2009 Adam releases his his album, For Your Entertainment. He himself calls the album a "rock-pop-electronic-dance thing. For the album he with many great producers such as Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder, Max Martin, Sam Sparro, RedOne, Dr. Luke, and Lady Gaga, On October 28, 2009, Lambert announced via Twitter that his lead single from his debut album would be "For Your Entertainment", a song that was produced by Dr. Luke.

Also Adam was recruited to record the soundtrack "Time for Miracles" for the action movie 2012 that was released on October 20, 2009 as a side project single. The song was lauded ahead of its release by Queen's guitarist, Brian May, who described himself as being "completely blown away" upon hearing the track. The track "Time for Miracles" also appears on For Your Entertainment.

Controversy
In November 2009, Adam Lambert performed "For Your Entertainment" at the American Music Awards. The performance showed Adam kissing a male keyboardist, grinding a dancer's head against his pelvis, and grabbing the crotch of another. Adam Lambert told Rolling Stone magazine, "Female performers have been doing this for years—pushing the envelope about sexuality—and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out. We're in 2009—it's time to take risks, be a little more brave, time to open people's eyes and if it offends them, then maybe I'm not for them. My goal was not to piss people off, it was to promote freedom of expression and artistic freedom." In response to his performance, the Parents Television Council, a conservative decency campaigning group, urged viewers to complain to the FCC. The performance, at the end of the show, was broadcast "outside the FCC's usual 6am-10pm time frame prohibiting the broadcast of indecent material". ABC received about 1,500 telephoned complaints and announced he would not perform on Good Morning America on November 25 as planned. CBS subsequently invited Adam to perform instead on The Early Show, on the same date in New York City.

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