Sanjaya Malakar might just end up the winner in terms of fame and fortune. Look at the possibilities.
Sanjaya has become such a pop culture phenomenon that marketing companies are doing studies on him, Presidential hopefuls are fielding questions about him, and videos about him popping up all over the Internet. Even former American Idol finalists like Paris Bennett and Katharine McPhee are jumping on the Sanjaya train.
Sanjaya mania is much bigger than his voice. While the American Idol judges have often been critical of Sanjaya, his unique style has found a very strong fan following.
Source: http://www.realitytvmagazine.com/blog/2007/04/has_sanjaya_alr.html
Sanjaya Malakar is also in higher demand than the other finalists for commercial and TV projects. Companies such as Kentucky Fried Chicken have made offers to Sanjaya via press releases, and even Billy Ray Cyrus from ABC’s Dancing With The Stars has reached out to Sanjaya to appear on his daughters Hannah Montana TV show. If all the money that Sanjaya stands to make from CD sales, endorsement deals, and TV sitcom appearances is added up, then Sanjaya likely has already won American Idol.
