American idol Sanjaya Malakar and the crying girl

Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born Sanjaya Shekar Malakar on September 10, 1989) was a finalist on sixth season of the most watched television show American Idol. Malakar gained national attention on American Idol advancing to 7th place in the contest with public votes, despite being badly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon Cowell.
Shortly after being eliminated, Malakar was invited to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner as a People Magazine guest, where he met President George W Bush. [49] Malakar was popular among the press and fans at the dinner, and was even prompted for an autograph by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.[50]
Malakar was featured in US Magazine's April 20, 2007 issue in an article entitled "Sanjaya Speaks" [51], where he was asked about his reactions to the parodies, Simon Cowell, Howard Stern and to his new celebrity status.
Malakar was featured in the May 7, 2007 issue of People Magazine, where he talked about his American Idol run, his younger years, and future aspirations. The article mentions that he was raised vegetarian, a diet he still mainly follows.

Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born Sanjaya Shekar Malakar on September 10, 1989) was a finalist on sixth season of the most watched television show American Idol. Malakar gained national attention on American Idol advancing to 7th place in the contest with public votes, despite being badly received by the show's judges, particularly Simon Cowell.
Shortly after being eliminated, Malakar was invited to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner as a People Magazine guest, where he met President George W Bush. [49] Malakar was popular among the press and fans at the dinner, and was even prompted for an autograph by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.[50]
Malakar was featured in US Magazine's April 20, 2007 issue in an article entitled "Sanjaya Speaks" [51], where he was asked about his reactions to the parodies, Simon Cowell, Howard Stern and to his new celebrity status.
Malakar was featured in the May 7, 2007 issue of People Magazine, where he talked about his American Idol run, his younger years, and future aspirations. The article mentions that he was raised vegetarian, a diet he still mainly follows.

Ashley Ferl is a 13-year-old girl who has become known for crying during Sanjaya Malakar's and other contestants' performances on the Top 11 episode of American Idol 6. Ferl's family, who are from Riverside, California, obtained tickets on a website to attend the dress rehearsal of the program. Since Ferl cried a great deal at the rehearsal, producers offered her family seats for the final taping of the episode.[7]
Ferl started to cry not long after Malakar began his performance of "You Really Got Me," and was invited to hug him on stage immediately following his performance. She was also shown crying for several more contestants. At the end of the show, she went on stage a second time, and got a chance to hug and get autographs[8] from of all of the contestants and was introduced to the judges.