ADAM LAMBERT
Adam Lambert hit the spotlight in American Idol’s eighth season. His second album hit the Number 1 spot in the USA, making him the first openly gay man to top the Billboard chart. This year he completed his tour with Queen, adding his powerhouse vocals to those legendary Freddie Mercury hits, and released his latest acclaimed album, The Original High.
Attitude Award Winner
MUSIC AWARD/INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
CREATIVE DIRECTION JOSEPH KOCHARIAN
STYLING WARREN ALFIE BAKER
PHOTOGRAPHY AUSTIN HARGRAVE
HAIR BY TARA JEAN AT JK ARTISTS USING ORIBE AND ASHLEY GOMILA
SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE GARLAND HOTEL, LOS ANGELES
SUPPORTED BY los angeles TOURISM & CONVENTION BOARD
Adam wears: Jacket: Officine Generale, Pants: Burberry, Shirt: Valentino, Boots: John Varvatos
When told that Attitude is giving him the coveted Music Award, Adam Lambert yelps with delight. “Wow!” he yells down the phone from his Los Angeles home. “That’s a tall compliment there. I feel very honoured.”
Adam deserves it. Not only is he an out gay pop star who champions LGBT causes, he’s also a singer with an epic voice – good enough, in fact, to fill the boots of the legendary Freddie Mercury. His fantastic new album, The Original High, mixes pop, rock, dance and electro to dazzling effect.
It’s no wonder the UK gay community has embraced 33-year-old Lambert, who has guest starred on Glee, got to ring in the New Year with a BBC-broadcasted Queen concert and who has a flamboyant style that’s impossible to ignore.