'I Don't Know If It's That Simple Anymore': Adam Lambert Talks TV Singing Competitions In 2020

Despite rising to fame over a decade ago on American Idol, even Adam Lambert isn't sure if TV singing competitions are still relevant in 2020.

Appearing on The Green Room with Neil Griffiths podcast this month, the US singer, who finished runner-up on the eighth season of Idol, said the impact of those kind of shows has changed over time.

"People love watching [TV singing competitions], it's great TV. I don't know if the crossover between those shows and the actual music industry is quite as easy as it used to be," Lambert told podcast host Neil Griffiths.

"I think there was a period where it was set up to funnel talent into the record label system. I don't know if it's quite that simple anymore. I haven't really been seeing many careers get launched of these shows lately.

"There's definitely been a handful of us. One Direction is a great example of a giant band that came out of The X Factor. But that was a while ago. So I don't know. As much as I love watching The Voice, who's come off of that?"

Australian fans will also remember that Lambert, who just wrapped a stadium tour with Queen last month, appeared as a judge on the local version of The X Factor alongside Guy Sebastian and Iggy Azalea in 2016, which garnered poor TV ratings and suggested that perhaps viewers were worn out by TV singing shows.

Meanwhile, TV Tonight reported last month that Seven has an option to bring back Australian Idol, however the network has made no comment about the status of the show.

Listen to the full The Green Room episode with Shearer on Spotify, Apple Podcasts (below) or SoundCloud.