WHERE HAVE ALL THE RECORD LABEL SCOUTS GONE? THEY MUST BE SLEEPING!

American Idol Kris Allen, runner-up Adam Lambert and rocker girl Allison Iraheta, along with Danny Gokey get just what would be expected -- lots of attention and lots of accolades. And all four quickly landed recording contracts.

But those record label reps must be sleeping on the job because another out-classing, out-performing Idol finalist who has been rockin' the Idol tour, Matt Giraud, is still without any record label contract!

Giraud, on Facebook, discusses his lack of a record deal:
Matt Giraud gives his thoughts on securing a recording contract, Click here

But folks who have attended American Idol tour concerts have been adding Matt Giraud to that list of very best Kris Allen/Adam Lambert quality performers.

After discussing those top four, Michael Slezak for EW.com wrote, "It seems, however, that fifth-place finisher Matt Giraud failed to get the memo about his role in the show, as he performed his three-song set with all of the energy and charisma of a headliner. Sure, Matt scored immediate dividends by kicking off his set with Otis Redding's impecable "Hard to Handle" -- a barn burner of a jam he never got to cover on the Idol stage -- but he did it with such swamp-funky commitment that even before he set the piano on fire two-thirds of the way into the number, he'd managed to shed any hint of the Justin Timberlake Wannabe Syndrome that plagued his Idol run."




Slezak also complimented on Giraud's other two songs, writing, "Matt stayed at the keyboard for an excellent "Georgia on my Mind" -- adding his signature hat as a nod to his hardcore fans -- and then closed things with The Fray's "You Found Me." This final performance found Matt less reliant on the runaway vibrato that marked his season 8 rendition of the song, and instead showcased an appealing rougher edge to his vocal that, while it could be attributed to a grueling couple of months on the road, ought to be something he strives to maintain going forward."




The Walson Sun's Rhonda Cloutier described Giraud's performance in the Duluth show, saying, "Holy Smokes! He was on fire with "Hard to Handle" starting out sans piano and midway through leaps onto the piano and wakes up the keys as if they were a heart that had stopped beating and given a shot of epinephrine. The piano came alive and there was no mercy given as Matt pounded the keys, jamming standing up and took the crowd along with him until spent, grateful for the sweet reprieve of "Georgia on My Mind." ... Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are definitely the stars of the tour, but Matt is the breakout star." Sphere: Related Content