The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 1: 'Wavy Wallop'
This is how Sanjaya's hair looked when we first met him. It was reminiscent of a young David Cassidy.
The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 2: 'M.J. Marvel'
Sanjaya donned a fedora for his performance of the jazz standard 'Stepping Out.' But the look fell flat, and he ended up looking like a low-rent Michael Jackson impersonator.
The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 3: 'Straight & Simple'
He spent some quality time with a flat iron before taking the stage to sing 'Waiting on the World To Change.' Frankly, we were waiting on Sanjaya's hair to change.
The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 4: 'Shirley Temple Surprise'
Sanjaya raised the bar with this jaw-dropping 'do. But the curled locks were just the thing to attract the judges' attention away from his performance.
The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 5: 'Farrah Fawcett Flip'
Since everything retro is new again, Sanjaya made the clever move of invoking the style of '70s siren Farrah Fawcett. She made those winged swoops a national phenomenon.
The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 6: 'Mohawk / Faux-Hawk / Pony-Hawk'
It's his piece de resistance -- seven strategically placed ponytails, sprayed and teased to death until they achieve miraculous heights.
The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 7: 'Greased Lightning'
For a night of jazz classics, Sanjaya slicked back and suited up in a painfully obvious attempt to look more sophisticated.
The Sanjaya Hair Chronicles
Look 8: 'Bandana Badness'
On country night, Sanjaya really gave us 'Something to Talk About.' He went for the "down-home look," while singing the Bonnie Raitt classic. But the song fell flat, and the hair couldn't save him. Sanjaya's 'Idol' reign came to an end, closing the book on his "Hair Chronicles."
