Anoop Manoj Desai (born December 20, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his time as a contestant on the eighth season of American Idol. Motivated by the death of his friend Eve Carson, Desai auditioned for American Idol. Desai made American Idol history by being the first ever 13th finalist on American Idol. Favored to win by celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres and Keith Urban, Desai achieved a sixth place finish, becoming the second Indian American to advance to the final stages of American Idol.
Desai, an only child, was born in Cary, North Carolina. His family moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1998. He went to Fuller GT Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina. His parents both work in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. Desai’s father was born in India, and his mother, also of Indian descent, was born in South Africa.
In the 1990s, Desai appeared on the WRAL-TV (NC Triangle) television children's show, CentralXpress.com, and played the character "Raj". The show won multiple awards, including seven regional Emmys, two national Iris awards, and a national Gabriel Award.
A Million Lights is the third studio album by English recording artist Cheryl Cole, released on 15 June 2012 through Fascination Records. Following her divorce from Ashley Cole, this is Cole's first album to be released under the mononym Cheryl, dropping her married surname. The album was recorded in 2011 and 2012. As the executive producer of the album, Cole enlisted a variety of producers such as Alex da Kid, Calvin Harris, will.i.am, Pantha, Agent X, HyGrade, Dada Life, Jim Beanz, Taio Cruz, Mathias Wollo, The Beamer Boyz, Billy Wes, Electric, Bibi Jones and Dave Munday. Sonically, the album is rooted in pop and dance-pop genres.
Upon its release, A Million Lights received mainly mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who commended its progression from Cole's previous albums, but were ambivalent towards the mix of genres. The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at position two, selling 34,934 copies in its first week. A Million Lights also peaked at two on the Irish Albums Chart, and one on the Scottish albums chart. A Million Lights was certified Gold in the United Kingdom for shipments of 100,000 copies.
Close the blinds,
Turn down the sun
Let her run and hide,
Here they all come
With the hate in their eyes
And lies on their tounges,
So we stand and fight an army of one
Everybody wants to rule the word it seems,
If they fire first you know what this means
This is war
They don't really care about us
Don't play it by the rules
Got nothing left to lose
This is war
All is fair
We don't care
Skies are grey
We fight through the rain
Weve been hurt so long
We can't feel the pain
Breaking down the walls
With our bare hands
Every stone you through at us
Becomes amuntiton for us
No more turning back
Show them what were made of yeah
So we fire first
Ask questions later
This is war
They don't really care about us
Don't play it by the rules
Got nothing left to lose
This is war
All is fair
We don't care
We don't care
Too much at stake to be afraid
Put on your armour
Let us pray
We'll live to fight another day
This is war
They don't really care about us
Don't play it by the rules
Got nothing left to lose
This is war x2
All is fair
We don't care