Idol's Allison Iraheta getting more comfortable in role

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Quote :: Allison Iraheta's sandpaper edges always seemed an odd fit for the American Idol bubble. She wasn't a blond country sweetheart, an R&B diva-in-training or a poised pop princess. Her outfits were funny. Her interviews were awkward.

But onstage, Iraheta's wildchild yell was a rock 'n' roll force — and made her Season 8's last female standing.

Since then, Iraheta has released an album (Just Like You), collaborated with guitarist Orianthi (single Don't Waste the Pretty) and reunited with a former Idol buddy. She's the opener on Adam Lambert's Glam Nation Tour — "the opportunity of a lifetime" - which makes a sold-out stop Wednesday at the Hobby Center.

Iraheta, 18, still seems an odd fit for the tik-tok-pop world. But that's also what makes her intriguing. She's an enormous vocal talent and a lot of fun: