Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. The Times identified Lambert as one of the few openly gay mainstream pop artists to launch a career on a major label in the United States. Lambert released his debut album, For Your Entertainment, in November 2009, via RCA Records/19 Recordings. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 in December 2009, selling 198,000 copies in the United States in the first week. In 2010, Lambert was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Whataya Want from Me". This book is your ultimate resource for Adam Lambert. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: Adam Lambert discography, American Idol (season 8), For Your Entertainment (album), Glam Nation Live, Acoustic Live!, Season 8 Favorite Performances (Adam Lambert album), Take One (album), No Boundaries (song), Time for Miracles, For Your Entertainment (song), Whataya Want from Me, If I Had You (Adam Lambert song), Mad World, A Change Is Gonna Come (song), One (U2 song), Cryin', Slow Ride, The Tracks of My Tears, Feeling Good, American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009, Glam Nation Tour Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.