'American Idol's Colton Dixon: 'I get why fans hated Lady GaGa song'

Published Apr 23 2012, 23:11 BST  |  By Jennifer Still

Colton Dixon has said that he 'understands' why his Christian fans were disappointed with his decision to perform a Lady GaGa song on American Idol.

The 20-year old was eliminated from the singing competition last week following his performance of Lady GaGa's 'Bad Romance', a decision which he later admitted was "risky".



"I had fun with the song, that was who I was and I had a blast with it," Dixon explained to MTV News.

"And you know, it's not necessarily a bad message, we all want something that's not good for us, but that's how I took the song and I had to edit around some of GaGa's choice words to have it fit me a little better.

"But still, I think my audience heard GaGa and just went 'Oh, weird' and kinda turned off a little bit, which I understand. I take such a strong stance in my faith, I do understand."

However, he went on to reveal that he is personally a fan of the 'Marry the Night' singer, adding: "I love her, I do. She's a great artist and she can sing her tail off and that's what I love. She does whatever she can and whatever she has to do to stay on top of the music industry and she does a great job of it."

Dixon has said that he hopes to record Christian music but will see how the material he writes pans out.

Watch Colton Dixon sing Lady GaGa's 'Bad Romance' below: