Adam Lambert has effused praise on this year's crop of American Idol finalists.

The US TV talent show is down to its last ten contestants as the wannabe singers vie to win the competition this year.

Lambert was runner-up to Kris Allen on Idol's 2008 series and he praised some of this year's batch today on Twitter (March 9). He said:

"Watching Idol from Indonesia. This Devin boy is a Star. And Burnell! Super original and grounded. Excited."

The vocal powerhouse continued: "Great talent this year! Candice, Angie and Kree are givin me goosebumps."

This year's American Idol final ten are Paul Jolley, Curtis Finch Jr, Angie Miller, Candice Glover, Burnell Taylor, Devin Velez, Janelle Arthur, Lazaro Arbos, Amber Holcomb and Kree Harrison.