Lazaro Arbos: Arbos

American Idol Dept: And this season of American Idol had no more compelling a portrait than that of 21-year-old ice cream scooper Lazaro Arbos, a severe stutterer who sings ballads with the grace of an opera star, according to The Star. The underdog story has undeniable appeal, and the handsome Arbos, a child of immigrant parents and a victim of bullying as a child, is the stuff that no marketing department can dream up and in the crowded world of televised talent competitions, getting viewers invested means having a good back story. Since legally blind chef Christine Ha won Season 3 of Gordon Ramsey MasterChef against seemingly insurmountable odds, few contestants have grabbed the public attention like Arbos. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.