american idol8: we have a top 13!

a twist was revealed on the wildcard night of american idol 8. instead of the usual top 12, we will have 13 people in the finals this season. four more hopefuls advanced after the wildcard round. of the 8 contestants that were brought back to the competition, the following four singers advanced:

1. megan corkrey
2. jasmine murray
3. matt giraud
4. anoop desai

they join earlier qualifiers danny gokey, alexis grace and michael sarver from group 1; adam lambert, kris allen and allison iraheta from group 2 and lil rounds, scott macintyre and jorge nunez from group 3. it's also good to note that the guys outnumbered the girls this season, 8 - 5.

american idol 8: 3 more advances to the finals, wildcard contestants revealed

after the last group of 12 performed last night, another 3 finalists advances to the finals of the eight season of american idol. as i have written in my blog post, i liked the performances of lil rounds, jorge nunez, kristen macnamara, junot joyner and felicia barton. but i predicted that lil, felicia and scott macintyre will advance.

so, the three that goes to the finals are:

1. lil rounds
2. scott macintyre
3. jorge nunez

i missed one this time, the only one i got wrong. they will join alexis grace, michael sarver, danny gokey (group 1 finalists), adam lambert, allison iraheta and kris allen (from group 2).

tomorrow, eight semifinalists will be brought back to join the wildcard phase. as announced in the show, the wildcard contenders are:

1. von smith (group 3)
2. jasmine murray (group 2)
3. ricky braddy (group 2)
4. megan corkrey (group 2)
5. tatiana del toro (group 1)
6. matt giraud (group 1)
7. jesse langseth (group 1)
8. anoop desai (group 1)

i was disappointed at some of the choices. i think jasmine, ricky, von and matt does not deserve to be there. kristen macnamara, felicia barton, junot joyner and nick mitchell needs to be there. but its final. based on this line up, i think the three that would advance would be megan corkrey, anoop desai and jesse langseth.