american idol 8: double elimination for lil rounds and anoop desai

after matt giraud was saved last week, a double elimination was done this week, with the disco theme in play. they are singing for apots in the top 5 and keep their dreams alive in the 8th season of american idol.

the results show started with the group performance. it was choreographed by no other than american idol judge paula abdul. it was one of the best performance yet this season but the camera was a bit too playful and the idols did not execute some of the blockings well. but over-all it was good.

now, its the results. lil rounds gets her results first. i ranked lil as one of my bottom three picks last night. she was okay last night but not great. as expected, lil rounds' journey in american idol ends tonight. she sings for the last time and got everyone on their feet.

the next number was from some of the disco legends. it was a medley of some songs that i can't remember so i was not able to get their names.

back to results. the next to get the result is kris allen. kris gave the best performance last night and i think the judges agrees to that. despite being last in the dialidol rankings, kris allen is safe. next up is adam lambert. adam was one of my bottom three last night in terms of performance but his fans would keep him alive. and he is safe. danny gokey was next and was also safe. looks like the favorites have their fans voting for them.

next up is anoop desai. anoop got the pimp spot last night bt he did okay. his arrangement is too slow for me and it will be no surprise if he is in the bottom three. anoop is in the bottom three and steps to the left side of the stage.

so its between matt giraud and allison iraheta. both of them are in the middle of my rankings alst night. i think allison did better compared to matt. i predicted matt to be in the bottom three. but after being saved last week, his fans might have realized that they need to vote for him. so allison was in the bottom three.

so the next to be eliminated is either allison iraheta or anoop desai.

next to perform is david archuleta. he seems to have gone thinner as compared to the time he was in idol. he still has it and worked the stage out. he sounded tentative at times but he still rocks.

so back to results. after 45 million votes, the one going home tonight is anoop desai.

no surprises here. i think america got it right. i think if the 2 continued on, they won't have a chance to win the contest anyway. i predict that next week, either allison or matt will be going home.

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american idol 8: idols sing hit movie theme songs

last night, american idol season 8 finalists sang movie theme songs and their guest mentor is none other than director quentin tarantino. expectations are high since we are down to our top 7 finalists and some took risk which paid off and some still did not deliver. so here is my rankings of last night's show:

7. anoop desai - i did not like the arrangement of the song. it was too slow for me and he was tentative at times. he still shows so much inconsistency. i will not be surprised if he goes home this week.

6. matt giraud - i did noot like his take on the song. i agree with randy, the first part was good but the middle and end was disaster. he was out of tune at the middle and seems to be catching his breath. i was very disappointed.

5. adam lambert - i still did not like his performance. i think it was over the top. it was too loud and shouty for my taste. too dramatic and i don't really get the hype he is receiving. it was just okay.

4. lil rounds - contrary to what others thought, i think her performance last night is one of her best so far since the top 13 performances. she sounded great and it was a good performance. did she deserve the pimp spot? no. but that could get her some votes.

3. allison iraheta - she chose one of my favorite songs and she did justice to it. for the first time, she showed the control that i was looking for. she started soft and she built it up towards the middle. she did not sound too shouty and i really like her voice.

2. danny gokey - another good performance from danny. i did not like the start, it was too slow and a bit too low for him. but when he reached the chorus part, it was really damn good. this is one of his best yet.

1. kris allen - i totally disagree with randy on this one, kris sounded good last night. i did not know the song he sang but he made me want to know the song. this is not his best performance but he definitely nailed the song.

so my bottom three based on performance are anoop, matt and adam. but i don't think this will be the bottom three after the votes. i predict that the bottom three will be anoop, matt and lil. lil might not be there since she got the pimp spot and she might get the sympathy votes. if she escapes the bottom three, i think allison be in the bottom three.

so who had the lowest votes? i think anoop desai has and will sing for his life tonight. i have said this before that

will the judges save him? no.

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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.