american idol 8: allison says goodbye, all male top three revealed

the rock and roll night was a sure hit at the 8th season of american idol. after last night's performance, 64 million votes were casted in the 2 hour span, the most of any season outside the finale episode.

the results night was jampacked, with the groups song being performed with this week's mentor, slash. it was still hard rock, and as expected, adam performed the best during the group song and danny and kris still looked awkward.

also on idol stage tonight, judge paula abdul will perform for the first time in idol history. she performed "i am here for the music". it really looked like it was lipsynch but i ope it was not. she still is an entertainer and she is still damn hot!

next on stage is no doubt. i started their song but i switched channels after some time.

then results time. ryan talks about how its gonna work tonight. so there are three stools on the right part of the stage, one for each of the top three. after they are called to safety, they will occupy each of the stools. the top three will be called randomly, and in no particular order. ryan calls the four hopeful on the stage and talks about the performances last night and the judges' critiques.

so the first one safe tonight is.... kris allen! yes america! thanks for saving kris! he still can't believe he is on the top three. he looks stunned. his wife appears to be crying. yes! kris is safe!

suspense... another intermission before we get the final results. it's chris daughtry! well, three seasons ago, he was eliminated on the same week (after elliot, katherine and taylor qualified to the final three). after that, he formed his band and moved on to be one of the most successful rock bands in a short span of time. their debut album is already quadruple platinum and they are releasing their second album.

they will be singing their first single out of the new album "no surprises." daughtry is really amazing! hope adam learns from chris that it does not need to be too shouty to be a rock star. i still love chris daughtry and he is incredible! after the song, ryan surprised the band with their quintuple platinum award (which was handed to them by kris allen - lucky kris!). this means their album sold 5 million copies worldwide.

then back to results. the second person put to safety is ... adam lambert!

no surprise their. after being in the bottom three last week, adam fanatics will surely keep their phone busy voting or him this week. plus the fact that he was the best performer last night.

so it is down to danny gokey and allison iraheta. in my review, they were the two weakest singers last night. danny was the worst last night but i predicted that allison will go home tonight simply because of fanbase.

so the one who will complete the top three is... danny gokey!

and the one with the lowest number of votes is... allison iraheta!

still no surprises. amidst the fact that allison is a good singer, allison never really had a strong fan base. she has been in the bottom three for a couple of times and i think her fans never had the consistency of voting for her. being named as the dark horse in the competition, she really has a great voice and her energy and youth is evident in her performances. hope she gets a record after the show and i also hopes she gets a good stylist after this.

so, we have an all male top three this season. next week, all three will be going back to their own hometowns and they will perform two songs next week. one song will be their personal pick and another will be picked by one of the judges.

2 more weeks and we will have a new american idol. what's sure right now is that it will be a male... other than that, your guess is as good as mine.

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american idol 8: dialidol predicts who goes home among the final 4

here is dial idol's prediction on the top 4 of american idol season 8:

they put adam lambert to safety (which is no surprise since he is in he bottom 3 last week and the fans would surely burn his phone lines off) adn put the othe r3 idols to the danger zone, with allison getting the last spot.

source: http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/predictions.asp

american idol 8: top 4 performs rock and roll classics, first duets in idol history

it's rock and roll night tonight for the top 4 of american idol. after matt's elimination last week (which was his 3rd elimination in the show, the most of any idol) and adam and kris' inclusion in the bottom three, the idols needs to bring their game tonight for anyone can be sent home.

so here is my rankings of tonight's performance:

4. danny gokey - what the hell was that? i hate the screaming, it was over the top and he was trying too hard. i hate the scream at the end and the kneeling was really cheesy. i think he is in danger for the first time in the competition. he should never record a rock song ever if he seals a record deal after the show.

3. allison iraheta - it was okay but too monotonous for me. i agree with randy that her highlights came during the chorus parts and nothing else came. i was a bit disappointed since we all know that this genre really fits her voice and she couldhave done better with it. but one note, it's the first time that i like her outfit and her hair, thanks to adam's stylist.

2. kris allen - he sounded great and did not over do the vocals. i like that he picked a sonmg that fits his strength and he played the guitar, which all of us loves when he does. i know that it looks awkward since this is not really his genre but he did well. i like that he chose an upbeat song and i think he did a good job.

1. adam lambert - no question, he was thee best of the night but i think some parts were a bit over the top and some got a bit cheesy. but he was really good. this week is really his week and it is his genre, i liked the fact that he nailed it. but there were parts that i cannot understand the words he is singing and becomes almost shouty.

the idols also did duets for the first time in the show. i think the pairing was unfair, for both adam and allison I(who are both rockers) were paired together. but surprisingly, i liked the duet of kris and danny over allison and adam. danny and kris started great and i agree that they complement each other. they sounded great despite the fact that the music overpowers their voice at some parts. allison and adam, on the other hand, appears to be shouting each other and were not complementing each other and i think it was too over the top.

so my bottom two would be allison and danny. i am predicting allison to be going home this week.

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american idol 8: america votes out matt giraud

tonight, only four idols will survive. i think this is the best top 5 ever, all five having superb singing skills and last night's show proved this fact. all had a great night and i think it was the best night of the season yet.

the show started with the group song and it was okay. i enjoyed the disco group performance more than this week's song. it's danny and allison's birthday. the idols were shown baking cakes for the celebrants which somehow ended with food fight. the house was a mess and ryan handed danny a gift, the bill of the house cleaning amounting to six thousand dollars.

then, the results. the first four idols were grouped into pairs. matt and kris were in a pair and were in the left side of the stage. the other pair was allison and danny. adam, who is the only one left, was made to choose which group is safe. adam thinks it is danny and allison. and he is right, but unfortunately, adam is in the bottom three; with matt and kris.

so we have our bottom three, matt giraud, kris allen and adam lambert. kara is surprised. but i think this is the correct bottom three. they really were the bottom three in terms of performance last night.

then, it is natalie cole and season 5's winner taylor hick's time to perform on the idol stage. i won't expound since i switched channels.

then back to the results. ryan is sending back one idol to safety and will be part of the top 4. and he is none other than, kris allen. whew! i really like kris and i am happy that he is safe. i think america still got the right bottom two.

it is now this week's mentor jamie fox's turn to perform. again, i switched channels since i am only up for the results.

and it's results time. and the person going home is... matt giraud.

i think america got it right. considering that it's matt's third life in the competition. after getting the boot in the semifinals group 2, he was given a chance to get into the finals via the wildcard. after that, he has been a member of the bottom three a couple of times. two weeks ago, he got the lowest number of votes and he was saved by the judges. i think he does not have the chance of winning the competition.

so we have the final four, danny gokey, allison iraheta, kris allen and adam lambert.

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american idol 8: dialidol predicts the top 5

dialidol.com once again predicts who will go home today in american idol. with all the 5 remaining idols giving good performances last night, here is their prediction:


they did not save anyone from elimination , all the 5 idols are in danger of being eliminated tonight. the busiest phone line was for danny gokey, with adam lambert not far behind him. their bottom three are allison iraheta, kris allen and matt giraud, with matt's phoneline being the least busy among the five.

american idol 8: dialidol predicts the top 7

dialidol.com gave their prediction on who will go based on the measurements on the busy signals of the idol phonelines for the top 7 of american idol. same as last week, they put only one idol to safety. this idol is danny gokey, whose phone line is the busiest among the top 7.

the six other idols are deemed to be in danger of elimination. so thei9r bottom three are allison iraheta, matt giraud and kris allen. kris' phone line is the least busy among the idols. allison and kris gave solid performances last night and i think matt deserves to be in the bottom 3 based on his performance last night.

this is the second straight week that kris allen got the lowest ranking in dialidol. last week, he was also in last place but when results came, he was not even in the bottom three.

here is the snapshot of the rankings last night:

source: http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/predictions.asp

amazing race 14: amanda & kris eliminated

dating couple amanda & kris bacame the fourth team to be eliminated in the 14th season of amazing race asia. this came after some unfortunate events that happened in the leg.

at the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly from romania to siberia. 3 teams got a headstart since they caught an earlier flight, which were christie & jodi, kisha & jen and mark & michael. but when they arrived at krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam, it will only open at 8:30am. fortunately, it was not enough for the other teams to catch up.

they were next instructed to go to saint innokenty church where they encountered a detour. the detour is a choice between stack or construct. in stack, teams need to stack wood similar and in front of an existing stack of wood. in construct, teams need to assemble a local style window panel and install it in a marked house. most of the teams chose stack but bvecame frustrated when the stack fell. three teams switched tasks, which are mel & mike, mark & michael and amanda & kris.

after the u turn, teams encounters a detour, with a twist. in previous seasons, when a team uses the u turn, they must also post their pictures on the bottom part of the board. in this blind u turn, they will not post their own pictures, leaving everyone wondering who used the u turn.

the first three teams (christie & jodi, kisha & jen and tammy & victor) opted not to use the blind u turn. upon arrival at the blind u turn post, margie & luke thought that they are in danger since the last 5 teams are fighting for their lives. so they decided to use it and u turn amanda & kris.

the three teams that switched to construct finished far behind the ones that finished stack. they almost finished at the same time. so when amanda & kris finished their task and saw they were u turn-ed, they reacted quite nicely, as if they expected it. they also needed to finish the stack task.

the other teams meanwhile proceeded to bobrovy log park, where they encountered a roadblock. one team member needs to ride bobsled course and finish in 4 minutes or less. along the course, they need to look for letters. after the ride, they would write the letters and if they completed the 7 leters, they need to form a name of a famous russian author, who is chekov.

after the roadblock, they were instructed to go to krasnoyarsk theater of musical comedy, which is the 4th pit stop of the race. the rankings for this leg is as follows:

1. christie & jodi

2. kisha & jen

3. tammy & victor

4. margie & luke

5. jaime & cara

6. mel & mike

7. mark & michael

8. amanda & kris

as the winners of the leg, christie & jodi each won a motorcycle. amanda & mike were then eliminated.

american idol 8: adam, allison and kris advances to the finals for group 2

after a great performance night, the second group of 12 semifinalist is now up for america's decision. this groups inclide early favorites jasmine murray, matt giraud, nick mitchell, adam lambert, and megan corkrey. after last night's performance at least 5 did well and are up for the 3 seats available in the finals.

after america's votes, the three lucky ones are:

1. allison iraheta

2. kris allen

3. adam lambert

they now join danny gokey, michael sarver and alexis grace from group 1 in the finals. looks like the men are out singing the women since 4 men qualified so far.

i am very happy with america's choices so far. i predicted all 6 finalists in my prediction posts. hope my winning streak continues until the end.

next week, the third group are up and this group includes the following singers:

1. ju'not joyner

2. scott macintyre

3. nathaniel marshall

4. jorge nunez

5. von smith

6. alex wagner truman

7. ariana afsar

8. felicia barton

9. kendall beard

10. kristen macnamara

11. lil rounds

12. taylor vaifanua

interesting to see from this group are frontrunners scott macintyre, jorge nunez, von smith, alex wagner truman, arianna afsar, lil rounds and kristen macnamara. another 3 seats are available for grabs for these group.