American Idol - Who left the competition
GARRETT HALEY — then Ryan called over Garrett and dropped the hammer. He’s going home. Garrett was very composed and gracious but I kept wondering, “Where were the teenage girls?” But there are so many cute appealing guys and girls that looks just don’t cut it this year.
AMY DAVIS — She seemed to know it would happen and it did. Amy Davis was the next to go. I assume it was a mom and grandma or aunt or someone watching her, but it would be fun if it were her lesbian parents. We’ve had mixed race parents; isn’t it about time for a contestant with two mommies or two dads? Or did I miss that happening already. I thought it was almost cruel of them to make her sing “Where The Boys Are” again and her vocals certainly didn’t convince anyone a tragic mistake had been made. At the end, she rolled her eyes at her own flat notes.
Then we saw Paula Abdul’s video from the new Randy Jackson album. Her vocals sounded so processed it seemed doubtful a single note came through without being pitch-corrected. But Paula had been approached during the mania of the first season about recording so the question is not about Paula making a comeback, but simply why did she wait so long?
JOANNE BORGELLA – paired with rocker Amanda and I had no idea which it would be. But JoAnne was a pro and composed. She also kept her hands in her pocket so there was no warm hug between her and Amanda. She looked great and I was bummed since I thought she would be Top 12. I still don’t know what Simon meant when he said the Burt Bacharach classic “I Say A Litttle Prayer” was a terrible song choice. Why? Because it’s hard to sing would be the only answer I’d understand. Again, her singing didn’t make me think, “Tragic error,” but I’ll miss her. Then we got our first shot of crying, thanks to Ramiele Malubay dissolving into tears. Soon all the gals were weeping.
COLTON BERRY — paired with Chikezie and Chikezie certainly seemed to think he was a goner and was super-relieved when Colton got shot down. Again, I was surprised and certainly it was unfair in the sense that the guy wit by far the worst performance — Jason Yeager and “Moon River” — got to stay in while the equivalent gay (Amy) got the boot. Did I think Colton would win it all? Not necessarily. But I thought he was good and could go Top 12, just like JoAnne. And Simon’s wrong: if nothing else, Colton would do great in a national tour of Rent. I’m sure he already knows all the words. Unlike the other three, Colton’s performance after he got over being choked up was credible. See you off (if not on) Broadway, Colton.
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