Yes, another Idol sang her swan song on Wednesday night, and given the way performances and judging went, this was one elimination that was far from being a blindside. Syesha Mercado was sent home Wednesday night, leaving the two Davids left in the competition to battle it out. Tuesday night was a rough one for Syesha, and it almost seemed like the judges were telling America to send her home, her performances and judging that followed received less than accolades. But, Syesha handled it all, including her farewell, with the grace and aplomb that she has become very well known for. Last night when saying goodbye, she appeared more proud than disappointed for having gone this far. She expressed her gratitude to her fans, to the judges, and to American Idol and concluded her Idol journey with a performance of Alicia Keys ‘If I Ain’t Got You’. But, as sad as they may have been to say goodbye, this leaves David Cook and David Archuleta breathing a very big sigh of relief as they move forward to duke out their vocals in next week’s finale. All of the Idol judges are saying even this one is too close to call yet. Whatever happens at this point, we have seen many bright recording careers come out of the Idol contestants, whether they won the big gig or not. So both of these two boys have very bright futures ahead. But it begs the question, which star will be the brightest, well America, it’s up to you. Who is going to be your next American Idol?

We never really hear about what goes on behind the scenes at American Idol unless someone’s made a sex tape, been a former porn star, gotten arrested, or has a rap sheet. So, this year, and only just recently, things have gotten a little heated in the backstage scenes of American Idol. David Archuleta apparently has a stage dad from hell, and it is causing quite the kerfuffle. Last week, David’s dad was seen yelling at David to the point of reducing David to tears, and producers quickly learned that this stage dad had control issues that were less than appropriate for the already tense set of American Idol. Last week, David’s dad Jeff crossed the line by insisting that David change the lyrics to ‘Stand by Me’. The change was to include a verse from Sean Kingston’s
‘Beautiful Girls’ and because copyrights need to be purchased for every song performed, Idol producers were racking up some bills as a result. They put their foot down, Jeff got irate, and he’s facing some consequences. The Associated Press is reporting now that Jeff Archuleta, David’s dad, has now been banned from any Idol rehearsals. Now, Jeff will not be allowed to help David prepare for the show’s performances, which for David, the producers are thinking it may be a good thing. Now David will be able to perform without the added stress, but will this help him or hurt him? Well, we will know this week, won’t we?

Huh, Duh I can’t hear you, Thats why I don’t know I sound so bad when I sing

This dread locked singer has finally had his swan song, with last night being his final night to grace the American Idol stage. Jason Castro bit the dust after a ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’ competition on Tuesday night. Criticism of this natural crooner was harsh for Jason, so he must have seen it coming. Simon, usually a big Jason fan, used the word atrocious, and Randy Jackson used the Simonism of ‘karaoke’ to judge Jason’s songs. When Jason forgot the lyrics to Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ in his second song, Simon foreshadowed the final three by saying to Jason ‘I’d pack your bags.’ Jason was joined by Syesha in the bottom two last night, so is this a prediction that the Davids are going to be your final two America??

Here’s your final four folks – Syesha Mercado, David Cook, David Archuleta, and Jason Castro. Quite the eclectic bunch, no? It’s anyone’s game now….The AI final four headed to the Mirage Resort in Vegas this weekend, and it looks like they had a few people expecting them. The final four were in Vegas to see a performance of the Cirque Du Soleil show “Beatles Love”. Too bad they didn’t have time to squeeze that into their schedule when they actually WERE loving the Beatles on stage. However, looks like even the final four need a little security detail. So sad to see this group without the smiling happy Brooke, isn’t it? My money is still on Cook in the end. Who do you think is getting the ax this week?

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Well, it finally happened… Sanjaya Malakar was eliminated from the American Idol competition. It was bound to happen sooner or later, but I was worried for a little bit that he might win it! Last night’s episode was superb! It involved a performance by Fergie (looking Fergalicious) and they gave us a preview of Shrek 3. The bottom three were Lakisha, Blake and Sanjaya. I guess Lakisha and Blake will have to step up their game if they want to avoid being in the bottom three again next week!

Well, I never would have believed it was possible, but after the past few rounds of eliminations, Sanjaya Malakar manages to remain safe. It was Haley Scarnato who was bumped off this week and Sanjaya didn’t even make it to the bottom three!?

OK, his last performance to “Besame Mucho” was pretty GOOD, but his other performances stink! Yep, i know the website voteforthe worst.com might have something to do with it or it might be that his fan base of girls 14 and under is huge and that they all have cell phones with fast dialing fingers. Who knows!? However, he keeps me entertained… i’m always wondering what his hair’s going to be like each week haha Would Simon quit if Sanjaya won Idol?