American Idol

I have grown to like Diana fine and maybe she has a snowballs chance of winning, but to me this clears the way for Fantasia to win. I was shocked that these two were the bottom and the split vote idea seems logical to me. Maybe the idea of voting for the one to leave is a good idea.

 

I don't watch Idol, but I am honored to be quoted in your sig Foxman. Thank you.

 

very simple solution.

 

I have never heard so much crying about a show that people vote on. Who cares if they win, the good ones get a contract anyway. If you got the votes, you should win. More power to ya if your whole home town votes 8 trillion times.

Red should of won the whole thing and we wouldn't have all of these problems.

 

I'm done watching the show.

LaToya is the only one I wanted to hear sing every week. Fantasia's talented, but I can't stand Macy Gray, and that's who she sounds like. Plus her attitude rubs me the wrong way. I don't go for the whole "Diva" trip. Jasmine? Please. I refuse to watch anyone of that caliber who should be gone instead of LaToya. I've liked Diana from the beginning, but not enough to tolerate the other two for what will probably be another 5 hours worth of programming.

I hope LaToya doesn't follow Tamyra Gray's footsteps. Get in the studio, Miss London, and crank out a platinum album or two while the rest of your competitors are singing show tunes.

 

Its a great quote, glad you aprove.

 

i'm ok with latoya being out. i said that fantasia and diana will put on the best show in the finale.

jasmine wont make it to the final two.

latoya was the best singer, but you have to be able to be a performer in this, too, and she just wasn't. she was pretty and had great pipes, but didn't work the crowd or move anyone to tears. she'll do ok, professionally.

 

Better watch those words. Reda this from todays USAToday:

Despite predictions of elimination after Tuesday's tearful performance — generally considered the weakest among the four finalists — the Oahu resident finished in the top two, helped by a surge of voting from her home state.

Hawaii's 1.25 million population completed a total of 1.23 million calls in the two-hour voting period after Tuesday's show, a large portion of which were for Idol, says Kevin Laverty of Verizon. That's 24,000 more than were recorded in New Jersey, which has seven times the population. Overall, Hawaii logged more calls than all of Verizon's 29 coverage states, except for New York and California, in the post-Idol hours.

Idol viewers can vote as often as they wish within two hours of the broadcast.

Many viewers were shocked Wednesday when Trias, 17, and fellow high-schooler Diana DeGarmo, 16, drew the most votes, while the competition's most lauded singers, La Toya London, 25, and Fantasia Barrino, 19, finished below. London was eliminated.

"I felt like I could have gone all the way. And how much support I had, I definitely was surprised," London says. "I told Jasmine earlier that day, 'You know how unpredictable it is. So don't worry that it might be you that goes home, because it just might be me.' Then the thought crossed my mind, 'It might just be me today.' "

London's ouster drew boos from the Idol studio audience; judge Randy Jackson called the result "a travesty." Many fans protested online and elsewhere, reigniting a recent controversy when London, Barrino and Jennifer Hudson were in the bottom three last month.

"Out of protest, I will never watch again, and I ask the country to stop watching," says music industry veteran Richard Halpern. "To keep someone as flat-out horrible as Jasmine while putting La Toya and Fantasia in the bottom two is an outrage."

Not all the calls in Hawaii were Idol votes, of course. And among votes, it's not known how many were for Trias. But Michael Perry, who co-hosts a morning radio show in Honolulu, says "98%" supported Trias. "We get behind people from Hawaii. It's the Aloha spirit," says Perry. The depth of Hawaiian public support "would not even come close on the mainland."

Though island votes helped Trias, they make up only a small portion of a national total that regularly tops 25 million. Other theories abound about how the vote veered so wildly from the consensus of judges and observers:

•The stealth return of American Juniors: Many Idol followers believe children and teens, who are more likely to be passionate and prolific voters, lean toward their own age group, which includes DeGarmo and Trias.

•The reverse Simon. Some fans appear to be casting votes against the judges, especially caustic Simon Cowell. When Cowell ripped John Stevens, voters kept him. When he praised the 16-year-old, voters let him go. On Tuesday, Cowell told Trias everyone in Hawaii would need five phones to save her.

•The question of racism. Much the same as when black women Barrino, London and Hudson were the bottom three, some fans wonder whether color is affecting votes. Idol producers dispute that notion, as does London, who notes Ruben Studdard's victory last year.

Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says he expected London to make the final show, but adds that it's hard to be surprised considering recent votes. Lythgoe likens London's dismissal to Idol's first year, when Tamyra Gray, considered one of the two best, was dropped in the same round, drawing howls of protest.

Asked whether this year's Idol winner would be the best singer, he says, "This is not a competition for best singer. You vote for your next American Idol. You need a lot of other things. You need charisma, you need warmth. Maybe America felt La Toya had a fantastic voice but she wasn't as warm."

He and others suggest Trias' tears after Tuesday's performance might have gained her votes.

London concedes that she's reserved and that young voters might relate more to her younger competitors. But she isn't analyzing the vote. "I want to move forward," she says. "I know my career is going to do well, because I'm not going to stop.

 

Damn this is a gay thread.

 

First time I watched this show since they had all the losers on the first week.

Fantasia kicked all their butts tonight. Wasn't even close.