American Idol: Gone, Gone, Gone.

Welcome to the Top 10 results show! Tonight we find out which nine contestants move on to compete next week, and we will also have a sing off between two of last week’s eliminated contestants. The winner of the sing off will earn a spot on the 2013 American Idol Tour. Nicki managed to arrive on time tonight, so goodness knows what we have in store.

 

It seems Kree is already receiving the key to her home city. Typically this act is reserved for the Final 3 homecoming visits, but I guess we just assume she’s going to make it that far. Kree, by the way, is safe tonight. She is joined by Candice and Angie in the top 3 vote-getters from last night.

It’s always nice to see Bon Jovi perform…at this point they can do whatever they want, right? I've been lucky enough to see them in concert, and they put on an amazing show each time. My beloved P Squared – last year’s victor, Phillip Phillips, is in the house as well, and he performs his new single “Gone, Gone, Gone.” It’s catchy, and as much as I like “Home,” I’m ready to hear a different P Squared song on the radio.

Now for the sing off. Charlie Askew chooses to perform an original song “Sky Blue Diamond.” Risky dude. He sits behind a piano and totally loses his quirky appeal that set him apart from the rest this season. Kind of a pretty song though. His opponent is Aubrey Cleland and she takes on “Out Here On My Own” by Irene Cara. Standing at a mic stand in front of a piano (wouldn’t it be great if Charlie was playing for this song too?), Aubrey is a much stronger singer. Neither of them are competing for the title at this point so I’m kind of indifferent to who wins the battle.

 

Ryan now reveals the order in which the remaining contestants finished after last night’s vote. Here’s how it played out:

4. Lazaro

5. Amber

6. Janelle

7. Burnell

8. Paul

This leaves Devin and Curtis as the bottom 2 tonight. With Curtis performing first last night and not really performing well, his placement makes sense to me. But Devin is surprised, I'm surprised, and it seems that several of the judges are too. Not Nicki though – she’s pisssssssed at America for not voting for Curtis. She becomes even more pissed when Curtis is revealed to have the lowest number of votes, actually getting out of her chair and acting like she might walk off the show completely. Curtis has the opportunity to sing for the judges’ save, but I can’t imagine them using it on the 10^th place finisher. He takes on “I Believe I Can Fly,” which is worlds better than his performance last night. The judges, however, do not choose to save Curtis (have I mentioned that Nicki is pissed?) and we say goodbye to him.

Next week the remaining 9 duke it out again and we will find out whether Charlie or Aubrey will travel with the other Idols this summer on the tour. Will America go with vocal ability or originality? All will be revealed soon. Til then!