American Idol Finale May 19, 2009-Adam Lambert vs Kris Allen American Idol Top 2

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May 19, 2009 American Idol Finale has finally arrived! Who will win American Idol Season 8 at the American Idol Finale results show tomorrow night at the Nokia Theatre, May 20, 2009 between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen? We’re LIVE with the American Idol Top 2 performers tonight. American Idol starts at 8 p.m. EST on FOX.

THIS IS THE AMERICAN IDOL FINALE 2009!!! The Final Performance Show!

“The acoustic rocker vs the glam rocker, Conway vs California, The guy next door vs the guy liner… It comes down to Kris and Adam”, says Ryan Seacrest. Introduction of the American Idol Judges. “Get on your feet for Kris Allen and Adam Lambert”, as the Top 2 Idol finalists take the stage. Kris Allen won the coin toss and chose Adam Lambert to sing first. Three songs will be performed tonight. Adam Lambert and Kris Allen will each have 3 phone numbers and 1 text number for tonight’s votes. 4 hours to vote tonight!!!

List of songs for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen:

  • Adam Lambert – Personal Choice – “Mad World” by Tears for Fears VIDEO
  • Kris Allen – Personal Choice – “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers VIDEO
  • Adam Lambert – Simon Fuller’s Choice – “A Change is Gonna Come” by Patti LaBelle and Sam Cooke VIDEO
  • Kris Allen – Simon Fuller’s Choice – “What’s Goin’ On” by Marvin Gaye VIDEO
  • Adam Lambert – Winner’s Song – “No Boundaries” VIDEO
  • Kris Allen – Winner’s Song – “No Boundaries” VIDEO
  • Carrie Underwood - “Home Sweet Home” VIDEO

Round 1:

Adam Lambert is singing Mad World. Very smooth and beautifully performed. Randy Jackson says “This is it! Right now that performance, I love the long coat, I’m going to give you an A+ – A!”. Kara says Adam “changed up the game for everyone else”. Paula is of course “unbelievably proud, long journey, bask in it, a great song for you, still haunting, I thought you did a really good job”. Simon Cowell says he always thought Mad World was his best performance but thought Adam Lambert’s coat was a bit too theatrical. American Idol Phone Numbers: To VOTE for Adam Lambert, dial 1-866-IDOLS-01 or 03 or 05. (Text 5701)

Kris Allen is singing “Ain’t No Sunshine” on the piano. Also very smooth. Randy Jackson says “I think me personally.., that was one of your best performances on the stage, yes, yes, yes, yes”. Kara says “you have a way of creating an intimate bond with your audience, where everyone feels like you’re singing to us”. Paula says Kris “Allenizes” his performances. Umm, ok? Simon Cowell says he takes back what he’s said about Kris Allen in the past, and loved the performance “I wasn’t sure if a had made the right choice last week, I absolutely take that all back after that performance”. Simon Cowell says that Kris Allen has won Round 1 tonight. American Idol Phone Numbers: To VOTE for Kris Allen, dial 1-866-IDOLS-02 or 04 or 06. (Text 5702)

Round 2:

Adam Lambert is singing A Change Is Gonna Come. Adam did a quick change and is wearing a light grey suit and looking good. The song performance was spectacular! Randy Jackson says “What you did right there, you can sing your face off and that was unbelievable”. Kara says the it was the best performance Adam has done, “combination of the high notes and low notes, using both sides of yourself”. Paula says Adam will be “iconic” and stands up to say “the best, the best, the best performance”. Simon Cowell says Adam Lambert is “100% back in the game…congratulations”. Great job Adam!

Kris Allen is up with “What’s Goin On” by Marvin Gaye, sitting on a stool playing guitar. Randy Jackson says “we’ve got ourselves a real live duel going on…just a little light for me man, ya know?” Kara says she’s glad Simon picked a “social conscience song, make them feel and make them change”. Paula says Kris “tore that song up and made Marvin Gaye proud”. Simon says Kris’ performance was like “three friends in their bedroom singing”.., adding Kris did not “grab hold of the song and too laid back for a night like this”. Uh Oh Kris! Simon Cowell says Adam Lambert won Round 2 “1 million percent for Adam”.

Round 3:

Adam Lambert is singing the Winner’s Coronation Song “No Boundaries“. WOW, WOW!!! Randy Jackson says “I’ve said it before I’ll say it again, you can sing anything.., you can sing the phone book, but not one of my performances, a bit pitchy for me in some spots”. Kara says she’s proud of Adam’s performance of the song she co-wrote. Paula says she’ll “be a fan forever, front line”. Simon Cowell says “you have been one of the best, original contestants on the show..I genuinely believe we have found a worldwide star in you”. Fabulous, spectacular performance by Adam Lambert tonight! (Problem is, Kara DioGuardi’s “No Boundaries” Lyrics SUCK! Very Kindergarten! Neither Adam nor Kris Allen should have to get stuck with this pathetic attempt of a song. Ick.)

Kris Allen is now singing the Winner’s Coronation Song “No Boundaries“. Kris is doing a great job, although sometimes appearing to strain to hit the higher notes. Randy Jackson says the song was a little too high for Kris. Kara DioGuardi says “I don’t want you to be judged on that song…you’ve been incredible to watch week after week…I hope people vote on the season”. Paula says “You should take it in…amazing job…I wish you the best of luck”. Simon Cowell says “I think the first song was your highlight…watching you tonight has been incredible…you have thoroughly deserved to be standing on this stage tonight, congratulations.”

Carrie Underwood closes the show with “Home Sweet Home” AKA “the boot song”.

Who will win American Idol 2009? Make your predictions of the winner of American Idol 2009 in the comments below. We’ll be here LIVE tomorrow night with the American Idol Finale Results Show May 20, 2009!

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American Idol 5/12/09 Top 3 Judges Choice, Personal Pick Performance, Video, Recap LIVE

Written by on May 12, 2009 · 5 Comments

Tonight’s American Idol Judges Choice and Personal Pick will begin at 8 p.m. EST, and we’ll be LIVE with review, recap, judges comments and VIDEO of tonight’s Top 3 Idol performances. Check out the American Idol Top 3 judges choice spoilers for what Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey will be singing tonight on American Idol (May 12, 2009). Remember, each of the Top 3 contestants will be performing TWO songs instead of just one. Thank goodness. Hopefully we won’t have to listen to too much chatter from the judges, but rather can focus on the Top 3 singing performances instead.

***Keep watching this space for LIVE updates during and after the show, as VIDEO will be edited in after the show ends.***

THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!! “Heroes of their hometown” says Ryan Seacrest. This is the 300th American Idol episode. Tonight’s “Three Amigos” are about to take the Idol stage. Ryan is introducing the judges. Ryan introduces the Top 3 American Idol Finalists, asking viewers “Who will you vote for to be in the Finale?”

First up is Danny Gokey singing “Dance Little Sister” by Terrance Trent D’Arby. Paula Abdul is up on her feet dancing to Danny’s performance. Good job Danny! Uptempo, singing on key (for a change), no screaming. Randy Jackson says “that was dope for me dude”. Kara DioGuardi didn’t like the dancing “too gyrating” – “forgettable performance”. Paula loved Danny’s performance, doing a “fantastic job”. Simon Cowell says the dancing “was a bit desperate”, “vocally very good”, but didn’t care much for the sax solo and “wrong song”. After Idol ends tonight, To VOTE for Danny Gokey, dial 1-866-IDOLS-01 or 04 or 07. (Text 5701) VIDEO

Next up is Kris Allen singing “Apologize” by One Republic. Kris is playing the piano and hitting the notes wonderfully, sounding really good tonight. Great job Kris! Randy Jackson loved this performance, “it shows us what you can do in the music business in the future”. Kara said it was a “competent performance”, but says “you gotta hit it out of the park” and not behind the piano, taking more chances. Paula Abdul says “there was a bum note” but says Kris deserves to be in the Top 3. Simon tells Kara she and Randy can’t choose a song for Kris to sing but then blame Kris for doing the song with the arrangement he chose, saying Kara and Randy should have chosen the arrangement. To VOTE for Kris Allen, dial 1-866-IDOLS-02 or 05 or 08. (Text 5702) VIDEO

Here comes Adam Lambert singing “One” by U2. (Simon Cowell says Bono agreed to allow Adam perform their song tonight). Starts off soft and mellow, very smooth….., then powerhouse vocals take over again. WOW Adam! Simon’s smiling and clapping. Randy Jackson says Adam “is in the zone” but wasn’t impressed with the song choice or performance, to which Simon says “booo”. Kara says Adam is a “strategist”, able to make performances “unbelievable”, doing his “own version” of the song. Paula jokes about sitting next to Simon “gloating over Adam’s performance”. Simon says “that was a brilliant song choice”, “a brilliant, brilliant performance”. To VOTE for Adam Lambert, dial 1-866-IDOLS-03 or 06 or 09. (Text 5703) VIDEO

Carrie Underwood video clip of efforts to end Malaria in Africa, hosted by Exxon Mobil. Idol Gives Back helping those in need, but a lot more mosquito nets to be given out. “We’re not done yet”. VIDEO

Next up is Danny Gokey singing his Personal Choice song, “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker. I was very nervous Danny wouldn’t be able to pull off this song tonight, but Danny is sounding really good. Smooth, no screaming, great melody, very very good performance. Randy Jackson says “amazing song”, “you showed dude that you can really, really, really sing dawg”. Kara calls it a “stunning” performance. Paula says Danny’s changing up the “structure” of the song arrangement made for a “beautiful performance”. Simon calls it a “vocal masterclass”. Good job Danny! Again, to VOTE for Danny Gokey, dial 1-866-IDOLS-01 or 04 or 07. (Text 5701) VIDEO

Kris Allen is up next with his Personal Choice song, “Heartless” by Kanye West. Kris is playing the guitar with this performance. Randy Jackson says “this is gonna be one of the toughest voting” this season, “better than the original”, “I loved it, I loved it”. Kara says it “was bold, brave and fearless”. Paula says “bravo”, “I commend you”. Simon thought it “was a lame song choice” and had “literally written you out of this competition, but that’s all changed after that performance”. Good job Kris! But, is it good enough to be in the Top 2 Finale? Again, to VOTE for Kris Allen, dial 1-866-IDOLS-02 or 05 or 08. (Text 5702) VIDEO

Adam Lambert takes the stage to sing the last song of the night and his Personal Choice song, “Cryin” by Aerosmith. True Adam Lambert all the way. Adam Lambert haters will of course despise him for the “screaming”. Randy Jackson says Adam is “one of the best we’ve ever had on American Idol”; “you are a rock star baby”. Kara wonders “Who hits those notes? Adam Lambert”. Paula says “We’ll see you in the finals”. Simon Cowell says he’s “not going to suck up”, but tells Adam that Adam fans need to vote for Adam because he deserves to be in the finals based on talent. Again, to VOTE for Adam Lambert, dial 1-866-IDOLS-03 or 06 or 09. (Text 5703) VIDEO

Have you bought your American Idol Tickets for the summer tour yet? What was your favorite American Idol performance tonight? Who gets your votes tonight? Got any predictions of who you think will go home tomorrow night? Make your predictions in the comments below and we’ll see if you’re right during tomorrow night’s results show.

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American Idol 5/6/09 Top 4 Rock and Roll Theme-Who Got Voted Off American Idol

Written by on May 6, 2009 · 20 Comments

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American Idol May 6, 2009 is here! We’re LIVE for tonight’s American Idol Top 4 Rock theme elimination vote. American Idol starts tonight at 9 P.M. EST, when we find out Who Got Voted Off American Idol tonight!

THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!! Over 64 million votes were registered for last night’s ROCK performances. WOW! Ryan introduces the Idol judges. “No Doubt is here” and Daughtry performs, as does Paula Abdul.

Next is the Ford Video Performance of Move Along. VIDEO

Here comes SLASH with the Top 4 Finalists singing “Schools Out” by Alice Cooper. They’re ROCKIN’ tonight! Yeah baby! Slash sure plays a mean guitar, and the Top 4 are doing a great job, with Adam Lambert hitting the high notes with spectacular precision. VIDEO

Ryan speaks with Slash briefly about an upcoming album but gets no details, and now we’re at a commercial. The American Idol LIVE summer tour tickets go on sale this Saturday, says Ryan.

Ryan asks the Top 4 “what’s the vibe” on Wednesday nights? Kris Allen says it’s surreal to sing before millions of people, but Simon Cowell tells Kris “we don’t want humble anymore” but that Kris should feel like he deserves to be on American Idol. Adam Lambert says he’s been having a blast, and loved his outfit last night. Danny Gokey says he was laughing the whole night after watching the playback video, and referred to the ending of his Dream On song as a “horror scream”. Yeah it was! Allison says she felt the need to speak up for herself about her song choice for last night when Simon criticized her. VIDEO

Paula Abdul is up singing (lip-synching) I’m Just Here For The Music. Paula’s performance was pre-taped last night, as was No Doubt’s performance. The only LIVE performance tonight is by Chris Daughtry. Paula is wearing a short, green and black outfit, moving around the stage with her backup dancers during her performance. The song is uptempo/techno sounding and actually sounds pretty good, but I may have to listen to it a few times to get hooked on it enough to download it. VIDEO

Commercial again.

Paula Abdul did a quick clothes change and Ryan asks Paula “Why now” about why perform her song on American Idol. She says Idol is the greatest place to perform her new single.

No Doubt is on stage singing I’m Just A Girl. No Doubt is actually doing push-ups on the stage while singing. Umm, why? No Doubt (Gwen Stafani) is a very popular performer, but I don’t get the fascination, sorry. VIDEO

Green bra underneath a sheer white tank top – that’s called an outfit? Tacky, tacky. Commercial break again.

The Results Are In! Video clips of previous hometown visits are shown, since hometown visits for the Top 4 are on the line tonight. The Top 4 Finalists take the stage, and the lights are dimmed. Here we go. VIDEO

Ryan reminds each of the finalists of the judges comments about their performances last night. “The first person in the Top 3 and headed home for a parade is KRIS ALLEN!!! Wow!!! Kris Allen is SAFE!!! Commercial break again. Twitter is going wild!!!

Video is shown of Chris Daughtry being voted off American Idol Season 6, but that was “just the beginning” of Daughtry’s amazing career. Chris Daughtry is singing the debut new single performance of No Surprise on American Idol. Rock it Chris! VIDEO

Love me some Daughtry… Definitely have to dig up the Lyrics to No Surprise right after American Idol ends tonight. The song and performance is great! Chris Daughtry tells Ryan Seacrest that his elimination from American Idol felt like the “world was coming to an end, but I got over it 30 seconds later”. No kidding – Chris Daughtry ROCKS!!! Commercial again.

Who Got Voted Off American Idol?? The second person who is in the Top 3 (in random order) and headed to their hometown is ADAM LAMBERT!!!! Adam Lambert is SAFE!!!

Danny Gokey is SAFE and Allison Iraheta got voted off American Idol! Definitely didn’t see that one coming! Predictions had Danny Gokey or Kris Allen going home tonight! Wow. Shocker!!! MAJOR UPSET! Just 17 years old, Allison Iraheta once again rocks out to Janis Joplin’s Cry Baby. Allison Iraheta fans have been desperately wanting to hear Allison sing Piece Of My Heart by Janis Joplin, but it’s not going to happen on American Idol. VIDEO

The Top 3 American Idol Theme Next Week – Top 3 Finalists (Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey) take on Judges Choice and their Personal Pick. TWO Songs for each next week. Hometown visits happen on Friday next week, and by then we’ll know the Judges Choices.

What do you think? Did America get it right? Should Allison Iraheta have been voted off American Idol? Who did you think/hope would get kicked off Idol tonight?

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American Idol 5/5/09 Top 4 ROCK Theme – American Idol Recap, Review, Performances

Written by on May 5, 2009 · 5 Comments

American Idol 5-5-09 ROCK night is here! We’re LIVE with American Idol, briefly wondering if the show would go on after hearing about the accident involving American Idol Stage Manager Debbie Williams! Debbie Williams fell down the 20 foot staircase, and a glass tower started breaking, causing an evacuation of the auditorium! But, here is Ryan Seacrest taking the Idol stage saying THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!!!

Ryan explains how the glass tower “started popping” and started to collapse. Ryan says The Show Must Go On! The Idol judges are introduced and then the Top 4 Finalists are brought onto the stage. Slash is mentor for the Top 4 this week, well known as lead guitarist for Guns n Roses and Velvet Revolver, a “true rock icon”.

Adam Lambert is up first singing Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin. Adam is ROCKIN’ Tonight!!! Adam Lambert is a ROCK STAR! Randy Jackson says forget about all that crap about theatrical performances, this was HOT! Kara loved Adam’s performance, saying Adam is a “Rock God”. Paula was quick and to the point, loved it 100%. Simon Cowell says Adam’s performance tonight was his favorite performance by Adam! ***Phone numbers to VOTE for Adam Lambert, phone 1-866-IDOLS-01 or 5705. VIDEO

Allison Iraheta is next up singing Cry Baby by Janis Joplin! Allison has the perfect vocal ability to do Janis Joplin right, and she rocked out that song! Personally, I would have liked for Allison Iraheta to sing Piece Of My Heart by Janis Joplin, but she opted for Cry Baby. Randy Jackson said it was okay but thought the repetitive “cry baby, cry baby” lyrics was too much. Kara also felt Janis Joplin was a great rock performer to emulate, but wasn’t impressed with the performance. Simon Cowell says Allison needs to just “beg” to make it through the results show tomorrow night and not be voted off. Oh Simon….Allison did a great job! Loved the hairdo she had professionally done too! Allison ROCKED it tonight! ***Phone Numbers to VOTE for Allison Iraheta, phone 1-866-IDOLS-02 or 5706. VIDEO

The first DUET performance by Kris Allen and Danny Gokey singing “Renegade” by Styx. Randy Jackson liked the harmonies but didn’t like the singing individually. Kara said some parts were pitchy, but together as a duet it was “united and strong”. Paula said it was “powerful and compelling”. Simon Cowell says Danny Gokey was better than Kris. Ouch, but true. Kris’ voice sounded strained, sounding like he was struggling to reach the high notes. It was obvious, but all in all, the duet was just alright. Fortunately, no phone numbers are being given to Vote for the duet performances, because the duet’s would be in the bottom 2 tomorrow night. VIDEO

Next to sing is Kris Allen performing “Come Together” by The Beatles, guitar-ready. Randy Jackson recognizes that Kris isn’t “really rock”, liked the vocals but especially liked what Kris was “doing on the guitar”. Kara says Kris is the “softer side of rock” but “not a great performance, trying too hard”. Paula says doing a Beatles song was “risky” for this week, needs a “little more energy” but deserves to be on the Idol stage. Simon didn’t like it that much, saying the performance was “like eating ice for lunch, leaving you nothing afterwards”. Simon also said that no one was going to do better than Adam. ***Phone Numbers to VOTE for Kris Allen, phone 1-866-IDOLS-07 or 5703. VIDEO

Danny Gokey is up with “Dream On” by Aerosmith. Ummm Danny, that was painful to listen to and watch. Randy Jackson says this isn’t Danny’s genre and “was alright for me”, given an “A+ for effort”. Kara says Danny “took it too far” with edge, complimented Danny on being bold and going for it, but… Paula said she didn’t feel this was the right song for Danny to sing, wasn’t her favorite choice of songs at all. Simon says the “last night was like watching a horror movie” with the screaming at the end, and was “over the top”, but still thinks Danny will be safe tomorrow night. ***Phone numbers to VOTE for Danny Gokey, phone 1-866-IDOLS-04 or 5708. VIDEO

The final DUET performance is between Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert singing “Slow Ride” by Foghat. Perfect combination of voices that ROCK the house!!! Randy Jackson says Adam and Allison should do a duet on their album. Kara says they are rock stars, and she loved the performance. Paula agrees they should do a duet on an album. Simon Cowell says “in the battle of the duets, you win tonight”. Simon also says that singing with Adam may have saved Allison this week from elimination. Wow!!! VIDEO

What do you think of the Top 4 American Idol finalist performances tonight? Who will get your vote? Who will be voted off American Idol tomorrow night? Make your predictions in the comments below. I’m going to predict America will vote off Danny Gokey or Kris Allen, but most likely Danny Gokey. That screaming was painful! Thank you MJ at mjsbigblog for the quality videos!

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American Idol 4/22/09 Top 7 Disco Results Recap Video-Who Got Voted Off American Idol?

Written by on April 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment

american-idol-top-7-discoAmerican Idol 4/22/09 Disco Results Show LIVE recap/review and VIDEOS.

***Keep watching this space for edits and updates of VIDEO of tonight’s American Idol Results Show to watch Who Got Voted Off American Idol!***

Last night’s American Idol 4/21/09 Disco themed performances had some good stuff and not so good stuff. “Who got voted off American Idol” predictions have Lil Rounds, Anoop Desai and Matt Giraud being in the Bottom 3 during tonight’s Idol Results show. TWO of the Top 7 American Idol Finalists are going home tonight, not just one.

Who will be voted off tonight predictions have been quite sketchy and unreliable, especially if you’ve seen recent Idol predictions from Dial Idol. There is also a ridiculous frenzy of “Vote For The Worst” nonsense that is supposedly meant to keep American Idol interesting, but Idol fans aren’t amused by those morons one bit.

Paula Abdul choreographed tonight’s American Idol group performance, and we’ll post video so you can watch American Idol’s results show online and watch who got voted off. Past American Idol Contestant David Archuleta performs tonight singing; Harry Wayne Casey from KC and the Sunshine Band perform; Thelma Houston and Freda Payne perform a medley of their hits. Are you ready?! “THIS IS AMERICAN IDOL!”


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