Every week on "Idol" somebody gets eliminated, and every week they sing the same lame song that got them eliminated in the first place.
That almost didn't happen this week.
Alaina Whitaker , a 16-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., burst into tears after she heard she was being sent home. Instead of sucking it up like most contestants, Alaina tried to beg off performing her final song.
"I can't sing, sorry, this is embarrassing," she told host Ryan Seacrest.
"You made it to a very small group on this stage. Almost nobody gets to do that," said Seacrest. "Every week, somebody has to go on the show, no matter how good you are, somebody's got to go every single week until the end."
Seacrest then wisely turned to Paula Abdul, the kindest of the three judges, for comment.
"You are a gifted, bright young talent. ... This is the start of an amazing career from you," said Abdul, who stood on her feet to boost Alaina's morale.
Ryan gave Alaina the option of sitting down instead of singing her song. But, when the other "Idol" female contestants surrounded her on stage and begged her to keep going, Alaina was able to carry on, singing "Hopelessly Devoted to You."
Three others eliminated: Jason Yeager, Robbie Carrico and Alexandrea Lushington.
I was sad to see Lushington go, I think she had a lot of potential and a lovely voice. Yeager and Carrico didn't move me.
Now we're down to 16. In two weeks we'll be down to the final 12 and can really get going.
Posted by: | Mar 29, 2008 at 11:15 AM