VIDEO: First Four American Idol Contestants Voted Off
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 @ 01:49AM
The tension was thick on Thursday night as the very first elimination round of American Idol Season 9 sent four contestants packing: Janelle Wheeler, Tyler Grady, Ashley Rodriguez and Joe Munoz.
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The elimination wasn’t a complete shock—except for maybe Ashley Rodriguez, who was billed as a frontrunner. But for Rodriguez and Wheeler, the judges felt they picked songs that were too big for them, and it looks like America agreed.
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Happier parts of the night kicked off with the top 24 singing the first group performance American Boy. There were also some familiar faces dotting the telecast. Season 8 contestant Alison Iraheta returned to the Idol stage singing her new single Scars while Season 8 winner Kris Allen sang Let It Be (the song that helped launch his career!) complete with snapshots of his trip to Haiti playing in the background.
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Other highlights included a funny video clip of Grady wearing a bathrobe to his rehearsal and host Ryan Seacrest’s chatter with the judges.
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I thought Kara was very unprofessional regarding the blond male contestant. I like Idol with Paula, Randy,and Simon. Idol is OVER. Ratings will drop soon.
Posted Fri, 02/26/2010 - 10:49am
Janelle's voice reminded me of Carrie Underwood. I voted for Janelle. I thought she was better than MANY of the others. That style is not popular to the teens however. The teens submit multiple votes.
Posted Fri, 02/26/2010 - 10:48am
This year's Idol is just meh.
Posted Fri, 02/26/2010 - 5:39am
Do you guys think American Boy was lip synced? A little suprised they took out Joe is it? He had a super good voice.
Posted Fri, 02/26/2010 - 4:41am