The bottom three for this week are: Allison Iraheta (Blame it on your heart), Michael Sarver (Aint Going Down), and Alexis Grace (Jolene).
And the result…
Alexis Going Home
(internet news)
Alexis Grace was revealed to be the third finalist eliminated from American Idol’s eighth season during last night’s live results show broadcast on Fox.
Grace, a 21-year-old from Memphis, TN, was sent home from Idol’s eighth season based on the 31 million home viewer votes cast immediately following Tuesday night’s live performance episode broadcast that saw the Top 11 finalists perform country songs in a tribute to the Grand Ole Opry.
The newly introduced “The Judges’ Save” rule twist also provided its first drama of the season when, following American Idol host Ryan Seacrest‘s announcement that Iraheta had not been eliminated from the competition, Simon Cowell admitted that he and the show’s other judges — Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi — were considering using the save to prevent the elimination of one of the two remaining bottom three finalists.
After Grace was revealed to be the low vote-getter, Cowell revealed that she was the one the judges had been considering saving.
“So it’s all gonna come down to this performance now,” Cowell told Grace.
However, following Grace’s second rendition of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” during which the judges huddled to discuss whether or not to save her, Cowell told Grace that they’d decided her encore performance hadn’t been good enough to merit the utilization of “The Judges’ Save,” which the judges can only use once during American Idol’s eighth season.
“We’re kinda unanimous on this. It was good, but it wasn’t good enough, sorry,” Cowell said. “It’s the end of the line for you.”
“You have an amazing life and career ahead of you my dear. Everything’s gonna change for you,” added Abdul.
“Thank you for the opportunity,” Grace responded.
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I’m sad about this result.. I prefer Michael Sarver more to be eliminated. Alexis Grace still has a lot to offer. But that’s how the show goes.. eventually it will all come down to two finalists.. oh well.
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