The winner of American Idol Season 9 is Lee Dewyze! I am happy with the result. I would have been happy if Lee or Crystal won. They are both great in their own way. I do feel like Crystal will benefit from not being in the American Idol winner’s contract. I think this worked out brilliantly for both of them!

Watch this special tribute to Simon Cowell:

Siobhan Magnus has now exited the American Idol competition! I’m not a huge fan but I hate to see her go. She can definitely sing! This season has just been so lackluster that I cannot bring myself to care too much when anyone exits. That’s sad to say but definitely true.

This week we lost one of my favorite contestants…. Didi Benami. I’m very sad to see her go. I loved her phrasing and originality in every song. My favorite performance from Didi was during Hollywood week when she sang Terrified, written by Kara Dioguardi.

This was not a good week for Didi but I was expecting to see her bounce back next week. Unfortunately we will not get that chance. I was sure that Tim would leave this week. All I know is that a certain Mr. Urban is cutting it close. After a couple of weeks in the bottom three and several lackluster performances…. he should probably start packing his bags. We will see next week!

Wow….the song choices this week… two thumbs down! LOL. In a week that these eleven contestants could have had their “moment”, the performances were lacking. The theme, Billboard #1′s, could have been incredible!  I have to say I was not a huge fan of having Miley Cyrus as a mentor either. She was not terrible but I did not see where she brought a lot to the show. She has been successful in the music industry but she is not the kind of performer to give valuable advice to American Idol contestants. Of course, that is just my opinion! A few contestants still managed to pull through this week. Some of my favorite performers were Crystal Bowersox, Aaron Kelly and Casey James. The contestant in danger this week is Paige Miles. It may be time to say goodbye. We will see tonight at 9/8c. Check back for a special performance from Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato.

*Update* The contestant to leave this week is Paige Miles.

Tonight Lacey Brown received the least amount of votes. There are now eleven contestants left to compete for the American Idol crown.

The Top 12 were chosen last night by America and I have to say that I was pretty shocked by two eliminations. The four people who are unfortunately packing their bags are: Lilly Scott, Katelyn Epperly, Alex Lambert and Todrick Hall.

I am so surprised to see Lilly Scott leave because she is such an original artist. She knows exactly who she is and performed with confidence every week. I thought that she would sail through to the Top 12. She will no longer be part of the show but we should still expect to hear great things from her. Just keep your eyes out for Lilly!

Another surprise for me was seeing Alex Lambert go. Although Alex lacks the confidence needed on a ratings-giant like American Idol, he has the voice! He is someone that I could find myself listening to on the radio all the time. While Trouble was not his best performance, it still should have kept him in the Top 12. Of course, this is completely my opinion.

So here is the full list of the Season 9 Top 12: Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lacey Brown, Lee Dewyze, Michael Lynche, Paige Miles, Siobhan Magnus, and Tim Urban.

On a final note: I’m counting on Lee, Didi, Andrew, Crystal and Michael to pull this season through. There has been a lot of talk about how the talent in this season is not up to par with previous seasons. I’d have to say that I agree. If Season 9 has any hope…it will be because of these five very talented contestants! Make us proud guys! And of course we have Ellen too! That makes everything better.

So what are your thoughts? Who do you like? dislike? want back? Sound off here…

This week on American Idol was a little strange. Starting the week off was the group of 12 girls. I have to say that I was not impressed. There were a few memorable performances but overall it fell flat! The guys stepped it up a little the next night. Three out of five of my favorite performances this week were from the guys. My favorite performances are the following (in no particular order):

Lee Dewyze: Chasing Cars



Casey James: Heaven

Andrew Garcia: Sugar, We’re Going Down



Crystal Bowersox: Hand In My Pocket

Siobhan Magnus: Wicked Games

What were your favorite performances?

Here is an official list of the Top 24 on American Idol Season 9:

Didi Benami, 23, of Knoxville, TN

Crystal Bowersox, 24, of Elliston, OH

Lacey Brown, 24, of Amarillo, TX

Michelle Delamor, 22, of Miami, FL

Katelyn Epperly, 19, of West Des Moines, IA

Siobhan Magnus, 20, of Cape Cod, MA

Paige Miles, 24, of Houston, TX

Ashley Rodriguez, 22, of Chelsea, Ma

Lilly Scott, 20, of Denver, CO

Katie Stevens, 17, of Middlebury, CT

Haeley Vaughn, 16, of Fort Collins, CO

Janell Wheeler, 24, of Tampa, FL

Lee Dewyze, 23, of Mount Prospect, IL

Andrew Garcia, 24, of Moreno Valley, CA

Tyler Grady, 20, of Nazareth, PA

Todrick Hall, 24, of Arlington, TX

Casey James, 27, of Fort Worth, TX

Aaron Kelly, 16, of Sonestown, PA

Alex Lambert, 19, of North Richland Hills, TX

Michael Lynche, 26, of Astoria, NY

Joe Muoz, 20, of Huntington Park, CA

John Park, 21, of Evanston, IL

Jermaine Sellers, 27, of Joliet, IL

Tim Urban, 20, of Duncanville, TX

Catch American Idol tonight at 8/7c for a 2 hour episode. Then tune in tomorrow at 9/8c to meet the Top 24 of Season 9!

I came across a funny video to share with my American Idol fans!