Final 10 Results Show - Chikizie Voted Off - 3/26/08
The somewhat inconsistent Chikizie is out. Syesha and Jason Castro rounded out the bottom three, with Jason being safe. This is the first time in weeks that Kristy Lee Cook has not been involved. Good for her!
My previous set of rankings looks like it needs a bit of work. While I did have Chikizie and Amanda going out early, I never thought David Hernandez would have been the first out. In retrospect, I had Syesha ranked way too high - she just doesn’t seem to excite the audience. On the other hand, I had David Cook too low - you could almost swap him and Michael John at this point. David Archuletta has been faltering lately, and while you know he has the audience behind him, I don’t think he’s going to pull it off. My rankings right now look like this:
9. Syesha Mercado
8. Kristy Lee Cook
7. Michael John
6. Ramiele Malubay
5. Carly Smithson
4. Jason Castro
3. David Archuletta
2. Brooke White
1. David Cook
None of them have impressed me enough to say that that person is without a doubt the next American Idol. Out of all of them, David Cook has the best stage present and probably the highest ceiling, so he’s my new number 1. We’ll see….
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