Final two 'American Idol' singers selected
Final two 'American Idol' singers selected
Danny Gokey is dancing off "American Idol," leaving showy Adam Lambert and twangy Kris Allen to duke it out in the finale of the popular Fox singing competition next week. Gokey, the bespectacled 29-year-old church music director and recent widower from Milwaukee, was revealed to have received the fewest viewer votes on Wednesday.
Gokey had continually impressed the judges with his husky voice — but not his hip shaking — throughout the contest. "Idol" judge Simon Cowell called his cover of Joe Cocker's version of "You Are So Beautiful" on Tuesday a "vocal master class" but said his dancing during Terence Trent D'Arby's "Dance Little Sister" was "desperate."
Along with Lambert, Gokey had long been considered to be a front-runner of the eighth season, never appearing as one of the show's bottom vote-getters. "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest said more than 88 million votes were received with 1 million votes separating the top two singers, meaning next week's Lambert-Allen showdown may be closer than anticipated.
"Look, none of us would have predicted this, guys," Cowell said at the end of the show.
The episode kicked off with "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" stars Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Bill Hader and Jonah Hill starring in a plug masquerading as a skit about the "Idol" judges' desk being inducted into the Smithsonian. It wasn't a joke. The perch will be on display at the Smithsonian Institution Building in the coming weeks.
Before the results viewers saw Alicia Keys urging fans to support her charity, a 15-year-old Rwandan rapper named Noah, sixth-season champ Jordin Sparks, videos of the final three singers' trips to their hometowns and an over-the-top performance by Katy Perry.
Gokey just wanted to cut to the chase.
"I think we've had enough suspense, enough commercials, just enough playing around," he said. "Let's just get to it."
"I want to see Katy Perry!" Lambert exclaimed in response.
The feeling was apparently mutual. Perry made her love for Lambert no secret. The "I Kissed a Girl" singer crooned her latest single, "Waking Up in Vegas," with a troupe of glittery showgirls while wearing a scantily clad Elvis-inspired ensemble that was initially covered in a cape emblazoned with Lambert's name.
Either Lambert, a 27-year-old theater actor from San Diego, or Allen, a 23-year-old college student from Conway, Ark., will be crowned "Idol" next Wednesday. Cowell said Allen's totally stripped-down version of Kanye West's "Heartless" on Tuesday made him a contender for the finale.
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- Posted on May 14, 2009
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Finally, I wasn't a really big fan of him anyways. I prefer either Lauren or Scotty, not him. Wait his isn't about them........WHOOPS. Sorry. I won't talk anymore about this.
that's amazing that there were two final singers selected they worked hard and i guess if it was me and someone else i would work harder to keep up my good work to get that far i mean i sing and everything but i haven't been on a dance thing before and when i m older i hope i ill get to the finals like those to did they did a good job.
i dont think american idol is fair they get rid of good singers for reasons other than there singing. all of the good singers are gone.
Did anyone else notice that Adam Lambert, not Kris Allan, has had a very successful music career despite only coming in second. in a way Adam was the winner.
I love Katy Perry. She was on the grammies this year. I love her music very much. Some of her music is fast, and some of it is slow. I always listen to Katy Perry! I love her very much
Adam Lambert should have won. His songs are amazing . He has so much love and romance about the person. I have all of his albums and I listen to them every time I think of someone. that means a lot to me. Adam Lambert is amazing and very cute. He really should have won for his complete entertainment.
Hi is so hot I love his sings he can sings so hot and I will like to see you on day and I do not know what I do if I see you.
I think Adam Lambert should have won to but he was in the top two and a bunch of music producers watch the show looking for America's next star so he would have been famous any way be one thing that makes me mad is that most radio stations don't play enough of his music.
I think that is cool that Adam Lambert is in the top two because i think he is a good singer i like his music i have a couple of his songs on my sisters ipod.
Kris is not tangy. I like Kris and Adam but Adam totally should have won the competition. He was a way better singer than Kris in my opinion.