In the first Live elimination show last night, four unlucky contestants were sent home with this decision being completely up to audience voting.
The two guys to leave the show are Garrett Haley and Colton Berry.
As for the two girls, Amy Davis and model Joanne Borgella were the two unlucky girls of the night!
Before the results, all the contestants performed together a 60’s medley and then the contestants who got into the danger zone had to face the judges … again!
Next week, the top 10 guys will perform on Tuesday, while the top 10 girls will perform next day on Wednesday.
Next Thursday, another live show and more eliminations.

Tonight the dream ends for two girls and two boys from the 24 contestants eying a place in the Top 12 of this years American Idol!
The Top 12 guys of American Idol 2008 gave their best on Tuesday, when they performed a selection of songs and gave the audience a taste of what they’ve got to offer.
It’s up to us now to vote and to give the people who really deserve a place among the Top 12 a chance.
Tonight, the audience voting ends and 4 contestants will leave. Leaving 10 guys and 10 girls behind for another week.

Meet the girls and boys of American Idol 2008:

- Carly Smithson, 24. A native of Dublin, Ireland. She now lives in San Diego.
- Ramiele Malubay, 20. From Florida and hopes to be the 1st Asian-American Idol winner.
- Seycha Mercado, 21. Lives in Miami. She lost her voice and nearly didn’t make it to the Top 24!
- Kady Malloy, 18. From Houston, Texas. She does an amazing impression of Britney Spaers!

It's that time of the year again, when American Idol comes back and with it comes Simon Cowell and his sharp tongue!
The seventh season of American Idol will premiere tonight with the usual snippets of the auditions!
No one can deny it's fun and entertaining watching people try their best to impress the judges ... sometimes they even try too hard! And we'll get a good dose of those auditions in a two-night four-hour kick-off!
It seems this season will focus more on talent and on the skill of the contestants ... which means that they've learned from the Sanjaya catastrophe last year! Thank God!
American Idol this year has got another point to its advantage ... the writers' strike!
No series to watch ... let's watch American Idol! I guess that's to the advantage of FOX too, no doubt!
But, we're all betting on a better and bigger season this time ... and according to Simon, the bar is going to be raised! ...

Congratulations to 17-year-old Jordin Sparks for winning the title of American Idol 6.
Sparks was stunned as the results were announced, it seems the majority of the reported record 74 million votes cast was to her benefit.
Sparks closed the finale with 'This Is My Now', which is to be the first single in her debut album.
Blake Lewis, who came in second, was handed the keys to a brand new Ford Mustang ... Good Luck to you Blake, you're a great guy!

That's it! Today the winner of American Idol 6 will be announced ... But could you take a guess at who will the winner be?
All those shows & auditions boil down to tonight ... Jordin Sparks & Blake Lewis both know that all this hard work & sweat will pay off tonight, but only for one of them! Only one of them will carry the title ...
Yesterday's show was a walk down memory lane; flashing back to Simon criticizing both Blake and Jordin in their original auditions!
Both finalists performed well & i think both deserve the title, so i'm happy either way!

Only a week away from the finals, Melinda Doolittle gets voted off the show!
Tuesday night was a challenge for Melinda because two of the three songs she sang were not chosen by her! Judge Randy Jackson gave her 'I believe in You & Me', the Idol producers gave her 'Nutbush City Limits'. In both performances she did great! The judges were really happy about how she'd performed.
Melinda chose to sing 'I'm a Woman' for the last song ... she proved to be ahead of the other two finalists Sparks & Lewis.

American Idol 6 contestant LaKisha Jones left the show last wednesday so close to the final performance!
During Tuesday's 'Disco' show, the final 4 performed songs that proved that disco is really a non-returning part of music history!
LaKisha's performnace of 'Stayin' Alive' was met by the words 'Weird' & 'Lack of energy' from the judges!
Blake Lewis didn't do well either with his performance of 'You Should Be Dancing' & 'This Is Where I Came In'.
Doolittle did fine with her choice of 'Love You Inside Out' & 'How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?'.

Last Wednesday & after the 'American Idol Gives Back' show, it was a surprise that no one left the show ... but last night, two contestants packed their bags & said 'good-bye'!
The votes were cast based on last week's show & this Tuesday's 'Bon Jovi' inspired show.
Phil Stacey & Chris Richardson were the two contestants who received the least amount of combined votes during the past two weeks.
Tuesday night, Stacey sang Bon Jovi's "Blaze of Glory" & got 2 positive notes & 1 negative note. -from Simon as usual!-

Last Tuesday was 'Give Back' night for the American Idol contestants.
It was extremely interesting to know that all the votes become money that is directed for charity.
The guest was totally fitting for the occasion ... Under the mentorship of U2's Bono, the remaining 6 performed a few inspirational songs.
Chris Richardson sang Eric Clapton's 'Change The World' , Melinda Doolittle sang 'There Will Come a Day' by Faith Hill , Blake Lewis sang 'Imagine' , LaKisha Jones sang 'I Believe' by Fantasia , Phil Stacey did 'The Change' by Garth Brooks & Jordin Sparks did an oldie; 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.

The events of Virginia Tech have saddened the world and many entertainers have announced their sorrow and how they will stand by those affected however Simon Cowell was caught giving sharp and impatient looks when Chris Richardson was making a statement about these events. Apparently whilst Richardson said "My hearts and prayers go out to Virginia Tech. I have a lot of friends over there. & be strong," cameras caught Cowell rolling his eyes and tapping once with impatience whilst Paula who was seated next to him was seen nodding her head in agreement.

Last night's American Idol elimination show was a relief to many people ... Seeing Sanjaya Malakar voted off American Idol meant there was still hope for a worthy voice to win the title. He was a nice guy ... but definitely not a singer!
Sanjaya survived all this time, not because of his voice, but because of his character, he was also 'Telegenic' ... Lots of people seemed to like him a lot & that's why he stayed.
Sanjaya was named as one of the bottom three, it was then that he knew that his time was up.

Last night was Country night on American Idol ... the remaining 7 contestants did their best, while some of them were great, others were really bad!
I guess the question on everyones mind is 'Will Sanjaya survive the voting this week?' ... Anything can happen!
But really, the performances were varied & the judges notes were varied as well.
The best three performances were those of Melinda Doolittle, Jordin Sparks & Blake Lewis. The others were not so good ...

A lot of the people who have gone on American Idol have had amazing voices but haven’t become such a huge deal as the recent vocally challenged contestant Sanjaya Malakar. Many have asked the question: why is the boy still on? Whilst some theories challenge the credibility of ‘American Idol’ claiming they keep him on for the attention he brings others claim that all Indian working in call centers are invading the phone lines in support of Sanjaya who happens to be an American Indian.

It was with tears that Haley Scarnato ended her American Idol trip yesterday.
To bid farewell to the audience & stage, she sang a reprise of "Turn the Beat Around" that was much better than her Tuesday performance.
She was with Chris Richardson & Phil Stacey on the stage as this week's bottom three. But, it was a shocker seeing him in the danger zone!
Yes ... Another week, another Sanjaya comeback! He almost freaked out with a stand up/sit down exercise ... but he's still there for yet another week!
Next week, the remaining contestants will sing country songs with Martina McBride.