Four more aspiring singers failed to convince viewers that they have what it takes to win the star-making talent contest "American Idol."
The voting public cut loose Alaina Whitaker, Jason Yeager, Robbie Carrico and Alexandrea Lushington, trimming the number of contestants to 16 Thursday night.
Whitaker, a 16-year-old from Tulsa, Okla., let out a sob after she heard the result.
"Sorry, this is so embarrassing," she told host Ryan Seacrest, who consoled her with a hug.
The other "Idol" female contestants gathered on stage to lend moral support to Whitaker as she gave a final performance of "Hopelessly Devoted to You." Several contestants wiped away tears.
"You are a gifted, bright young talent. ... This is the start of an amazing career from you," said judge Paula Abdul, who gave Whitaker a standing ovation.
Simon Cowell wasn't surprised by Yeager's exit.
"Your problem — quite simply — is that you don't stand out in the crowd at the moment," the cranky judge told Yeager, a 28-year-old single dad from Grand Prairie, Texas.
Cowell told Carrico, who sang Foreigner's "Hot Blooded," that his rocker act "just never ever felt real." Carrico, 26, from Melbourne, Fla., was part of the pop group Boyz N Girlz United.
Lushington, a 17-year-old Douglasville, Ga., resident (and a snappy dresser and favorite of judge Randy Jackson's), displayed a lack of confidence Wednesday, acting sheepish and uncomfortable onstage, following her cover of Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now." Jackson said the '70s song didn't suit her youthful style.
A standout this week was 17-year-old David Archuleta, who sang a soulful cover of "Imagine."
Brooke White, 24, also scored a glowing review from Cowell for her bare-bones performance of "You're So Vain."
Cowell joked he thought the song was about him.
"American Idol," now running three times a week, will return to a twice-weekly schedule March 11 for the elimination of the final dozen. The decision-making finale will be held in May.
Yay, Ramiele Malubay makes It! Another Jasmine Trias in the Making. They Say Danny Noriega ( which also in) is a Filipino, but i can't confirm it yet. Here are American Idol 7 Top 24 list!
1. Chikezie Eze 2. Colton Berry 3. Danny Noriega 4. David Archuleta 5. David Cook 6. David Hernandez 7. Garrett Haley 8. Jason Castro 9. Jason Yeager 10. Luke Menard 11. Michael (Lee)/Johns 12. Rob “Robbie” Carrico
For American Idol 7 Hollywood week, one hundred and sixty-four contestants from the auditions traveled to Hollywood to sing in front of the judges for a spot in the top fifty. During the first two days of Hollywood week, every contestant got a chance to sing without the fear of getting cut. Contestants were either put straight through to the final day of Hollywood week or given a chance to sing for their lives in a second round.
For the first time ever, contestants were allowed to play instruments during
Hollywood week. Brooke White was the first contestant to take advantage of this opportunity by playing a keyboard while she sang. The gamble paid off for Brooke, as all three judges were impressed and sent her straight through to the final day of Hollywood week.
Lorena Pinot, Amy Flynn, Leo Marlowe, Alisha Dixon, Michael Sanfilippo, Alysa Coco, and Shaun Barrowes did not fair as well and were told they would need to compete in the second chance round. Jake Mellema played drums, and Simon Cowell said, “It was a horrible, horrible song choice. It was a horrible, horrible presentation. There was absolutely nothing redeeming in it, other than that we stopped it early.”
David Hernandez sang “Love The One You’re With,” and Simon Cowell called it one of the best auditions that they had heard all day. A week before Hollywood week Amanda Overmyer was in a major car wreck. Amanda sang “Light My Fire.” Amanda received a pass to the final round from the judges. Buck Smith, Cardin McKinney, Natashia Blach, Ghaleb Emachah were all told that they would have to try again in the second chance round.
Josiah Leming sang and played keyboard. Simon Cowell said, “I think out of all the auditions, this is the one I’m going to remember.” Josiah received a unanimous vote from the judges to go straight through to the final day. Danny Noriega, Ramiele Malubay, Carly Smithson, Michael Johns, David Cook, Robbie Carrico, and Colton Berry also earned passes to the final day. Jessica Brown, Perrie Cataldo, Syesha Mercado, Kyle Ensley were all told they would have to sing in the second chance round. In all, forty-eight contestants got a free pass to the final round.
One hundred and sixteen contestants competed in the second chance round. Suzanne Toon, Perrie Cataldo, Amy Flynn, and Angela Martin were some of the contestants cut, while Kristy Lee Cook and Jeffrey Lampkin made it to the final day.
On the final day of auditions, contestants sang with three background singers. David Archuleta, Kyle Ensley, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns, Carly Smithson, and A’siah Epperson all made it to the top fifty. Jeffrey Lampkin, Joey Catalano, and Brooke Helvie were three of the contestants cut.
Josiah Leming, who had stood out in the first round, gave the final audition of Hollywood week. A behind-the-scenes segment showed that Josiah’s practice with the band had not gone well, and he had less than two hours of sleep. For his audition, Josiah asked the band to leave so that he could take the stage by himself. Josiah Leming sang “Stand By Me.” The judges were not impressed and called it his weakest audition. Even though Josiah faltered on his final performance, the judges put him through based on his previous performances.
On the next episode of American Idol, the judges will narrow the contestants down from fifty to the top twenty-four semi-finalists.
Another Pinay makes it to the AI 7! Ramiele Malubay, 19, from Miramar, Florida shows that just because she’s small in size(she's 4'11) , doesn’t mean her voice isn’t powerful. Quite the opposite.
Ramiele Malubay, who wants to be the first Asian-American Idol, sang....
“Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin in this “American Idol 7″ Miami audition and got the go-ahead to the Hollywood round by all three judges.
She is rumored to be in the top 24 Finalists of American Idol 7. She’s really good and I am sure the Filipino-American population will support her.
Some info:
Ramiele Malubay is a Filipino-American , a 20 year old Sushi waitress from Florida, she auditioned in Miami and sang Aretha Franklin’s Natural Woman. She’s only 4″11. She looks really funky. Behind her is her sister who did some vocal backups. Source
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