AI Season 8: All Guy Final 3... Allison Iraheta Out in 4th

Allison Iraheta Bids Good-bye: 4th Place to the Young Idol
FOX 9/8c 5/06/2009

Over 64 million votes were cast last night for the American Idol finalists. The most ever outside a final. 'Rock' night turned out to be a great idea. Tonight we see No Doubt and the return of Daughtry to the Idol stage. Paula Abdul will also take the stage.

With Slash on stage for the live opener, the final four gave a rendition of Alice Cooper's "Schools Out for Summer". Again, Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert fit in with the band in both appearance and vocals. Danny Gokey and Kris Allen were left at the curb.

Simon Cowell had a talk with Kris Allen about not being humble anymore. Time to start thinking you can win.

Adam Lambert told us how excited he was when they got the go ahead for the rights to perform Led Zeppelin for the first time on the Idol stage.

Danny Gokey fessed up to hitting the worst note ever on the American Idol stage. After listening to the playback, Danny said, "I just laughed all night!" He had heard that his family muted the TV and 'fans' were making ringtones of the 'scary scream'.

Allison Iraheta just said she wished she spoke up more. Sadly she may be the one to go home tonight. I hope not.

Paula Abdul made her... um, comeback? Why? Not sure. Oh wait, because they have perfected the non-singing machines enough to pass and you still look pretty good in a skimpy dance outfit.
Paula Abdul's new song is "I'm Just Here for the Music".

No Doubt took the stage next with "I'm Just a Girl". I'm not crazy about the group, but they definitely brought some energy to the Idol stage. The group seemed the have fun 'connecting' with the crowd. Doing push-ups was a little weird. No Doubt will kick off their reunion tour in Vegas this summer.

Advancing this week on AI means becoming a 'Hometown Hero' next week as the top three return to their homes. They fessed up and said the results were in no particular order tonight.

Dim the lights...

After reliving the judges comments from last night, Ryan Seacrest sent Kris Allen to the safety of the chairs first. The shock almost overwhelmed Kris Allen. He truly did not expect to be safe tonight.

Chris Daughtry came back for his triuphant stand on the American Idol stage. His band's first release is the fastest selling rock album, the sophamore effort will be out soon. Daughtry debutted "No Surprise" tonight, the first single from the new album. Chris sounded great, as usual, and the band was tight. I would definitely see Daughtry in concert. Ryan Seacrest asked Chris about his memories of the early exit he made (Taylor Hicks won that year, yep). Chris said, "...I got over it in about 30 seconds..." He then received his award for his debut album selling over 5 million copies. Fourth place ain't all bad.

The second person to go into the top three on Season 8 is Adam Lambert. Thank you, AI producers for not dragging that out too far.

Allison Iraheta and Danny Gokey now stood before Ryan Seacrest in the middle of the stage. Danny Gokey was pronounced safe. Tonight Allison Irahet was sent home. Finishing American Idol Season 8 in 4th place, the 16 (now 17 year old) grew up a lot on the stage in front of us.

Now the American Idol Season 8 final three are: Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny gokey... hopefully that's how they finish.