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Which AI Girls are Going Home? Cast Your Ballot Now!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:30:00 PST

The top eight American Idol girls had one last chance on Wednesday to prove that they deserved a spot in the top 12. Whose '80s tunes delivered - and whose disappointed? Two of the girls will head home tonight, while the other six will move on. Who's who? Cast your ballot now!

Which AI Guys are Going Home? Cast Your Ballot Now!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:30:00 PST

The remaining eight American Idol guys continued their romp through the decades on Tuesday as they performed hit songs from the 1980s. This is the final cut before the all-important Top 12, so who did enough to make it through - and who's reached their Idol peak? Cast your ballot now!

Which AI Girls are Going Home? Cast Your Ballot Now!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:30:00 PST

It was the second part of '70s week on Wednesday's American Idol, as it was the ladies' turn to take on the songs of the disco decade. Ten went in, but only eight will remain after tonight. Which two girls have reached the end of their Idol road? Cast your ballot now!

Which AI Guys Are Going Home? Cast Your Ballot Now!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:30:00 PST

It was round two for the American Idol guys on Tuesday, as the final 10 guys sang songs from the 1970s. Which eight are safe, and which two have reached the end of their Idol road? Cast your ballot now!

Which AI Girls are Going Home? Cast Your Ballot Now!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:30:00 PST

We've just heard the top 12 American Idol girls brave the flu and the wrath of Simon to sing on the big stage for the first time. Now, which 10 of them will still be around next week? Go cast your ballot for which girls will stay to sing another day and which have already reached the end of their Idol road. Then, be sure to check back after tonight's results show to see how everyone did! (Don't forget to vote for the guys, too.)

Which AI Guys are Going Home? Cast Your Ballot Now!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:30:00 PST

We've finally heard the top 12 American Idol guys sing - some of them for the first time. Now, which 10 of them will still be around next week? Go cast your ballot for which of the guys will stay to sing another day and which of them have already reached the end of their Idol road. Then, be sure to check back after Thursday's results show to see how everyone did!

"American Idol" Top 6 - Which Two are Going Home?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 01 May 2007 21:02:00 PDT

Enough with the charity. Since everyone was safe last week, two of the top six "American Idol" contestants are getting the boot tonight. A poll clearly wasn't big enough for such a momentous occasion, so I've pulled out the good ol' Sugar Ballot for your voting pleasure. Cast your votes here for which two contestants you think will be gone after this week's rock performances!

Photo courtesy of Fox

"American Idol" Top 12 Predictions: How Did You Do?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:17:51 PST

It definitely wasn't my best year for predicting the top 12 on "American Idol". Only seven of my picks actually made it through to the final dozen. Some of you, however, did much better: Four people who filled out our ballot correctly guessed the fate of 20 out of 24 potential Idols. Pop also came in ahead of me by figuring out what would happen to 18 of the contestants.

The one prediction I thought for sure I'd get right was Antonella moving into the top 12. She's gotten more press than any "Idol" contestant at this stage of the competition (especially if you count "near-nude photos" as "press"), not to mention the push from Vote for the Worst. What happened? Did America finally start voting based on talent? Or was the competition rigged to get rid of her early, especially in light of the Frenchie controversy?

My top three - Blake, Stephanie, Brandon - are all still in, but if I could do it over, I'd substitute Melinda for Stephanie and Chris Richardson for Brandon. What about you? Who's your new pick to win it all?

To reminisce about the original Pop and Buzz picks,

Photo courtesy of Fox

The "American Idol" Elimination: Who's Going Home Now?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:14:26 PST

Yikes. It was not a good night for my picks on "American Idol" - I only correctly guessed one of the four singers sent home on Thursday. Pop, on the other hand, picked three of the four and is currently kicking my butt. To see who's outta there, and to check your ballots,

"Idol" said farewell to:

Leslie Hunt

Alaina Alexander

AJ Tabaldo

Nick Pedro

No big shockers, though I thought Alaina, AJ, and Nick deserved the boot last week more than this week. Alaina was such a mess, she couldn't even make it through her sing-off. Sanjaya, meanwhile, looked absolutely floored when he found out he was safe. Who's voting for him, exactly?

How did you do? Here's the ballot for the girls, and here's the one for the guys. The only good news for me this week is that nobody from my top 12 got kicked off.

Some other observations:

Apparently "Feeling Good" is the kiss of death for "Idol" contestants. Both singers who tried it this week are gone.
Wow, Jordin looks different with her hair straighter. I almost didn't recognize her.
Kellie Pickler, honey, stop tanning and wear looser clothing, please. For everyone's sake. And stop playing dumb; we know it's an act.
Lots of criers this year, huh? Jordin, Gina, Sundance ... do you think they're authentically sad or just faking for the cameras?

Photos courtesy of Fox

Snap Judgment: The Top 10 "American Idol" Girls

BuzzSugar — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:27:43 PST

This feels like the point in "American Idol" when we're just biding our time until the top 12. The pleasant surprises happened last week, and now we're just waiting for the bad singers (and the good-but-unpopular-or-less-attractive singers) to get booted. The top 10 girls on Wednesday were a lot like the guys on Tuesday: good-but-not-great performances, mixed in with a few stinkers by popular contestants who will stick around longer than they deserve.

Crazy-ometer update: Paula hit about a 6 out of 10 for the two days combined. She was surprisingly snappy with Simon on Tuesday, but by Wednesday she'd reverted to her whole babbling "you're sooo beautiful" brand of "criticism."

You can fill out this ballot to predict which girls are going home, and to read my judgments and picks,

Gina Glocksen (at right): Wow, Gina's boyfriend has dyed a little red skunk strip in his hair to match hers. I like her a lot generally, but she sounded a little shrieky, and the backup singer hit the hardest notes for her. Simon spent a lot of time telling her she doesn't look edgy enough, which I think is the last of Gina's problems.

Alaina Alexander: I finally figured out who she reminds me of: an Olsen twin. I'm not familiar with the song she sang, but she did better with it than with the Pretenders last week. I'm not sure if she was off pitch on the chorus, like Randy said; I'm more inclined to go with Simon's opinion that she just ran out of steam.

LaKisha Jones: She did a pretty funky "Midnight Train to Georgia," but she didn't blow me away like she did last week. The judges told her to be less nervous, and then Simon started ragging on her outfit and her dancing, a la Mandisa, Jennifer Hudson, etc. But she'll be around next week.

Melinda Doolittle (at left): I find myself smiling the whole time I'm watching her - I suppose that because she's smiling, it's only appropriate that I reciprocate. Her voice sounded fantastic, and she's classy (almost too classy for "Idol," honestly). The judges loved it, and Simon called it the best vocal of the year.

Antonella Barba: I was psyched to hear Antonella's song dedication - maybe it will be to the person who leaked the racy photos! - but alas, it was just to her brother. She sang a too-fast, off-key, weirdly arranged version of "Because You Loved Me," and the high note wasn't the problem - the rest of them were. She tried invoking Jennifer Hudson after Simon panned her, but honey? You are no Jennifer Hudson.

Jordin Sparks: She apparently took to heart the judges' advice from last week to sing a bigger song, tackling Christina Aguilera - pretty well, I thought, until the last of the power notes, which just bombed. She cried dedicating the song to her brother and was crying again at the end, which seemed authentic coming from her. She rivals Melinda, LaKisha, and Blake for most likable contestant this year.

Stephanie Edwards: Her dedication was all about her parents pushing her to audition for "Idol." Isn't she a little old to have stage parents? She seemed to have some trouble with the tricky rhythms at the start of "Dangerously in Love" but totally pulled it together at the end. Not quite the splash of last week, but still good.

Leslie Hunt (at right): The more she talks, the more I like her; she's kind of a lovable mess. She pulled out our second "Feeling Good" of the week, with an a capella beginning and some surprising scatting at the end. Simon said she's not terribly memorable; Paula said she was "a different flavor of ice cream," and then Seacrest called Simon sorbet. I ... have no idea what happened there.

Haley Scarnato: Well, singing "Queen of the Night" was one way to banish the cabaret vibe. Oh the other hand, she didn't really have the voice to pull it off. At least she had fun this time. Maybe she should try something not sung by Celine Dion or Whitney Houston, though.

Sabrina Sloan: She sang a convincing version of "All the Man That I Need," but I can't really forgive her for breaking my no-Whitney rule for the second time in the night. Simon and I both liked her better last week, but she's clearly in the top half of the group.

Who should go: Antonella, please, and probably Haley, with Alaina a close third

Who will go: Haley and Leslie. Just when I was starting to like her, too.

Your turn! Use this ballot to tell me which girls are going home.

Photos courtesy of Fox