Top 5 - Results Show

The person going home tonight is:
Brooke White

Next week's theme is : Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

You can get Natasha Bedingfield's song here:
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine

Listen to the group performance here:




Live updates:

Group performs their song
Jason Castro is SAFE
David Archuleta is SAFE
David Cook is SAFE
Syesha and Brooke come to the stage
Syesha and Brooke take a seat...
Natasha Bedingfield and Neil Diamond to perform after the break
Natasha Bedingfield performs
Ryan talks to Natasha
Callers call in with questions now
Neil Diamond after the break
American Idols Ford Commercial "Catch the Wind"
Neil Diamond performs a song from his new ablum
Ryan talks to Neil
Brooke White is going HOME
Brooke white performs

Top 5 - David Cook -- "I'm Alive" and "All I Really Need Is You"

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David Cook performs "I'm Alive" and "All I Really Need Is You" on American Idol Season 7.

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Listen to "All I Really Need is You" here:


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Watch "All I Really Need is You" here:

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David Cook - Top 5 Studio Versions

Top 5 - Syesha Mercado -- "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" and "Hello Again"

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Syesha Mercado performs "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" and "Hello Again" on American Idol Season 7.

Listen to "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" here:


Listen to "Hello Again" here:


Watch "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" here:

Watch "Hello Again" here:


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Syesha Mercado - Top 5 Studio Versions

Top 5 - David Archuleta -- "Sweet Caroline" and "America"

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David Archuleta performs "Sweet Caroline" and "America" on American Idol Season 7.

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Listen to "America" here:


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Watch "America" here:


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David Archuleta - Top 5 Studio Versions

Top 5 - Jason Castro -- "Forever in Blue Jeans" and "September Morn"

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Jason Castro performs "Forever in Blue Jeans" and "September Morn" on American Idol Season 7.

Listen to "Forever in Blue Jeans" here:


Listen to "September Morn" here:


Watch "Forever in Blue Jeans" here:



Watch "September Morn" here:


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Jason Castro - Top 5 Studio Versions

Top 5 - Brooke White -- "I Am ... I Said" and "I'm a Believer"

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Brooke White performs "I Am ... I Said" and "I'm a Believer" on American Idol Season 7.

Listen to "I Am ... I Said" here:


Listen to "I'm a Believer" here:


Watch "I Am ... I Said" here:


Watch I'm a Believer" here:


Pre-order the studio recordings (MP3) here:
Brooke White - Top 5 Studio Versions

Top 6 - Poll Results

Here are the poll results for last week's Top 6 performances:

Which Top 6 Idol Gave the best Performance on the April 22nd Show?

Jason Castro	108 (33%)
Syesha Mercado	38 (11%)
David Cook	93 (28%)
David Archuleta	62 (19%)
Brooke White	8 (2%)
Carly Smithson	14 (4%)

Votes so far: 323

SPOILERS : Top 5 - Song List

The Idols will be singing two songs from the Neil Diamond catalog tonight. Here is the song list and in the performance order for tonight.

Brooke White -- "I Am ... I Said" and "I'm a Believer"
Jason Castro -- "Forever in Blue Jeans" and "September Morn"
David Archuleta -- "Sweet Caroline" and "America"
Syesha Mercado -- "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" and "Hello Again"
David Cook -- "I'm Alive" and "All I Really Need Is You"


Source: TMZ's Mole

Top 6 - Studio Version MP3s

Click the Image or the Text below to go to the Studio versions of the Top 6 performances.



David Archuleta - Think of Me

David Cook - Music of the Night

Jason Castro - Memory

Syesha Mercado - One Rock 'N' Roll Too Many

Brooke White - You Must Love Me

Carly Smithson - Jesus Christ Superstar

Top 6 - Results Night

After 38 million votes, the person going home is:
Carly Smithson


Next week's mentor is Neil Diamond

Live Blogging:

Andrew Lloyd Webber talks about the Idols' performances
David Cook and David Archuleta are SAFE!
Leona Lewis will be performing soon
Clay Aiken and Tamyra Gray talk about Broadway
Leona Lewis performs "Bleeding Love"
Brooke White is SAFE!
Syesha Mercado is in the bottom 2!
Jason Castro is SAFE!
Carly Smithson is in the bottom 2!
Carly Smithson performs
Syesha Mercado performs
Carly Smithson is going home.

Top 6 - David Cook - "Music of the Night"

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David Cook performs "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera on American Idol 7.

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Watch his performance here:

Top 6 - Carly Smithson - "Jesus Christ Superstar"

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Carly Smithson performs "Jesus Christ Superstar" on American Idol 7.

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Watch her performance here:

Top 6 - David Archuleta - "Think of Me"

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David Archuleta performs "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera on American Idol 7.

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Top 6 - Brooke White - "You Must Love Me"

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Brooke White performs "You Must Love Me" from the film adaptation of Evita on American Idol 7.

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Watch her performance here:

Top 6 - Jason Castro - "Memory"

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Jason Castro performs "Memory" from Cats on American Idol 7.

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Top 6 - Syesha Mercado - "One Rock 'N' Roll Too Many"

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Syesha performs "One Rock 'N' Roll Too Many" from Starlight Express on American Idol 7.

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Watch her performance here:

SPOILERS: Top 6 - Song List

Here is tonight's song list. Source: TMZ's Mole

Syesha Mercado -- "One Rock & Roll Too Many" from Starlight Express

David Cook -- "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera
Carly Smithson -- "Jesus Christ Superstar"
Brooke White -- "You Must Love Me" from the film adaptation of "Evita"
Jason Castro -- "Memory" from Cats. FYI, the official title is NOT "Memories."
David Archuleta -- "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera

Poll Results for the Top 7

Which Top 7 Idol Gave the best Performance on the April 15th Show?

David Archuleta	76 (18%)
Brooke White	3 (0%)
David Cook	156 (38%)
Kristy Lee Cook	12 (2%)
Syesha Mercado	6 (1%)
Carly Smithson	9 (2%)
Jason Castro	144 (35%)

Votes so far: 406

Kady Malloy & Colton Berry - Time after Time

Do you miss Kady or Colton, well here's a video of Kady and Colton singing "Time after Time" together.

Top 7 Studio Version MP3s

Click the above picture to go download the MP3s of the Top 7 songs in Studio Version. David Cook's is awesome of course, as well as David Archuleta's.

Enjoy

Top 7 - Results Show

The Top 7 American Idol Contestants received over 37 Million votes on Tuesday April 15, 2008.
The bottom 3 for the Top 7 are:

Syesha Mercado, Brooke White, Kristy Lee Cook

The person going home is:

Kristy Lee Cook


Next week's mentor is Andrew Lloyd Webber

Top 7 - Jason Castro - "I Don't Wanna Cry"

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Jason Castro performs "I Don't Wanna Cry" by Mariah Carey on American Idol Season 7.

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Top 7 - David Cook - "Always Be My Baby"

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David Cook performs "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey on American Idol Season 7.

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Top 7 - Kristy Lee Cook - "Forever"

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Kristy Lee Cook performs "Forever" by Mariah Carey on American Idol Season 7.

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Top 7 - Brooke White - "Hero"

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Brooke White performs "Hero" by Mariah Carey on American Idol Season 7.

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Top 7 - Syesha Mercado - "Vanishing"

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Syesha Mercado performs "Vanishing" by Mariah Carey on American Idol 7.

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Top 7 - Carly Smithson - "Without You"

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Carly Smithson performs "Without You" by Mariah Carey on American Idol Season 7.

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Top 7 - David Archuleta - "When You Believe"

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David Archuleta performs "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey on American Idol season 7.

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Poll Results

Poll results for the Top 8 will be posted tonight, as well as a new poll. Check back tonight for the performances from tonight. Tonight's mentor will be Mariah Carey. The top 7 idols will be performing songs by Mariah Carey tonight.

Which Top 8 Idol Gave the best Performance on the April 8th Show?

David Cook	45 (12%)
David Archuleta	109 (29%)
Jason Castro	126 (34%)
Michael Johns	39 (10%)
Brooke White	9 (2%)
Syesha Mercado	10 (2%)
Kristy Lee Cook	13 (3%)
Carly Smithson	15 (4%)

Votes so far: 366

Michael Johns on Live with Regis and Kelly

Here's a video from Michael Johns at Live with Regis and Kelly.

Michael Johns on The Sauce

American Idol Jared Cotter interviews Michael Johns on The Sauce (Fuse).

Top 8 Results - April 10, 2008

The bottom 3 of the Top 8 are:
Carly Smithson, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns

The person going home on April 10, 2008 is :

Michael Johns

Top 8 Performances in Studio Version (MP3)

Here are the Top 8 Studio Versisons of the songs perfomed by the Idols on Tuesday Night. Remember, these are the full length versions recorded in the studio, not the minute and a half performance audio.

Check back tonight for the results show.

David Cook - Innocent

Carly Smithson - The Show Must Go On

Jason Castro - Over the Rainbow

Michael Johns - Dream On

Syesha Mercado - I Believe

Kristy Lee Cook - Anyway
David Archuleta - Angels
Brooke White - You've Got a Friend