American Idol revealed its 12 season nine finalists last night, eliminating four contestants in the process.
Two of those eliminations were easy to see coming: We’d have gone with Paige Miles and Tim Urban instead, but it’s hard to argue with viewers sending Katelyn Epperly (the weakest of this season’s singer/songwriters) and Todrick Hall (more of a dancer than a singer) home.
But Lilly Scott and Alex Lambert? Wow. The lessons future contestants can take from these semifinalists would be: don’t only sing songs from previous decades; and get over your stage fright.

We wish all booted contestants the best, but it’s now time to focus on those remaining. We’re not down to the top 12, and we’ve listed them below, from most likely to win to least likely…

Crystal Bowersox
Siobhan Magnus
Casey James
Michael Lynche
Didi Benami
Lee DeWyze
Andrew Garcia
Paige Miles
Aaron Kelly
Katie Stevens
Lacey Brown
Tim Urban

There’s a big drop-off after the top four, as two women and two [...]

Source: matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater)