David Archuleta may have come in second place in the season finale of American Idol Season 7, but that isn’t stopping him from moving forward with his career.
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American Idol 2008 Crowns A Winner For Season 7!
No better than my record was for predicting who would get voted off every week, I suppose it was inevitable that I would get the ultimate predication wrong as well. In my recap of the Top 2 finale I disagreed with the judges enthusiasm for David Archuleta, but I was forced to agree that little David probably did enough to win the ultimate prize. Little did we know…
American Idol 2008 - Top 2 Performance Finale Recap (5/20/08)
And so we’ve finally reached the ending that we all knew would eventually come - a showdown between the two Davids. David Cook and David Archuleta met on stage last night as the final two contestants of American Idol 2008, Season 7.
It’s been a long fourteen weeks of live performances and here at Pop Critics [...]
American Idol 2008 Results - Top 2 Announced - (5/14/08)
The American Idol Results show for week 13 of Season 7 live performances finally brought us to our last two contestants - the two Idol hopefuls who will meet on stage and battle for our votes to determine who will be the next American Idol.
American Idol 2008 - Top 3 Performance (5/13/08) Recaps
Believe it or not, we’re finally down to the Top 3 contestants in American Idol 2008, Season 7. It’s been thirteen weeks of live performances to reach this point and it’s starting to feel like it. This week the last three Idol hopefuls were allowed to sing three songs each - one chosen by the judges, one chosen by the producers, and one of their own choosing. Who would perform the best?
American Idol 2008 Results - Top 3 Announced - May 7
The American Idol Results show for week 12 of Season 7 live performances announced the Top 3 contestants and managed to finally cut loose the last of the pretenders, and a contestants who no longer appeared to be having fun, and gave the remaining hopefuls a one in three shot at being named the next American Idol.
American Idol 2008 - Top 4 Performance (5/06/08) Recaps
Week twelve of American Idol 2008 live performances brought us the end of three months of live performances and double performances from each of the Final 4 contestants. This week’s theme was songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With so many songs to choose from there’s no way the Idol hopefuls could screw song choice this week, right? Well…
American Idol 2008 Results - Top 4 Announced - April 30
The American Idol Results show for week 11 of Season 7 live performances whittled the contestants down by one more and gave the four remaining a 25% shot at being named the next American Idol. Neil Diamond theme week ended up being almost as bad as Andrew Lloyd Webber week, but most of the talk centered on the judges as Paula managed to critique a performance that hadn’t even occurred yet.
American Idol 2008 - Top 5 Performance (4/29/08) Recaps
Week eleven of American Idol 2008 live performances kicked off last night with our top five American Idol finalists performing two songs each. This week’s theme was Neil Diamond songs. Last week we said goodbye to Carly Smithson who was an early favorite in the competition so the top five know they are down to the wire and in the home stretch. They each have a 20% shot at being named the next American Idol.
American Idol 2008 Results - Top 5 Announced - April 23
The American Idol Results show for week 10 of Season 7 live performances saw the contestants cut by one more and left us with only 5 hopefuls remaining. The results this week were surprising to almost everyone, but I’m not going to say they were totally unexpected. With only six contestants remaining in the show, there was a better than average chance that this week’s ousted contestant would be an “upset.”
American Idol 2008 - Top 6 Performance (4/22/08) Recaps
Believe it or not, but we’re already in week ten of American Idol 2008 live performances. After last week’s elimination of Kristy Lee Cook we’re down to only six performers. With only six people left in the competition and one of the top two spots already all but named after David Archuleta the performers didn’t have time to slack off even a little bit. This week’s theme: Andrew Lloyd Webber…?
American Idol 2008 Results - Top 6 Announced - April 16
The American Idol Results show for week 9 of Season 7 live performances saw the contestants cut by one more and left us with only 6 hopefuls remaining.
The results this week didn’t turn out the way I expected them to, but they did turn out the way a lot of people, it seems, were hoping [...]
American Idol 2008 - Top 7 Performance (4/15/08) Recaps
Week nine of America Idol 2008 live performances brought us the Top 7 contestants and the very noticeable absence of another. Last week’s shocking elimination of Michael Johns was still being felt as the final 7 took the stage to perform Mariah Carey songs. Mariah Carey herself was there this week to act as mentor to the young hopefuls.
American Idol 2008 Results - Top 7 Announced - April 10
The American Idol Results show for week 8 of Season 7 live performances came a day later than usual which must have been an excruciatingly long wait for the Idol hopefuls. The show was postponed for it’s usual spot on Wednesday night because of the Idol Gives Back charity event which was so successful last [...]
American Idol 2008 - Top 8 Performance (4/08/08) Recaps
Week eight of America Idol 2008 live performances brings us the Top 8 contestants fighting to stay in the game. With pretty much all of the weaker competition now out of the running, the contestants have no choice but to step up their game if they want to stay alive. This week was Inspirational Song week so the Idol hopefuls had plenty of song choices to pick that perfect song for their style. As usual, however, some did better than others.
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