'American Idol' will move on with the Top 8 singing the records released in the year of their birth next week.
- April 2, 2009
AceShowbiz -
Megan Joy, the tattooed font designer, has to walk out of the stage of "American Idol" after getting the lowest vote based on the Tuesday, March 31 performance. She was in the bottom three along with Anoop Desai and Allison Iraheta. Ryan Seacrest announced that more than 36 million votes were cast on Tuesday.
Simon Cowell won't bother to use the judges' power to save her from elimination. "I'm not going to pretend that we're even going to contemplate saving you," he said. Megan did not impress the judges with her performance of Bob Marley's "Turn Your Lights Down Low". Simon said that she had become "indulgent" and "monotonous" although she was first picked through Wild Cards.
Asked by Ryan what she thinks about Simon's comment, Megan said "I love you, Simon, but I don't care." Then Simon answered back, "Megan, with the greatest respect, when you said that you don't care, nor do we. ...This is your swan song. Enjoy it."
Guest performers of the night were last season's winner David Cook who sang a pre-taped performance of his latest single "Come Back to Me" and Lady GaGa who sang "Poker Face".
"American Idol" will return on Tuesday, April 7 with the Top 8 performing songs released in the year of their birth. All contestants except for Allison Iraheta, were born in the '80s.