Allison Iraheta Goes Home, 'American Idol' Top 3 Revealed

Between Allison Iraheta and Danny Gokey, America chooses the latter to advance to the Top 3 of 'American Idol' season 8.

May 7, 2009

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One more contestant in "American Idol" takes the fall. Allison Iraheta, the 16-year-old red hair has been eliminated from the competition after being put on the bottom two with Danny Gokey. Ryan Seacrest said that 64 million votes were cast the night before (May 5).

Choked up in tears when her montage was played, Allison then took the stage for one last time to sing her rendition of Janis Joplin's "Cry Baby". She hugged Paula Abdul during the performance and the others afterward.

With the departure of Allison, the top 3 is officially dominated by males. Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen will battle it out next week with two songs each. One song will be picked by the judges while another one is left for the contestant to choose.

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Guest performances of the result night were coming from the reunited No Doubt and former Idol finalist Chris Daughtry who was there with his band DAUGHTRY to debut the new single from their upcoming album. Paula Abdul was also on the stage to sing her new single "('m Just) Here For The Music".

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