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A. Fed Gets the "Idol" Hook
If you don't know Anthony Fedorov by now, you will never, never, never know him.
The Ukrainian-born college student from Trevose, Pennsylvania, was the latest casualty on American Idol, leaving behind just three finalists to vie for the title.
Fedorov's ousting was no shocker--the fragile warbler has been struggling to stay in the competition for weeks now and has frequently wound up in the bottom three.
There was no question, however, that A. Fed's back story made for good television. After undergoing several throat surgeries and an emergency tracheotomy as an infant, he was told he may never be able to speak again, let alone sing.
The 20-year-old contestant frequently alluded to his Idol hopes as his quest for the American Dream and touchingly gave his parents numerous shout-outs for giving him the opportunity to embark on the talent search.
But compelling TV or no, Idol fans finally came to the conclusion that the sob story wasn't enough to drown out the simple fact that he wasn't as talented as the other contestants.
Despite the speed-dialing efforts of his fan base, combined with tongue-in-cheek support from anti-Idol Website votefortheworst.com, Wednesday's results show marked the end of Fedorov's Idol adventure.
On Tuesday's show, the contestants were asked to perform one song out of Nashville and one song by the Philly Sound songwriting tandem of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
Fedorov's first song, "I'm Already There," was met by relatively positive, if bland, reviews from the judges.
"I thought you did a good job, but I want to see you stretch for it," Paula Abdul commented.
For his Gamble and Huff effort, Fedorov belted out "If You Don't Know Me By Now," only to meet with biting criticism from (surprise!) Simon Cowell.
"I think you need soul for that song," Cowell sneered. "It's like trying to have Woody Allen play the lead in Shaft."
The following night, host Ryan Seacrest bid Fedorov farewell as "a total class act, ladies and gentlemen."
For his final number, Fedorov sang a repeat rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now," as Carrie Underwood wept in the wings and mouthed, "I love you," while pointing at her booted competitor.
Besides Underwood, Bo Bice and Vonzell Solomon are still in the running to become the next American Idol.
Underwood, who's been a crowd favorite since the season began, may have picked up some unintentional support Tuesday night after Fox accidentally aired her dial-in voting number in the closed-captioning for all the contestants.
The correct numbers were shown in onscreen graphics and announced by Seacrest and the network fixed the problem in time for the West Coast broadcast.
"While the producers and network acknowledge the closed-captioning error, the correct call-in number for each performer was still read by Ryan Seacrest and broadcast on screen during each performance as well as the show recap," Fox said in a statement.
"The producers and network apologize to our hearing-impaired viewers for any confusion."
It's just the latest snafu in a controversy-plagued season that so far has included a revote due to a previous phone number mixup, the unearthing of two contestants' police records and, of course, season two contestant Corey Clark's ongoing allegations that he carried on an affair with Abdul.
All the controversy hasn't effected Idol's ratings. The show held down the third and fourth place slots in the ratings for the week ended Sunday, with 25.4 million viewers tuning in for Wednesday's show, while 24.4 million tuned in for Tuesday's show.
The two-day Idol finale is scheduled for May 24-25.
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