Big Picture
Ashlee & Vincent Take NY Plus, Nicole Kidman hangs out with her family and Bradley Cooper is a grizzly guy. The latest pics!
MORE PHOTOS +Most Commented
- TV's Top Couples Tournament: Vote in the Final Round! (2036)
- TV's Top Couples Tournament: This Round Is Closed, Please Stand By (974)
- TV's Top Couples Tournament: This Round Is Closed, Please Stand By (695)
- Afternoon Mail! Are Gleeks Having More Sex Than Vamps? (586)
- TV's Top Couple Tournament: And the Winner Is... (498)
- Whitney Houston Dead at 48 (394)
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z Share First Photos of Baby Blue Ivy! (391)
- New Ask Ted Video! Should Kristen Stewart Play Elizabeth Taylor? (300)
- Morning Mail! Is Lea Michele Ready to Walk Like an Egyptian? (286)
- Twilight Director Talks Kristen Stewart and Ex Michael Angarano: "They Were Such a Great Couple" (261)
Top 10 Stories
- Whitney Houston Death Probe: Doctors, Medical Records Sought in Investigation
- So True? So False? Did Billy Bob Thornton Use Bizzarro Relationship With Angelina Jolie as Basis for New Movie?!
- Sienna Miller Shows Off Baby Bump at Fashion Week Fête
- Teen Mom 2 Finale Recap: Jenelle Rehabs, Leah Divorces, Kailyn Gets Dumped and Chelsea... Sigh
- Playmate Claire Sinclair Describes Scene of Alleged Domestic Dispute With Marston Hefner
- Glee-Dux: Guess Who's Back?! V-Day Episode Delivers Romance, Smooches and Shockers!
- Blake Lively Gets Restraining Order Against Man Who Wanted to "Guide" Her
- 19 Kids and Counting Alleged Extortion Plot: Singer Laughs Off "Intimate Photos"
- Rumer Willis' Hollywood Hills Home Burglarized
- Whitney Houston and Other Divas Who Died Too Soon
Fashion Police
Angelina: Going Grey! Plus, Christina Hendricks, Vanessa Hudgens, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Michelle Williams and Kristen Wiig. Rate the highs and lows!
MORE PHOTOS +
Our Partners
Mandisa Gets the "Idol" Boot
Mandisa, it seems, is not even a little bit country.
The big-voiced American Idol contestant, whose powerful pipes earned her the nickname "Mandiva," became the latest casualty of the talent search Wednesday, after her performance of Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine" was deemed "horrible" by Simon Cowell during Tuesday's episode.
Though Cowell once referred to Mandisa as the best female singer in the competition, he noted that success "comes down to song choice."
Unfortunately for Mandisa, she chose poorly, costing her a valuable portion of the almost 35 million votes cast by viewers.
The 29-year-old Tennessee native could not hold back her tears as she received the news.
"I want to thank my fans so much, your support has meant the world to me," she said. "I thank you and I bless you in the name of Jesus."
"You've been a great spirit on the show," Ryan Seacrest told her, as the audience rose to give the ousted singer a standing ovation.
Mandisa's elimination spared her fellow bottom-three finishers Paris Bennett and Elliot Yamin from going home. It was the first week that any of the fan favorites had found themselves at the low end of the vote tally.
Bennett's performance of "How Do I Live" received mixed reviews from judges, with Cowell calling it "excellent," while Randy Jackson deemed it "a tough song" for her 17-year-old voice.
Yamin, 27, performed Garth Brooks' "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and was informed by Cowell that he would "have to do better than that."
Even so, Yamin still managed to do better than Mandisa, at least as far as Idol voters were concerned.
Kenny Rogers served as the country-heavy week's celebrity coach and performed his single "I Can't Unlove You" from his new album Water & Bridges during Wednesday's show.
Next week, the contestants will be switching musical gears as they take on the songs of Queen, after rehearsing with the legendary British rockers earlier this week.
In its fifth season, Idol continues to rack up monster ratings for Fox. Tuesday's performance episode averaged 28 million viewers, while Wednesday's results show attracted 25.4 million viewers.
Eight contestants remain in the running: Bennett, Yamin, Ace Young, Bucky Covington, Chris Daughtry, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler and Taylor Hicks. The winner is slated to be announced May 24.
0 Comments
Now loading...