American Idol Predictions: The first 12

Our waiting has paid off…America finally gets to vote!

So we have a “new” format – which is eerily similar to Season 3, so maybe not all that “new” after all – and that year turned out some great talent, so maybe that’s a prediction of what this year will bring.  All I know is after watching the performances last night I have never seen such a clear discrepancy between “the best” and “the rest.”  Vote for the Worst fans will had a difficult decision, to be sure.

Now it’s time to get to predicting!

For the girls:  OMG, are you kidding?  There is no contest.  Hands down, the winner of the night was Alexis Grace.  Period.  Exclamation point.  ‘nuf said.

For the guys:  Danny Gokey may not have been as stellar as Alexis but he was solid, and he is charasmatic, likeable, and a true underdog.  I think he connected in a big way with the audience last night and will go a long way in the competition.

Now for the wild card:  This is a tricky one.  The rest of the performances were definitely sub-par and not as memorable.  But for the sheer likeability factor I pick Anoop dog.

Now, let’s see how I do!