This is it. We’re down to the last three men standing. After tonight, we’re on to the finals: the final performances, the final show, the grand finale and announcement of the winner.
Tonight, it was all about choices. The choices the judges made for the contestants and the choices they made for themselves.
But the most important choice is the one America made with their votes.
And as much as I like Danny Gokey, as much as I love his story and his heart and his wholesomeness…I just don’t think that’s enough to carry him through. Good bye, Danny…but know that your journey has just begun.
I’ll put out the call now. I might as well. No matter what happens next week – I don’t care if Adam Lambert slays his songs – Kris Allen is riding some kind of magical wave. I don’t know if he’s been sprinkled with pixie dust or if he’s got computers set to dial in incessantly or what. But there’s no denying he is in the zone, and has been for several weeks now. He’s got the charisma and the fan base.
And as far as I can see, he’s got the competition as well. I predict our next American Idol will be Kris Allen.