{"id":612,"date":"2009-03-06T08:41:13","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T08:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/03\/american-idol-names-top-13-not.html"},"modified":"2009-03-06T08:41:13","modified_gmt":"2009-03-06T08:41:13","slug":"american-idol-names-top-13-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/03\/american-idol-names-top-13-not.html","title":{"rendered":"American Idol Names Top 13, Not 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOn last night’s American Idol Wild Card show (you can read my live show recap<\/a>), the judges surprised everyone by naming 13 contestants instead of 12.
\nRicky Braddy blew his chance by singing “Superstition” and looking like a karaoke contestant. I was really excited at the prospects of him being in the Top 12. Tatiana del Toro proved that she’s still just an self-centered, arrogant, immature, emotionally unhinged basket case by throwing a bit of a whining fit and forcing the judges to pay attention to HER!HER!HER! and completely taking away from Megan’s moment. But you can read all of that in my Wild Card live blog.<\/a>
\nJasmine Murray, Megan Corkrey (pictured), Matt Giraud and Anoop Desai were put through. That makes your Top 13:<\/p>\n


\nDanny Gokey
\nAlexis Grace
\nMichael Sarver
\nAllison Iraheta
\nKris Allen
\nAdam Lambert
\nLil Rounds
\nScott MacIntyre
\nJorge Nunez
\nJasmine Murray
\nMegan Corkrey
\nMatt Giraud
\nAnoop Desai
\nI think this group has some great talent, but as in year’s past there is some dead weight. (I don’t know what the judges see in Megan Corkrey. She really doesn’t sing well at all.)
\nThe show kicks off next week for real! I’ll see you back here on Tuesday while I blog live. Follow me on Twitter to make sure you get the link to the live blog post.
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\nMORE AMERICAN IDOL POSTS<\/strong>
\nTension At The American Idol Judges’ Table: Is The Honeymoon Over?<\/a>
\nAmerican Idol: Is This The Season of the Worship Leader?<\/a>
\nAmerican Idol Contestants With Ties to Christian Music – Round 2 & Updates<\/a>
\nMore on American Idol contestant Danny Gokey and wife Sophia<\/a>
\nMore American Idol Posts<\/a>
\nAnd if you want more American Idol show recap, visit my Idol blog at NewChristianVoices.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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