{"id":416,"date":"2011-04-14T21:09:33","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T01:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/?p=416"},"modified":"2011-05-10T09:43:05","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T13:43:05","slug":"the-first-guy-to-leave-idol-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/04\/the-first-guy-to-leave-idol-is.html","title":{"rendered":"The First Guy to Leave Idol Is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I must be regaining some of my prophetic sense &#8211; I got two thirds of the bottom three right. \u00a0Haley, Stefano, and Paul were in the bottom three. \u00a0After Rihanna&#8217;s performance I had hoped they would just vote her off, but despite being a relative newcomer to the bottom threePaul took the fall.<\/p>\n<p>While this was a surprising turn of events given Paul&#8217;s popularity, it wasn&#8217;t quite as shocking as the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/04\/pia-toscano-leaves-american-idol.html\" target=\"_blank\">exit of Pia last week<\/a>. \u00a0I always enjoyed watching Paul perform but I never felt like he had the vocal chops to be the next American Idol. \u00a0With his positive demeanor and stage energy he will hopefully find a place in, at least, the indie rock scene. \u00a0His vocal style would be great for that style. \u00a0However, if music doesn&#8217;t work out, I think Crest should scoop Paul up to be a spokesman. \u00a0Those teeth are so white man!<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, tonight was the first time a guy has exited the show under the iron rule of America&#8217;s vote. \u00a0I am surprised that it wasn&#8217;t Stefano, but I think Paul&#8217;s voice is unique enough that he will find a place in this industry. \u00a0Best of luck young man!<\/p>\n<p>Related &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/the_prophet_of_pop\/2011\/04\/the-american-idol-elite-eight.html\" target=\"_blank\">The American Idol &#8220;Elite&#8221; Eight<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/theprophetofpop\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the Prophet of Pop on\u00a0<strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prophetofpop\" target=\"_blank\">on\u00a0<strong>Facebook<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I must be regaining some of my prophetic sense &#8211; I got two thirds of the bottom three right. \u00a0Haley, Stefano, and Paul were in the bottom three. \u00a0After Rihanna&#8217;s performance I had hoped they would just vote her off, but despite being a relative newcomer to the bottom threePaul took the fall. 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