American Idol Voters Got It Wrong Again: Josh Ledet Goes Home

Josh Ledet finishes third in American Idol voting.

American Idol voters have sent Joshua Ledet home, when he was clearly the best singer among the final three.

His departure almost guarantees low ratings, since in effect it will be the second and third best singers Jessica Sanchez and Phil Phillips battling next week for the title of American Idol.

 

Josh Should Sell More Albums

Josh should outsell both Jessica and Phil in record sales. Neither of them delivers a song, with the passion of Josh and neither is the entertainer that Josh has shown himself to be.

It wasn’t a total shock that Josh was sent home tonight, since voters tend to not vote for the front-runner when they feel that a contestant has a commanding lead.

Jessica is a better singer than Phil in my estimation, but if Phil wins American Idol I would be shocked, if he sells a million albums like Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery did.

 

Carrie Underwood Last Idol To Win Grammy

No American Idol winner has won a Grammy Award since Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood won five from 2007-2010, with two Grammy Awards won in 2007.

Josh Ledet could be another Chris Daughtry, who sells more albums than the winner. We will be listening to albums recorded by Josh for years to come.

The Lake Charles American Press was planning on having a special section for Josh Ledet, but those plans probably went out the window, after Ryan Seacrest announced the vote on Thursday night.

 

Sanchez Rebounds From Last Place 

Jessica Sanchez does deserve credit for rebounding from having the fewest votes earlier in the season, to finish in the final two, after the judges used their save to keep her in the competition.

Josh took being sent home well,  as he seemed more concerned about Hollie Cavanagh being sent home last week, then being sent home himself on Thursday night.

I think a lot of people who would have watched the finale next week will now find something else to watch instead, since the two best singers won’t be competing for the title of American Idol.

Donna Summer Dies at 63 of Cancer

Last Dance was one of the best known songs sang by the late Donna Summer.

Donna Summer has died at the age of 63 in Florida, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 31, 1948. She is best known as the Queen of Disco and won five Grammy awards and was nominated for 17 Grammys.

Summer recorded her first No.1 hit with her rendition of MacArthur Park in 1978. She followed that up with three No.1 hits in 1979, which were Hot Stuff, Bad Girls and No More Tears (Enough is Enough). She hasn’t had a No.1 hit in the last 32 years.

Disco wasn’t popular with everyone, but it is still part of our musical heritage and Donna Summer was a huge part of the disco era.

American Idol Final 2 To Be Revealed Tonight

Josh Ledet seems to be the front-runner as the voting tonight will determine who the final two remaining contestants will be.

Josh Ledet almost looks like he is sure to be the next American Idol. However, there are no locks when it comes to American Idol voting. Ryan Seacrest will announce the voting tonight and I have a feeling the final two will be Joshua Ledet and Phil Phillips,but it wouldn’t surprise me to see Jessica Sanchez competing against Josh, to be the next American Idol next Tuesday night.

There is even a chance that Josh could be leaving the show tonight, if his fans don’t take the time to vote for him, thinking it is a done deal that he will be the next American Idol.

I was only able to see the last half hour of the show last night, after coming home from church. We don’t have a DVR so there was o way to record the whole show.

Anyway, we saw all three singers sing the songs, that Jimmy Iovine had picked for them during that half hour.

Josh Ledet did his usual great job of singing No More Drama and the judges continued to praise his singing and his performance.

Jessica Sanchez sang I’ll Be There as the song Jimmy had chosen for her. I thought she did a good job, but Randy Jackson said it was OK for him and the song didn’t have a “moment, moment” . For me that song doesn’t have a “moment, moment” in the first place, but that is only my opinion and nothing more.

Phil Phillips sang  We’ve Got Tonight, the first song of Phil’s that I really liked. I like the classic ballads, so may be why I liked it so much.

Josh still looks like he should be in the final two, but with American Idol you never know till the votes are announced. I have a feeling that Phil has a huge fan base that may keep him from going home tonight. It could even be a Jessica and Phil finale next week, if the fans of Josh didn’t take time to vote for him last night.

For a recap of the complete show:

 http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20596396,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

 

We will know who the next American Idol will be in six days. I can see Josh Ledet selling millions of albums, but not so well for Jessica and Phil, when it comes to record sales. Album sales for Phil should not go well, if he is the next American Idol nor for Jessica. I can’t see either of them selling enough albums to go gold or platinum.

Personally, I will be rooting for Josh as long as he is in the competition, since he lives so close to our house. In addition to that though, he is clearly the best singer on American Idol this season.