Michael Johns Eliminated, Shocks Idol Fans
Rockstar, hunk Michael Johns was eliminated from “American Idol” last night. The Australian-born singer went home Thursday from Fox’s popular singing competition as the contest was narrowed down to the top seven finalists following Wednesday’s “Idol Gives Back” charity event. He was joined by Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado at the bottom three.
Johns had never been in the show’s bottom three vote-getters and no contestants were evicted after last year’s special “Idol” fundraiser, that’s why his elimination came as a surprise. The hunky rocker, judges and his competitors all seemed stunned by the eviction.
Michael Johns, 29, sang Aerosmith’s “Dream On” during Tuesday’s inspirational-themed performance show. Paula Abdul thought the selection was perfect while Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson didn’t think the song choice suited Michael.
Ryan Seacrest told the audience that “Idol Gives Back” had garnered over $60 million thus far and he said to viewers that donations were still being accepted. Last year “Idol Gives Back collected $76 million for the underprivileged children. “Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe had earlier anticipated this year’s event would collect at least $100 million.
Ratings were significantly down for “Idol Gives Back” this year which featured musical performances by Fergie and Miley Cyrus. Despite being the top-rated show Wednesday, 17.5 million viewers tuned into the second “Idol Give Back” special, down from last year when 26.9 million viewers watched, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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