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David Archuleta — “When You Believe” AWESOME! I’M CRYING! Diva Archuleta!Jason Castro — “I Don’t Wanna Cry” YAY! This is great.David Cook — “Always Be My Baby” AWESOME! THIS WILL BE A BIGGER THAN “BILLIE JEAN”Carly Smithson — “Without You” GO CARLY!Kristy Lee Cook — “Forever”Brooke White — “Hero”Syesha Mercado — “Vanishing”

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4/17: Kristy Lee Cook exit interview

Kristy Lee Cook came across as poised and articulate, largely avoiding the pablum and cliches that came out the mouths of Ramiele and Chikezie. Some have complained she was a bit of a country robot on stage and was not the emotional lump that Brooke sometimes is. But I ultimately liked her for her rather grounded and rationalized approach to the show.

She admitted never having sung much in the way of non-country tunes and was hamstrung by the song choices during the semifinals, when she was also ill. (In past years, she would have had a greater chance to show off her country chops earlier.)

She felt more comfortable post Beatles. And she defended her take on “Eight Days a Week.” When I asked her about that, she felt the judges’ negative comments shaped America’s opinions about it.

*I’ve had mixed feelings on it. A lot of people actually liked it. A lot of people I worked with on the stage and the band. They absolutely loved the version… I thought it was kind of cool and deserved a bit more praise. I did make it my own.” One lesson she’s learned is to ignore the judges when watching the show and making her own judgment.

Cook said picking “God Bless the USA” wasn’t necessarily at attempt to save her own hide by going the patriotic route. Rather, she said her dad, a Vietnam vet, loved the song so she was thinking about it when she saw it on the list of songs the year she was born. Then her sister called and suggested the same song, which Kristy has sung before. “That was an instant yes in my mind,” she said.

Her fiance Andy also proposed to her secretly in a sauna March 15 and did it officially on “Idol” this week, though I don’t think that ended up on camera because I don’t remember it.

She would have sung “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” for Andrew Lloyd Weber. That would have been a serious challenge!

I have to run into a training class. Will add more later.

In other “Idol” news:

-I decided to check on my top 12 on March 8 before David Hernandez was eliminated. I’m not doing too badly. I actually had Michael Johns ranked at No. 8. That’s the only one I’ve gotten right so far exactly right. (I had Kristy Lee at 12, Chikezie at 11, Ramiele at 10 and Amanda at 9.) But my top 7 were: 1- David A 2- David C 3- Syesha 4- Jason 5- David H. (whoops!) 6- Carly 7- Brooke. I was clearly optimistic on Syesha but who knows?

-My bud Chris Sligh does a fine job sifting through the Mariah performance show.. He was bored by David A., underwhelmed by Carly, impressed by Syesha, okay with Brooke, enjoyed Kristy, rocked by David C. and pimped Jason C.

-I did want to note that Tuesday’s ratings (23.6 million) for “Idol” were the lowest Tuesday show in five years, since season two, according to Hollywood Reporter. The results show finished at around 23 million, down about 15 percent from a year earlier. And thanks to Michael Johns, I had my best week last week on the blog in terms of page views at about 60,000 though this blog is still down significantly in traffic from a year ago.

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Elliott Yamin Free American Idol 7

Elliott Yamin performs “Free” on American IdolElliott for the win!Video clip:[See post to watch Flash video]

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One less Cook in 'Idol's kitchen

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Bye To The Boobies

I am sad to see Kristy leave. She was my favorite all season. I know most will disagree with me but we all have our opinion. Idolbloglive loves you Kristy. Good luck with everything. I will buy your first CD if you have one.Others Enjoyed These PostsApril 16, 2008 -- Results Poll (4)April 16, 2008 [...]

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American Idol Results: Kristy Lee Cook Eliminated

Written by Joe Reality
After a recap of the American Idol top 7 performance show, Ryan Seacrest started dividing the finalists into two groups on stage. Seacrest started a group with Jason Castro and Carly Smithson on his left and a group with David Cook and Kristy Lee Cook on his right.

Original story at Reality TV Magazine . Related stories include: American Idol Season 7 Top 8 Week 5 Results - CanMag , American Idol Results: Ramiele Malubay Voted Off - Reality TV Magazine and ... Reality TV Magazine , Reality TV Magazine , OH NO!!

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'American Idol' cuts another finalist, leaving 6
contestants

Written by Erin Carlson, Associated Press Writer
The praise of Mariah Carey couldn't rescue Kristy Lee Cook from elimination on "American Idol." The 24-year-old resident country singer from Selma, Ore., was the latest casualty as the Fox sing-off narrowed the competition to six finalists.

Original story at Boston Globe . Related stories include: `American Idol' cuts another finalist, leaving 6 contestants - MiamiHerald.com , ‘American Idol’ cuts another finalist, leaving 6 contestants (AP via Yahoo! News) - American Idol and ... Yahoo! News , CNN International , Huffington Post , Daily Herald , American Idol , American Idol , ap.google.com

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Kristy Lee Cook Finally Voted Off American Idol

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She should find a country music deal at some point though. The 6 Remaining American Idol Finalists (in no particular order). Brooke White; David Cook; David Archuleta; Jason Castro; Carly Smithson; Syesha Mercado.

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American Idol 7– Top 7 Results

Tonight was the dreaded split them into two groups of three, then let the 7th person decide which group they think is safe. There were a few changes to the format, but it was familiar. Nothing as shocking as the year when the three divas were in the[...]

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Idol results -- Girls out night: the official
summary

Written by Ken Barnes
It was a girls’ night out on American Idol Wednesday night. Syesha Mercado, Brooke White and, somewhat surprisingly in light of her recent comeback, Kristy Lee Cook were placed in the bottom three. Syesha, whose chances seemed to be vanishing...

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