And another talented youngster leaves the American Idol finals as they’re really hotting up. Now is a really bad time to be voted off the show having come so far and with the ultimate prize firmly in your sights, but for one unlucky finalist, this had to be their last show.

So out of the remaining five that lined up to do vocal battle with each other on Tuesday night’s show, which one didn’t make the grade with the judges, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi? well, I can tell you it was a hotly contested round and all five finalists sang their hearts out.

Well, sometimes it doesn’t matter how good you are, there comes a time when talent and good looks will only carry you so far and it’s down to the decision of the panel of judges as to whether you get the chance to sing another day, or fall by the wayside. The last episode’s fall guy was really no worse than the other four, but it was just a matter of someone had to be the one to go and it was the time for:

Matt Giraud

to leave the show. Understandably upset at the decision, he took it like a man and I’m sure he will go on to bigger and better things as so often happens with losing finalists in big talen shows liek American Idol.

That leaves the last four lineup as:

  1. Adam Lambert
  2. Allison Iraheta
  3. Danny Gokey
  4. Kris Allen

Bye by Matt! It was a good run, but someone had to go and it was your turn this time out! What’s coming up in the next episode, I wonder…

American Idols Live