American Idol 2012 Top 7 Results Show Recap: Elimination Shocker

April 20, 2012 Branden American Idol, American Idol 2012, Season 11 588

American Idol 2012 Colton eliminated

For the second week in a row, the American Idol 2012 results show ended in quite the shocker.

It wasn’t Hollie Cavanagh or Elise Testone who ended up heading home at the end of the night, but one of the show’s frontrunners. Before we get there, let’s back up to the beginning.

At the top of the show we get a terrible group number where half the microphones weren’t working and Phillip was watching everyone else to figure out what he should be doing. And if that mess wasn’t enough, we had to sit through an American Idol Ford Music Video.

Ryan starts the results and asks Joshua Ledet and Hollie to join him at the center of the stage. At this point, I thought Hollie did enough the night before to pull herself out of the bottom and Joshua would be taking the first spot in the Bottom 3. Wrong. Hollie is again in the bottom and Joshua is safe.

We get a performance by season 8 winner Kris Allen next and following that some more results.

Ryan pulls Skylar Laine and Elise to center stage, and what’s about to happen is obvious. Elise joins Hollie in the bottom and Skylar is safe.

Next we have to suffer through a performance by LMFAO, which gives us time enough to realize that Phillip Phillips, Colton Dixon or Jessica Sanchez will be joining Elise and Hollie in the Bottom 3.

It’s finally time to find out. Let’s see. It can’t be Jessica again, because the person who gets the judges’ save ALWAYS rides that wave for weeks following. But maybe she broke the streak. Or maybe it’s finally time for Phillip and Colton to start splitting the votes. That female vote has to go to one or the other.

Jessica is sent to safety. So it’s Phllip or Colton… Either would be a shocking, but as the competition thins out, someone has to be in the bottom. It’s Colton. Phillip is sent to safety.

So it’s Colton, Elise or Hollie. Surely it’s Hollie or Elise, I thought. It’s Colton’s first time in the bottom, but Elise and Hollie have both been there more than once. Ryan sends Elise to safety.

So Hollie then. No. It’s Colton. He’s eliminated. And I’ve never seen so much anger in a person’s eyes after being eliminated from this show. Usually it’s sadness, but for Colton is was all anger. And just when I thought America made a mistake, Colton started his swan song and I got it. He was singing to Jesus. And that’s perfectly fine. But when you’re connected only to Jesus and not the audience, you’re going to be in trouble.

This just clearly wasn’t the right competition for Colton. He’ll be a very successful contemporary Christian artist, I’m sure.

What did you think of the results? Did America get it right?

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  1. America deffantly got it wrong this week should of been Hollie and I thought the LMFAO peformance was really good

    •  LMFAO was obviously a group made up of a number of people who were let through to the audition stage of American Idol so that everyone could make fun of them.  Utter joke. Hollie, and Colton, are wonderful.

    • All of them can sing. But someone will have to go. I hope people not blaming on Jessica. She is a great singer that’s why they use their power.. I hope everyone of us knows this show has only 1 save power and the judges decide who they want to save. People please stop being racist. Let’s vote who is the best on this competition!

      • No way I’m voting for either a Nip or a Nig; but i’d vote for a dead Nig before I’d vote for a Nip. BTW, American used to own you Pinoys…lol.

      • You pushy Pinoys are the racists and causing the racial backlash, that how u get your way

      • @e8c0556bde2ed4405a4e2519ec4924a9:disqus , fighting racist with a racist comment will make you worst than a racist.. and btw i think ur filipino too coz americans dont call filipino pinoys…  just enjoy the show and vote for your idol and stop the racist comment… ty @_@

      • Why does the racist card have to be thrown around?  I have friends of almost every race and I can’t stand Jessica.  To me, she comes across as cold and unfeeling.  I think I’ve said it before but I have never connected with even one of her performances, but that’s just me.  Sometimes it seems like she has a holier than thou attitude and that turns me off.  I always vote for who I think has had a great performance, even if it wasn’t one of my “favorites.”  I guess what I’m trying to say is who gives a crap what race she is – if you don’t like her, then you just don’t like her!

      • Thank you Suhdt, well said. people are forgeting the through meaning of American idol; its a show to get the best talent not pretty or handsome faces

      • What does racist have to do anything!!   Jessica was voted off by the voting public which obviously means a vote is a vote.  The judges saving her was not acceptable.  Making over her like she’s a queen bee.  Well I’m sorry, but she’s not the best there is.  She’ll be going home soon, but not soon enough.  Phil Phillips all the way!!

      • What does racist have to do anything!!   Jessica was voted off by the voting public which obviously means a vote is a vote.  The judges saving her was not acceptable.  Making over her like she’s a queen bee.  Well I’m sorry, but she’s not the best there is.  She’ll be going home soon, but not soon enough.  Phil Phillips all the way!!

    • Just for the record, Branden you are very wrong. He did connect with the crowd. He wasn’t singing for Jesus. Give me a break. 

      • I think he was singing about the Lord Jesus Christ and I’m so glad! Colton has his priorities right – God created us to live for His glory!

    • I like Elise, maybe its because I’m from the old school and I like that wraspy sound.  Reminds me of Fleetwood mac when she sings, hey stevie Nicks said herself.

      • Her voice is great, I love it too, but it’s her attitude that will kill her career…..watch her eyes when the judges are critiquing her…..she thinks she knows it all! My hope is she is off next and the “real” people continue on!

      • Elise is one of the best, she is trained and has a great voice, herproblem is her age, shedoesn’t have the teen votes, she belongs on Xfactor or the voice.

  5. Colton shouldn’t be the one to be sent home. It should be Jessica or Elise. America got it wrong. So wrong.

    •  America got it right for once. Colton was clearly the right one to go after last night.

      • I have to agree with you on that! Honestly, I got bored with Phillip and Colton but what made Phillip different with Colton is that, he took risks at the right time! Singing without his guitar on his “In The Midnight Hour” performance and singing the hell out of that Usher song!!!! Gahd! 

        Also, I love how the girls dominated this season 🙂 Go Jessica-Elise-Hollie-Skylar!

      • They should have sent Jessica, Skylar or Joshua. home, ;I hate to say it but they are boring. so boring.

      • I disagree; Colton  was so unpredictable. Who would’ve thought that he’d sing Love the way you lie, or sing Bad Romance and make it such an original. He did not deserve to go, not this week at least. America was SO wrong!

      • NO NO NO….Even Colton admited he was Not his self Wed. Night,
        and Maned Up Thursday night and apologized..Not that took GUTS..Colton DID NOT deserve to go home!!!…Who’s Keeping Hollie on?..Thats my question?..She is Not a Pro. at anything

      • And you got it so wrong. Colton is incredible. Wrong, wrong, wrong. I’m sorry, but Hollie deserved to go home before him. I’m not saying I don’t like Hollie, because I do, but she is definitely the weakest. And Colton is one of the strongest.

      •  Absolutely wrong. Hollie has the strongest voice among them. Colton is weaker than her. Hollie does not derserve to go home. The one who should go home on that night is ELISE.

    • it’s the end your dream my friend… move on… :(((((

      BUT :))))

      be ready for your worst nightmare.. coz it’s will be Elise and Jessica in the finale..

    • JustBeingReal how does it feel now?Your fave idollete voted off , sorry America didnt supported him, imagine Hollie and Elise was save and Colton didnt? Well tell your fave idolette to join the Voice next year  or America’s Got Talent etc…

    • Last week when it was Jessica who got the least vote…America have spoken. This week, because its your favorite that got the least vote, America got it wrong. Does the voice or vote of America change when its your favorite that gets the least vote and not the one you dont want to win? Make up your mind…its either America has spoken or the vote is useless and does not speak of the true sentiments of America. Just saying…

  6. America wrong once again. I like the end were you can read Jennifers lips she says ” we should have not used the save last week we messed up”. And I agree jessicas really immature and isn’t even that good well now I guess I vote for philp and skylar.

    • Did you really read that in jennifers lip or is it just in your biased mind? Cause if you did you could be useful somewhere.

      •  I think Jessica is too mature for her age. I would like to see a bit more teenagecharm. She is 16 and not 26.

    • Really??
      You’re saying jessicas immature??
      Have you heard her voice? She has the most control in the competition. Remember in her first performance, even the judges praise her for how mature her voice her is. I disagree with you. She is a very talented singer for how old she is! Only 16!!!
      @Utahwoody I totally agree with you! What the heck is the username joshuas a queer?? Youre the one that’s immature. And I’m guessing you don’t like Amazing soulful singers like Jessica or Joshua, two outstanding voices. And honey, Jennifer didn’t move her lips at all and I’m pretty sure the save was meant to be used in Jessica cuz it had to be unanimous. Sweetie please get ur eyes checked, k?

      • I saw it to. Jennifer did move her lips but I just couldn’t make out what she said. I also think Jessica’s immature. In my opinion Colton is better than Jessica. Im just hoping that Hollie wins. Or at least a girl.

      • Jessica sings ok but she’s not all that. I like all kinds of music but would turn her off if she were on tbe radio. She don’t have as much control as some of you think she does, her voice rattles at times. I would have saved that save for Colton had I been in the judges shoes.

      • I saw Jennifer saying something but no one has any idea what she said. It is all speculation.

    • Now I know where you can be useful. As a lip reading instructor for the deaf and dumb!

    • Excuse me…what have you the nerve to say that?  You depend on your very low standard coz you really don’t know what music is…. R&B and soul music are the hardest type of music… I tell you, Jessica is so versatile! Hollie and Skyler are limited to one singing style!  Jessica could really sing like a recording artist on stage LIVE!!

    • yes, America got it wrong, but they shouldn’t blame Jessica. she deserves that save, so does Colton, but unfortunately the judges already used it. the voters are the ones to blame. THEY DECIDED IT. they shouldn’t vote based on race or looks……

      • Huh? So..how did America vote based on race or looks this time? Honestly people, if your favorite gets the boot, it has NOTHING to do with race or looks. Stop trying to turn everything into something sinister. It’s a singing competition..not some civil rights movement!

      • I’d sure like to know when this season became a race issue.  We don’t vote on race, we vote on talent and who we believe is the best.  Jessica was voted off by the voting public!!  She has developed an extremely conceited attitude, thanks to the judges.  She’ll go home soon with no more saves available.  Colton is what AI is all about and someone with the know how in the music industry will sign hime on, you can be sure of that.

    • what’s immature about jessica.  It was only her age.  And she is more mature than her age and even more mature than you are.

  7. Wow the girls are dominating.

    My top 3
    Joshua, Skylar and Jessica. But I’m rooting Jessica and Joshua for the finale.

  8. I haven’t watched it yet, but I think it’s like what happened last week with Jessica. Their fans got complacent, feeling that their Idol will be safe. I thought Colton will be at Top3.  Anyhow, whoever will be cut the following weeks to come, I’m sure they will have a career ahead of them. AI11 got some real talent. It’s hard to predict who’s gonna win. But I’m rooting for Jessica. Whoever wins is alright for me though. 🙂

      • @e9e9f6c06bd0e1ff511d4af13c3b3e88:disqus >> No. Hollie deserves to be there. The one who does not deserve is Elise.

    • I totally agree… this year they were all good. hard to let anyone go home at this point

    • Hollie deserves to stay. she’ll be consistent from now. a person who commits mistake and do great after, only shows that she is the one improving throughout the competition. Every person has a room for improvement and Hollie taking every little constructive criticism. 

  9. Colton so deserved to go home, he sounded like a whiny baby every time he performed

    •  I would have agreed with you last week; but Hollie was better than Colton last night.

      • Yes, she was better last night… but she’s so inconsistent!  Colton was great all throughout. To win American Idol, one needs to have the talent, the star quality and most importantly, he or she needs to be consistent.  Hollie’s not!  

    • It’s kinda funny that the show always make Hollie the villain. With the judges and now angry fans of Colton. Colton’s leaving has nothing to do with Hollie.

  11. I’m a Jessica fan and i’m gonna root for her till the end.Elise is also very good & special.Wish the best to Colton.

  12. It is very obvious that the show is fixed this year for a girl to win. They even all but said it the night the top 12 girls performed. I for one and done wasting my time and energy voting. You can vote all you want in the end it is the producers who make the decision. 
    When they start releasing vote counts I will believe the vote is not fixed.

    • Releasing vote counts and controlling the voting process and getting rid of bias judges

  13. holly should of went home LAST week!!!!! and tonight! I love Colten he was amazing and I truly am mad that he went home.

    • Your wrong. I love Hollie and will until the end. And I’m going to keep voting for her.

  14. people come and people go : vocally he was the weakest 😐 but music wise he was the best 😐 it’s a singing competition not a music arrangement competition 😐 still go COLTON 🙂

      • Oh please..Phillip is awesome. You don’t have to be a diva singer to be good. Try listening to something besides divas. 

    • Colton’s song choices were off – and his delivery of the Gaga song did not showcase him at his best – it looked forced.  My problem is with Joshua – everything he sings sounds ‘churchy’ – Coltons swan song may have been a religious song but his music has never sounded like he was standing in the choir loft. EVER song Joshua sings does. It doesn’t help that they bring in the choir behind him to help.  It is unfortunate that someone has to go home and last night it was Colton’s turn.