Tonight is the night. We’ll rid ourselves of four American Idol contestants (sorry if that sounded harsh), which will leave 20 vying for the crown.
We’re now being led to believe that the competition is over and that 27-year-old Lakisha Jones, who was spectacular Wednesday night, is the winner. Not so fast. What is wrong with you people? Don’t you remember how involved this process is?
I’m ashamed of Simon Cowell for basically annointing Jones as the winner after just one stage performance. There are many weeks to get through and one performance _ great as it might have been _ does not seal the deal.
Jones is cleary the frontrunner, but there are three other women who could give her a challenge. They are: Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle and Sabrina Sloan. As for the men, forget it. I don’t see anybody there, with the possible exception of Chris Sligh, who can hang with the women.
As for who gets eliminated tonight, here are my choices: Men, Sundance Head and Paul Kim. Women, Antonella Barba and Haley Scarnato. We’ll see how close I am.