American Idol Top 36 Wildcard RESULT

First of all, I honestly think that with very few exceptions, most of the contestants did much better this time around. This is their second/last chance to be in the finals after all.

Tatiana... This woman is just too annoying. Even in the video intro, she was already on my nerves. Will she never shut up? And after she sang, when Paula started to say something about the sudden appearance of her accent, Tatiana just kept on talking on top of her. Simon barely even got a chance to put her down, deservedly so, for singing the same song thrice. Which of course she disagreed with by saying that she thinks that the song choice was great and that she sang it much better this time around. To which Simon said that obviously the song wasn't good enough because she didn't make it when singing the song last time. Well said!

Anoop sang My Prerogative which I do recall him singing during Hollywood week but the judges didn't call him on it. Which is a bit biased, I admit. Or the again, it was probably because not even Simon could talk over a crowd that loud, even 2 minutes after Anoop finished singing! Go Anoop Dog!

The result was predictable:

• Jasmine Murray - I am not so sure about this one. She sang OK but I predict a relatively early exit. Sorry, Jasmine.

• Megan Joy Corkrey - Yes, her vocals probably won't win her the crown as the next American Idol. She has loads of personality and that should be enough. Might not do so well in the competition but will definitely make it in showbiz.

• Matt Giraud - I never really noticed him, to be quite honest. Not during the audition, not in Hollywood week, probably couldn't even recall which week he sang in without the help of Google. Singing a Jackson 5 number, however, made me realize that he's not so bad.
  

• ...and Anoop Desai - I was totally upset that when it came down to the final two contestants that Simon announced it was going to be Matt. I was planning my retribution when Simon called Anoop back to the center of the stage for what I thought was going to be a pep talk how he will have a promising career in the future and all that crap. It was a very pleasant surprise when he suddenly announced that this year they were going to make it top 13 instead. Yeay!
  

So in the end, there was 13....

• Kris Allen, 23

• Megan Corkrey, 22

• Anoop Desai, 21

• Matt Giraud, 23

• Danny Gokey, 28

• Alexis Grace, 21

• Allison Iraheta, 16

• Adam Lambert, 26

• Scott MacIntyre, 23

• Jasmine Murray, 16

• Jorge Nunez, 20

• Lil Rounds, 23

• Michael Sarver, 27