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Iraheta, the smokey-voiced 17-year-old rocker chick from Southern California, was the odd person out after failing to win voters over with her version of Janis Joplin’s “Cry Baby.” This, despite the fact Danny Gokey made a brutal nightmare of Aerolsmith’s “Dream On.” Many thought Allison had a lock on a Top 3 spot after her rousing duet with Adam Lambert .

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen put on a great "American Idol" finale tonight, sung out at the end by Carrie Underwood performing "Home, Sweet Home" as highlights from the season roll. click on the link to read in detail.

Kris Allen, one of our favorite contestants on this season of American Idol captured his female fans with his own rendition of All She Wants to do is Dance during tonight's throwback to the year the contestants were born episode of American Idol.

Adam Lambert out next, calls Randy Travis "such a gentleman," which seems exactly right. Oh man, Adam picked the perfect choice, "Ring of Fire.

Watch the Adam Lambert ‘Mad World’ video here. The Season 8 American Idol finalist delivered another standout performance. See video and photos and the Tears for Fears ‘Mad World’ lyrics.It was ‘American Idol’ Year They Were Born Wish List night on American Idol Top 8 night on April 7, 2009. Born in 1982, the 27-year-old Adam Lambert from Hollywood, California picked a hit single from that year, the Tears for Fears Mad World and, as with every song he covers, he made it his own.

Danny Gokey kicks off American Idol tonight, born in 1980 and singing "Stand by Me." Oh boy, right up his powerhouse, should be good.Hmm, not crazy about the interpretation, everything is stretttttccched out, extra-cheesy and wimpy.

Tonight’s American Idol finale was a good one. It was jam packed with surprise performances that included Black Eyed Peas, Kiss, Keith Urban, Cyndi Lauper, and many others.

Country music week on American Idol is specially targeted toward that red state contingency of America that just can't get enough of songs about eating barbeque sauce in their pick-up trucks and cheating on their dogs.With Obama in the White House and gay movies winning all the Oscars, most fans of American Idol and country music cling to Grand Ole Opry week as a bastion of safety in an otherwise chaotic liberal socialist sea.Adam Lambert has been labeled an early favorite to win Season 8 of American Idol, and has become America's latest gay icon.

The 8 remaining finalists performed songs from the years they were born. And tonight, Adam Lambert continued his streak of success on “American Idol.”Born in 1982, the 26-year-old theater actor gave a stunning (haunting) performance of “Mad World” by Tears for Fears that resulted in Simon giving him a standing ovation.