Ricky Braddy Will Probably Be a Wildcard
Update: Rumor has it that contestants chosen for the Wildcard will sing the same song they performed during their semi-final week round. So, if a contestant (I’m thinking Anoop Desai) chose the wrong song, no chance to switch it up for the wildcard…
Also, as commenters previously pointed out (and I keep forgetting for some reason, thanks for reminding me, Maura) Anoop Desai is assured a wildcard spot, as the contestant with the next-highest number of votes after the 3rd place finisher gets a spot.
This newspaper article makes the assumption that Idol contestant Ricky Braddy has been chose for the wildcard show:
Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t count Ricky Braddy out just yet.
Braddy, a local contestant on the popular national talent show American Idol, was voted out of the top 12 on Wednesday, but is still in the running as a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ wild cardà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ contestant.
Calls to the showà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s PR department confirmed this, when The Daily Advance was told on Wednesday that Braddy was unavailable for interviews because he was still à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“in contest.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬
Eh. I would assume that the entire Top 36 are still “in contest” until the semi-finals are over.
(Of course, one wonders why Nick Mitchell aka Normund Gentle would be allowed an interview with his home town paper. He’s obviously still “in contest”. He’s set to compete with this week’s group of 12)
Assumptions aside, I do believe Ricky, who had the best male vocal of the night–plus the love of Paula Abdul–is a good bet to sing in the wildcard show next Thursday.
He’s the perfect underdog. Despite great vocals, his lack of screen time hurt him. Simon’s critique that he lacked star quality didn’t help, either. Though I have to say I agree with Simon, I’m still up for giving the guy another chance. He really can sing. Michael Sarver and Danny Gokey aren’t exactly giving off megawatts of star power themselves, if you ask me.
Plus, there’s that weird mystery of why Idol producers forced his fan site, braddybunch.com, offline. My best guess is his parents’ inadvertent pimping of the website during Tuesday’s telecast set in motion a total overreaction on the part of TPTB. I think if Ricky was a contestant they were interested in seeing advance, they would have overlooked the ‘rents little slip of the tongue…
My picks for Tuesday for next Thursday’s wildcard show are: Anoop Desai, Ricky Braddy and Tatiana Del Toro. Yes, I think the producers are going to bring back the crazy. I don’t think they can help themselves.
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78 Responses to “Ricky Braddy Will Probably Be a Wildcard”
I agree. I think Ricky did sing the best, and I think he had the BEST voice of the night, but he had the DEATH spot of number 2? Or was it 3? Either way he had a death spot and no one knew him before him. Was he duller than Sarver or Michael no way. I’d take Ricky over either of them, but Ricky wasn’t TCO yet and apparently he isn’t a nice guy like Sarver which I guess means enough for Simon.
I agree with that, too.
Ricky seems like a quiet kind of guy, but some of the others didn’t really show their personality last Tuesday either. But since we had already seen their personality during the auditions and hollywood rounds, it wasn’t as noticeable as with Ricky. And yes, the fact that Ricky went second also hurt him. Especially with no face time in the earlier shows. Which is a pity because I thought he was amazing.
Yes, I would take Ricky over Danny and Michael, but he didn’t have time to build a fan base. I am just wondering if Simon regrets his comments?
Naw.