Idol Gives Back Charity Special
What to look forward to tonight:
Update: Ryan just announced that tonight’s elimination will be THE MOST SHOCKING IN IDOL HISTORY….Plus, they got over 70 million votes last night.
- Kelly Clarkson singing with Jeff Beck on Guitar
- Annie Lenox singing “Bridge Over Troubled Water
- A taped message from Madonna
- Celine Dion and Elvis Presley (well, that’s the rumor anyway)
- Bono surprises the kids as they rehearse his song “American Prayer”
Nigel said on Ryan Seacrest’s radio program this morning that they had more than 65 million votes by 10 pm PDT last night. They broke the previous record of 65.5 million votes that came in for the Season 3 finale…
Update: Tonight’s big shocking boot? There was no boot. Nobody was eliminated tonight. As Ryan said, “Who could eliminate someone at the end of a charity special?”
It was hardly shocking however…
All of the votes from this week will carry over to next, and TWO people will be eliminated next Wednesday.
Also, the show ran about 5 minutes over the 2 hour mark for those who are tivoing.
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It was a wonderful show! I did send in my donation through the Clay Aiken UNICEF website. I still may send another donation through AI.
I still can’t figure out why Celine wore black unless it had something to do with a contrast in color. She did such a nice job. For me, (other than the poverty clips) it was the highlight of the evening! The song was a PERFECT choice with such memorable verses. Elvis remains the World’s Greatest Idol!
It was great seeing Bono on the show. He has gone to Africa I don’t know how many times and met with politicians the world over and done a lot more of the nitty gritty that actually makes things happen.
He is quite the class act and really needed to be on this show. Such a sincere man…
I was very disappointed that Jordin sounded so bad on “American Prayer”. It was a contrast to the others who did such a nice job. I knew she was TCO and at first I was excited. As I learn more and more about this young lady, it makes me want Melinda to win.
From Celebrity Spider:
Simon Cowell Storms British Rich List 4/21/07
Music mogul Simon Cowell has shot up Britain’s Rich List after earning #40 million ($78 million) from last year (06) alone.
The X Factor and American Idol judge – whose bank balance now stands at #100 million ($195 million) – stormed from last year’s 944th place to 700 in the Sunday Times’s annual list.
Cowell even beat troubled singing sensation Robbie Williams whose #95 million ($185 million) wealth left him trailing behind at 755th place.
Despite his prosperous year, Cowell still can’t compete with the highest earning entertainer – former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney whose colossal #725 million ($1.4 billion) fortune places him 102nd in the list.
One of the solutions to world poverty is fair trade. I’ve been to Africa & China & it’s shameful what some countries get for their natural resources.
A cup of white tea in New York costs $35. The white tea growers live in a remote area of China & they’re thrilled if they get $1 for a bag of the same tea.
Grammie Karl, I agree. It was glaring. Go Team Humble!
Don’t you think that the fact that they had just “tricked” her into thinking she was going home maybe had something to do with her “unconnectedness” (new word, cool) to the song? Although, on this site, I know most feel that they already knew ahead of time, but you never know for sure what was going through her head. And, sorry, what is TCO???
The Chosen One, Fotiai.