Two with ties to state still 'Idol'-ing

Two with ties to state still 'Idol'-ing
By Staff Reports
2/23/2007

The Top 24 "American Idol" contestants were narrowed to 20 performers during Thursday night's live re-sults show on the Fox network.

The two male and two female singers with the fewest votes were sent packing but were allowed to sing one last song in front of millions of viewers.

Former Tulsan Melinda Doolittle and Phil Stacey, who has ties to Shawnee, both moved on to the next round of competition.

But Paul Kim of Saratoga, Calif., said, "It hurts, man. It hurts," after he failed to snag enough of the 32 million votes cast this week to make it into the Top 20.

Amy Krebs of Federal Way, Wash., didn't make the cut, either, because, as "Idol" judge Simon Cowell explained, she didn't make a strong enough impression.

"Idol" judge Paula Abdul called Nicole Tranquillo of Philadelphia a "brilliant singer" and Rudy Cardenas of North Hollywood, Calif., "fantastic."

But Abdul didn't have the final say. The country did.