Finally, Sanjaya says goodbye; only six remain
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Sanjaya Malakar, the under-talented but unflappable singer who horrified and captivated millions in his improbable "American Idol” run, was voted off the show Wednesday.
When the result was announced, Malakar wiped away tears and got a big hug from LaKisha Jones, the next lowest vote-getter.
"I'm fine,” he told Ryan Seacrest. "It was an amazing experience.”
Malakar then performed one last song, "Something To Talk About.” Putting his own twist on the song, the 17-year-old known for his pretty looks and ever-changing hairstyles ad-libbed: "Let's give them something to talk about ... other than hair.”
On Tuesday night's show, Simon Cowell had slammed his performance as "utterly horrendous.” And for once, the mean judge was vindicated.
"I'm beginning to sense something here,” a grinning Cowell said when Malakar wound up in the bottom three.
Six contestants are now left: Jones, Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks, Chris Richardson, Melinda Doolittle and Phil Stacey. Doolittle grew up in Tulsa, and Stacey's wife is from Shawnee.
Cowell rolled his eyes and raised his eyebrows as contestant Richardson of Chesapeake, Va., followed his performance on Tuesday's show with a comment about the 32 people killed on the campus by a student.
"My hearts and prayers go out to Virginia Tech. I have a lot of friends over there. ... Be strong,” Richardson said onstage.
The camera caught Cowell's expression and showed him tapping his hand once, in apparent impatience, on the table in front of him and fellow judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. In contrast, Abdul could be seen nodding in approval.
Cowell said he was talking to Abdul about Richardson's contention that he deliberately sang "Mayberry” in a nasal tone, Cowell told "American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest on Seacrest's radio show Wednesday. "I was saying to Paula, ‘What does he mean, he sang nasally on purpose? I didn't understand what he was saying.'”
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