With just five singers left in the competition, it's inevitable that the more and more "American Idol" finalists will end up in the Bottom 3 each week. Perhaps it's easy for Phillip Phillips to say, considering he's the only one left who hasn't had a brus more

Well, fellow "American Idol" watchers, I am a little sad. I realize Elise Testone might not have been among everyone's favorite contestants – clearly she wasn't, since she was voted off Thursday night -- but she had definitely grown into one of mine.  more

It’s rare that a contestant commits the three mortal sins of ‘Idol’. In the world of shilling for America’s votes, there are three ways to fall into the doghouse. Three separate kisses of death tha... http://www.starpulse.com/news/Andrew_Payne/2012/04/27/ more

Now that we’ve lived through The Save and The Shocking Vote-Off, we will spend the next few weeks in the stage of American Idol I call The Purging of the People You Knew Couldn’t Win (culminating in the annual Week Where the Most Talented Singer Looks Lik more

Elise Testone was an unlikely candidate for reality TV, not being a fan of the genre and all. Yet she made it to sixth place on one of the country's biggest and longest-running shows, "American Idol." Although she's had a great run and thoroughly enjoyed more

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  Elise Testone ’s permanent vacation home in the bottom three now has a “vacancy sign,” as the South Carolina blues rocker was eliminated on last night’s  American Idol  results show. After last week’s shocking elimination of  Colton more

It was a hit and miss week on " American Idol ," as the remaining contestants tackled the music of Queen and another song of their choice. Elise and Skylar both nailed the Queen round, but stumbled during the artists' choice, while Jessica and Hollie foun more