posted by Administrator on Mar 27
Chikezie Eze was revealed to be the third finalist eliminated from American Idol’s seventh season during last night’s live results show broadcast on Fox.
The 22-year-old from Inglewood, CA was ousted from Idol’s seventh season after host Ryan Seacrest said “over 30 million” home viewer votes — “the highest this season for a single show” — were cast immediately following Tuesday night’s live performance episode broadcast that saw the Top 10 finalists perform songs from the year they were born.
“I’m just really proud to be here. I feel really blessed,” Eze said during a video montage of his Idol journey. “It’s been an amazing ride.”
Eze sang “If Only for One Night” by Luther Vandross during Tuesday night’s performance episode. Judge Randy Jackson said he “didn’t love it” and criticized it for not being “that vibey Chikezie that I love with all that energy” and instead “just kind of boring.” Paula Abdul disagreed with Jackson and said Eze did a “great job.”
“Chikezie I think you sang it well. Having said that, I thought the performance actually was very cheesy,” commented Simon Cowell. “It’s that you have to show originality. I didn’t see anything original other than somebody trying to copy the original. I don’t think that’s what you should be doing. I miss your personality now.”
On Wednesday beginning at 9PM ET/PT, another finalist will be eliminated from the competition based on home viewer votes, revealing the season’s Top 8 finalists.
