Christopher Hedges

Tonight was the American Idol results show and the results were to be predicted — as much as I pushed for Syesha Mercado, I knew that she was going against tough competition when millions of young women were voting multiple times for David Cook and David Archuleta.

Now the competition really begins — will David Cook win? Or, will the next American Idol be David Archuleta?

Video: Syesha Mercado is out but it’s guaranteed that a David will be the next American Idol

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Syesha Mercado gets great song to showcase her talent in Gia Ferrell’s “Hit Me Up.”

Will Syesha Mercado win over the hearts of the American Idol voters enough so that they keep her on for another week?

Randy says he can see Syesha Mercado sing a song like that.  It was just okay, Randy says.

Paula points out that the song is from “Happy Feet.”  “You did the song very well. … I don’t know if it is the type of song that defines you as an artist.”  Paula isn’t sure if she’s going to make it into the finals.

Simon says that Syesha Mercado had her best moment last week with her Sam Cooke song.

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Syesha Mercado is smart to use her sex appeal as an advantage in the American Idol competition.

Of course, the voting population in American Idol’s competition is young girls, so being sexy could be a turnoff to AI voters who could be looking for a safe choice like David Archuleta.  But, it might get votes from guys who wouldn’t mind seeing Syesha Mercado sing in the Top 2 show.  Syesha Mercado is taking a risk depending on who is voting tonight — are lots of young guys or gals watching tonight?  We’ll have to see what happens tomorrow.  I hope it pays off for Syesha Mercado.

Randy says “You sang it amazingly well.”

Paula says Syesha looks lovely tonight.  She’s surprised by the song choice but says it doesn’t show Paula who Syesha Mercado is as an artist.

Simon says Syesha Mercado might regret choosing “Fever” because it was a “lame cabaret performance.”

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