Michael Johns & Carly Smithson on American Idol: The Daughtry Moment

At least Chris Daughtry made it to the final four before he was eliminated. On American idol on Thursday night, Michael Johns was voted off in what many believe was a stunner and Carly Smithson looked shocked as she stood next to the Australian on the stage. It was similar to when Katharine McPhee stood with her mouth agape when Chris Daughtry was eliminated during season five.
Michael Johns & Carly Smithson on American Idol: The Daughtry Moment (Fox)
Michael Johns & Carly Smithson on American Idol: The Daughtry Moment (Fox)

While it doesn't appear that Johns is anywhere close to the talent that Daughtry was at that time, and certainly is now, the results are the first big upset of American idol. Carly's mouth dropped open when American idol host Ryan Seacrest read the results.

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Now there are seven finalists left. Four ladies remain and I guess out of the four Brooke White is the favorite. Kristy Lee Cook avoided the bottom three this week but both Syesha Mercado and Carly were right there with Michael Johns. The three guys left are heavy favorite David Archuleta, rocker David Cook and the man with the ukulele and the dreadlocks, Jason Castro.

This is when Idol gets tough, and even though many believe that he didn't deserve to go, Johns performance this week was awful. He made a very poor choice in choosing "Dream On" and he just couldn't hit those notes made famous by Steven Tyler.


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