The idol journey of one of our favorite contestants from the start, Andrew Garcia, came to a disappointing end this past Wednesday. Andrew, along with 17-year-old Katie Stevens, were both voted off this week due to the judges using their one and only save on fellow contestant Michael Lynch during the previous week.
Sadly, Andrew’s dismissal does not come as a huge surprise, especially following his string of mediocre post-Hollywood performances. Despite his recent fallbacks,  it’s hard to forget his brilliant early season covers of Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning” or Paula …

After Andrew Garcia’s past few performances and song-choice letdowns on American Idol, I was beginning to run out of hope. Deep down, I knew that he had the potential and just needed the right song and moment to break loose. However, after so many weeks of sub-par performances, where he failed to live up to his early season-high rendition of “Straight Up” (which the judges reminded us about far too many times), I could only cross my fingers and hope for the best.
Imagine my relief and joy when Andrew performed …

To be completely honest, I was doubtful that Andrew Garcia would make it into the Top 10 on American Idol this week. His latest performance, of Marvin Gaye’s Motown hit “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” was not only slammed by the judges, but left me cringing inwardly as well–and I’m a fan of Andrew!

Thankfully, his voters remained loyal, sending contestant Paige Miles home instead. However, Andrew’s song choices are really beginning to pile up and weigh against him. I don’t think that even a great singer could perform “Heard it …

Last Tuesday night, American Idol’s top 12 contestants performed for the first time on a bigger stage in front of a large studio audience, where they took on songs by the Rolling Stones. After watching their performances, I saw no clear-cut person going home on Wednesday—thankfully, the contestants are starting to come into their own on stage.
However, in a weird twist on Wednesday, Idol host Ryan Seacrest spoiled the results for many viewers of who got voted off the show through his personal Twitter page. Three hours before the show …

Last Thursday night’s American Idol results show was probably the biggest nail-biter of them all. With 12 coveted spots at stake, drama was at an all-time high as the top 16 waited to hear their fates. In one of the most controversial and unforgiving cuts of the season, America chose to send home a talented bunch of contestants, including Alex Lambert, Lilly Scott, Todrick Hall and Katelyn Epperly. That means that one of our favorite contestants, Andrew Garcia, just managed to slip into the top 12.