American Idol 9 Top 3 - Recap + Poll + Roundup

Contestants Choice and Judges Choice tonight on American Idol!

Casey James - Unfortunately, Casey's two songs were quite sleepy for me. Kara said she chose "Daughters" by John Mayer because it speaks to Casey's audience which are "women" and "young girls". Maybe that's why I was bored?

Crystal Bowersox - Another solid showing from Crystal, but I really loved "Maybe I'm Amazed". She did not change the gender of lyrics which I thought was awesome.

Lee DeWyze - Stole the show. His first song was perfect and "Hallelujah" bought him a ticket to the finale. We can see a lot of confidence in Lee now after his homecoming this week. Go Dark Horse!

Who was your favorite?

Poll

Roundup

AI9 Battling For Second (Howard Stump)

Shout 'Hallelujah' for Lee DeWyze (USA Today)

‘American Idol’ top 3 performance show recap (Rodney Ho)

'American Idol' Night: Good, But Not Great, Things Come In Threes (Lyndsey Parker)

The Best Performance in the History of Recorded Music (Vote for the Worst)

Simon Cowell Plays ‘American Idol’ Puppetmaster One Last Time (Maura Johnston)

Lori's Morning After Idol Thoughts: Top 3 (History Cutie)