American Idol - Results - 04/18/2007

Live Blogging the American Idol -- Results -- April 18, 2007

Simon Cowell sets the record straight about "the look". Great job from the producers to show the conversation of Simon and Paula that led to the raised eye-brows. Good show! Go Simon!

Group song: I'm Alright

Simon's set the record straight video clip: (and results)

Am I not the best? The fastest on the planet.

TEXT 'C' to 51555

Fergie performs! (Recorded again from two weeks ago. The cutting was perfect.)

Yay! Ford commercial!

2 Groups!

Group 1:
Sanjaya Malakar
LaKisha Jones
Blake Lewis

Group 2:
Phil Stacey
Jordin Sparks
Chris Richardson

Melinda Doolittle in the middle -- Melinda is safe!

Melinda asked to pick the safe group! Melinda sits in the middle. Yay!

Melinda slides over to the left... Group 2 is safe! Chris, Jordin and Phil are safe!

Bottom 3: Sanjaya, LaKisha and Blake

Judges thoughts now... hmmm.

OMG, Sanjaya's hilarious! Hahaha!

I'm so scared!

Go Sanjaya! Go Cake!

The idols get a tour of Dreamworks. While doing voice-overs they get visited by Antonio Banderas. The idols watch Shrek the Third.

Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith in the audience.

Martina McBride performs.

Nice chit chat with Martina McBride's daughter Emma... commercial break! This is it! Hold your breath!

RESULTS

Blake is safe!

LaKisha is safe!

Chris Daughtry's "Home" plays for Sanjaya Malakar

Sanjaya is crying.

Let's give them something to talk about other than hair!