Sure sounds like he was.
American Idol: Elliott Yamin Survives Earthquake in Chile
The world was stunned to witness the devastation of an 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday, but American Idol fans will be relieved to know that season five runner-up, Elliott Yamin is among the survivors! The singer, in Chile for a music festival, has been tweeting about the chaos, destruction, and fear that’s been surrounding him…
American Idol’s Elliott Yamin is among the lucky ones. The singer was on the sixth floor of his hotel in Chile when the 8.8-scale quake shook the nation. Almost immediately after, the American Idol alum tweeted, ”Huge earthquake just now in Chile!!..I swear this was the end of my life! F***!!!!..I just escaped with my life.”
Yamin also tweeted, ”Complete and utter choas on the streets…no power…my heart is beatin outta my chest!….tsunami warnin…I am only a mile inland.” CNN began reporting the American Idol star’s tweets as part of their earthquake coverage. Fortunately for fans, Yamin later reported that he was safe via Twitter. “We r totally safe and sound 4 the time being…I’m finally calmer, and dawn is approaching,which will help!..thx 4 ur prayers…I’m totally calm now….were all 2gether…got blankets from our rooms, and we’re all hudled on the street..no aftershox in a while,” the star tweeted.
The former American Idol contestant spoke to ABC News about his experience with the earthquake, which is reportedly among the strongest ones on record. ”I’m doing OK, all things considered,” Yamin told ABC. ”It was a real fast, gyrating kind of shaking…I haven’t been in an earthquake like that since I was a kid. I didn’t even know if I was going to make it downstairs.” The singer also admitted that he “was pretty emotional” and “shed a few tears.”
Yamin and his band were fortunate to be in Vina del Mar, for the Vina del Mar International Song Festival, when the massive quake hit. According to Yamin, there was ”no immediate destruction” in the area.
Somebody was using a stolen card..... ;)
American Idol: Girls And Boys Switch Nights Due To Medical Problems
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We have just been informed by American Idol that tonight’s “Girls Perfomance Night” has been postponed.
The girls will perform tomorrow night instead of tonight and that means it will be the guys on stage tonight.
That’s rough. Short notice and a day less than the guys were planning on.
But for Crystal Bowersox, a judge, producer, and maybe fan favorite it could be a life-saver. She has an undisclosed health problem that would prevent her from performing tonight.
Here is what Fox and AI tells us...
Due to medical issues which would prevent Crystal Bowersox from performing tonight, the 10 male semifinalists will perform this evening, and the 10 female semifinalists will perform tomorrow night.
The 10 remaining guys (Lee Dewyze, Andrew Garcia, Todrick Hall, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Alex Lambert, Michael Lynche, John Park, Jermaine Sellers and Tim Urban) will sing live for America’s vote tonight Tuesday, March 2 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Then, the 10 remaining girls (Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lacey Brown, Michelle Delamor, Katelyn Epperly, Siobhan Magnus, Paige Miles, Lilly Scott, Katie Stevens and Haeley Vaughn) will perform live tomorrow night, Wednesday, March 3 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed).
Tune in the following night to see Season Eight finalist Danny Gokey perform his new single, “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me,” and to find out which two guys and two girls will be eliminated on the live results show Thursday, March 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.