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I've watched "Idol" for 5 years.

I have album credits on 3 major labels (vocals & piano), and a major studio movie soundtrack (piano). I have worked with and for the biggest heads of A&R and Executive V.P.'s from RCA Records, Metal Blade Records, EMI, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group.

Siobhan Magnus was the only "Idol" contestant in 5 years to give me goosebumps, and she did it 3 times. That she isn't in at least the final 2 (if not the hands-down winner!) is a tragic condemnation of the imbeciles who vote for the eventual slop that passes as an "American Idol."

Siobhan will go on to have a phenomenal carreer in music, theater and movies. Simon Cowell's typical Brit loathing for all things Irish cost his pathetic show 5-10 points in Nielsen ratings (during Sweeps Week!) after Siobhan got dumped (largely due to Simon's repeatedly bashing her outstanding performances).

Time wounds all heels. Cowell's the kind who likes to find out the hard way.

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Siobhan Magnus was the only "Idol" contestant in 5 years to give me goosebumps

Siobhan for me, had 3 great idol moments. When she sang -- THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN, and then when she actually showed how high she could go with Aretha's THINK, and then finally with the Stones' PAINT IT BLACK ( which made people call her "Eve' to Lambert's "Adam").

The surprising thing about the judges is they then expected her to do the flamboyant shrieks every week and castigated her for more subdued performances, which actually hurt her confidence.

When she finally returned to form with Shania's EVERY MAN OF MINE ( Kara Dio Gardi said "She's Back"), the TV audience might have thought that she didn't need the votes at all ( this was the same audience that got Season 3's best -- Fantasia, Latoya London and Jennifer Hudson in the bottom 3 ).

I almost quit watching the show after she got voted out. I was really hoping for a Siobhan-Crystal finale. Oh well, I reckon this show has one more season left and it will be gone by 2012.

You are far more seasoned than me in the music biz. I also believe she has great potential, but still somewhat raw. I actually had said early on that she could be a dark horse in this if she makes progress. I personally didn’t feel like she did make the progress needed to win this during the season, but I share your view that she has a bright future.

‘Idol’ has really gotten strange this season. While the producers clearly play favorites, they seem a lot more obvious about it this year (they basically handed Lee his “big moment” this week - with a song Simon Cowell now owns the rights to, oddly enough).
Siobhan has great potential, but she’s still rough around the edges and clearly wasn’t going to be everyone’s cup of tea. Crystal is talented too, but she’s a little more familiar/relatable to the average person. Lee fits so snugly into the Daughtry/Cook mold that the producers don’t even have to think about how to promote him. The voters may have put these two in the finals, but it’s no accident that it ended up being the same two who could provide maximum return for minimal effort, marketing-wise. And by that token, I don’t think it will be an accident if Crystal is just “off” enough to end up in second place next week.

****Siobhan Magnus was the only "Idol" contestant in 5 years to give me goosebumps, and she did it 3 times.****

I didn't watch every show this year but I liked Siobhan when I saw her. I liked the song she sang on Shania Twain Night. She hit notes on that song that Shania would or could never hit.