The final 12 candidates to win the American Idol title are half the way through. According to votes the three singers to join Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, and Danny Gokey have been revealed live on February 26th 2009.  The second group were not as strong as the first one. Judges like. Adam Lambert who was one criticized for being theatrical sang “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones, while Kris Allen sang “Man in the Mirror” and showed the judges maximum confidence.  Allison Iraheta who sang “Alone” by Heart was praised by Paula Abdul who thought that this 16 years old girl remindes her of Kelly Clarkson.

The first three contestants who made it through to the top twelve were revealed live according to votes on February 19th 2009.  Just a day before the announcement of the finalists, the first group of 12 competitors sang live a song of their choice. While some blew the judges away, some really blew their golden tickets to the entertainment industry. As the results were “almost expected” to the judges, Alexis Grace who sang ”Never Loved A Man” showed both good vocals and stage charisma and got enough votes to reserve a place at the final round of American Idol. The Church music teacher, Danny Gokey, who sang “Hero” was also tagged safe. And finally, 27′s old Michael Sarver who sang “I Don’t Wanna Be”. The three of them will also be joined with another person from the same group based on the Judge’s evaluation after getting the highest-nine-voted-for contestants.