Melinda “had an idea” on “American Idol”
While the rest of were left to pick up our jaws off the floor on Wednesday night, Melinda Doolittle says she “had an idea” she’d be eliminated from “American Idol” and “was kind of prepared”. Maybe she’s selling herself short (again, something she was famous for during the competition) or maybe she had good reason.
Once again, she shows what a healthy, positive and mature outlook she has on life. I adore that girl, I really do. I know she will be going places. It’s a shame, the way the voting system is set up on the show, that contestants who will appeal to maybe the older vote are at a disadvantage. I love Blake and all, but the “Blaker Girls” weren’t likely to throw many votes Melinda’s way and they were the ones voting for hours at a time Tuesday night.
“First of all, I was up against two amazing contestants. That was part of it to me. I love [Idol 6's Top 2 finalists, Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis] and I think they did a fabulous job on Tuesday night,” she said. “But also, I know that I was probably getting a little bit of the older vote — which is great — and I had a lot of people come up and say, ‘I voted for you five times last night it was so good!’ Sometimes [older Idol viewers] might not spend the full two hours voting or anything like that, and that’s okay. But I really feel like personally I won because of where I ended up in the competition.”
Lastly, I learned something new about our favorite ousted Idol; she’s been wearing wigs all this time. Seriously! I don’t know why I didn’t figure that out before. But here’s the question; why did she wear that one in the beginning that made her look like she was 40? Cuz that was just wrong. At any rate, Melinda is going to be missed. I can’t wait to see what she does next with herself.
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