Pia Toscano, the New York brunette who was expected by many to have a great shot at winning this season of "American Idol," was voted out of the competition tonight during the live results show on FOX.
The shocking elimination was announced by Ryan Seacrest at the end of the one-hour broadcast, prompting a loud chorus of boos by stunned and angry fans of the talented singer.
"What a shock. What a surprise," Seacrest said after announcing the results.
The news even hit the Idol judges hard. They looked completely stunned, and Jennifer Lopez appeared to be crying, as were some of the contestants on the show.
"I have no idea what just happened here," said a distraught J-Lo, who looked as if someone had just told her about the death of a close friend. "I'm shocked, I'm angry. I don't even know what to say."
Prior to tonight, Pia was deemed by many Idol fans, entertainment columnists and TV bloggers to be one of the front-runners, with a strong possibility of earning a trip to the season finale.
Week in and week out, Pia had graced the Idol stage with poise, class, confidence and -- most importantly -- a spectacular voice. She truly was one of the favorites to win it all this season.
With Pia's departure from the show, eight finalists remain in contention for a shot at becoming the 10th American Idol.
After a terrific show Wednesday night, when the Top 9 contestants took on songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the bottom three vote-getters turned out to be Pia, Stefano Langone and Jacob Lusk.
Stefano and Pia landed in the bottom two spots before Pia was announced as the finalist leaving the show.
ONE OF PIA'S MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES . . .
Note: An apology to Idol fans in the Pacific and Central time zones who haven't finished watching tonight's show. We normally don't post spoilers this early, but we felt this was too big of a development not to report it to our East Coast readers.
READER POLL RESULTS
Here are the results of our "American Idol" reader polls from earlier today. As you could see by the tallies, very few of our readers saw this elimination coming.
Which 'Idol' singer will be going home this week?
? Stefano Langone . 37% (750 votes)
? Paul McDonald ..... 24% (493 votes)
? Jacob Lusk .......... 20% (398 votes)
? Haley Reinhart ...... 5% (95 votes)
? Casey Abrams ....... 3% (69 votes)
? Lauren Alaina ........ 3% (67 votes)
? Scotty McCreery ... 3% (56 votes)
? Pia Toscano .......... 3% (64 votes)
? James Durbin ......... 1% (30 votes)
Total votes: 2,022
Who were the top 3 singers on 'American Idol' Wednesday night?
? Scotty McCreery ...... 19% (1,435 votes)
? James Durbin ........... 17% (1,232 votes)
? Pia Toscano ............. 15% (1,120 votes)
? Haley Reinhart .......... 14% (1,039 votes)
? Casey Abrams .......... 13% (939 votes)
? Lauren Alaina .............. 7% (543 votes)
? Paul McDonald ........... 6% (448 votes)
? Jacob Lusk ................. 5% (377 votes)
? Stefano Langone ........ 4% (303 votes)
Total votes: 7,436
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