American Idol finalist Allison Iraheta showed off her rocker chick pipes on last night’s Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien – check out the video clip. Allison Iraheta filled in for Kris Allen, who was supposed to perform on Conan, but had a death in the family.

Sadly, Kris Allen posted on Twitter that he was cancelling his Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien appearance on Wednesday due to a death in his family (Allen’s grandmother passed away). American Idol finalist Allison Iraheta will be filling in on Conan.

Kris Allen tweeted: “I know I was supposed to do conan on wed, but there was a death in my family. But everyone watch @Allison4Realzzz on Wed. She is filling in.” He followed it up with “by filling in I mean @Allison4Realzzz is gonna rock Conan’s face off on Wednesday.”

American Idol finalist Allison Iraheta, who placed fourth in the singing competition, has landed herself a record deal! Allison Iraheta joins Kris Allen and Adam Lambert in signing her own record deal with 19 Recordings.

Allison Iraheta commented, “I think I’m still in shock that this is happening — getting to record my first album and this whole awesome experience is a dream come true!”

The Allison Iraheta, Cyndi Lauper duet pairing on the American Idol finale was a great matchup – watch Allison Iraheta and Cyndi Lauper sing “Time After Time” in this video clip.

The American Idol top 4 lost another this week… and now there are just 3 in the finals. Allison Iraheta was eliminated on tonight’s May 6 Idol results show!

Kris Allen is safe! Adam Lambert is safe! Danny Gokey is safe! Read the rest of this entry »

Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert seemed well matched in this American Idol duet video – watch them sing “Slow Ride” by Foghat for the AI rock week. Did they rock it?

Allison Iraheta took on Janis Joplin’s “Cry Baby” and really delivered – check out this American Idol May 5 rock week video clip. What did you think of Allison Iraheta’s performance?

We’re down to the top 4 American Idol finalists – and finally, a great theme tonight – rock week.

Here’s the rundown for the American Idol May 5 recap: Read the rest of this entry »