American Idol finalist (and castoff) Amanda Overmyer stops by to chat and perform “I Hate Myself for Lovin’ You” in this March 28 Ellen DeGeneres video clip.

Check out Amanda Overmyer’s March 20 interview on Fox News in this video clip. Do you think she should have gotten the boot on American Idol?

I’m amazed they can stretch these American Idol results shows to an hour, but by golly, they do it. The March 19 American Idol eliminated one more and gave us the top 10 Idol contestants. Tonight, Amanda Overmyer was sent packing.

Here’s how it shook out. Ryan Seacrest had each contestant come out one by one and told them if they were in the top 10 or not. The bottom three finalists were Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook and Amanda Overmyer. Read the rest of this entry »

Amanda Overmyer sang “Back in the U.S.S.R.” by The Beatles in this March 18 American Idol video clip.

Randy and Paula thought it was the perfect song for her, but Randy thought it was pitchy in the beginning, cool at the end; Paula thought she was a little ahead of the beat, but she’s authentic; Simon thought it was predictable and a bit of a mess.

Amanda Overmyer sang “You Can’t Do That” by The Beatles in this March 11 American Idol top 12 video clip.

Randy said she rocked it out and loved it; Paula said she was blown away; Simon didn’t think it was as good as last week, thought she was slurring the words.

Here are the top 12 finalists for American Idol. Place your bets… who do you think will make it to the end?

Here it is, folks, the top 12 American Idol finalists competing for the AI crown:

• David Cook
• David Archuleta
• Jason Castro
• Brooke White
• Syesha Mercado
• David Hernandez
• Michael Johns
• Ramiele Malubay
• Carly Smithson
• Amanda Overmyer
• Kristy Lee Cook
• Chikezie

Amanda Overmyer sings “I Hate Myself for Lovin’ You” by Joan Jett in this “American Idol” video clip.

Randy said that’s the kind of songs she should be singing; Paula said Amanda found her niche; Simon thought it was fantastic and that she nailed it.