Sligh is Out: Chris Sligh Voted Off American Idol

It's amazing what a few mediocre performances can do to a formerly popular contestant. It wasn't a huge surprise, but many Chris fans were wondering how their favorite singer could be voted off when Sanjaya Malakar wasn't even in the bottom three.

Sanjaya sailed through the vote after his fairly decent rendition of No Doubt's "Bathwater" on Tuesday night. Hunger Strike Girl is no doubt singing a sad tune of her own, but that's a topic for a different post.

Alas, Chris' dream of making David Hasselhoff cry will not come to fruition (or will it? Chris will still be performing at the finale). Even so, America was exposed to Chris for several weeks, and he will be one of the ten on tour this summer, so his music career is far from over. This may come as sad news for a few angry Christians, but I would bet most of America will be glad to see him stick around for a while.

Good luck, Chris.