Why pia toscano got eliminated

I said to my parents, 'I kind of feel like I'm going to be in the bottom three tomorrow. Usually when I feel something, it happens. I had a good time at my performance, I don't have any regrets so I don't know why I felt that way. Some have speculated that her lack of a fully polished stage presence contributed to her fall from the top nine, and Pia agrees that shyness "and a little bit of stage fright" is something she is working to overcome.

And as "expected" as she believed her elimination to be, Pia was so overcome after the announcement that she was basically carried offstage by what turned out to be two medics. Thankfully, Pia is fine now, all things considered, and grateful for the overwhelming amount of support shown by fans and numerous celebrities.

But Pia doesn't want anyone to think Stefano Langone isn't deserving of his spot in the top eight. Double elimination on 'American Idol'.

Vote: What's the best format for eliminating contestants from 'American Idol'? Don't Miss false. Meet the world's most premature baby. Top Videos false. I'm angry. I don't even know what to say," remarked Jennifer Lopez , who held her head in her hands when the results were announced. Randy Jackson , who shouted "No! Steven Tyler , who muttered an expletive that was censored when Seacrest first told Toscano she'd landed in the bottom three, said, "America, man, a mistake is one thing, but lack of passion is unforgivable," suggesting that perhaps not enough viewers had voted.

When asked how she was feeling, Toscano mustered, "I'm good. I'm OK. Had Toscano's elimination come earlier in the season, the Howard Beach, New York native would have no doubt been saved. But the judges had exhausted their lone save option of the season during top 11 week on Casey Abrams, who was deemed safe by voters this week. It tried to rehabilitate Hanson. You must remember Hanson.

Pictures: "Dancing with the Stars" Season Yet these two were the last two standing in last night's results show. But not before we had an hour of analysis and comment from the judges and former contestants, such as the little brother of Jessica Simpson's ex-husband, one of the two Osmonds who have graced these parts and the only Palin.

Praise was heaped on all the contestants, as if the judges had to somehow justify the absurdly high marks they had given essentially mediocre performances from the likes of Romeo and Kendra Wilkinson. The package lasted so long that one wondered whether there was any inside information left to reveal. Had the producers really given us everything they had about pouting, tantrums, secrets and Kendra's time of the month? But this was only the first hour of a two-hour extravaganza - otherwise known as, "We're scheduled against 'Glee.

Perhaps the most controversial moment of the night came when Bristol Palin - who went rather further in last year's competition than some thought her meager dancing skills deserved - offered an insider secret. Transcendent charisma does count.