American Idol Season 8 Finals.

2nd runner upper Danny Gokey performs with Lionel Ritchie on last night’s American Idol season finale.

Good job by the Gokey! He sang 3 songs which was more than most contestants did last night.

Last night was the big night for all three contestants of American Idol because the finale is just a week away.

Here are your bottom 3 of the night: Adam, Kris, and Danny. Kidding.

The first one safe from elimination was Kris Allen. I knew he would be safe. Not because of his performance the other night, but because they showed his homecoming and the people that showed up was overwhelming. It was like half of the city came to see him.

DANNY GOKEY was eliminated!

I really thought this will be the upset of the year with Adam going home.

American Idol Top 3 Results Show

American Idol Top 3 Show.

Danny’s second song of the night is “You Are So Beautiful.”

The judges all thought that this was great. Simon even called it a “vocal masterclass.”

I liked this one way better than his last song which was picked by Paula Abdul.

Watch Danny Gokey’s first performance Dance Little Sister Dance.

American Idol Top 3 Show.

Danny performs “Dance Little Sister Dance” by Terence Trent D’Arby.

The judges gave it a good rating. Kara and Simon did not care for the dancing.

Danny Gokey sings “Dream On” by Aerosmith on American Idol Top 4 (Rock Week).

Danny did a decent job. Second best of the night but obviously not enough to dethrone Adam Lambert. I don’t know what to say about that last scream - good? bad? I thought he was going to explode into pieces.

Simon calls the scream something out of a Friday the 13th movie. Randy gives it A+ for effort.

Danny Gokey Dream On Video:

Danny Gokey sang “Come Rain or Come Shine.”

The judges all loved it. Kara said he had the swagger to pull it off. Simon called it an outstanding performance.

I am not a big fan of the Gokey but I must admit it’s the best of the night. I thought his singing ability was superb.

Danny Gokey performed “September” by Earth Wind and Fire.

Randy, Kara, and Paula loved it. Simon liked it but said it lacked star power. I did not like it at all. I thought it was average and typical Danny. I think he does the same thing every week. He needs to change it up.

Danny Gokey sang “Endless Love.”

It was alright. Nothing special. I am really sort of losing interest with the Gokey. Simon was disappointed.

The oldest of the bunch, Danny Gokey sang a modified “Stand By Me”.

The judges once again pimping Gokey. I thought the arrangement was good but the performance was just mediocre. He only sounds good when he’s screaming - he’s going to run out of songs to scream.

Watch Danny Gokey below:

Danny Gokey performed What Hurts the Most by Rascal Flatts.

He delivered a good performance tonight and I am fairly pleased. I kind of known he would pick a song like this because this is definitely the style that he going for. I am also happy that they didn’t showcase his grandpa’s death to garner votes. He is good enought to get votes on his own.