Ramiele latest to leave 'Idol'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Say goodbye, Malubay.
Ramiele Malubay — the diminutive singer with the big voice — was booted from "American Idol" as the show trimmed the competition to eight hopefuls.
Malubay, 20, of Miramar, Florida, crooned Dolly Parton's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" on Tuesday night's show. Paula Abdul enjoyed the performance. Randy Jackson thought it was OK. But Simon Cowell — not so much.
"Overall I thought it was forgettable, and I think it was very reminiscent of something you would see and hear on a cruise ship," the acerbic judge told Malubay. Brooke White and Kristy Lee Cook were the other lowest vote-getters.
Fan favourite David Cook was back for the results show after having heart palpitations and high blood pressure near the end of Tuesday's sing-off.
The 25-year-old Missouri native — who was subsequently treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — told host Ryan Seacrest that the "whole thing kind of got blown out of proportion. ... I have high blood pressure, and it spiked."
Wednesday's show also featured performances by celebrity mentor Parton and The Clark Brothers.
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