We were sure that it would be Casey James but five weeks after the show’s judges first saved him from elimination, smooth singing Michael Lynche was voted off last night’s American Idol show.

Michael failed to wow the judges with his gospel version of Michael Jackson’s ‘I Will Be There’ on Tuesday night’s show. Kara DioGuardi thought that something was missing from the rendition and said:

I want goosebumps again. I didn’t feel that from you and I know you have more. You played it safe. What you did tonight, you could do in your sleep.

The panel were much more impressed by his and Casey Jame’s duet on ‘Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman,’ but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to save the new dad from the chop.

On hearing of his fate Big Mike said:

“I just sit here right now and think I wasn’t even supposed to be here, you know. Thank god the judges saved me and I got to spend more time here and be with the people performing for my wife. It’s all good man.”

“Do not stop, keep going. Write great songs, record great songs, and above all, go out and sing your heart out every night. Keep gigging because you’ve got it in you,” judge Kara DioGuardi advised Lynche after his elimination.

“This is a jump-off. Keep it going now,” Randy Jackson said as all four Idol judges hugged and shook hands with Lynche.

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