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If Greyson Chance is the next Justin Bieber, perhaps Travis Garland can be the next Greyson Chance.
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Let’s hear it for the “American Idol” producers’ decision to slim down results shows to half an hour next year. But alas, we’re not quite there yet, and tonight, they had 53 full minutes to fill before the “dim the lights” moment that finally brought us the final two.
Millions of TV watchers will meet Garland tonight, as he performs on the American Idol results show. Discovered by Perez Hilton via MySpace, Garland was introduced to producer Simon Fuller by that annoying, self-obsessed celebrity blogger.
Here’s what we know about him:
* His first solo album will be released this year.
* His first single is titled “Believe.”
* He hails from Lubbock, Texas.
* He was part of the boy band NLT with Glee star Kevin McHale.
* He’s about to see his dreams come true.
Before he sees his fame sky-rocket, listen below to “Dead and Gone,” another song by Travis Garland:
To find out whether the long-predicted Lee and Crystal finale would finally come to pass next week — or whether the cougar and teenybopper alliance had cobbled together enough power to keep Casey in it yet again — we sat through performances by Travis Garland and Justin Beiber; a brief appearance by blogger Perez Hilton, establishing his music-spotting bona fides in a way that can only make us wonder if he really will be tapped to replace Simon next season; and lots of footage from the contestants’ triumphant returns to their hometowns last week.
The homecoming recaps were admittedly sweet and suspense building. All three contestants clearly had a blast.
During his visit, Casey got to thank the doctors that saved him after an accident six years ago — and he signed some woman’s dachshund and incited more than a few young girls to scream as if they were seeing the Beatles at Shea. “Incredible story. Incredible story,” Ryan said as Casey’s package wrapped.
Crystal finally got her song “Holy Toledo,” which has apparently become an anthem in Northwest Ohio, on the air. It ran under footage of her playfully popping out of a limo sunroof like a prairie dog, signing her name on the chest of a guy who informed her halfway through that he planned to have her signature made into a tattoo, and singing at an event dubbed “Bowerstock.” Recalling the day and what it meant to her and her town, she was moved to tears.
Lee, for his part, seemed to have spent his entire homecoming day in tears — as the crowds swarmed around the paint store where he once worked, as he met with children at his old elementary school, as he sang before his hometown crowd with his parents looking proudly on. But when Ryan tried to elicit some post-package waterworks, Lee, clearly feeling confident, declined to provide them.
Anyhow, eventually, one contestant was sent home, and that contestant was …
Casey James. No surprise there, of course. As Casey himself said earlier in the night, he never imagined he’d make it this far.
And then, going just a little further, he sang a reprise of John Mayer’s “Daughters,” the song Kara and Randy picked for him on Tuesday night, plucking a little girl (did he know her?) out of the crowd to underscore the poignancy of the lyrics.
So there it is, “Idol” fans, the Lee and Crystal showdown you’ve been waiting for.
Who do you think is going to win?
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