Brandon Rogers was the first finalist from the sixth season of Fox' American Idol to be eliminated from the reality competition series during Wednesday night's live results show.
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"It's hard to be a background singer and come to the front," said Rogers. "But I got to that place where people actually believed I could be a lead singer."
Rogers was the first finalist to perform during Tuesday night's Idol broadcast and sang "You Can't Hurry Love." Idol judge Randy Jackson quickly pointed out that Rogers had forgotten several of the song's lyrics and fellow judge Simon Cowell called it "a complete letdown."
"I just feel blessed to be here," said Rogers when host Ryan Seacrest revealed he was eliminated. "I have no hard feelings. I kind of expected it. I forgot my words... a cardinal sin for American Idol."
Prior to Rogers' elimination, two other male finalists -- Sanjaya Malakar, a 17-year-old from Federal Way, WA who sang "Ain't' No Mountain High Enough," and Phil Stacey, a 29-year-old from Jacksonville, FL who performed "Make You Love Me" -- were revealed to be the other members of this week's bottom three vote-getters.
Diana Ross, who served as a mentor on Tuesday night's performance episode while Idol 6's Top 12 celebrated her songbook, also performed "I Love You More Today Than Yesterday" during the results show.
"This entire show is such an inspiration to all American young kids out there watching," said Ross. "I am so happy to be here."
The Top 11 finalists on the sixth season of Idol -- Melinda Doolittle, Chris Sligh, Gina Glocksen, Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Lakisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Stephanie Edwards, Chris Richardson and Jordin Sparks -- will all perform live on Tuesday, March 20 beginning at 8PM ET on Fox. Then on Wednesday, March 21 at 9PM ET, Idol will air its second finals live results show, narrowing the field of finalists to 10.
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