The singer from Chapel Hill had been one of the luckiest contestants in America’s most popular show. Anoop Desai was the 13th finalist, the first ever that American Idol had. And despite being one of the last finalists chosen, he went on and defied the odds and finished top 6. Awesome long run if I may say so! ^_^ So, how does Anoop Desai feel now that he’s out of American Idol? He’s bummed out! He explains, “The reason I was bummed out about going home this week is that I was really looking forward to doing a song for next week [Rat Pack theme].” Well, at least he left the show on a high note with his performance of “Dim All the Lights” on Disco Week =)

Personally, I like Anoop Desai. I’m even a fan of his and has enjoyed his recent performances like the Idol judges did. Thus, it came to my surprise that he was eliminated. Too bad they couldn’t rescue him as they used their save last week. Anoop Desai, however, isn’t sure it would have mattered. He says:“The save process was just something that you have to deal with. Things are not going to always work out for you. I don’t think that ultimately it changed anything. As I think we all know, the only real order that matters is who’s No. 1. And after that, you can do whatever you want with your career. So it didn’t really bother me.”

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