Adam Lambert was once again in the “bottom three” after Kris Allen was told first he was safe. Ryan Seacrest, however, clarified that he was calling the safe finalists in no particular order. Phew! For a minute there I thought Adam will once again be in the bottom two like last time. And to think over 64 million votes were cast!! I’m sure more than half of that went to Adam, LOL! Anyhoo, a brief recap: Paula Abdul performed on American Idol for the first time as she debuted her new single, “I’m Just Here for the Music.” Then the reunited ska-rockers No Doubt performed. They sang one of their biggest hits, “Just a Girl” and announced that they’re going on tour. The night’s final performance was from season 5 fourth-place finisher Chris Daughtry, who debuted the first single from his band’s second album, the melodic, midtempo rocker “No Surprise.”

After the three performances, Ryan Seacrest moved on to business. Kris Allen earlier got the first safe and with six minutes left in the show, Ryan said Adam Lambert was safe. Left were Danny Gokey and Allison Iraheta in a heart-thumping moment of uncertainty. Then Danny was deemed safe despite his shoddy performance the night before. That left Allison — and she took the news like a pro — laughing a bit, shedding a few tears, pumping her fist and soaking in her final few moments on the American Idol stage. Keep the faith gurl!

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