"The Search is Over" for Scott MacIntyre

Scott MacIntyre's journey to the Season 8 of American Idol is "Over".

Scott performed "The Search Is Over" and took a risk by playing the electric guitar instead of the piano on "Birth Years Performance Night" of American Idol Top 8 performances night and that difficult song made him going home tonight.

Even the judges were not satisfied on why he chose and on how he delivered the song. To quote:

Kara: "You took on a very difficult song.I'm not sure that I would've picked that song for you as a power ballad...You had some good moments but you also had some off moments...."

Paula: "I just think that maybe reaching for some of those high notes came out at times a little bit screeching."

Simon: "I suggest you go back to the piano next week...the song was horrible!"

Randy: "It didn't show you as a star as one of the best undiscovered talents in America."

American Idol Season 8 Top 9 Performance Night

Watch below (click names to view their performances) the performances of remaining 9 American Idol hopefuls.

Anoop Desai sings Caught Up by Usher

Megan Joy sings Turn Your Lights Down Low by Bob Marley

Danny Gokey sings What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts

Allison Iraheta sings Don’t Speak by No Doubt

Scott MacIntyre sings Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel

Matt Giraud sings You Found Me by the Fray

Lil Rounds sings Surrender by Celine Dion

Adam Lambert sings Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry

Kris Allen sings Ain’t No Sunshine

American Idol Says Goodbye to Michael Sarver

Michael Sarver who performed "Ain’t Too Proud to Beg" on American Idol Top 10 performance night was sent home tonight.

As a recap, here’s what the judges said on Sarver’s last night performance:

Paula Abdul: "For me this was a tough performance. Felt Las Vegas loungy for me. You need to be dominating that song.

Simon Cowell: "I couldn’t wait for it to end. You were screaming and shouting. You have no chance of winning based on that type of vocal. In the real world it isn’t good enough."

Randy Jackson: "The song was a little to big for you. You made it little corny. It wasn’t a great performance."

Kara DioGuardi: "We are looking for an artist. Next week you need to be an artist."

Scott McIntyre and Matt Giraud joined Sarver in the bottom three spot.

Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre and Jorge Nuñez Make it to American Idol Season 8 "Top 12"; Wildcard Aspirants Announced

The Top 3 additional idol hopefuls from Group 3 who will be part of 12 semi-finalists were named. They are:

Lil Rounds who sang Be Without You by Mary J. Blige




Scot MacIntyre who sang Mandolin Rain




Jorge Nuñez who sang Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John

Since 9 finalists were already chosen, 3 more slots is still available to complete the Top 12. And fighting for these remaining slots are 8 aspirants selected by the judges to compete in the wildcard round. They are:

1. Von Smith
2. Jasmine Murray
3. Ricky Braddy
4. Megan Corkrey
5. Tatiana Del Toro
6. Matt Giraud
7. Jesse Langseth
8. Anoop Desai