Anoop Desai in American Idol top 10

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Anoop Desai, who was in serious trouble two weeks ago with low votes in the American Idol competition, went from "being a zero to a hero," with his performance on Tuesday as Simon Cowell, one of the judges at the competition said. And that... more

Anoop Desai, who was in serious trouble two weeks ago with low votes in the American Idol competition, went from "being a zero to a hero," with his performance on Tuesday as Simon Cowell, one of the judges at the competition said. And that performance made Anoop 'safe.' Following the voting which saw over 31 million choosing their favourites, Anoop roared back as a favourite. He is among the 10 contestants, following the elimination of one. This was a crucial stage in the competition, and as every contestant will go on with the American Idol national tour, never mind when the candidate is eliminated in the competition. Two years ago, Sanjaya Malakar, the first person of Indian origin too got an opportunity to go on the tour. Simon Cowell is the toughest of the four judges. After Anoop's soulful renditon of Always on My Mind, Cowell -- who criticised Desai's rendition of Michael Jackson's Beat It last week. less

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