The Top 12 Finalists kicked-off the results show by performing Diana Ross' "Float On". Diana Ross performed "More Today Than Yesterday" with special participation of Mel and Chris: And then, Ryan Seacrest called the top 12 one by one to stand up to look for the bottom 3. And the Bottom 3 are: Brandon Rogers, Phil Stacey and Sanjaya Malakar. Secreast sent Phil Stacey back to safety, leaving Sanjaya Malakar and Brandon Rogers in the final two.

Seacrest put Sanjaya to safety and announced that it’s the end of the road for Brandon Rogers. Brandon said “I just feel blessed to be here, I have no hard feelings, I kind of expected it, I forgot my words, a cardinal sin for American Idol, I’m just glad to be here.”