Full Casey Carlson Bikini Shoot

I still have my fingers crossed that Casey will make it to the wild card round in American Idol. If not, I will keep my eyes open to see where Casey goes from here. In the meantime, I figured I would repost the awesome bikini pictures of Casey Carlson from www.campusgirlsusa.com. This time, it is the full set! Enjoy!

Casey Carlson Voted Out of American Idol

Well, I wish I could say that it was a surprise, but I think we all knew it was coming. Casey chose the wrong song and did not give herself a chance to make it through to the next round in American Idol. So is the journey for Casey over? There is a good chance that it is, but there is always the possibility of the wild card round. It is possible that the judges could bring her back to compete in the American Idol wild card round in three weeks. The judges will choose 12 of the unchosen 27 contestants to come back and perform one more time in the wild card round. Three of those will be voted into the top 12. It is a big of a long shot, but I will keep on hoping that Casey can make it in.

Is Casey Carlson out of American Idol?

I was hoping for a solid performance from Casey Carlson last night, but alas, it did not happen. I am a huge fan (obviously), so if there was any way of sugar coating it I would give it a try. Yet to be honest the performance was pretty bad in a number of ways. It really came down to the song choice. How do you choose the Police's "Every Little Things She Does is Magic" for American Idol and not sound like you are singing karaoke? The song also had very little range and did not allow Casey to show her talent. She looked great, as always, but that was about all she had going for her last night. I felt so bad for her when the judges were tearing her performance apart. You could see in her face that she knew she blew it.

So is there any hope now? While Casey's chances are slim right now, there are a couple of possibilities. First of all, none of the other girls really blew me away. Alexis Grace probably was the best of the bunch, but her performance was not mind blowing and she also received very little camera time in previous episodes. Anne Marie did a solid job, but was nothing special. Jackie sang okay, but I do not know if America is going to like the whole act she puts together. And what was up with those pants?! Unfortunately Tatiana actually sang decently well and people do like watching crazy people...

Second, there is always the possibility of the wild card round. Casey obviously did not impress the judges much tonight, but I know Simon thinks she is hot and Kara really seems to like her. She talked about the complete package thing again, this time wishing that her performance had matched Kara's expectations. At the end of the next three weeks, there will be 27 contestants remaining and 12 of them will go on to the wild card round. I think she has a real chance to make the wild card round and then could get a chance to redeem herself.

I guess we will find out what happens tonight, then will probably have to wait until the wild card round singers are announced for more.

Casey Carlson Performs Tonight on American Idol

Tonight on American Idol, Casey Carlson will perform along with 11 other contestants in the first round of the semi-finals. Here is the way that the American Idol semi-finals will work: 12 contestants will perform from the next 3 weeks, giving all 36 aspiring idols the chance to sing for America. Viewers from across America will be able to vote for the first time this year. From each group of 12 singers, the top male vote getter, the top female vote getter and the top overall vote getter will pass onto the final 12 in American Idol. That will make for 9 of the top 12 finalists. In the final week of the semi-finals, each of the judges will pick 3 of their favorite contestants from the remaining 27 contestants. Those 12 will square off in a final wild card round and America will choose the top three out of that group. That will create the entire top 12.

Tonight, Casey Carlson will square off against some tough competition. The 12 finalists for tonight's American Idol are Anne Marie Boskovich, Ricky Braddy, Casey Carlson, Tatiana del Toro, Anoop Desai, Stephen Fowler, Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace, Michael Sarver, Brent Smith, Jackie Tohn, and Stevie Wright.

Without even seeing the show, you know that some of the Idol contestants above have some serious talent. In order for Casey Carlson to make it to the next round, she will either need to be the top female in votes received, or she will need to be the top overall in votes received. My guess is that Danny Gokey will be the top vote getter based on his talent and his story. He also received a massive amount of TV time, so fans known him well. If this is true, then Casey will have to beat out the rest of the females.

I believe that Casey is talented enough to get it done, but will the utter lack of television time kill her chances? Will a freak like Tatiana del Toro make it through because Americans have a strange obsession with train wrecks? Did Jackie Tohn win over America with her rocker vibe and unique voice? Does America go with the talented 16 year old Stevie Wright? Or will it be Alexis Grace, or Anne Marie Boskovich?

Watch American Idol tonight and see the 12 contestants above sing for their lives and their places in the top 12 finalists of American Idol.

Official American Idol Final 36: Casey Carlson

The results are in. The American Idol final 36 is complete. Casey Carlson has made it to the final 36!

Last night's American Idol had the top 54 contestants from the Hollywood rounds heading to the new judges' mansion where they would find out if they had made it to the final 36. In a new twist, there were a handful of sing-offs where contestants right on the edge would battle for a stop in the final 36.

The episode started off with a number of images of Casey Carlson, so for a moment I thought that she would actually get some real TV time. Yet once again Casey only received about 5 seconds of time in the spotlight, as opposed to longer clip for many of the other contestants. We had the pleasure (insert sarcasm here) of watching and listening to Tatiana squeal like a rabbit being killed for a few minutes, yet Casey only had a few seconds for her acceptance into the final 36. I guess the producers at American Idol think Casey will make for boring TV? Or maybe they are keeping some of the better contestants under wraps since they plan on giving them a lot more TV time later? Another of my favorite contestants, Megan Corkrey, was also was hidden from view and only had several seconds in the spotlight. So maybe there is a reason for it. All I know is that I am ready to see what Casey Carlson can do on the stage!

The final 36 are now being split into three separate groups of 12. These groups of 12 will perform the next three Tuesdays with the elimination rounds on Wednesdays. Casey Carlson is in the very first group of 12, so we will finally get to see her in action this coming Tuesday!

Casey Carlson Passes Round 3 of American Idol

For a while I thought that once again the producers at American Idol were going to go through a full episode without letting us hear Casey Carlson sing. I was already thinking about my next post, complaining about this injustice, when Casey flashed on the screen. Excellent news, right?

Not really. Casey was shown singing for a full four seconds. Those four seconds of singing were shown simply to show Casey Carlson stumble over the lyrics of Jordan Sparks' song "Tattoo". Did she sing well and just trip up temporarily? Or did she totally blow it like Stephen Fowler? No one would know by the clip American Idol gave us. Yet since the clip was so short, I can only assume that the mistake was relatively minor.

As with prior years, American Idol sent the contestants into four separate rooms to await their fate. Sometimes two of the rooms make it, sometimes three. Casey was in a room with a number of great singers, but she was also in the room with Stephen Fowler, who totally bombed his performance. So while I have read all of the final 36 lists on the web and believe that Casey has made it, I started to get a little nervous. What if the spoiler lists were wrong? What if Casey does not make it through?

After waiting through another sappy performance by the judges trying to trick the contestants into thinking they did not make it, I was relieved when Kara jumped up with a fist in the air and yelled that they had made it! So Casey Carlson does in fact make it through the 3rd round in American Idol. Now only one final test remains. Tonight we will watch American Idol to find out who the top 36 finalists are. Good luck, Casey!

No TV Time for Casey Carlson

Another episode of American Idol, another hour of television with only a few brief flashes of my favorite idol, Casey Carlson. It is hard to say what makes the producers of American Idol chose what airs and what does not, but I must say that I would have rather watched Casey sing than watch 10 minutes of drama between the members of the "Compromise" team. Casey is much easier on the eyes than some of the people who occupied my television for the past hour. C'mon American Idol!

Yet from the brief glimpses I pulled from the show, I know that Casey and her entire group of four made it through the difficult group week in the Hollywood round. I was not able to see all of the members of the group, but she was with one of my other favorites from Idol this year, Megan Corkrey. The group was shown celebrating as Ryan Seacrest spoke about the groups that made it through to the final Hollywood round. In addition, there was a quick shot of Casey Carlson's face as Seacrest was speaking of those that made it through.

So unless some television trickery was involved and the top 36 lists floating around the web are wrong, then I would say that Casey has made it to the next round in American Idol Hollywood week. 75 contestants made it to this next round and we will find out the next cuts in the upcoming week. I am crossing my fingers and pleading with the TV gods to give Casey some TV time!

Casey Carlson Passes Hollywood Round 1

You would not know it unless you were looking for her specifically, but Casey Carlson made it past the first round in Hollywood week for American Idol. Casey's Hollywood performance was not shown in Tuesday night's show, but if you looked carefully you could see Casey in her sun dress and boots appearing in one of the rows of contestants that was passed onto the next round in Hollywood. So while we do not know how well she did, she must have done well enough to make it past the judges yet again. The list circulating the web says she is in the final 36, but nothing is certain until we see the show play out. I am looking forward to the upcoming shows to see how she does. Hopefully Casey gets a little more camera time from here on out!

Casey Carlson Makes American Idol Top 36

Spoiler Alert! If you do not want to know who makes it (and who does not) to the final 36 on American Idol, then stop reading now! While this may or may not be an exact list, it comes from a reputable source and it is likely very close to the final list. It is becoming known that the top 36 have already been chosen and most folks on the web agree that this list is legit.

Still here? Okay, here is the list of supposed contestants from American Idol season 8 that have made it to the top 36:

Adam Lambert, Alexander Wagner-Trugman, Alexis Grace, Allison Iraheta, Ann Marie Boskovich, Anoop Desai, Arianna Ayesha Afsar, Brent Keith, Casey Carlson, Danny Gokey, Jackie Tohn, Jasmine Murray, Jeanine Vailes, Jessica Langseth, Joanna Pacitti, Jorge Nunez, Junot Joyner, Kai Kalama, Kendall Beard, Kristen McNamara, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Breitzke, Matt Giraud, Megan Corkrey , Michael – no last name was given, Mishavonna Henson, Nate McGee , Nick Western, Ricky Braddy, Scott MacIntyre, Stephen Fowler, Stevie Wright, Taylor Vaifanua, Tatiana Del Toro, Von Smith

Just in case you missed it, Casey Carlson appears to have made it to the top 36 in American Idol 8! We are only a few days away from knowing for sure, but based on what Casey showed us last time she was on the stage, I am confident that Casey has made it in!