American Idol Season 8: Countdown to the Finale

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Julia Lilkendey on Aug 18, 2009 at 2:41PM

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American Idol Season 8: Countdown to the Finale

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. American Idol was filled with new twists this season, from adding a fourth judge to creating a Top 13. Even with these differences, like last year, we ended up with a final two—Adam Lambert and Kris Allen—where the winner was totally up for grabs. Here, we take a look back at the Top 10 American Idol contestants with our predictions of how we thought they'd do, and what really happened on the show.

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