In Part 1 of our video Q&A with Allison Iraheta, the American Idol castoff shared her satisfaction in sassing Simon, and addressed talk that she's already been signed by a label.
Here in Part 2, Allison reveals her favorite performance, and also ponders if there is one that she'd like to take back! The spitfire 17-year-old then answers TVGuide.com reader questions about being the only girl in the Top 4, and her album plans.
Allison then wraps things up by reacting to the props given her by Season 1 Idol Kelly Clarkson as well as Reba McIntyre.
Watch her latest video after the jump!
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The American Idol duet between Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert was destiny, to hear the 17-year-old redhead tell it.
"As soon as we heard about the duets, we looked at each other and were like, 'We gotta do one,'" Allison shares here in Part 1 of her TVGuide.com video Q&A. "We felt bad for Kris [Allen] and Danny [Gokey], because they wanted the girl, but they did good."
Alas, even being paired with Idol's season-long front runner could not keep Allison from being voted off.
Also in this sit-down interview:
• Allison shares what Simon said that set her off, and why it felt good to sass him back!
• Which of the guest mentors made Allison flip out?
• Less than a week after her Idol ouster, has the fiery teen already inked a deal with a record label?
Watch and discuss her video after the jump.
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Allison Iraheta, who fell shy of making American Idol's Top 3, says that while she went into Rock Week's results show "prepared for anything," she still found the timing of her ouster to be "weird."
Following Danny Gokey's "Dream On" scream heard 'round the world, in light of Danny and Kris Allen's tepid reviews, and factoring in her comparatively well-received solo and duet performances, it seemed for a moment that Allison was a lock to make the Top 3.
Instead, the 17-year-old got sent home.
Asked to consider all of the above and reflect on her elimination, Iraheta tells TVGuide.com, "I really don't know to say it ...
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Throughout American Idol's final weeks, as each sing-off signs off, TVGuide.com is checking in with TV Guide Network hosts/Idol alums Kimberly Caldwell and Justin Guarini for their particularly qualified takes on who soared, who stumbled, and which judge's review most rang true.
This week, Caldwell shares her thoughts on who rocked Rock Week, and who got rocked by it. Read her full review after the jump.
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And then there were four.
Following a "cruel" twist and without a Judges Save to pull him from the ashes a second time, Matt Giraud got sent home this week. That sets up American Idol Season 8's final four as follows: Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen.
As seen in TVGuide.com's recently launched Top 4 poll, Adam once again has a commanding lead over his peers, and despite this week's "scare," he would seem destined for the finals. But who will join him there?
Or could either of the next two rounds of Idol votes deliver an actual surprise and leave Adam merely watching the finale from the cheap seats?
Make the jump to cast your vote for the two singers you expect to see vie for this year's crown on May 19.
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