And on the third day, 19 Recordings signed... the fourth-place finisher. Following Monday's and Tuesday's one-two punch of record deals for American Idol champ Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert, Idol top 4 finalist Allison Iraheta landed one of her own with 19/Jive Records on Wednesday.
"I think I'm still in shock that ...
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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 it all after the jump.
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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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