American Idol April 14 Elimination - Katie Stevens & Andrew Garcia

The eliminations came after a season-high 34 million votes were cast and, thankfully, the end came quickly for Andrew Garcia. Host Ryan Seacrest brought him out alongside Casey James and Aaron Kelly near the top of the show, and rather than putting him through the usual torture of waiting nearly 55 minutes to learn his fate, Seacrest abruptly said, "Andrew, it's the end of the road. I'm sorry. America has voted. It's the last chance tonight on 'Idol.' "

That meant James and Kelly advanced, while Garcia — who wowed the judges early on with his oft-cited cover of former judge Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" but never again brought that kind of thunder — was done in by his Velveeta take on Elvis' "Hound Dog." He went out singing James Morrison's "You Give Me Something" from the semifinals.