'Teflon Tim' sent packing on 'Idol'; DeWyze in Top 6
After another strong performance, Lee DeWyze sailed through to the next round on "American Idol" on Wednesday night.
Known more for his smile than his singing, Tim Urban was voted off the show. Urban served up a halfhearted version of the Goo Goo Dolls' "Better Days" on Tuesday. Casey James and Aaron Kelly rounded out the bottom three.
Only DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox truly wowed the judges. DeWyze's cover of the classic Simon and Garfunkel tune "The Boxer" won praise from all four judges, with tough judge Simon Cowell calling the performance brilliant.
Bowersox and DeWyze were told they were safe long before anyone else in the group on Wednesday and the two front runners spent the rest of the show watching the results side by side.
To date, DeWyze has not only avoided elimination, but he has yet to ever appear in the bottom three.
During the show on Wednesday, host Ryan Seacrest said for the past few weeks DeWyze has been "in the zone."
DeWyze, 24, agreed.
"I put myself into the mode of the song," the Mount Prospect native said. "If it's emotional song, I'll get emotional."
"It seemed to work with the judges last night," Seacrest replied.
Wednesday's "Idol Gives Back" show featured performances from The Black Eyed Peas and Carrie Underwood along with appearances from movie stars Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Garner.
Next week, Shania Twain will be the episode's guest mentor with the remaining Idol contestants tackling her songs.
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