US TV
Two hopefuls remain on 'American Idol'
Published Thursday, May 15 2008, 13:06 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Mercado, who came close to elimination on several occasions during the latest Idol run, was ranked bottom after 56 million public votes and sent home in last night's show.
The 21-year-old admitted to struggling on Tuesday's performance show, where hopefuls had to perform three songs. Judge Simon Cowell described her version of Peggy Lee's 'Fever' as "a lame cabaret performance".
After thanking her fans, Mercado departed the show with a rendition of Alicia Keys's 'If I Ain't Got You'.
Alternative rocker David Cook and teen ballad singer David Archuleta will now compete to become the seventh American Idol on next week's finale.
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