And then there were seven. After being a regular in the bottom three, it was no great surprise to bid farewell to Jacob Butler last night.
The Melbourne lad was gracious in defeat, displaying humility at odds to his often cocky and brash onstage persona.
“It’s one of those things, it’s a competition,” he told the Idol crowd last night.
“Everyone here is just so good it can go any way. I was here last week and I’m here again, so well I’m going home now.”
The biggest surprise on the night was that Central Coast lad Marty Simpson again escaped the bottom three. Many felt Marty’s number was up after Dicko begged Australia not to vote for him. I guess no one listens to Dicko; Daniel Mifsud and Carl Riseley earned fewer votes.
Next week the contestants can choose songs from the year of their birth. With so many young performers this year, expect plenty of music from the 80s!