Chikezie Voted Off American Idol

After the 22-year-old performed the Luther Vandross ballad “If Only for One Night," judge Simon Cowell dissed, “You chose the wrong song last night…it wasn't original."

Judge Randy Jackson called his performance "very old school. It wasn't hip and cool."

Keeping Chikezie company in the bottom three last night? Syesha Mercado, who sang Stephanie Mills’ "If I Were Your Woman," and Jason Castro, who performed Sting’s "Fragile."

In other Idol news: Contestant Carly Smithson used last night’s show to address Internet rumors that she is expecting.

"Apparently I'm pregnant — but I'm not!" she told Ryan Seacrest.

Last night's show also featured a performance by Idol alum Kimberley Locke, who was recently chosen as one of Us Weekly’s Weight Winners of the Year.

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