Contestant Ramiele Malubay Loses It After Being Voted Off Idol

Pint-sized contestant Ramiele Malubay couldn't hold back the tears when she was voted off American Idol last night.

After her Tuesday performance of Dolly Parton's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind," judge Simon Cowell told her it was "forgettable" and "reminiscent of something you would see and hear on a cruise ship."

Last night Malubay, 20, began sobbing uncontrollably as she buried her head in fellow contestant Kristy Lee Cook's chest. (But she composed herself later to perform her farewell song, reaching out to touch fans from the stage.)

Joining Malubay in the bottom three: Country crooner Kristy Lee Cook, who has nearly been voted off each week, and Brooke White, who also burst into tears.

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Meanwhile, David Cook addressed recent reports that he was hospitalized for heart palpitations and high blood pressure.

"The whole thing kinda got blown out of proportion," Cook, 25, said. "I have high blood pressure, and it spiked so they took me there as a precaution, but I'm cool. I'm not going anywhere!"

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