‘Idol’ boots last woman singer

Allison Iraheta was eliminated by ‘American Idol’ 

Allison Iraheta was eliminated by ‘American Idol’ viewers on Wednesday in a season-high tally of 64 million votes that ousted the last surviving woman singer and left three finalists standing.Iraheta, 17, wiped here eyes moments after host Ryan Seacrest announced her name, but tears streamed down as she sang the Janis Joplin song ‘Cry Baby’ in her final performance on the top-rated US television talent show.The red-haired singer’s swan song had the two women judges standing and cheering, and afterward Seacrest, who also hosts a radio show, made a prediction about Iraheta.‘I know I’m going to be playing you on the radio real soon,’ Seacrest told her.She was not asked how she felt about the elimination and she barely spoke, but she hugged her former rivals.The gravelly-voiced singer often received high praise from the judges, with panelist Kara DioGuardi telling her: ‘You sing like you’ve been singing for 400 years.’Iraheta’s elimination on ‘Idol’s’ Rock Week, with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash as the guest mentor, was somewhat surprising because the judges have described her and presumed frontrunner Adam Lambert as rockers, while fellow contestants Kris Allen and Danny Gokey had been told that rock was not their style.