at the moment we had in the finals, 3 singers one acrobatic act, so shouldn't the show change there name for american idol?
where is the variety of talent????

Because it is best talent or most talented bottom line. If a singer is the most talented then thats who should win.

and only one of them is solely singing, Taylor got in because of yoddeling, the millers got in because of the harmonica.

well , i do not agree, i think the judges the only thing that they have knoledge is about singing, they do not know anything about juglling, circus performers or acrobats or anything else, everything related with music and instruments , that's it!, the coupe of acrobats won because they were too good, doing a doble piruet in the air, but i think still it is too many music acts! and really the 8 year old was much better that at last, she is only 8 years and play very difficult music, it is more meritory than the last group!

2 of the 4 finalists were chosen by the voters, that has nothing to do with the show, itself. There has been a variety of different types of talent shown on the show. They just weren't voted to continue. The judges put through a duo, not for their singing, but for the great harmonica, and they put through an acrobatic act, neither meet American Idol criteria, as well as the two acts America voted for, neither of those could be on American Idol. Don't understand why you don't see the variety of talent--there is not just one singer at this time. At Last is the only group that only does singing.

I think a good names for the show would be "America's Got Entertainment", or more accurately "Be Pop or be Gone".

I have been thoroughly entertained so far though.

ashelen,
I know how talented Natashia Le is. I worked her through a call back at the studios. She didn't win because it's a popularity contest when the audience call in their votes...nothing wrong about a contest, but let's put these acts in separate categories...pop and classical... Natashia Le spent several hours, days, months, working through incredibly technical challenges that classical geniuses wrote several hundred years ago.
At Last sang a really fun song with a twist...Two different worlds.
We need an ongoing talent show that showcases both and all the many talents that were xxx'd and not xxx'd.
NBC should consider it.

scott