How he lasted this long is beyond me . . . I can see quite possibly that there will be some changes in the voting procedure next year. Something like public voting counting 2/3rds and the panel counting 1/3 or so to give some weight to the purpose of the show - singing abilty along with entertaining and popularity. I think this was a wake up call to how a person can get a following even if his or her singing is lacking as compared to others.