Asia'H Epperson: End of the American Idol journey.

Many American Idol viewers were surprised to see Asia'H Epperson eliminated from the popular television show on Thursday, March 6th. Epperson, a bubbly 19-year old from Missouri, said that she actually saw it coming: "I definitely think I deserve to be in the Top 12, but at the same time, when they told me that I was first, I actually called my mom at that moment, and was like I think this is going to be my last time performing on this stage."


Asia'H performed Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" at the start of the Wednesday night March 5th performance episode, and one night later she was heading home, short of the Top 12.

"I feel that, because I had such an upbeat song, that it wasn't proper for me to be the very first person," Epperson explains. "I had to look at it as if I was in the audience, and I just sat down, if I would want someone right up in my face, right there in the beginning saying "I want to dance with somebody." I'd be 'Whoa, hold on, I just got here. Let me get warmed up first.'"

Asia'H says that she is keeping her elimination - as well as her whole AI experience in perspective, considering the fact that her original audition for the Show came only days after learning of the death of her Father, who had been a strong suporter of her efforts to make it onto the show.

"You know, I'm a strong believer in everything happens for a reason, and I believe that God has a bigger and better plan for me, and Dad's just getting me through all of this, keeping that in my head."