We're teaming with AOL Television to name the 12 worst 'American Idol' semifinalists ever. We'll be posting one finalist each week. Check back tomorrow for the pick at #1.

AOL Television and Vote for the Worst bring you the 12 Worst Finalists in American Idol history. Other people may have hated them, but Vote for the Worst loves these misunderstood geniuses for the entertainment value they brought to American Idol. So their "worst" is our "best", and we're gonna tell you why.

Check out #2: John Stevens at AOL Television today. John was the very first VFTW pick to really do some damage to the competition. Now season 3 was full of terrible contestants, but John Stevens rose above them all. His terrible falsetto in "Crocodile Rock" made us love him, and his shaky performance of "King of the Road" had us cheering. VFTW also created its very own website during John's run to amp up the support; previously we had been exclusively on the Survivor Sucks message board. After John's awful performance of "Mandy", the following night saw the 3 producers favorites in the bottom 3 and an untimely elimination for Jennifer Hudson. The outrage was the first time VFTW saw one of its picks cause chaos, and we all remember our first time. Alas, John didn't make it past another week, but we'll always have YouTube.


We'll be switching back and forth to get the entire list of 12 up. Our pick for #3 will be posted next Tuesday.

Vote for John Stevens and the Beantown Swing Orchestra

Posted by thefunnystone on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 3:44 PM EST

The very first VFTW pick who really stuck around, season 3's John Stevens, is now a part of the Beantown Swing Orchestra. The group is in the running to be the voice of Foxwoods, the world's largest casino. Not too shabby, John and the gang would win the commercial gig and snag $25,000. Here at VFTW, we support our picks, so take a second to stop by the website and vote for John. Back when VFTW was started, John was 16, and now he's a 22 year old young man. Time flies when you're mocking a karaoke show!

As the seventh season of American Idol has ended, Vote for the Worst has compiled a list of the 20 performances that make us actually take the time to watch Idol. These are not the 20 worst performances, nor are they 20 performances with bad singing. They are our 20 favorite, most entertaining performances that really define what VFTW is all about. Did your favorite make the list? Click "Read more" to see how the members of this site ranked our top 20, watch the performances again that you love, and check out some new ones you may have never seen that are true classics.


Votefortheworst.com compiled a list of our 20 favorite Idol performances of all time. Check out AOL's reveal of VFTW's Top 20 Awesomely Awful American Idol Performances to see which hilariously bad performances made the cut and to relive your favorite your favorite VFTW moments with standouts like Scott Savol, Kellie Pickler, and John Stevens.

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