Last night, the top nine contestants performed on American Idol, of whom one will win a ticket home tonight. It was Dolly Parton night and guys, somewhat unexpected, performed much better than the girls the busty blonde's canon.

David Cook, which was recently accused by rock-soul group out of Seattle named Doxology that he sang their cover of "Eleanor Rigby" two weeks ago without giving them any credit, sang Dolly's “Little Sparrow” to wide acclaim. “You’re a rocker, but I like how you’ve been showing you’ve got this unbelievable range,” judge Randy Jackson said. “You made your own arrangement which was very cool. And once again another hot, consistent performance.”

However, he felt ill after the show and was allegedly taken to the hospital, Access Hollywood reported. He returned late last night at the hotel feeling fine.

Another great performance was put out by David Archuleta who belted “Smokey Mountain Memories” to the judges' praises. He made Paula Abdul say that he has an “amazing tone in your voice. Just gorgeous.” Johns did great even though after-performance chatter was cut short because he performed last. His rendition of “It’s All Wrong, but It’s All Right” also won nothing but praises. Simon Cowell said it was the best he had ever heard Johns sing.

The losers of the night probably were Brooke White, Ramiele Malubay and Jason Castro (who almost said "shit" in his song for some awkward reason, messing up the original lyrics). The others were somewhere in the middle between these three and the top three: Cook, Archuleta and Johns.

Last week, Chikezie was eliminated from “American Idol” on Wednesday night. The night before, Chikezie Eze decided to follow his intuition and his voice coach and chose a ballad, even though the judges had advised him otherwise. He sang it well enough to be considered safe from being kicked out, but Cowell called it "cheesy," especially due to the fact that Chikezie hold out his hand to the waving chicks in the Mosh Pit.