Thia Megia eliminated from 'Idol 10', and it's no April Fools' Day joke!

Thia Megia has been eliminated from American Idol Season 10 on Thursday episode, March 31, 2011 (Friday in Manila, April Fools' Day).

How I wish it's just an April Fools' Day joke, but it's not.

Two 'Idol' finalists were actually elimimated last night as a result of the judges' decision to save finalist Casey Abrams from getting the boot last week.

Naima Adedapo, who usually ranked in the bottom of Idol fans' favorites list, was also eliminated along with Filipina contestant Thia Megia after being announced in the Bottom 3 with Paul McDonald for getting the lowest number of text votes this week.

It was Naima's 3rd time to be part of the Bottom 3, while it was the 2nd consecutive time for Thia. But both suffered the same fate of going home last night.

Thia and Naima will still be part of the Idol Summer Tour this coming April along with the remaining 9 finalists.

Hear Thia Megia for the last time as an American Idol finalist (Thia's Top 11 Performance "Daniel"):



Video upload courtesy of megiafamily

Thia Megia is 5th least popular on Twitter among the 11 remaining 'Idol' finalists

Thia Megia is only ranked 7th among the Top 11 finalists on American Idol Season 10 if based on the number of Twitter followers.

As of 8:30 am today, the Filipina contestant has 30,299 followers, just 88 short from James Durbin who ranks 6th and has 30,387 followers.

1. Scotty McCreery 45,624
2. Casey Abrams 44,126
3. Paul McDonald 37,253
4. Lauren Alaina 32,183
5. Pia Toscano 31,795
6. James Durbin 30,387
7. Thia Megia 30,299
8. Stefano Langone 27,902
9. Jacob Lusk 18,450
10. Hailey Reinhart 17,289
11. Naima Adedapo 14,203

[Follow Thia Megia on Twitter]

Is the number of Twitter followers a measure of how popular an American Idol finalist is?

In a way, yes, because Hailey and Naima have the least followers, and during the previous 2 weeks, they were in the Bottom 3 of the competition.

However, it's not always the case as Casey Abrams, who has the 2nd highest number of followers, had the lowest number of votes from the viewers for this week and both Hailey and Naima were not part of the Bottom 3.

Anyone of them still has equal chances of winning American Idol.

And for Thia, the youngest finalist, I hope she survives 'til the end of the competition.