Study: Aaron Kelly Should Go; Crystal Bowersox Tops

(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - Crystal Bowersox continues to be No. 1 with viewers and voters, while most think Aaron Kelly should be eliminated from the singing competition, according to a new study.

A national study of 3,475 "American Idol" viewers placed the Kelly at the bottom of the list based on his performance Tuesday night, while Bowersox was voted tops.

Bowersox received 44.2 percent of the votes for the contestant most want to move forward, while Kelly only received 7.8 percent of the votes.

The middle of the pack stood with Lee DeWyze getting 22 percent of the votes; Michael Lynche with 14.3 percent; and Casey James with 13.8 percent.

The study was conducted on May 4 and 5 by HCD Research using its mediacurves.com Web site, to obtain "American Idol" viewers' perceptions of which contestants should be eliminated on Wednesday's results show.

The company said it is conducting a series of studies among a nationally representative sample of Americans, which parallel the "American Idol" voting to determine the weekly winners based on a democratic, "one person, one vote" methodology.

HCD Research stated that the studies are being conducted in response to the controversy over the validity of the voting process that is currently used to select the weekly winners. The study results are compared to the actual results of the show each week. To view detailed results visit: www.mediacurves.com/americanidol/idoldemocracy

Those interested in participating in the study can register for weekly Idol Democracy studies .

Respondents were asked to pick the one contestant that they thought should advance to the next round of the competition:

"American Idol" Season Nine Contestant Profiles:

Didi Benami | Lacey Brown | Crystal Bowersox | Michelle Delamor | Lee DeWyze | Katelyn Epperly | Andrew Garcia | Tyler Grady | Todrick Hall | Casey James | Aaron Kelly | Alex Lambert | Michael Lynche | Siobhan Magnus | Paige Miles | Jose Munoz | John Park | Ashley Rodriguez | Lilly Scott | Jermaine Sellers | Katie Stevens | Tim Urban | Haeley Vaughn | Janell Wheeler