Los Angeles: "American Idol" said good-bye to Michael Johns.

The Australian-born singer was eliminated Thursday from Fox's popular singing competition.

 The contest is now narrowed down to the top seven finalists following Wednesday's "Idol Gives Back" charity event.

The dismissal came as a surprise to many since Johns had never been in the show's bottom three vote-getters.

No contestants were evicted after last year's special "Idol" fundraiser.

The rocker hunk himself, judges and his competitors all seemed stunned by the eviction.

Johns, 29, sang Aerosmith's "Dream On" during Tuesday's inspirational-themed performance show.

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Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson didn't think the song choice suited Johns, although Paula Abdul thought the selection was perfect.

Before the elimination, host Ryan Seacrest told the audience that "Idol Gives Back" had garnered over $60 million thus far and reminded viewers that donations were still being accepted.